Board & Committees

Officers

Region Directors

Committees

Officers

Nikki Brinson

President

Colorado Conservation Services Division

Ashley Henderson

Vice President

Alabama Soil & Water Conservation Committee

John Switzer

Treasurer

Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development

Susan Kozak

Secretary

Iowa Department of Agriculture
Division of Soil Conservation & Water Quality

Tyler Brown

Past President

South Carolina Department of Natural Resource Conservation

Region Directors

Justin Hanson

North Central Director

Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources

Frank Minch

Northeast Director

New Jersey Department of Agriculture

Kent Zimmerman

Northern Plains Director

Nebraska Department of Natural Resources

Mike Baden

Pacific Director

Washington State Conservation Commission

Chris Colclasure

South Central Director

Arkansas Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Division

David Williams

Southeast Director

North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Miles Mitchell

Southwest Director

New Mexico Association of Conservation Districts, State of New Mexico Department of Agriculture

Committees

Policy

Tyler Brown, SC, Southeast
Shana Joy, WA, Pacific
Paul Lorenzen, SD, Northern Plains
Rob Hamilton, OH, North Central
Clare Ireland, VA, Northeast
Justin Caudill, WY, Southwest
Heather Bounds, TX, South Central
Jay Nelson, KY, Southeast
Mike Beacom (staff)
Haley Foreman (staff)

Communications

Susan Kozak, IA, Chair
Paige DeChambeau, WA, Pacific
George Hitz, ID, Pacific
Kasydi Lucas, MT, Northern Plains
Kelsey Kempker, MO, North Central
Davin White, WV, Northeast
Daniel Gunnell, UT, Southwest
Caitlin Joubert, LA, South Central
Justine Anderson, OK, South Central
Johnna McHugh, KY, Southeast
Laura Smith, AL, Southeast
Harli Willis, AL, Southeast
Brandy Myres, SC, Southeast
Mike Beacom (staff)
Haley Foreman (staff)

Finance

John Switzer, MI, Chair
Sarah Groth, WA, Pacific
Mark Bostrom, MT, Northern Plains
Ryan Hughes, MN, North Central
Lilian Ruiz, CT, Northeast
Jim Bowcutt, UT, Southwest
Nick Richardson, AR, South Central
Brooke Myres, SC, Southeast
Mike Beacom (staff)

Annual Meeting

Ashley Henderson, AL, Chair
Chris Colclasure, AR – Region Representative
Mike Beacom (staff)
Haley Foreman (staff)

NACD Committee Representatives

District and Partner Relations – Kate Bussanmas, IA
Natural Resources – Vacant
Legislative – Shana Joy, WA
Stewardship and Education – Lisa Knauf Owen, OK