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
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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 | Jessica Jones Program Coordinator 501 682-3905 Email: Jessica Jones |
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 |
John Fetherston Rural Const Grant/Financial Officer 501 682-0555 Email John Fetherston | Donte Lowmack Rural Const Grant/Financial Officer 501 682-0545 Email Donte Lowmack |
Josh Burns Engineer 501 682-3916 Email Josh Burns Vacant Administrative Assistant III 501 683-0109 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 Gary Speas Engineer 501 682-3949 Email Gary Speas 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 Training Coordinator 501-682-3982 Email Toni Brown |
Vacant Engineer 501 682-5219 | Mike Harris Flood Mitigation Assistance Coordinator 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 Coordinator 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 |
Vacant Statistician 501 682-3966 |
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 |