Staff

Staff

Jasper Fanning

General Manager
(888) 883-9066

Overall administrator of the District.

Fanning understands the value of natural resources in the URNRD and the relationship between regulations and the economy of the region. Fanning led development of the NCORPE and Rock Creek augmentation projects in Lincoln and Dundy Counties, respectively, that have allowed the State of Nebraska to maintain compliance with the three-state Republican River Compact without ceasing irrigation on thousands of cropland acres in the Republican Basin.

Deb Hayes

Office Manager/Administrative Assistant
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Hayes is responsible for the keeping of financial, personnel, policy and meeting records for the NRD. 

Nate Jenkins

Assistant Manager
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Jenkins develops and implements District projects, manages external District communication efforts, and oversees grant requests and programs.

Julia Strand

Water Program Specialist
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Strand is a Water Program Specialist and her duties include working with variance requests, the water quality program, and managing the database and GIS program.

Danielle Haarberg

Information and Education Specialist
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Haarberg coordinates media relations, education programs and website.

Cooper Bollman

Conservation Technician
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Bollman is responsible for irrigation and chemigation related work in Chase County. 

Todd Burrell

Wildlife Biologist
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Burrell oversees the District's wildlife habitat restoration projects and the Rock Creek rangeland restoration and augmentation site project. 

Fay Hiykel

Conservation Technician
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Hiykel is responsible for irrigation and chemigation related work in Dundy County.

Brett Harmon

Water Resource Technician
308-883-9066

Harmon is responsible for irrigation and chemigation related work in the District. 

Jeff Lempke

Water Resource Technician
888-883-9066

Lempke is responsible for irrigation and chemigation related work in the District. 

Mike Nesbitt

Conservation Programs Coordinator
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Nesbitt oversees the District's tree program, and is responsible for irrigation and chemigation related work.. 

Wilma Zimbelman

Imperial Field Office Secretary
308-882-4263

Zimbelman provides secretarial support for District & United States Department of Agriculture NRCS programs in the Imperial NRCS office. 

Patsy Kroeker

Grant Field Office Secretary
308-352-4776

Kroeker provides secretarial support for District & United States Department of Agriculture NRCS programs in the Grant NRCS office. 

Dwain Curtis

Part-Time Conservation Technician
888-883-9066

Curtis works part-time and assists the full time technicians with their duties.