APIO National Council

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
Vice-President	Name: Gina Schworm Phone: Fax: Title: Office:	Works for NRCS in southeast Ohio as a Grassland Conservationist, where she has been serving out of the Zanesville Area 3 Office since 2006. She served as Ohio’s American Indian/Alaska Native EPM before accepting the Asian American/Pacific Islander EPM duties for Ohio in 2009. She is involved with the Ohio Civil Rights Advisory Committee.
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

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

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

Lihue Field Office, Kauai, Hawaii, in 2005

APIO Regional Representatives

APIO Regions and Representatives List Region Map

Representative	Contact Information	Career History
East / NHQ	Name: Yuri Plowden Phone: 570-726-3196 x 122 Title: Soil Scientist Office: Mill Hall, PA	Pennsylvania Soil scientist with the MLRA 147 Soil Survey Office, Mill Hall, Pennsylvania. 2002 to present Asian American Special Emphasis Program Manager for the state of PA Details Dover Foxcroft, Maine – Piscataquis County Soil Survey, 2007
Midwest	Name: Mani Phengrasmy Phone: (765) 884-0660 Title: District Conservationist Office: Fowler, IN
Northern Plains	Name: Dan Curtis Phone: Birthplace: Title: Office:
West	Name: Mani Gomez Phone: (907) 761-7739 Fax: Title: Budget Analysis Office:
Pacific Islands Area — West	Name: Pamela Sablan-Aguon Phone: Title: Office::
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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