New Jersey State Office
Suite 101
Hamilton Square, NJ 08690
Suite 101
Hamilton Square, NJ 08690
The New Jersey State Office in Somerset, is the headquarters for NRCS operations in the Garden State. Through State Conservationist Julie Hawkins, the office supports six field offices in helping private landowners improve the health of their operations while protecting our natural resources.

New Jersey Strategic Plan
In order to guide the delivery of NRCS's programs and services over the next five years, New Jersey has developed a Strategic Plan which focuses on the following three goals:
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Workforce
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Conservation and Service Delivery
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Land Base
Employee Directory
Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Julie Hawkins
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New Jersey State Conservationist
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Vacant
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Executive Assistant
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Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Maria Collazo
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Assistant State Conservationist, Management & Strategy
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Vacant
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Financial Resources Specialist
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Coleen Churchill
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Business Service Specialist
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Uziel Torres
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Management Analyst
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Tara Walker
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Administrative Assistant
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Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Gail Bartok
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Assistant State Conservationist, Programs
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Fran DeFiccio
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Program Specialist
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Vacant
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Easement Specialist
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Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Arelys Ortiz
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Assistant State Conservationist, Field Operations
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Craig Chianese
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Resource Conservationist
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Vacant
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Resource Conservationist/State Cost Share Program Manager
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Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Evan Madlinger
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State Resource Conservationist
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Kaitlin Farbotnik
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Conservation Agronomist/Grazing Specialist
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Xanvith ‘Bea’ Sabouthone
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Resource Conservationist/Business Tools Coordinator
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Trish Long
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GIS Specialist
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Betsy McShane
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State Biologist, Environmental Compliance Specialist
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Donald Donnelly
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Forester
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Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Hilary Trotman
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State Conservation Engineer
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Nigel Woodfork
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Field Engineer, North Support
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Jina Vandi
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Civil Engineer, South Support
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Rubén E. Pérez
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Irrigation Specialist, Energy Specialist
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Vacant
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Civil Engineer, North Support
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Vacant
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Watershed Engineer
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Vacant
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Watershed Program Manager
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Vacant
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Civil Engineering Technician
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Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Edwin Muñiz
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State Soil Scientist
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Fred Schoenagel
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Resource Soil Scientist
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David Schaaf
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HEL/WC Specialist
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Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Lauren Finnegan
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Public Affairs Specialist/Outreach Coordinator
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Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Morgan Devine
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State Urban Conservationist
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