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staff & directors

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

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

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Gary Rinehimer, Agricultural Conservation Specialist
[email protected]
(570) 317-9468
(570) 594-449


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Alan Belles, Roads and Watershed Specialist
[email protected]
(570) 317-9478
(570) 594-4244

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Philip Hemsarth, Agricultural Conservation Specialist/Farmland Preservation
[email protected]
(570) 317-9468
(570) 317-3559

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

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Olivia Hubler, Watershed and Education Specialist
[email protected]
(570) 317-9491
(570) 594-6654

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


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

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Associate Directors

Jeff Giger
Serving on the Board since 2021

Jessica Lehman
Serving on the Board since 2021

Joan McCarty
Serving on the Board since 2014

Wyatt Johnson
Serving on the Board since 2024
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Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm
Phone: (570) - 317 - 9456
​​Address: 702 Sawmill Road, Suite 103, Bloomsburg, PA 17815

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