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Employee Directory

Below is an abbreviated personnel directory for NRCS staff in Georgia. It includes state office employees, and employees located in our four administrative regions. (Administrative Region Map)

If you prefer, you can print a variety of directories via the online USDA Employee Directory.

State Conservationist Office Administrative Management Engineering Americus Area Office
Technical Support Public Affairs Plant Materials Griffin Area Office
Water Resources Soil Science/GIS/NRI Athens Area Office Waycross Area Office
 
State Conservationist Office (706) 546-2272    FAX: (706) 546-2120
Name Position Phone Email
James E. Tillman, Sr. State Conservationist 706-546-2272 James.Tillman@ga.usda.gov
Vacant Assistant State Conservationist - Operations 706-546-2097  
Aquanda Jones Assistant State Conservationist - Programs 706-546-2083 aquanda.jones@ga.usda.gov
Dale Bogardus Management Analyst 706-546-2059 dale.bogardus@ga.usda.gov
Andy Page Program Liaison 706-546-2095 andy.page@ga.usda.gov
Cran Upshaw Economist 706-546-2072 Cran.Upshaw@ga.usda.gov
Sharon Holbrooks Easement Specialist 706-546-2203 sharon.holbrooks@ga.usda.gov
Henry Burkwhat Program Analyst 706-546-2054 henry.burkwhat@ga.usda.gov
Beverly Walker Secretary to State Conservationist 706-546-2080 beverly.walker@ga.usda.gov
Janice Lester Office Automation Clerk 706-546-2420 janice.lester@ga.usda.gov


Administrative Management Team (706) 546-2270   Main FAX (706) 546-2157
Human Resources FAX: (706) 546-2026
Name Position Phone Email
Sharon Gipson State Administrative Officer 706-546-2086 Sharon.Gipson@ga.usda.gov
Vacant Contracting Officer 706-546-2118  
Vacant Realty & Procurement Specialist 706-546-2113  
Vacant Purchasing Agent 706-546-2119  
David Gaines Budget Officer 706-546-2116 david.gaines@ga.usda.gov
Vacant Budget Analyst 706-546-2049  
Tonya Jones-Jenkins Budget Analyst 706-546-2088 tonya.jenkins@ga.usda.gov
Monica Smith Financial Technician 706-546-2068 monica.smith@ga.usda.gov

Timothy Powell

Accounting Technician

706-546-2060

timothy.powell@ga.usda.gov
Lee Rider Human Resources Officer 706-546-2254 lee.rider@ga.usda.gov
Vacant Human Resources Specialist 706-546-2067  
Shirley D. Turner Human Resources Asst 706-546-2018 shirley.turner@ga.usda.gov
Shirley Bellows Human Resources Asst 706-546-2062 shirley.bellows@ga.usda.gov
Angela Upshaw Secretary (OA) 706-546-2257 angela.upshaw@ga.usda.gov

Jewel Ghavimi

Mail Clerk

706-546-2063

 jewel.ghavimi@ga.usda.gov
Thomas Hendrix Supply Clerk 706-546-2063 thomas.hendrix@ga.usda.gov
 
Technical Support    (706) 546-2114/2115    FAX: (706) 546-2275
Name Position Phone Email
Maryann Trent State Resource Conservationist 706-546-2009 Maryann.Trent@ga.usda.gov
Joe Perry GIS, GPS, Toolkit 706-546-2075 joe.perry@ga.usda.gov
Dennis Chessman Grazing Lands Specialist 706-546-2061 Dennis.Chessman@ga.usda.gov
RD Crawley Resource Conservationist 706-546-2313 RD.Crawley@ga.usda.gov
James Dangler Agronomist 706-546-2090 James.Dangler@ga.usda.gov
Vacant Secretary (OA) 706-546-2257  
Keith Wooster Biologist 706-546-2309 Keith.Wooster@ga.usda.gov
Michael Sampson State Forester 706-546-2421 Michael.Sampson@ga.usda.gov
J. Philip Brown Grazing Land Specialist 706-678-2630 ext 3 philip.brown@ga.usda.gov
Vacant Grazing Land Specialist 770-832-8942  

 

Public Affairs    (706) 546-2069    FAX: (706) 546-2275
Name Position Phone Email
Luther Jones State Public Affairs Specialist 706-546-2069 Luther.jones@ga.usda.gov
Ron Morton Assistant State Public Affairs Specialist 706-546-2312 Ron.Morton@ga.usda.gov
Amelia Hines Public Affairs Specialist Intern 706-546-2056 Amelia.Hines@ga.usda.gov
Vacant Visual Information Specialist 706-546-2069  


 

