staff & directors

Staff

Abby Frey, District Manager
abby.frey@columbiaccd.org
(570) 317-9477
(570) 594-4585

Steven Wanner, Erosion Control and Compliance Specialist
[email protected]
(570) 317-9469
(570) 317-3387

Gary Rinehimer, Agricultural Conservation Specialist
[email protected]
(570) 317-9468
(570) 594-4495

Alan Belles, Roads and Watershed Specialist
[email protected]
(570) 317-9478

Philip Hemsarth, Agricultural Conservation Specialist
[email protected]
(570) 317-9468
(570) 594-4244

Beth Marie Gensemer, Administrative Coordinator
[email protected]
(570) 317-9456

Nancy J. Beyer, P.E., Manager Support Specialist
[email protected]
(570) 317-9456

John Esslinger, Agricultural Conservation Technician
[email protected]
(570) 317-9456
​(570) 317-3439

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Directors
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Donald Edwards, Chairman/ Farmer Director
Serving on the Board since 1979

Doug Brown, Vice-Chairman/ Urban Director
Serving on the Board since 2014
Associate Director 1991-2014

Debbie Jarrard, Farmer Director
Serving on the Board since 2017

Dennis Levan, Farmer Director
Serving on the Board since 1987

Misty Chapman, Urban Director
Serving on the Board since 2024

Brian Sokol, Farmer Director
Serving on the Board since 2018

Randy Karschner, County Commissioner
Serving on the Board since 2024

Associate Directors

Edwin Lease 
Serving on the Board since 2001

Tonya Boston-Sagar
Serving on the Board since 1992

Jeff Giger
Serving on the Board since 2021

Jessica Lehman
Serving on the Board since 2021

Joan McCarty
Serving on the Board since 2012
Served as Urban Director from 2017 - 2024

Abby Yoder
Serving on the Board since 2024

Wyatt Johnson
Serving on the Board since 2024