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 2021
Administrative Section
| Chris Colclasure Director 501 682-3986 Email Chris Colclasure | April Harris Administrative Analyst (501) 682-3986 Email April Harris |
| Ryan Benefield P.E. Deputy Director 501 682-3962 Email Ryan Benefield P.E. | Vacant Administrative Assistant III 501 682-3960 |
| Robert Claxton Computer Support Coordinator 501 682-4963 Email Robert Claxton | Chris Kelley GIS Analyst 501 682-3976 Email Chris Kelley |
| Katie Mann Ecologist Coordinator 501 682-3979 Email Katie Mann | Gaylon Stanfield Computer Support Specialist 501 682-3988 Email Gaylon Stanfield |
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 Land Resource Specialist 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 | Andrew Gibbons Land Resource Specialist 501 804-2135 Email Andrew Gibbons |
Water Resources Development Section
| Mark Bennett Water Development Division Manager 501 682-3978 Email Mark Bennett | Darla Brooks Program Fiscal Manager 501 682-3977 Email Darla Brooks |
| Richard Dawson, P.E. Engineer Supervisor 501 682-3934 Email Richard Dawson, P.E. | Alan Johnson Engineer 501 682-3974 Email Alan Johnson |
| Randolph Polk Engineer 501 682-3973 Email Randolph Polk | Dean Marlin Rural Const Grant/Financial Officer 501 682-3925 Email Dean Marlin |
| Dewania Coleman-Jones Rural Const Grant/Financial Officer 501 682-3926 Email Dewania Coleman-Jones | Joyce Silverman Rural Const Grant/Financial Officer 501 682-0552 Email Joyce Silverman |
| Keith Sanders Program Coordinator 501 682-0554 Email Keith Sanders | Alex Avlos Rural Const Grant/Financial Officer 501 682-3086 Email Alex Avlos |
| Debra Dickson Program Fiscal Manager 501 682-0548 Email Debra Dickson | Martha Washington Rural Const Grant/Financial Officer 501 682-6948 Email Martha Washington |
| Gary Speas Engineer 501 682-0555 Email Gary Speas | David Stowers Rural Const Grant/Financial Officer 501 682-0545 Email David Stowers |
| Josh Burns Engineer 501 682-3916 Email Josh Burns Alyce Briley Administrative Assistant III 501 683-0109 Email Alyce Briley Vacant SRF Program Coordinator 501 682-0549 Monique L. Sanders SRF Accounting Operations Manager 501 682-3921 Email Monique Sanders | Tevin Sharp Finance Program Coordinator 501-682-0550 Email Tevin Sharp Vacant Engineer P.E. 501 682-3949 Vacant Program Outreach Coordinator 501 682-0547 |
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 |
| Gavin Gray Program Coordinator 501 682-3907 Email Gavin Gray | Zofia Higginbotham Mitigation Grants 501 682-3958 Email Zophia Higginbotham |
| Shelly Ballard Grants Analyst 501 683-1994 Email Shelly Ballard Shawn Jackson NFIP Coordinator/ State Climatologist 501 582-3959 Email Shawn Jackson | Debbie Davis Administrative Assistant 501 682-3830 Email Debbie Davis |
WMD - Groundwater Protection/Management Section
| Jim Battreal P.G. Geology Supervisor 501 682-3904 Email Jim Battreal P.G. | Jacob Harvey Construction Inspector 501 682-3937 Email Jacob Harvey |
| Jackie Broach Administrative Analyst 501 682-3900 Email Jackie Broach | Carl Barker Environmental Program Coordinator 501 682-1697 Email Carl Barker |
| Vacant Engineer Technician 501 682-1697 | Blake Forrest Professional Geologist 501 682-3983 Email Blake Forrest |
| Mike Guess Statistician 501 682-3966 Email Mike Guess |
WMD - Nonpoint Source Pollution Management Section
| Vacant AG Division Manager 501 682-3914 | Allen Brown Environmental Program Coordinator 501 682-3902 Email Allen Brown |
| Savannah Riddle Program Coordinator 501 682-3956 Email Savannah Riddle | Kevin McGaughey Program Coordinator 501 682-3908 Email Kevin McGaughey |
| Vacant Program Coordinator 501 682-3917 | Laura Brown Administrative Specialist III 501 682-3985 Email Laura Brown |
WMD - State Water Planning Section
| Vacant Engineer Supervisor 501 682-3980 | Sue Filat-Alami Land Resource Specialist 501 682-3909 Email Sue Filat-Alami |
| Vacant Program Coordinator Phone | Josh Burns State Water Compliance Engineer 501 682-3916 Email Josh Burns |
