Meet the people who make the SWCD great!
SWCD Staff
Jim Hess
District Manager
jhess@elkhartcounty.com
574-523-2031
Todd Clark
Conservationist (Stormwater)
tclark@elkhartcounty.com
574-523-2032
Lora Atkins
Administrative Assistant/Treasurer
latkins@elkhartcounty.com
574-523-2037
Brea Persing
Conservationist (Education)
bpersing@elkhartcounty.com
574-523-2033
SWCD Board Members
Darrel Shover
Board Chairman
Keith Miller
Board Member
Dean Rink
Vice Board Chairman
Tom Perry
Board Member
Dale Leer
Board Member
Lora Atkins
Recording Secretary
Associate Board Members: Gary Kauffman & Thomas Kercher
USDA/NRCS
Troy Manges
Acting District Conservationist
(574) 936-2024 ext 4
troy.manges@usda.gov