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2020 NCDEA Board Officers
Rhonda is the District Administrator for the Emmons County Soil Conservation District in North Dakota.
Melissa is the Executive Director of the Shiawassee Conservation District and serves as the Secretary of the Conservation District Employees of Michigan.
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 has served as the Southwest Region Director since 2017. She was elected Treasurer in 2020.
Jeff has served as the Northeast Region Director since 2016 and has served as the member at large since 2020.
Tim is the District Coordinator of the Kent Conservation District in Delaware.
2020 NCDEA Directors
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 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 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 is the District Manager of the Dewey County Conservation District and serves as President of the Oklahoma Association of Conservation District Employees.
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 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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Another great example of the work Conservation Districts so across the United States! Gallatin Conservation District
#CDEmployeesAtWorkSteuben SWCD employees with their NCDEA (National Conservation District Employees Association) reusable stainless straw. Additional straws were handed out at the Water Quality Symposium to individuals who inquired about them. Communicating and promoting NCDEA activities one straw at a time.
Conservation planning helps save our soil - Farm and Dairy
Conservation planning helps save our soil - Farm and Dairy
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Conservation planning has been the root of the efforts to save our nation's precious soil since the Dust Bowl era some 80 years ago.