John Berge

General Manager

Overall administrator for district programs, projects, operations, and staff. He can be contacted at (308) 672-9290.

Barb Hoehn

Assistant Manager

Assists General Manager in administration of district programs, projects, operations, and staff. She can be contacted at (308) 765-1398.

Jenifer Berge Sauter

Special Projects Coordinator in Greenhouse

Scott Schaneman

Water Resources Coordinator

Groundwater, erosion, flood control, buffer strip, range programs, groundwater certification and flow meter readings. He can be contacted at (308) 530-2167

Seth Popp

Water Resources Technician

Water sampling, data collection, GPS data and construction of new monitoring wells

Craig Uhrig

Natural Resources Technician

Flow meter readings, meter maintenance , chemigation

Jody Fiscus

Water Resources Technician

Water sampling, data collection, GPS data and construction of new monitoring wells

David Christian

Projects Coordinator

Assists with the planning, application and maintenance of District projects and programs

Water Conservation Technician

Water sampling, monitoring well data collections, GPS, and water quality programs. Flow meter readings

Lynn Okicki

Natural Resources Technician

Water sampling, monitoring well data collections, chemigation and certification

Todd Filipi

Resource Conservation Coordinator

Coordinates tree program, WILD Nebraska, Living Snow Fence, chemigation, groundwater certification. He can be contacted at (308) 765-3900

Ken Ridgeway

Resource Conservation Technician

Coordinates tree program, WILD Nebraska, groundwater certification

Travis Preston

GIS Coordinator

Geographic displays, maps, and data and assists with Well Census and ground water data programs. He can be contacted at (308) 765-0077.

Lydia Hendrickson

GIS Data Analyst

Assists with geographic displays, maps, and data and assists with Well Census and ground water data programs

Danielle Schafer

Office Manager

Supervises secretary and bookkeeping, district’s general ledger and assists with budget

Kyle Ann Hopkins

Data Management Coordinator

Ground water management program assistance, ground water levels and sampling, and flow meter maintenance and readings

Renay Smith

Secretary/Accounts Payable Clerk

Scottsbluff office receptionist, accounts payable, water data entry, assists with dispensing tree orders

Susie Kaufman

Receptionist/Accounts Receivables Clerk

Scottsbluff office receptionist, accounts receivables, Chemigation, assists with dispensing tree orders

Paula Kihlthau

Bookkeeper

Assists with bookkeeping and other clerical work

Amanda Shepperd

Forestry Technician & Community Educator

Assisting with education programs, media relations, tree workshops, and conducting tree inventories. She can be contacted at (308) 660-5676.

Geri Alworth

NRCS Clerk - Oshkosh

Receptionist, contact for area NRCS programs and inquiries.

NRCS Clerk - Bridgeport

Receptionist, contact for area NRCS programs and inquiries.

Becky Schaneman

NRCS Clerk - Scottsbluff

Receptionist, contact for area NRCS programs and inquiries.