Natural Resources
Efficiently and responsibly managing and protecting our water and land resources for the sustainability, health, safety, and economic benefit of the State of Arkansas
Employee Directory
Natural Resources Division Organizational Chart 2023
Administrative Section
| Chris Colclasure Director 501 682-3961 Email Chris Colclasure | Vacant Administrative Analyst (501) 682-3986 |
| Ryan Benefield P.E. Deputy Director 501 682-3962 Email Ryan Benefield P.E. | Chris Kelley GIS Analyst 501 682-3976 Email Chris Kelley |
| Robert Claxton Computer Support Coordinator 501 682-4963 Email Robert Claxton | Gaylon Stanfield Computer Support Specialist 501 682-3988 Email Gaylon Stanfield |
| Katie Mann Ecologist Coordinator 501 682-3979 Email Katie Mann |
Conservation Section
| Megan Perkins Conservation Program Coordinator 501 682- 3968 Email Megan Perkins | Jack Clark Land Resource Specialist 479 871-6135 Email Jack Clark |
| Tim Hockenberry Land Resource Specialist 479 871-6136 Email Tim Hockenberry | Monica Hancock Environmental Program Coordinator 479 250-7444 Email Monica Hancock |
| Bob Fowler Environmental Program Coordinator 501-683-0577 Email Bob Fowler | Mary Elizabeth Lea Agricultural Program Manager (501) 682-3953 Email Mary Elizabeth Lea |
| Nick Richardson Environmental Program Coordinator 501 231-0458 Email Nicholas Richardson | Vacant Land Resource Specialist 501 804-2135 |
Water Resources Development Section
| Debby Dickson Water Development Section Manager 501 682-0548 Email Debra Dickson | Lakeitha Walker Program Coordinator 501 682-3905 Email: Lakeitha Walker |
| Matthew J. Brooks, P.E. Engineer Supervisor 501 682-3934 Email Matthew J. Brooks, P.E. | Alan Johnson Engineer 501 682-3974 Email Alan Johnson |
| Randolph Polk Engineer 501 682-3973 Email Randolph Polk | Shelly Ballard Rural Const Grant/Financial Officer 501 682-3925 Email Shelly Ballard |
| Dewania Coleman-Jones Program Fiscal Manager 501 682-3926 Email Dewania Coleman-Jones | Andrew Gibbons Rural Const Grant/Financial Officer 501 682-0552 Email Andrew Gibbons |
| Keith Sanders Program Coordinator 501 682-0554 Email Keith Sanders | Vacant Rural Const Grant/Financial Officer 501 682-3086 |
| Vacant Rural Const Grant/Financial Officer 501 682-3978 | Madhavi Mane Rural Const Grant/Financial Officer 501 682-6948 Email Madhavi Mane |
| Gary Speas Engineer 501 682-0555 Email Gary Speas | Debra Garcia Rural Const Grant/Financial Officer 501 682-0545 Email Debra Garcia |
| Josh Burns Engineer 501 682-3916 Email Josh Burns Alyce Briley Administrative Assistant III 501 683-0109 Email Alyce Briley Chris James SRF Accounting Program Coordinator 501 682-3921 Email Chris James Leah Johannes Program Fiscal Manager 501 682-0549 Email Leah Johannes | Bob Hunt Finance Program Coordinator 501-682-0550 Email Bob Hunt Vacant Engineer P.E. 501 682-3949 Amy Theriac Program Outreach Coordinator 501 682-0547 Email: Amy Theriac |
Water Resources Management Section
| Ryan Benefield P.E. Water Resources Division Manager 501 682-3962 Email Ryan Benefield P.E. |
WMD - Dam Safety/Floodplain Section
| Whit Montague Engineer Supervisor 501 682-3969 Email Whit Montague | Toni Brown Program Coordinator 501-682-3982 Email Toni Brown |
| Vacant Engineer 501 682-5219 | Mike Harris Mitigation Grants 501 682-3907 Email Mike Harris |
| Chris Rice Grants Analyst 501 683-1994 Email Chris Rice Shawn Jackson NFIP Coordinator/ State Climatologist 501 682-3959 Email Shawn Jackson | Erin Miller Floodplain Compliance Specialist 501 682-3958 Email Erin Miller Debbie Davis Administrative Assistant 501 682-3830 Email Debbie Davis |
WMD - Groundwater Protection/Management Section
| Blake Forrest Geology Supervisor 501 682-3904 Email Blake Forrest | Jacob Harvey Construction Inspector 501 682-3937 Email Jacob Harvey |
| Jackie Broach Administrative Analyst 501 682-3900 Email Jackie Broach | Christy Steward Environmental Program Coordinator 501 682-1697 Email Christy Steward |
| Myles Morton Engineer Technician 501 682-3924 Email Miles Morton | Corbin Cannon Professional Geologist 501 682-3983 Email Corbin Cannon |
| Mike Guess Statistician 501 682-3966 Email Mike Guess |
WMD - Nonpoint Source Pollution Management Section
| Tate Wentz Water Quality Section Manager 501 682-3914 Email Tate Wentz | Allen Brown Environmental Program Coordinator 501 682-3902 Email Allen Brown |
| Savannah Howell Cost Share Program Coordinator 501 682-3956 Email Savannah Howell | Kevin McGaughey Program Coordinator 501 682-3908 Email Kevin McGaughey |
| Sarah Weems Agri Program Specialist 501 682-3917 Email Sarah Weems Sue Filat-Alami Riparian Tax Credit Coordinator 501 682-3909 Email Sue Filat-Alami | Laura Brown Administrative Specialist III 501 682-3985 Email Laura Brown |
WMD - State Water Planning Section
| Jay Whisker Engineer Supervisor 501 682-3980 Email Jay Whisker | Josh Burns State Water Compliance Engineer 501 682-3916 Email Josh Burns |
| Vacant Program Coordinator Phone | Darla Brooks Audit Coordinator 501 682-3977 Email Darla Brooks |
