Alabama Personnel Changes

New Personnel Changes

• Bodiford, William - New Soil Conservation Technician, Monroeville, effective 4/26/2009
• Carpenter, Jamie - Soil Conservationist, Moulton, AL to District Conservationist
• Cross, Anne, New District Conservationist, Linden Field Office, AL, effective 8/16/09 
• Dansby, Greg - from District Conservationist, Camden, to RC&D Coordinator, Thomasville, AL
• Elliott, Josh - Soil Conservationist, Andalusia to Mobile, effective 4/26/2009
• Garner, Blake, conversion to Soil Conservationist from Soil Conservation Technician, Camden, AL, effective 5/10/09 
• Giles, Khalia - New Soil Conservation Technician, Tuskegee, effective 4/12/2009 
• Edmonds, Jeremy - Soil Conservation Technician, Scottsboro, AL, effective 02/01/09
• Forrest, Joseph A.- reassigned from NRCS in Texas as Student Trainee (SCEP) Agricultural Engineer to Bessemer, AL as Career-Conditional Employee, GS-0890-07, Agricultural Engineer, effective 01/18/09
• Halbrooks, John W. - New Program Assistant, North Team, Decatur, AL, effective 5/24/09     
• Hill, April - District Conservationist, Fayetteville, AL promoted and reassigned to Winchester, TN as District Conservationist, effective 02/01/09 
• Joe, Christopher - Soil Conservationist, Auburn to Andalusia, effective 5/24/2009  
• Johnson, Craig -Soil Conservationist to District Conservationist, Scottsboro to Wedowee, effective 4/26/2009
• Kelley, James Butch - Soil Conservation Technician, Andalusia to Brewton, effective 4/26/2009 
• King, Shane - Resource Engineer, Troy, effective 3/29/2009
• Koptis, Joey, District Conservationist, Bay Minette, AL, effective 5/10/09  
• Mathews, Trent - District Conservationist, Mobile, AL resigned
• McCray, Brandon - Soil Conservationist, Athens, AL 
• McGhee, Lawrence - MLRA Project Office Leader, Auburn State Office, effective 10/12/08
• Moncus, Amy - Agricultural Engineer, Auburn to Moulton, effective 5/10/2009 
• Moore, Bennie - Conservation Agronomist to District Conservationist, Luverne, effective 1/4/2009 
• Nelson, Don - Soil Conservationist, Jackson, AL to Clayton, AL
• Pouncy, Heather - Program Manager, Navy Personnel Command, Millington, TN to State Administrative Officer, Auburn, AL
• Ramsey, Charlie - Assistant State Conservationist (Field Operations) Central Team, Columbiana, AL to Assistant State Conservationist (Field Operations) West Team, Grove Hill, AL
• Sconyers, Adam - New Soil Conservation Technician, Auburn, effective 5/24/2009  
• Skinner, Tanga - Soil Conservation Technician, New Brockton to Geneva, effective 5/10/2009 
• Smith, Wendy, Soil Conservation Technician, Selma, AL 
• Stephens, Rory L. - reassigned as Soil Conservation Technician, Tuskegee AL to Montgomery, AL, effective 01/18/09
• Stone, Stephen - District Conservationist, Wedowee to Soil Conservationist, Oxford, AL, effective 2/15/2009
• Strickland,  Shea S. - Soil Conservation Technician, Abbeville, AL, effective 07/05/2009
• Thurmond, Jeff - reassigned from the Ecological Sciences Staff to the Programs Staff. Jeff’s duties will include: CRP and the following easement programs: FRPP, WRP, and GRP, , effective 10/12/09
• Reed, Joshua - Soil Scientist, Jackson, AL  
• Wood, Michelle, Program Assistant from Secretary (OA), Grove Hill, AL, effective 5/24/09 

Previous personnel changes (alphabetical order)

