APIO National Council

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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