Staff

    The Upper Niobrara White NRD currently employs eight staff members. Seven employees work at the UNWNRD office in Chadron and one work as NRCS Secretary in the Alliance field office.
    Patrick O'Brien

    Patrick O'Brien

    General Manager

    obrien@unwnrd.org

    Manages all District operations and policies, Budget development

    Lynn Webster

    Lynn Webster

    Assistant Manager

    webster@unwnrd.org

    Ground Water Quantity, Well Permits, GIS, Cost-share Programs: Flow meters, Pivot conversions, Home water treatment systems, Well Decommissioning

    Kylen Armstrong

    Kylen Armstrong

    Conservation Programs Coordinator

    armstrong@unwnrd.org

    Accounting, Payroll, Billing, Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Program (NSWCP) processing, Budget Assistance, Public Relations/Communications

    Eli Goff

    Eli Goff

    Resource Coordinator

    goff@unwnrd.org  

    Tree Orders, windbreak planning, wildlife habitat planning, cost-share programs, WILD Nebraska, Corners for Wildlife, No-Till Drill Programs, Irrigation Flow Meter reading, Chemigation Inspections,  Static Water Levels

    Haley Anders

    Haley Anders

    Water Programs Manager

    anders@unwnrd.org

    Groundwater Quality Monitoring, Assessment, and Reporting, Chemigation Program Coordinator, Groundwater Sampling, Domestic Well Sampling, Water Education Meeting

    Elizabeth Heger

    Elizabeth Heger

    Conservation Programs Assistant

    heger@unwnrd.org

    Chemigation Permits and Inspections, Conservation Festival, Envirothon, Land Judging, Range Judging, Board Secretary, Customer Orders, District Wellness Coordinator, Website Maintenance, Social Media Pages, PRIDE Liaison, Irrigation Flow Meter reading

    Robbin Randall

    Robbin Randall

    Groundwater Management Coordinator

    randall@unwnrd.org  

    Water Quantity Program, Irrigation Efficiency Education, Irrigation Flow Meter reading, UltraSonic Measurements, Well Decommissioning Program, Meters Cost Share, GIS Assistant, Weather Stations, Crop Water Use Reports, Chemigation Inspections, Tree Program support, NeRAIN Coordinator, Static Water Level support

    Brenda Schnell

    Brenda Schnell

    Alliance NRCS Field Office Secretary

    brenda.schnell@ne.nacdnet.net

    NRCS/UNWNRD liaison, NRCS Secretary

    Phone:
    (308) 432-6190
    Fax:
    (308) 432-6187
    Mailing Address:
    430 East Second Street
    Chadron, Nebraska 69337

    For specific contact information related to UNWNRD Board and Staff, please see the ‘About Us’ page.

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