• Adams, Zachry - Soil Conservationist for Cullman Field Office, then to Soil Conservationist, Geneva, AL
• Beaty, Robert - Project Leader, Soil Survey Office, Rockford, AL, reassigned as a Resource Soil Scientist to the Opelika Field Office, effective 10/05/07 then from Opelika, AL to Auburn, AL
• Beaty, Zona - Resource Conservationist, Auburn, AL to State Resource Conservationist, Athens, GA, effective August 19, 2007 (Now ASTC-Operations, Auburn, AL, effective 3/30/08)
• Bell, Amy - DC from Monroeville, promoted and reassigned Gulf Coast RC&D Coordinator, Bay Minette, effective 11/26/06
• Bernauer, Amy - Agricultural Engineer, Bay Minette to Tuscaloosa, effective 05/07  - name changed to Moncus
• Brewer, Pat - Secretary, East Team, transferring to Veterans Admin, Decatur, GA, effective 9/05
• Brundage, Cortez - Contract Specialist, Auburn State Office, effective 7/06
• Buford, Merry - Soil Conservationist, Montgomery Field Office, to DC, Oneonta Field Office, effective 04/07. Soil Conservationist in Andalusia, reassigned to the Montgomery Field Office, effective 11/05
• Bull, Russell (Rusty) - Soil Conservation Tech, Hamilton, to Civil Eng Tech, USDA Forest Service, Double Springs, 12/04
• Burdette, Jody - District Conservationist, Oneonta FO to District Conservationist, Anniston FO, effective 02/07
• Burns, John - Soil Scientist, Alexander City, AL to Auburn, AL
• Burns, Travis - Civil Engineer Technician, Auburn State Office, resigned, effective 03/07
• Carpenter, Jamie - Soil Conservationist, Athens, AL to Soil Conservationist, Moulton, AL
• Carpenter, Jamie - Soil Conservationist, reassigned from Moulton to Athens, 12/04
• Collier, Richard, Wiregrass RC&D Coordinator,  Ozark, AL to Assistant State Conservationist (FO) - East Team, Troy, AL, effective 8/07
• Collins, Matthew - Communications Specialist, CMO staff, Auburn, AL, effective 07/08
• Copeland, Matt - Soil Conservationist, Cullman, reassigned to Moulton Field Office, AL, effective 10/12/08  (Soil Conservation Technician for Hamilton Field Office, reporting 8/05 to Soil Conservationist, Cullman, AL)
• Creech, Barbara -  reassigned and promoted as Contract Specialist, NRCS, Palmer, Alaska, effective 12/05
• Cross, Anne - Soil Conservationist, Guntersville, AL to Soil Conservationist, Rainsville, AL (Soil Conservationist, reassigned from Brewton to Guntersville, reporting 3/05)
• Curtis, John -  District Conservationist, Phenix City, AL to Resource Conservationist, Auburn, AL
• Dyer, Renea - Soil Conservationist in Florence, promoted to District Conservationist for Florence, reporting 3/05
• East, Randall - Resource Engineer, Grove Hill, AL
• Elliott, Joshua -  Soil Conservationist for the Andalusia Field Office, effective 9/07
• Flynt, Mike - Soil Conservation Technician, Centre, AL, effective 05/25/08
• Gardner, Jason - District Conservationist, Opelika, AL to Auburn, AL, to Supervisory DC

• Garner, Blake L. - Soil Conservation Technician, Wilcox County, effective 05/11/08

