Indiana Conservation Partnership
Member Agencies and Leaders
Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (IASWCD)
Liz Rice
Executive Director
elizabeth-rice@iaswcd.org
Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)
Kristen Arnold
Branch Chief – Office of Water Quality, Watershed Assessment and Planning
karnold@idem.IN.gov
Caleb Rennaker
Chief, Watershed Planning and Restoration Section
CRennake@idem.IN.gov
Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) – Division of Fish & Wildlife
Trevor Laureys
Assistant Director
trlaureys@dnr.in.gov
Josh Griffin
Farm Bill Coordinator
jgriffin@dnr.in.gov
Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) – Division of Forestry
Brenda Huter
Forestry Stewardship Coordinator
bhuter@dnr.in.gov
Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) – Division of Soil Conservation
Jennifer Thum
Director
jthum@isda.in.gov
Breegan Andersen
Assistant Director
bandersen3@isda.in.gov
Indiana State Soil Conservation Board (SSCB)
Gene Schmidt
Chair
geneschmidt@earthlink.net
Jane Hardisty
Vice-Chair
dirtlady52@aol.com
Purdue Extension
Henry Quesada
Assistant Director of Extension and ANR Program Leader
quesada@purdue.edu
Walt Sell
Assistant Program Leaders, Agriculture & Natural Resources
wsell@purdue.edu
Nathan Shoaf
Diversified Farming and Food Systems Program Leader and Urban Agriculture Specialist
nlshoaf@purdue.edu
USDA – Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Susan Houston
Acting State Executive Director
susan.houston@usda.gov
Jared Thomas
Chief – Conservation/Compliance
jared.thomas@usda.gov
Jason Kishton
Program Specialist, Conservation/Compliance
jason.kishton@usda.gov
USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Damarys Mortenson
State Conservationist
damarys.mortenson@usda.gov
Jerod Chew
Assistant State Conservationist, Partnerships
jerod.chew@usda.gov
The Indiana Conservation Partnership member agencies’ contact pages are listed below, along with their X (formerly Twitter) usernames and links to their Facebook pages if they are available.
- Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts and our 92 SWCDs
- Indiana Department of Environmental Management
- Indiana Department of Natural Resources
- X (formerly Twitter): @INDNRnews
- ISDA Division of Soil Conservation
- Purdue Cooperative Extension Service
- X (formerly Twitter): @PurdueExtension
- State Soil Conservation Board
- USDA Farm Service Agency
- X (formerly Twitter): @usdafsa
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
- X (formerly Twitter): @IndianaNRCS