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 APIO National Council - 2010

Do you want to know what your National Council is working on for you? 
Read the minutes from their teleconferences.  If you have questions, please contact your regional representative or President Peter Bautista.

October 23, 2009                  December 10, 2009 (updated 1/13/10)

 

 

Officer

Contact Information

Career History

 



President

 

 

Name:   Peter P. Bautista, P.E.
Phone: (509) 323-2941
Fax:      (509) 323-2909
Birthplace: Guam, Mariana Islands
Title: ASTC-Operations
Office:
    316 W. Boone Ave. Suite 450
    Spokane, Washington 99201-2348

 

Washington State

  • ASTC-Operations, May 2008 to present

Pacific Basin - Micronesian Islands

  • Civil Engineer, Pacific Basin SCS Area Office, Guam 1992 – 1998
  • District Conservationist, Guam NRCS Field Office, Pacific Basin, Marianas, 2003-2005

Southwest: Arizona

  • Engineer Specialist, Arizona NRCS State Office, Phoenix, 1998 – 2001
  • State Design Engineer, Arizona NRCS State Office, Phoenix 2006 – 2007

Northwest: Oregon, Idaho, Washington and Alaska

  • Engineer Specialist, Oregon NRCS State Office, Portland, 2001 - 2003
  • Design Engineer , Multi State (PNW) Design Team, Spokane, WA, 2007 – 2008
  • ASTC-Operations, Spokane Washington-Current

Private Sector

  • 1983-86; Farmer, Guam Pineapple Co.
  • 1991-1992; Guam Environmental Protection Agency

 
Executive Vice-President
 

 

Name: Jay Mar
Phone: (307) 233-6757
Fax
Title: ASTC-Programs
Office: Wyoming

 

Secretary
 

Name: Cheryl Morton
Phone: (808) 541-2600
Title: Administrative Area Office Assistant
Office: Honolulu HI
 


Treasurer
 

Name: Nick S. Vira
Phone: (406) 657-6135 x 115
Title: District Conservationist
Office: Billings, MT

Montana - current

  • District Conservationist, Billings

Oregon

  • Soil Conservationist - Eugene Service Center

Arizona

  • Soil Conservation Trainee - Chandler Field Office
  • Soil Conservationist - Chandler Field Office
  • Soil Conservationist - Avondale Service Center/Phoenix Field Office

Minnesota

  • Student Intern - Jordan Field Office

Details

  • Hurricane Katrina Recovery Effort, New Orleans, LA

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National Council Advisor

Representative

Contact Information

Career History

 

Angela Biggs
Angela Biggs
 

 

Name: Angela L. Biggs
Phone: (217) 345-3901 x 118
Birthplace: Charleston, Illinois
Title: Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations, Area 5
Office:  6021 Development Drive, Suite 3, Charleston, IL 61920

 

 
Vermont
  • Northwest Zone District Conservationist, St. Albans Field Office, 2008 - Present
  • National Asian American/Pacific Islander Emphasis Program Manager, 2007 - Present
Iowa
  • District Conservationist, Northwest Zone, St. Albans Field Office, VT
  • Environmental Specialist, Whitebreast Creek Watershed Project Coordinator with Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship - Division of Soil Conservation, 2001 - 2002
  • Soil Conservationist, Indianola Field Office, 2002 - 2005
  • Soil Conservationist, Independence Field Office, 2005 - 2006
  • District Conservationist, Harlan Field Office, 2006 - 2008
  • Asian American/Pacific Islander Emphasis Program Manager, 2002 - 2007
  • National Asian American/Pacific Islander Emphasis Program Manager, 2007 - Present
Details
  • Lihue Field Office, Kauai, Hawaii, in 2005

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APIO Regional Representatives
 
APIO Regions and Representatives List    Region Map
 

Representative

Contact Information

Career History

 

East / NHQ
 

Name: Shawn McVey
Phone:
(860) 871-4044
Fax Number:
860-871-4054
Birthplace:
Oklahoma City, OK
Title:
Assistant State Soil Scientist,
Office:
CT NRCS State Office
                344 Merrow Rd, Ste A
                Tolland, CT 06084-3917

 