• Glasco, Felicia - Procurement Tech, Auburn State Office, effective 04/28/08 
• Goins, Daniel - Soil Conservationist reassigned from Athens Field Office to Cullman Field Office, effective 10/12/08
• Goode, Rodney - Urban Resource Conservationist, Vestavia Hills, AL to Bessemer, AL
• Gordy, Grant - resigned as Soil Conservation Technician, Marion Field Office, effective 12/05
• Gotcher, Kathy - District Conservationist, Tuscumbia FO to District Conservationist, Moulton FO, effective 04/07 
• Guinn, Scott - Soil Conservationist in Moulton, resigned effective 6/05
• Gunn, Michael - Soil Conservationist, Rainsville from Montgomery, effective 01/07.   Soil Conservationist, Rainsville, AL to District Conservationist, Linden, AL, effective 06/07
• Hill, April - District Conservationist, Fayette Field Office from Minnesota NRCS, effective 6/06
• Hill, Wade - District Conservationist Moulton, AL to District Conservationist Hamilton, AL
• Hill, Wade - Soil Conservationist, reassigned from Cullman to Moulton, reporting 6/05
• Holloway, Jeff - Oxford, AL, reassigned to NRCS, Athens, GA, as Civil Engineer, effective 6/05
• Howe, Jr, Bucky - Soil Conservation Technician for the Guntersville Field Office, effective 5/05
• Hudson, Anthony - District Conservationist, Jasper FO to District Conservationist, Huntsville, effective 4/07 
• Hussey, Tammy - Selected as Administrative Coordinator, East Team, Troy, AL, effective 7/07  
• Hyde, Reuben - Soil Conservation Technician, Monroeville, AL to Evergreen, AL 
• Hymer, Paul, Soil Conservation Technician, Scottsboro Field Office, resigned, effective 10/06
• Joe, Christopher - Soil Conservation Technician, Auburn Field Office, effective 4/13/08 
• Johnson, Amber - reassigned from Bessemer to Jasper, AL as DC, effective 10/12/08 (Soil Conservationist, Vestavia Hills, AL to Bessemer, AL) (Soil Conservationist from Hamilton to Vestavia Hills, effective 4/07)
• Johnson, Craig B. - Soil Conservationist, Carrollton, AL, reassigned to Scottsboro Field Office, effective 3/08
• Johnson, Craig - Soil Conservationist, reassigned to Carrollton from Center, effective 1/7/07 
• Jones, Robert N. - State Conservationist in Alabama to State Conservationist in Alaska, effective 5/05 
• King, Shane - Agricultural Engineer, Ozark, AL to East Team Office, Troy, AL
• King, Shane - Agriculture Engineer, reassigned from Oxford Project Office to Ozark Project Office, effective 4/06
• Koptis, Joseph - Soil Scientist, Jackson, AL to Soil Conservationist, Bay Minette, AL 
• Kelley, Butch - reclassified from Construction Inspector to Soil Conservation Tech, reassigned from Andalusia (Engineering Team) to Andalusia (East Team), effective 3/05
• Kennedy, Paul - RC&D Coordinator, Birmingham, AL, resigned, effective 05/07
• Keys, Bill - District Conservationist in Mobile, AL, resigned effective 9/05
• Libohova, Zamir - reassigned to Indiana NRCS, effective 3/19/07
• Kobylski, Gary - State Conservationist, Auburn, AL, effective 7/05
• Lane, Joyce A. - Soil Conservationist, reassigned from Athens to Huntsville, 11/04
• Long, Sylvia - Soil Conservationist, Auburn, reclassified as Soil Scientist and reassigned to Marion County. Duty location will be Auburn, effective 3/05
• Love, Alice - reassigned from the Programs Staff to the Communications, Marketing, and Outreach Staff. In addition to her outreach responsibilities, Alice will serve as the NRCS liaison to Tuskegee University, effective 11/09/08
• Mann, Deana Lasater - resigned as Soil Conservationist, Scottsboro Field Office, effective 3/06
• Mann, Deana - Soil Conservationist, reassigned from Guntersville to Scottsboro, reporting 3/05
• Manning, Shawn - promoted and reassigned from DC, Linden FO to DC, Guntersville FO, effective 4/07 
• Malone, Ben - Assistant State Conservationist (FO) - Central Team, Bessemer, AL, from RC&D Coordinator, Alexandria, LA, effective 3/08 
• Martin, Randy - Resource Engineer, Ozark, AL to RC&D Coordinator, Ozark, AL
• May, Eddie - District Conservationist, Talladega, AL to RC&D Coordinator, Oxford, AL
• Mason, James M. - Soil Scientist, reassigned from Luverne Soil Survey Office to Hayneville Field Office effective 5/05
• McDaniel, Thomas - Reassignment to District Conservationist of Talladega and Shelby Counties, effective 1-07
• McGraw, Linda - Area Administrative Coordinator, Columbiana, AL to Bessemer, AL McGraw, Linda - Secretary Tombigbee RC&D, Oxford, AL to Administrative Coordinator-Central Team, Columbiana, AL, 7/06
• Mosely, Darin - resigned as Soil Conservation Technician, Wetumpka Field Office, effective 3/06
• Musser, Steve - Assistant State Conservationist for Programs (state office), previously the Resource Conservationist-East, Montgomery, AL, effective 7/06
• Nelson, Donald B. - Soil Conservationist, Jackson, 1/05
• Nicholas, Joyce - Soil Conservationist (Mobile FO), selected as the District Conservationist, for Monroeville, effective 3/4/07 
• Nicholas, Joyce - Soil Conservationist, at the Marion Field Office has been reassigned to the Mobile Field Office, effective 12/05
• Oakes, Perry - assumed responsibility for the Water Resources Program, Watershed Rehabilitation, and Traditional EWP, effective 10/12/08
• Ortiz-Rodriguez, Ramon - Soil Conservationist, Rainsville, AL, to NRCS, Thomasville, GA, as Soil Conservationist, effective 6/05
• Paglione, Teresa - reassigned from the Programs Staff to the Ecological Sciences Staff with duties remaining the same, effective 10/12/08
• Pennington, Carl - Resource Conservationist, Grove Hill, 7/06
• Poole, Tim - reassigned from the Evergreen FO to the Clanton FO as a District Conservationist, effective 11/05
• Public Affairs - renamed Communications, Marketing, and Outreach, effective 10/08 
• Ramsey, Charlie - Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations-Central, effective 7/06. Office will be located in Columbiana, AL. Was DC Mobile/Gulf Coast RC&D Coordinator, Bay Minette
• Ramsey, Charlie - Gulf Coast RC&D Coordinator, Bay Minette, AL to Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations-Central, Columbiana, AL, effective 7/07 

