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Who makes up the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District?
NVSWCD is governed by a five-member Board of Directors. Three directors are elected in a general election every four years, and two, including a Virginia Cooperative Extension agent serving Fairfax County, are appointed by the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board. The NVSWCD Board of Directors meets the fourth Tuesday of every month to discuss District business. The meetings are held in the Herrity Building, 12055 Government Center Parkway in Fairfax, on the 9th floor. Meetings begin at 9:30 a.m. (unless announced otherwise) and are open to the public. A seven-member full-time staff carries out the goals set forth by the Board.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Johna Good Gagnon is serving her first term as an elected member of the Board. She is appointed, since 1993, to the Environmental Advisory Council (EQAC) by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. She is also appointed to the Citizen Corp Council and serves on the Fairfax Joint Local Emergency Planning Committee (FJLEPC). For more than 15 years, she served on the Lee District Land Use and Transportation Advisory Committee. Gagnon is retired from the federal government after more than 26 years service and is currently working in education and training. E-mail Johna Good Gagnon . |
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Sally Ormsby is in her third term as an elected member of the Board. Ormsby is president of the Community Appearance Alliance of Northern Virginia, chair of the Fairfax County Citizens Committee on Land Use and Transportation, a Fairfax County representative to the Northern Virginia Regional Commission, and an active board member of the Fairfax County Federation of Citizens Associations. As president of the Mantua Citizens Association, Ormsby played a key role in addressing containment, control, and remediation programs in response to the Pickett Road tank farm oil spill in 1990. E-mail Sally Ormsby . |
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Jean Packard chaired the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in the mid-70’s and was the first woman in Virginia elected to a soil and water conservation district board. She served on the NVSWCD Board in the early 70’s and was reappointed in 1989. Packard is active in many citizen organizations, primarily in the environmental field. She is president of the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust and serves on the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority Board and the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board. E-mail Jean Packard . |
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John Peterson was appointed by the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board on January 20, 2006 to fill the unexpired term of Delegate David Bulova. He is currently President and CEO of KEMPS Consultants, Inc. with expertise in natural resources public policy, water resources, and erosion and sediment control. Peterson founded Kemps Consultants in 1994 upon retiring, after 40 years of successful federal civil service, from his position as Assistant Chief of USDA’s Soil Conservation Service. Peterson is a former Watershed Specialist for the National Association of Conservation Districts and a former executive director of the National Watershed Coalition. He drafted and lobbied for the successful passage of the Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act of 2000, the first major USDA water resources legislation passed in over 22 years. He is currently Director of Government Relations for the Certified Professionals in Erosion & Sediment Control’s Governing Council and a Soil & Water Conservation Society Fellow. E-mail John Peterson . |
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Adria Bordas was appointed in 2002 to the NVSWCD Board to fill the position reserved for a Virginia Cooperative Extension Agent serving Fairfax County. Bordas earned a Master of Science degree in plant pathology from the University of California-Davis and a Bachelor of Science degree from Rutgers University in biological sciences. For the last three years Bordas managed a grower-scientist participatory research project on alternative disease and pest control strategies for strawberry production in California. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Northern Virginia Landscape and Nurserymen's Association, the Frying Pan Park Renovation Task Force, and the Fairfax County Master Gardeners Executive Board. E-mail Adria Bordas . |
DISTRICT STAFF
Joanna Cornell , Aquatic and Human Ecologist, coordinates the volunteer stream monitoring program and works with schools, teachers, and students on watershed projects.
Diane Hoffman , District Administrator, is responsible for overall program administration and handles policy, budget, and watershed issues. She assists community watershed groups and also is the staff liaison to the Board of Directors.
Christin Jolicoeur , Watershed Specialist, works with agencies and homeowners on stormwater management, stream buffer, conservation landscaping and watershed stewardship projects. She is also responsible for the web site and Conservation Currents, NVSWCD's newsletter.
Nicholas Kokales is the Administrative and Technical Assistant. He is the point of contact for seedling programs, seminar registrations, and newsletter subscriptions. He also provides basic soils information.
Asad Rouhi , Urban Conservation Engineer, reviews site development plans for Fairfax County. He also advises homeowners and developers on land management issues such as erosion and sediment control, stormwater management, drainage problems, stream restoration/stabilization, and soils.
Dan Schwartz , Soil Scientist, is a member of the soil survey update team and primarily works in the field, examining Fairfax County soil through exposed road cuts and auger borings.
Willie Woode , Senior Conservation/Agricultural Water Quality Specialist, reviews rezonings for Fairfax County and develops conservation plans for suburban horse farm operators. He also provides technical advice to homeowners and consultants on pond management and soils.
NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION SERVICE (NRCS) STAFF
Arlen Ricke , NRCS Watershed Resources Planning Specialist, administers the NRCS conservation programs that provide financial and conservation planning assistance to agriculture in Fairfax County. He also provides technical expertise on watershed projects including dam rehabilitation and streambank stabilization.