Connecticut
  • 1997 to present - Assistant State Soil Scientist, Tolland, CT
  • 2006 to present - AAPI SEPM for NRCS
  • 2006 to present - UConn adjunct faculty
  • 2002 to present - NRCS Technical Guide Committee

Idaho

  • 1991-1997 - Soil Survey Project Leader, Preston, ID
  • 1987-1991 - Soil Scientist, Soda Springs, ID

Details

  • 2008 - NRCS FRPP detail to Durham, New Hampshire
  • 1992 - SCS Soil Survey detail to Malta, Montana
  • 1989 - SCS Soil Survey detail to Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Fort Hall, Idaho
  • 1988 - SCS Soil Survey detail to Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, Idaho

Private Sector

  • 1986 - Centrol Crop Scout, Buffalo Center, Iowa
  • Prior to that I grew up on a small farm in Iowa. 


Midwest

Name: Mani Phengrasmy
Phone: (765) 884-0660
Title: District Conservationist
Office: Fowler, IN

 



Northern Plains

 

Name: Gary Parks
Phone:
(785) 823-4500
Birthplace:  Boulder, Colorado
Title: Soil Scientist
Office:
Salina MLRA Soil Survey Office
760 S. Broadway
Salina, KS 67401-4604

Biography

 

USMC

  • Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Okinawa Japan 1976-1978,
  • TDY details - Pohang Korea, Minduro Island and Manila Philippines.
  • Marine Air Traffic Control Squadron (MATCS-38) Tustin CA 1978-1980.

Private Sector

  • Farming in Rawlings Co. Kansas 1980-1984.

Kansas

  • SCS Student trainee summers 1989 & 1990.
  • SCS Soil Scientist on Reno Co. Update’ 1990-1994.
  • NRCS Soil Survey Detail to Morton Co. KS, 1992.
  • NRCS Area Wetland Team Leader, 1994-2004.
  • NRCS Soil Survey Detail - Common Wealth Northern Marina Islands (CNMI) 1999, Mapped soil on the remote Islands of
  • Anatahan

  • Pagan

  • Sarigan

  • Alamagan

  • Agrihan.

  • NRCS Soil Survey Detail to Davis, CA (part of the CNMI  survey) 1999.
  • NRCS KS AA/PI SEPM, 2001-2005.

  • ·NRCS Soil Survey Project Leader MLRA 79, 2004-2008.

  • Current position – NRCS Soil Survey Project Member MLRA’s  74, 76, & 79.
     


West
 

Name: Mani Gomez
Phone: (907) 761-7739
Fax:
Title: Budget Analysis
Office:
 


Pacific Islands Area — West
 

Name: Jocelyn Bamba
Phone: (671) 735-4108
Title:  District Conservationist
Office:: Hagatna, Guam

Biography

Pacific Basin
  • District Conservationist, Guam Field Office, 2006 – present
  • RC&D Coordinator, Marianas RC&D Area, Saipan Service Center , 2002–2006

New Jersey

  • District Conservationist, Morris Plains, 2001-2002

Pacific Basin

  • Soil Conservationist, Guam FO, 1995 – 2001

Washington State

  • Student Trainee, Soil Cons., 1993–1994

Details 

  • American Samoa, Acting DC;
  • Oregon, Pendleton Service Center, Soil Conservationist


South

Name: Nga Watts
Phone: (352) 338-9577
Title: Environmental Planning Engineer
Office:  Gainesville, FL
 


Pacific Islands Area — East
 

Name:: David Fischer
Phone
(808) 322-2484 x 105
Title
Resource Engineer (@ Kealakekua SC
Office

 

Experience and Accomplishments

  • Have been involved with conservation, on-farm and professionally, over 50 years!

  • Grew up on farms in New Mexico, Texas, and Iowa

  • BS, Agricultural Engineering from New Mexico State University – 1971

  • United States Army Test Engineer – 2 Years

  • ME, Irrigation Engineering from Utah State University – 1976

  • Registered Professional Engineer in Hawaii and New Mexico

  • Irrigation/Field Engineer – Olokele Sugar / Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut companies in Hawaii – 7 years

  • Five separate engineering positions with SCS/NRCS in Hawaii and New Mexico – 27 years

  • Married to Arlene Kunioka for over 30 years with five children and four grandchildren.

  • I am a Charter and Lifetime member of APIO and have served in various positions over the years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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