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State Office

771 Corporate Drive, Suite 210
Lexington, Kentucky  40503
859-224-7350   phone
859-224-7399   fax

State Conservationist's Office
Name Position Phone Voicemail Email

Karen Woodrich

 State Conservationist 859-224-7350   karen.woodrich@ky.usda.gov"
Connie Curtis Executive Secretary - STC 859-224-7350 9032-7391 connie.curtis@ky.usda.gov
Jacob Kuhn ASTC-Natural Resources 859-224-7371 9032-7371 jack.kuhn@ky.usda.gov
Timothy P. Hafner ASTC-Operations 859-224-7373 9032-7373 tim.hafner@ky.usda.gov
Deena Wheby  ASTC-Programs 859-224-7403 9032-7403 deena.wheby@ky.usda.gov
Lois Jackson State Public Affairs Specialist 859-224-7372 9032-7372 lois.jackson@ky.usda.gov

State Office:  Natural Resources Planning (Supervisor Jack Kuhn)
Name Position Phone Voicemail Email
Vacant Resource Conservationist Planner      
Douglas Hines Resource Conservationist 859-224-7364 9032-7364 doug.hines@ky.usda.gov
Sonya M. Keith Planning Engineer 859-224-7308 9032-7308 sonya.keith@ky.usda.gov
William E. Sharp Archaeologist 859-224-7433 9032-7433 william.sharp@ky.usda.gov

 


State Office: Operations (Supervisor Timothy P. Hafner)
Name Position Phone Voicemail Email
Christy Morgan Management Analyst 859-224-7363 9032-7363 christy.morgan@ky.usda.gov

State Office:  Conservation Programs (Supervisor Marcia Kelly)
Name Position Phone Voicemail Email
Kate Little Acting, Resource Conservationist 859-224-7377 9032-7377  

State Office:  Ecological Sciences (Supervisor Jeff Sanders)
Name Position Phone Voicemail Email
Jeff Sanders State Resource Conservationist 859-224-7370 9032-7370 jeff.sanders@ky.usda.gov
Sid Brantly Grazing Land Specialist 859-224-7314 9032-7314 sid.brantly@ky.usda.gov
Randy Smallwood State Agronomist     randy.smallwood@ky.usda.gov
J. Mason Howell State Biologist 859-224-7413 9032-7413 mason.howell@ky.usda.gov
Jerry Adams Resource Conservationist     jerry.adams@ky.usda.gov
John E. Graham Resource Conservationist 859-224-7438 9032-7438 john.graham@ky.usda.gov

State Office:  Engineering (Supervisor Billy Hartsell)
Name Position Phone Voicemail Email
Billy Hartsell State Engineer 859-224-7383 9032-7383 billy.hartsell@ky.usda.gov
James Alan Goble Design Engineer 859-224-7437 9032-7437 alan.goble@ky.usda.gov
(Ronald) Coleman Gusler Asst. State Conservation Engineer 859-224-7408 9032-7389 coleman.gusler@ky.usda.gov
Paul Howell Geologist 859-224-7385 9032-7385 paul.howell@ky.usda.gov
Barry Rankin Civil Engineer 859-224-7367(tty) 9032-7367 barry.rankin@ky.usda.gov
VACANT Civil Engineer Technician      

State Office:  Soils (Supervisor Steven J. Blanford)
Name Position Phone Voicemail Email
Steven J. Blanford State Soil Scientist
MLRA-18 Leader		 859-224-7369 9032-7369 steve.blanford@ky.usda.gov
VACANT Soil Data Specialist      
Kent M. Clary Soils Data Quality Specialist 704-471-0235 ext 107 9032-4345 kent.clary@nc.usda.gov
Steven D. Crabtree GIS Information Manager 859-224-7400 9032-7400 steve.crabtree@ky.usda.gov
Linda Derossitt Technical Information Specialist-GIS 859-224-7434 9032-7434 linda.derossitt@ky.usda.gov
Bob Eigel Resource Inventory Specialist /Soil Scientist 502-839-5667   bob.eigel@ky.usda.gov
Jennifer A. Sutherland Editor 402-437-5326 jenny.sutherland@nsscnt.nssc

State Office:  Administrative Services  (Supervisor Vickie Gross)
Name Position Phone Voicemail Email
Vickie Gross State Administrative Officer 859-224-7418 9032-7418 vickie.gross@ky.usda.gov
Christopher Allard Human Resources Officer 859-224-7418 9032-7418 christopher.allard@ky.usda.gov
Lori Baker Contract Specialist 859-224-7360 9032-7360 lori.baker@ky.usda.gov
Elizabeth Brown Budget Officer 859-224-7404 9032-7404 elizabeth.brown@ky.usda.gov
McKenzie Brown Personnel Management Specialist 859-224-7309 9032-7309 mckenzie.brown@ky.usda.gov
Barbara Clough Budget Analyst 859-224-7445 9032-7445 barbara.clough@ky.usda.gov
Shirley Hill Human Resource Specialist 859-224-7355 9032-7355 shirley.hill@ky.usda.gov
Bruce W. Lawrence Contract Specialist 859-224-7312 9032-7312 bruce.lawrence@ky.usda.gov
VACANT Contract Officer      
Dawn Sweet Fiscal Technician 859-224-7402   dawn.sweet@ky.usda.gov
VACANT Secretary      
 


USDA Liaison - Kentucky State University
Name Position Phone Voicemail Email
Ed L. Thompson, Jr. USDA Liaison 502-497-0000   ed.thompson@kysu.edu