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MLRA Office Staff
USDA Lyng Service Center, 430 G Street #4164, Davis, CA 95616
Name Title Phone Number Email
Ed Tallyn Acting MLRA Office Leader/
Senior Regional Soil Scientist		 530-792-5640
530-792-5639		 Ed.Tallyn@ca.usda.gov
Nancy Whitmire Management Assistant 530-792-5635 Nancy.Whitmire@ca.usda.gov
Russell Almaraz GIS Soil Survey Specialist 530-792-5665 Russell.Almaraz@ca.usda.gov
Christopher "Kit" Paris Soil Data Quality Specialist 530-792-5634 Kit.Paris@ca.usda.gov
William Reed State Resource Inventory Specialist 530-792-5660 William.Reed@ca.usda.gov
Susan Southard Liaison to the National Park Service 530-792-5636 Susan.Southard@ca.usda.gov
Jennifer Wood Soil Data Quality Specialist 530-792-5643 Jennifer.Wood@ca.usda.gov

Technical Soil Services
Name Title Phone Number Email
Sidney Davis Assistant State Soil Scientist, Davis, CA Phone: (530) 792-5651 Sid.Davis@ca.usda.gov
Jim Komar Area 1 Soil Scientist 530-527-2667, x 106 Jim.Komar@ca.usda.gov
Ken J. Oster Area 2 Soil Scientist 805-434-0396, x 111 Ken.Oster@ca.usda.gov
Peter Fahnestock Area 4 Soil Scientist 760-843-6882, x 105 Peter.Fahnestock@ca.usda.gov

Arcata Soil Survey Office
1125 16th. St., Room 219, Arcata, CA 95521
Name Title Phone Number Email
Sue Aszman Project Leader
Humboldt Co., Central Part		 707-822-7090, x 104 Sue.Azman@ca.usda.gov
Ryan Miebach Soil Scientist 707-822-7090 x 101 Ryan.Miebach@ca.usda.gov

Chico Soil Survey Office
USDA-NRCS, P.O. Box 3300, Chico, CA 95627-3300
Name Title Phone Number Email
Vacant Party Leader 530-343-2731  
Andrew E. Conlin Project Leader 530-343-2731 Andrew.Conlin@ca.usda.gov
Judy Welles Ecological Site Descriptions Specialist 530-343-2731 Judy.Welles@ca.usda.gov

Hanford Soil Survey Office
Service Center, 680 Campus Drive, Suite E, Hanford, CA 93230
Name Title Phone Number Email
Vacant Project Leader 559-584-9209, x 113  
Bry Schmidt Soil Scientist 559-584-9209, x 115 Bry.Schmidt@ca.usda.gov

Sonora MLRA Soil Survey Office
19777 Greenley Road
Sonora, CA 95370
Name Title Phone Number Email
Cathy Scott Project Leader 209-532-3671, x 246 Starts March 2012
Dylan Beaudette Soil Scientist 209-532-3671, x 374 Dylan.Beaudette@ca.usda.gov
Meghan Euliano Soil Scientist 209-532-3671, x 294 Meghan.Euliano@ca.usda.gov
David Evans Vegetation Ecologist 209-532-3671, x 216 David.Evans@ca.usda.gov
Benjamin Marshall Soil Scientist 209-532-3671, x 378 Benjamin.Marshall@ca.usda.gov
Christopher Savastio Soil Scientist 209-532-3671, x 388 Chris.Savastio@ca.usda.gov

Templeton MLRA Soil Survey
65 S. Main Street, Suite 103
Templeton, CA 93465
Name Title Phone Number Email
Beverly Harben Project Leader

805-434-0396, x 123

 Beverly.Harben@ca.usda.gov
Randy Riddle (located in Somis, CA) Soil Scientist 805-386-4489, x 103 Randy.Riddle@ca.usda.gov
Philip Smith Soil Scientist 805-434-0396, x 123 Philip.Smith@ca.usda.gov

Victorville MLRA Soil Survey Office
14393 Park Avenue, Suite 200
Victorville, CA 92392
Name Title Phone Number Email
Carrie-Ann Houdeshell Project Leader 760 843-6882, x 108 Carrie-Ann.Houdeshell@ca.usda.gov
Dustin Detweiler Rangeland Mgt. Specialist 760 843-6882, ext 107 Dustin.Detweiler@ca.usda.gov
Benjamin "Cody" Leslie Soil Conservation Technician (STEP) 760 843-6882, ext. 117 Benjamin.Leslie@ca.usda.gov
Emily Meirik Soil Scientist 760 843-6882, 121 Emily.Meirik@ca.usda.gov
Stephen Roecker Soil Scientist 760 843-6882, x 119 Stephen.Roecker@ca.usda.gov
Genevieve Widrig Soil Scientist 760 843-6882, x 107 Genevieve.Widrig@ca.usda.gov

Las Vegas, NV, Soil Survey Office
USDA-NRCS, Parc Place Prof. Office Complex
5820 South Pecos Rd., Building A, Suite 400, Las Vegas, NV 89120
Name Title Phone Number Email
Leon Lato Soil Scientist
Joshua Tree National Monument
Death Valley National Park
Clark County, NV		 702-262-9047, x 113 Leon.Lato@nv.usda.gov

Kealakekua Soil Survey Office
81-948 Waena Oihana Loop, Kealakekua, HI 96750
Name Title Phone Number Email
Mike Kolman Soil Scientist 808-322-2484, x 106 mike.kolman@hi.usda.gov

Hilo Soil Survey Office
101 Aupuni Street, Suite 229, Hilo, HI 96720
Name Title Phone Number Email
Patrick Niemeyer Soil Scientist 808-933-6997 patrick.niemeyer@hi.usda.gov
Amy Saunders Soil Scientist 808-933-6997 amy.saunders@hi.usda.gov

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