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Florida State Office

Location
4500 NW 27th Avenue
Building A
Gainesville, FL 32606
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4500 NW 27th Avenue
Building A
Gainesville, FL 32606
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Florida NRCS provides voluntary, cost-effective program and technical assistance to landowners to conserve, protect and improve soil, water, air, plants and animals, and enable farmers and landowners to manage their property and remain economically viable.

Juan C. Hernandez State Conservationist for NRCS in Florida.

 

Welcome to NRCS in Florida!

¡Bienvenidos a NRCS en Florida!

Juan C. Hernandez, State Conservationist (on detail to NHQ)   

                          

Walter Albarran, Acting State Conservationist for Florida NRCS standing in forestland.

 

Walter Albarran, Acting State Conservationist

Florida NRCS, led by our State Conservationist and Leadership Team, serves diverse agricultural needs through four area offices, 34 field offices, and a Plant Materials Center. We provide voluntary, cost-effective program and technical assistance to landowners to conserve, protect and improve soil, water, air, plants and animals. In doing so, we enable farmers and landowners to better steward and manage their property and remain economically viable.

 


How to find your local Florida NRCS office: Download the Florida NRCS Service Center Contact Flyer or visit our USDA Service Center Locator.

 

Webpage updated: 8/21/2023.
Group photo of NRCS Florida District Conservationists and State Conservationist

Florida NRCS District Conservationists meet in Gainesville, February 7-8, 2023. State Conservationist Juan C. Hernandez also pictured (front center, right).


NRCS Area Administrative Map - November 2022
Map created by GIS/GPS Coordinator & State Geodata Administrator Jean-Paul Calixte, NRCS - Florida.

 

Key Contacts

Juan C. Hernandez

State Conservationist

Jill Binette

Executive Assistant

Marcus Shorter

Assistant State Conservationist for Easements

Bianca Diaz Deliz

Acting Assistant State Conservationist - Financial Assistance Programs

Han Nguyen

Assistant State Conservationist for Management & Strategy

Hilary Barnhart

Assistant State Conservationist for Partnerships and Initiatives

Cynthia M. Portalatin

State Public Affairs Specialist

Rochelle Urquhart

State Outreach Coordinator

Nathan Fikkert

State Resource Conservationist

Isabelle Giuliani

State Soil Scientist

Jason Strenth

State Conservation Engineer

M.J. (Mimi) Williams

Plant Materials Manager (Brooksville, FL)

Jason Hayford

Area 1 (Jackson County) - Assistant State Conservationist for Operations

Frank Ellis

Area 2 - (Columbia County) - Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations

Walter Albarran

Area 3 (Manatee County) - Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations

Jeff Schmidt

Area 4 - (Palm Beach County) - Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations

FLORIDA NRCS STATE OFFICE EMPLOYEE DIRECTORY

State Conservationist Office
Name Position Phone Number Email
Walter Albarran
State Conservationist (Acting)
Jill Binette
Executive Assistant
Ecological Sciences
Name Position Phone Number Email
Roberto Luciano Semidey
State Agronomist
Jessica Bertine
State Economist
Jean-Paul Calixte
GIS Coordinator
Marta Leon
Administrative Assistant
Roberto Luciano
State Agronomist
Beverly McCarroll
State Biologist
John Scarpa
Business Tools Coordinator
Stephen (Drew) Wise
State Archeologist
Engineering
Name Position Phone Number Email
Jason Strenth
State Conservation Engineer
Mark Hall
Geologist (Florida-Georgia)
Yamilette Martinez-Suarez
Civil Engineer
Carlos Roda
Civil Engineer
Management & Strategy
Name Position Phone Number Email
Han Nguyen
Assistant State Conservationist for Management & Strategy
Jorge Camacho
Financial Resources Specialist
Terry Howard
Administrative Assistant
Dytra Lewis
Business Services Specialist
Erin Wright
Clerk
Partnerships and Initiatives
Name Position Phone Number Email
Hilary Barnhart
Assistant State Conservationist for Partnerships and Initiatives
Mike Ruiz
RCPP Coordinator (Acting)
Denise Liggett
(On Detail to Office of the Chief) - Management Analyst / RCPP State Coordinator
Cynthia Portalatin
Public Affairs Specialist
Rochelle Urquhart
Outreach Coordinator
Plant Materials Center (Brooksville, FL)
Name Position Phone Number Email
M.J. (Mimi) Williams
Plant Materials Manager
Victor Guerra
Agronomist
Jacob Sparger
Biological Technician
Programs - Easements
Name Position Phone Number Email
Marcus Shorter
Assistant State Conservationist for Easements
Michelle Smith
Administrative Assistant
Brett Gee
Agricultural Engineer
Crenel Francis
Easements Coordinator
Sara May
Easements Specialist
Michael Bush
Natural Resources Specialist
Charles Rainville
Trust for Tomorrow Representative
Programs - Financial Assistance
Name Position Phone Number Email
Amber Till
(On Detail to National Office) Assistant State Conservationist for Financial Assistance Programs
Diana Avellanet-Echevarria
Assistant State Conservationist - Programs - Financial (Acting) / State Program Specialist - CSP
Bianca Diaz Deliz
State Program Specialist - EQIP
Mary Anne Gonter
Program Support Specialist
Melissa Lopez Martinez
State Program Specialist - RCPP
Programs - Wetland Reserve Easements (Okeechobee, FL)
Name Position Phone Number Email
Jessica Robbins
Agricultural Engineer
Scott Turgeon
Biologist
Keijo Hardin
Civil Engineer
Rex Robinson
Civil Engineer
J. Scott Kuipers
Natural Resource Specialist
Shane Jacob
Rangeland Management Specialist
Joe Garvin
Trust for Tomorrow Inspector
Soils
Name Position Phone Number Email
Isabelle Giuliani
State Soil Scientist
Darrell E. Leach
Soil Scientist/NRI