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NRCS New York State Office Teams

New York State Office

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
The Galleries of Syracuse
441 South Salina Street, Suite 354
Syracuse, New York 13202-2450
Telephone: 315-477 plus four digit extension
Fax: 315-477-6560 (Administrative)
Fax: 315-477-6550 (Mailroom)
Fax: 315-477-6564 (Financial Management)



State Conservationist's Team
Name Title Telephone
Astor Boozer State Conservationist 315-477-6504
Dennis DeWeese Assistant State Conservationist for Operations 315-477-6527
Donald Pettit Assistant State Conservationist for Programs 315-477-6503
Angela Wishoff Secretary 315-477-6504

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Administrative Team
Name Title Telephone
Michele DeMaio Grace State Administrative Officer 315-477-6509
Laureen Eipp Contracting Officer 315-477-6522
Kimberly Stinson Management and Program Analyst 315-477-6518
Patricia Hammer Administrative and Program Assistant 315-477-6547
Susan Caggiano Secretary 315-477-6413

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Engineering Team
Name Title Telephone
Peter Wright State Conservation Engineer 315-477-6538
Vacant Administrative Management Assistant 315-477-6528
Rudolph Chlanda MEO Geologist - Located in Amherst, Massachusetts
Assisting Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire
New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
413-253-4364
Chris Henry Civil Engineer 315-477-6544
Gary Vandawalker Engineering Technician (Civil)
Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) Coordinator
315-477-6546
David Walowsky Civil Engineer 315-477-6531
Ronald Young Civil Engineer (AEM) 315-477-6545

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Financial Management Team
Name Title Telephone
Maria Maniscalco Budget Officer 315-477-6517
Theresa Killings Budget Analyst 315-477-6516
Tracy Bach Accounting Technician 315-477-6515

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Human Resources Team
Name Title Telephone
Theresa Odekirk Human Resource Officer 315-477-6512
Dan Hall Human Resource Specialist 315-477-6514
Doris O'Brien Human Resource Specialist 315-477-6534

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Information and Technology Team
Name Title Telephone
William Olmstead Computer Specialist 315-477-6401
Kevin Reynolds Computer Specialist 315-477-6520

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Program Management Team
Name Title Telephone
Mike Fournier Resource Conservationist 315-477-6543
Dianna Power Resource Conservationist 315-477-6508

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Public Affairs Team
Name Title Telephone
Angela Wishoff Acting Public Affairs Specialist 315-477-6504

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Real Estate Team
Name Title Telephone
Judy Pratt Realty Specialist 802-773-5763

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Resource Conservation Team
Name Title Telephone
Edward Henry State Resource Conservationist 315-477-6529
Vacant Administrative Management Assistant 315-477-6528
Paul Ray Resource Conservationist 315-477-6532
Richard Martin, Jr. Resource Conservationist 315-477-6536
Mike Townsend Biologist 315-477-6537
Flo Swartz Agricultural Economist 315-477-6533
Paul Salon Plant Materials Specialist 315-477-6535

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Soil Survey Team
Name Title Telephone
Steve Indrick Supervisory Soil Scientist 315-477-6521
Stephen Page Soil Scientist 315-477-6526
Cathy Keenan Cartographer 315-477-6525
Mary "Beth" Polge Cartographic Technician 315-477-6505
Katie Duncan Cartographic Technician 315-477-6506

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Big Flats Plants Materials Center Team
Name Title Telephone
Martin Van der Griten Plant Materials Manager 607-562-8404
Dianne M. Naylor Secretary 607-562-8404
Bruce M. Ayers Biological Technician (Plants) 607-562-8404

Big Flats Materials Center
3266-A State Route 352
Corning, New York 14830-9204

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