NCDEA Board of Directors
NCDEA Officers and Directors represent all parts of the United States and serve NCDEA's 7,000 members
2020 NCDEA Board Officers
Rhonda Kelsch
President
Rhonda is the District Administrator for the Emmons County Soil Conservation District in North Dakota.
Melissa Higbee
Vice President
Melissa is the Executive Director of the Shiawassee Conservation District and serves as the Secretary of the Conservation District Employees of Michigan.
Velynda Parker
Secretary
Velynda is the Secretary to the Board of Directors for Steuben County Soil & Water Conservation District in New York and serves as Division IV Representative to the New York State Conservation District Employees’ Association, Inc.
Gretchen Rank
Treasurer
Gretchen has served as the Southwest Region Director since 2017. She was elected Treasurer in 2020.
Jeff Parker
Member at Large
Jeff has served as the Northeast Region Director since 2016 and has served as the member at large since 2020.
Tim Riley
Past President
Tim is the District Coordinator of the Kent Conservation District in Delaware.
Rich Duesterhaus
Executive Director
2020 NCDEA Directors
Chessa Frahm
North Central Region Director
Chessa is the District Manager for the Lac qui Parle SWCD in Madison, MN and serves as the President for the Minnesota Association of Conservation District Employees.
Jeff Parker
Northeast Region Director
Jeff is the District Manager for Steuben County Soil & Water Conservation District in New York and serves as President of the Northeast Association of Conservation District Employees.
Sarah Tunge
Northern Plains Region Director
Sarah is the District Manager for the Mercer County Soil Conservation District and serves as a director of the North Dakota Conservation District Employees Association.
Mandy Parkes
Pacific Region Director
Mandy is the District Manager for the Inland Empire Resource Conservation District in Redlands, CA. Mandy also serves as the District Manager Representative – South for the California Association of RCDs Board.
Coleta Bratten
South Central Region Director
Coleta is the District Manager of the Dewey County Conservation District and serves as President of the Oklahoma Association of Conservation District Employees.
Hope Daley
Southeast Region Director
Hope is the District Administrative Assistant for the Jefferson Davis County Soil and Water Conservation District. She also serves as Secretary for the Mississippi Conservation District Employees Association.
Gretchen Rank
Southwest Region Director
Gretchen is the Executive Director for the Mancos Conservation District and the Montezuma School to Farm Project in Colorado.
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History of Board Officers
| Year | President | Vice President | Treasurer | Secretary | Past President |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Rhonda Kelsch, ND | Melissa Higbee, MI | Gretchen Rank, CO | Velynda Parker, NY | Tim Riley |
| 2019 | Rhonda Kelsch, ND | Melissa Higbee, MI | Jeanette Hale, AR | Velynda Parker, NY | Tim Riley |
| 2018 | Tim Riley, DE | Rhonda Kelsch, ND | Jeanette Hale, AR | Melissa Higbee, MI | Irene Moore |
| 2017 | Tim Riley, DE | Rhonda Kelsch, ND | Jeanette Hale, AR | Melissa Higbee, MI | Irene Moore |
| 2016 | Tim Riley, DE | Jeanette Hale, AR | Melissa Higbee, MI | Rhonda Kelsch, ND | Irene Moore |
| 2015 | Tim Riley, DE | Jeanette Hale, AR | Tia Rice, OH | Rhonda Vetsch, ND | Irene Moore |
| 2014 | Irene Moore, OH | Pam Hawkins, NC | Tim Riley, DE | Rhonda Vetsch, ND | Connie Richmeier |
| 2013 | Irene Moore, OH | Pam Hawkins, NC | Tim Riley, DE | Bryan Evans, NC | Connie Richmeier |
| 2012 | Irene Moore, OH | Pam Hawkins, NC | Tim Riley, DE | Bryan Evans, NC | Connie Richmeier |
| 2011 | Connie Richmeier, KS | Irene Moore, OH | Linda Smith, KY | Bryan Evans, NC | Cindy Moon |
| 2010 | Connie Richmeier, KS | Irene Moore, OH | Linda Smith, KY | Pam Hawkins, NC | Cindy Moon |
| 2009 | Connie Richmeier, KS | Tim Riley, DE | Linda Smith, KY | Pam Hawkins, NC | Cindy Moon |
| 2008 | Cindy Moon, IL | Connie Richmeier, KS | Tim Riley, DE | Pam Hawkins, NC | Robert Dobbs |
| 2007 | Cindy Moon, IL | Connie Richmeier, KS | Glenda Lewis, SC | Tim Riley, DE | Robert Dobbs |
| 2006 | Robert Dobbs, NJ | Cindy Moon, IL | Connie Richmeier, KS | Glenda Lewis, SC | Rich Baden |
| 2005 | Robert Dobbs, NJ | Cindy Moon, IL | Connie Richmeier, KS | Glenda Lewis, SC | Rich Baden |
| 2004 | Robert Dobbs, NJ | Cindy Moon, IL | Connie Richmeier, KS | Glenda Lewis, SC | Rich Baden |
| 2003 | Rich Baden, WA | Robert Dobbs, NJ | Cindy Moon, IL | Connie Richmeier, KS | Martha Buff |
| 2002 | Rich Baden, WA | Robert Dobbs, NJ | Cindy Moon, IL | Carlene Rosencranz, SD | Martha Buff |
| 2001 | Martha Buff, NC | Rich Baden, WA | Robert Dobbs, NJ | Cindy Moon, IL | Shirley Ball |
| 2000 | Martha Buff, NC | Rich Baden, WA | Robert Dobbs, NJ | Cindy Moon, IL | Shirley Ball |
| 1999 | Martha Buff, NC | Rich Baden, WA | Christy Kimble, OK | Cindy Moon, IL | Shirley Ball |
| 1998 | Shirley Ball, AR | Martha Buff, NC | Rich Baden, WA | Beth Seibert, OH | Kay Wasinger |
| 1997 | Shirley Ball, AR | Martha Buff, NC | Jeff Wilson, CA | Frances Martinez, NM | Kay Wasinger |
| 1996 | Shirley Ball, AR | Martha Buff, NC | Jeff Wilson, CA | Frances Martinez, NM | Kay Wasinger |
| 1995 | Kay Wasinger, KS | Leroy Gross, PA | Martha Buff, NC | Shirley Ball, AR | Don Aron |
| 1994 | Kay Wasinger, KS | Leroy Gross, PA | Martha Buff, NC | Shirley Ball, AR | Don Aron |
| 1993 | Kay Wasinger, KS | Leroy Gross, PA | Martha Buff, NC | Shirley Ball, AR | Don Aron |
| 1992 | Don Aron, WI | Kay Wasinger, KS | Jim Armstrong, WA | Shirley Ball, AR | NA |
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