Engineering    (706) 546-2310    FAX: (706) 546-2145
Name Position Phone Email
Jeff Holloway State Conservation Engineer 706-546-2310 jeff.holloway@ga.usda.gov
Diane Guthrie Assistant State Conservation Engineer 706-546-2091 diane.guthrie@ga.usda.gov
Vacant Civil Engineer 706-546-2043  
Vacant Construction Engineer 706-546-2221  
Mark Hall Geologist 706-546-2204 Mark.Hall@ga.usda.gov
Vacant Civil Engineering Tech 706-546-2245  
Eric Harris Civil Engineer 706-546-2217 eric.harris@ga.usda.gov
John Willcutts Engineer 706-546-2089 John.Willcutts@ga.usda.gov
Ann Senter Secretary (OA) 706-546-2081 ann.senter@ga.usda.gov
 

Soil Sciences/GIS/NRI    (706) 546-2277    FAX: (706) 546-2145
Name Position Phone Email
Steve Lawrence State Soil Scientist 706-546-2077 Steve.Lawrence@ga.usda.gov
Vacant Assistant State Soil Scientist 706-546-2079  
Vacant GIS Specialist 706-546-2075  
Dan Wallace State Resource Inventory Coordinator 706-546-2244 Dan.Wallace@ga.usda.gov
Karim Batchily Soil Scientist (GIS) 706-546-2308 Karim.Batchily@ga.usda.gov
Dee Pederson Ecological Site Inventory Specialist 706-546-2412 dee.pederson@ga.usda.gov
Angela Upshaw Secretary (OA) 706-546-2257 angela.upshaw@ga.usda.gov
 
 
Plant Materials
Name Position Phone Email
Mike Owsley Manager-JCPMC 229-924-4499 Mike.Owsley@ga.usda.gov
Malcome Kirkland Asst Manager - JCPMC 229-924-7003 malcome.kirkland@ga.usda.gov
Larry Vanzant Biological Science Aide 229-924-0816 larry.vanzant@ga.usda.gov
       

Griffin Area Office
Name Position Phone Email
Michael Watson Assistant State Conservationist (FO) 770-227-1026 Michael.Watson@ga.usda.gov
Julius George Resource Conservationist 770-227-1026 julius.george@ga.usda.gov
Margaret Dunn Area Administrative Coordinator 770-227-1026 Margaret.Dunn@ga.usda.gov
Greg ClarkResource Soil Scientist 770-227-1026 Greg.Clark@ga.usda.gov
George Skovran Area Engineer 770-227-1026 George.Skovran@ga.usda.gov
Steve Blackston Civil Engineer 770-227-1026 Steve.Blackston@ga.usda.gov
Wanda Kerce Office Assistant 706-291-5651 Wanda.Kerce@ga.usda.gov
Ly Chansamone Civil Engineer 706-629-2582 Chan.Ly@ga.usda.gov

Athens Area Office
Name Title Phone e-mail address
Jack LewisAssistant State Conservationist (FO) 706-546-2039 Jack.Lewis@ga.usda.gov
Charlene BrownArea Administrative Coordinator 706-546-2039 Charlene.Brown@ga.usda.gov
Deena RobertsArea Engineer 706-546-2031Deena.Roberts@ga.usda.gov
Bryan BarrettResource Conservationist 706-546-2032Bryan.Barrett@ga.usda.gov
Jim LathemResource Soil Scientist 706-546-2013 Jim.Lathem@ga.usda.gov
Vacant Agricultural Engineer 706-546-2093 
Kelly DeFilippisOffice Assistant 706-546-2039Kelly.Defilippis@ga.usda.gov

Americus Area Office
Name Title Phone e-mail address
Floyd Hooker Assistant State Conservationist (FO) 229-924-0544 floyd.hooker@ga.usda.gov
Zelda Mosley Area Admin. Coordinator 229-924-0592 zelda.mosley@ga.usda.gov
Sara Foote Information Technology Specialist 229-924-5397 sara.foote@ga.usda.gov
Richard Barrett Resource Conservationist 229-924-0059 richard.barrett@ga.usda.gov
Sherry Carlson Soil Scientist 229-382-4776 sherry.carlson@ga.usda.gov
Randy Odom Agricultural Engineer 229-985-5399 randall.odom@ga.fsc.usda.gov
Tim Senn Civil Engineering Technician 229-995-5811 Tim.Senn@ga.usda.gov
Stacey Mathews Office Automation Clerk/Voucher Examiner 229-924-0559 stacey.mathews@ga.usda.gov

Waycross Area Office
Name Title Phone e-mail address
Sidney Lanier  Assistant State Conservationist (FO) 912-283-5598 sidney.lanier@ga.usda.gov
Sharon Lane Area Admin. Coord. 912-283-5598 sharon.lane@ga.usda.gov
David Walden Resource Conservationist 912-283-5598 david.walden@ga.usda.gov
Charles Lagoueyte Soil Scientist 912-283-5598 charles.lagoueyte@ga.usda.gov
Nathan Johnson Soil Scientist 912-283-5598 nathan.johnson@ga.usda.gov
Carolyn Beckworth Administrative Assistant/Certifying Officer 912-283-5598 carolyn.beckworth@ga.usda.gov
George Rice Area Engineer 912-871-2605 george.rice@ga.usda.gov

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last edited 05/03/2012