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MLRA Office Staff
USDA Lyng Service Center, 430 G Street #4164, Davis, CA 95616
Name Title Phone Number Email
Dave Smith MLRA Office Leader 530-792-5640 Dave.Smith@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
David Howell GIS Soil Survey Specialist
Located in Arcata, CA		 707-822-7133 David.Howell@ca.usda.gov
Carmen Ortiz Soil Survey Publications Specialist
Located in Santa Maria, CA		 805-928-9269, x 102 Carmen.Ortiz@ca.usda.gov
Christopher "Kit" Paris Soil Data Quality Specialist 530-792-5634 Kit.Paris@ca.usda.gov
Susan Southard Liaison to the National Park Service
Soil Data Quality Specialist		 530-792-5636 Susan.Southard@ca.usda.gov
Ed Tallyn Soil Data Quality Specialist 530-792-5639 Ed.Tallyn@ca.usda.gov

Technical Soil Services
Name Title Phone Number Email
Glenn Stanisewski Resource Soil Scientist 530-792-5638 Glenn.Stanisewski@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
Edd Russell Area 3 Soil Scientist 559-252-2191, x 114 Edd.Russell@ca.usda.gov
Peter Fahnestock Area 4 Soil Scientist 760-843-6882, x 105 Peter.Fahnestock@ca.usda.gov

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Name Title Phone Number Email
Scott Splean State GIS Specialist 530-792-5631 Scott.Splean@ca.usda.gov
Terryl Kocsis Soil Conservationist 530-792-5630 Terryl.Kocsis@ca.usda.gov

Arcata Soil Survey Office
1125 16th. St., Room 219, Arcata, CA 95521
Name Title Phone Number Email
Susan Aszman Project Leader
Humboldt Co., Central Part		 707-822-7090, x 104 Sue.Azman@ca.usda.gov
Jennifer Berman Soil Scientist
Humboldt Co., Central Part		 707-822-7090, x 102 Jennifer.Berman@ca.usda.gov
Alaina Frazier Soil Scientist 707-822-7090, x 111 Alaina.Frazier@ca.usda.gov
Jonathan Hooper Project Leader
Humboldt Co., Southern Part		 707-822-7090, x 105 Jonathan.Hooper@ca.usda.gov
Joe Seney Project Leader
Redwood National Park		 707-822-7090, x 107 Joseph.Seney@ca.usda.gov

Chico Soil Survey Office
USDA-NRCS, P.O. Box 3300, Chico, CA 95627-3300
Name Title Phone Number Email
Dean W. Burkett Party Leader 530-343-2731 Dean.Burkett@ca.usda.gov
Jennifer Anderson Soil Scientist 530-343-2731 Jennifer.Anderson@ca.usda.gov
Andrew E. Conlin Project Leader 530-343-2731 Andrew.Conlin@ca.usda.gov

Santa Clara Area
5552 Clayton Road, Concord, CA 94521-4148
Name Title Phone Number Email
William Reed Project Leader 925-672-4577, x 111 William.Reed@ca.usda.gov

Hanford Soil Survey Office
Service Center, 680 Campus Drive, Suite E, Hanford, CA 93230
Name Title Phone Number Email
Kerry Arroues Project Leader 559-584-9209, x 113 Kerry.Arroues@ca.usda.gov
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
Sue Malone Project Leader 209 532-3671, x 246
916 799-2729 (Cell)		 Sue.Malone@ca.usda.gov
smalone@fs.fed.us
Matthew McNicol Cluster Forester 209-532-3671, x 294 Matthew.McNicol@ca.usda.gov
John Rule Soil Scientist 209-532-3671, x378 John.Rule@ca.usda.gov

Templeton MLRA Soil Survey Office
65 S. Main Street, Suite 108
Templeton, CA 93465-8703
Name Title Phone Number Email
Valerie Bullard Soil Scientist 805-434-0396 Valerie.Bullard@ca.usda.gov

Fountain Valley MLRA Soil Survey Office
Name Title Phone Number Email
Matthew Ballmer Soil Scientist (661) 609-3692 (cell) Matthew.Ballmer@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
Gayle Gruenemay Soil Conservationist 760 843-6882 Gayle.Gruenemay@ca.usda.gov
Paul Rindfleisch Party Leader 760 843-6882, x 116 Paul.Rindfleisch@ca.usda.gov
Jake Sneider Soil Scientist 760 843-6882, x 119 jake.sneider@ca.usda.gov
Allison Tokunaga Rangeland Management Specialist 760 843-6882, x 107 Allison.Tokunaga@ca.usda.gov
Paul Zellmer GIS Specialist 760 843-6882, x 118 Paul.Zellmer@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
Chris Jasper Project Leader 808-322-2484, x 106 chris.jasper@hi.usda.gov
Mike Kolman Soil Scientist 808-322-2484, x 107 mike.kolman@hi.usda.gov
David Clausnitzer Rangeland Management Specialist 808 322-2484 david.clausnitzer@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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