• Ray, William B. - Soil Conservation Technician, Talladega/Shelby Counties, effective 05/11/08

• Rhodes,  Mark - Soil Conservationist, for NRCS, in Americus, GA, effective 7/06
• Rice, Chris - resigned as Soil Conservation Technician, Scottsboro, AL
• Richards, Heidi - RC&D Coordinator, Oxford, AL to RC&D Coordinator, Birmingham, AL
• Slater, Philip - Soil Conservationist, reassigned to Talladega from Andalusia, effective 12/06
• Smith, Allison (Mackey) - Secretary (Operations/, State Office, Auburn, AL, effective 8/08
• Smith, Bill - Assistant State Conservation Engineer, Auburn State Office, effective 9/14/2008 
• Sparks, Jean - Administrative Coordinator-East, transferring to Veterans Admin, Decatur, GA, effective 6/07 
• Spivey, Annette - Soil Conservation Technician, Alexander City, AL
• Stanfield, Lee - Procurement Technician, Auburn, AL, to Transportation Assistant, Gunter Air Force Base, AL, effective 03/08 
• Stewart, David - Soil Conservation Technician, Marion, AL, 5/06
• St. John, Kent - Soil Conservation Technician from Gadsden, AL to Bessemer, AL, effective 06/08/08.
• Stone, Sharon - Secretary Coosa Valley RC&D, resigned, effective 10/06
• Sutton, Glen - District Conservationist, Clanton Field Office, reassigned as District Conservationist for the Hot Springs Field Service Center NRCS in Arkansas, effective 10/05
• Thomas, Stephon - Soil Scientist, has been reassigned to Tuscaloosa MLRA Soil Survey Office, effective 2/05
• Vaughan, Alex - Soil Conservationist, Dothan, AL to NRCS, Bonifay, FL, effective 10/07
• Warden, Angela - Soil Scientist, Jackson, AL, resigned, effective 03/08 
• Warden, Angela - Soil Scientist reassigned to MLRA Soil Survey Project Office in Tuscaloosa, AL, effective 11/05.  Tuscaloosa, AL to Grove Hill, AL, effective 1/07
• Weaver, Shannon - became the Assistant State Conservationist for Technology. Shannon’s duties will include: Supervision of the Ecological Sciences Staff, effective 10/08 Weaver, Shannon - Assistant State Conservationist (FO)-East Team, Auburn, AL to Assistant State Conservationist for Natural Resources, Auburn, AL, effective 4/07  
• Wells, Jennifer, Soil Conservationist, Geneva, resigned effective 4/07
• Williams, Andrew - reassigned from the Programs Staff to the Communications, Marketing, and Outreach Staff with duties remaining the same, effective 11/9/08 (Retired 1/1/09)
• Williams, Walker - Soil Conservationist in Evergreen, promoted to District Conservationist for Evergreen, effective 3/05 then to Resource Conservationist, Troy, effective 12/06
• Wright, Andrew (Drew) - District Conservationist, Jackson FO, transfer from NRCS, Marianna FL, effective 11/26/06
• Zellmer, Rick - Soil Scientist at the MLRA Office in Auburn, has been reassigned as a Soil Conservationist for the Resource Conservation Staff in Auburn, effective 11/05

Retirees