CADASTRAL SURVEY CONTACTS 

as of  March 2025

Alaska

Nathan C. Erickson 
Chief Cadastral Surveyor (Acting) 
Branch of Cadastral Survey (AK-942) 222 West 7th Avenue, #13 
Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7599 
(907) 271-5770 
(907) 271-4231 (Voice-Direct) 
tn05erick@blm.gov

Field Section Survey Chief: Seth Kiester (Acting) 
(907) 271-4265
skister@blm.gov

Office Section Chief: John Hill (Acting)
(907) 271-4207
 mailto:j05hill@blm.gov

Cadastral Contract Chief: Blair Parker
907-406-0322
bcparker@blm.gov

Riparian Specialist: Vacant
(907) 271-5236
s05morri@blm.gov 

PLSS Data Set Manager: Joshua Foreman 
(907) 271-4206
jforeman@blm.gov

Arizona

R. Reece Henry
Chief Cadastral Surveyor (AZ-921)
One N. Central Avenue Suite 800
Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4427
(480) 744-5242 (Office)
(602) 980-9588 (Cell)
ggraham@blm.gov 

Field Survey Chief: Vacant
(623) 580-5579
ggraham@blm.gov 

Office and Review Lead: Michelle Meece 
(602) 417-9577
mmeece@blm.gov

PLSS Data Set Manager: Michelle Meece  
(623) 580-56047
rramosserrano@blm.gov

California, Hawaii

Ms. Joan Honda
Chief Cadastral Surveyor
Branch of Cadastral Survey (CA-942)
2800 Cottage Way, Room W-1834
Sacramento, California 95825
(916) 978-4316 (Voice-Direct)
(916) 978-4327 (Fax)
jhonda@blm.gov

Field Chief: Timothy Jackson 
(559) 297-0706 x 4914; (Voice)
(559) 289-7511 (Cell)
tjjackso@blm.gov

Office Chief: Daniel Lipiec 
(707) 825-2344 (Voice-Direct)
(707) 834-1287 (Cell)
dlipiec@blm.gov

PLSS Data Set Manager: Carl Magagnosc

Colorado

Mr. David Ginther 
Chief Cadastral Surveyor
Branch of Cadastral Survey 
Denver Federal Center, Building 40 
Lakewood, Colorado 80215
Physical Office: 
NW District & Little Snake Field Office 
455 Emerson St. 
Craig, CO, 81625 
(970) 826-5064  (Voice-Direct)
(303) 239-3815 (Fax)
dginther@blm.gov

Acting Deputy Chief Cadastral Surveyor:   Sean Mullen
(970) 240-5410
smullen@blm.gov 

Southwest District Lead: Vacant

Rocky Mountain District Lead: Katharine Singleton
(907) 269-8564
mailto:ksingleton@blm.gov

Northwest and Upper Colorado River District Lead: Vacant

PLSS Dataset Manager: Vacant
(303) 239-3819
dvinton@blm.gov 

Eastern States, all states east of and bordering the Mississippi River

Mr. Dave Radford
Deputy State Director Geospatial Services
(ES-960) 5275 Leesburg Pike
Suite 102-A
Falls Church, VA 22041
O: (703) 558-7759
C: (503) 333-8855
fradford@blm.gov 

Field Chef: Leon Chmura 
(703) 558-7760
lchmura@blm.gov

Office Chief: Vacant

PLSS Data Set Manager: Vacant

Idaho

Mr. Michael L. Hart
Chief Cadastral Surveyor
1387 South Vinnell Way
Boise, Idaho 83709
(208) 373-3981 (Voice-Direct)
(208) 373-3988 (Fax)
mlhart@blm.gov

Field Chief: Monte L. King 
(208) 373-3984 (Voice-Direct)
(202) 768-6162 (Cell)
mking@blm.gov 

Office Chief: Daniel S. Young 
(208) 373-3994
dsyoung@blm.gov 

PLSS Data Set Manager: Byron McCombs 
(208) 373-3992
bmccombs@blm.gov 

Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota

Thomas L. Laakso
Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Montana and the Dakotas (MT-926)
5001 Southgate Drive
Billings, Montana 59101
(406) 896-5125 (Voice-Direct)
(406) 896-5295 (Fax)
tlaakso@blm.gov

Field Chief: Vacant

Office Chief /Program Lead: Vacant 

PLSS Data Set Manager and Title Records: Vacant 

Nevada

Clarence (Wayne) D. Strickland
Chief Cadastral Surveyor
Branch of Geographic Services (NV-952) Division of Support Services
1340 Financial Boulevard 
Reno, Nevada 89502-7147 
(775) 861-6557 (Voice-Direct) 
cdstrickland@blm.gov

Management & Program Analyst: Allie Brandt
(406) 590-9142
abrandt@blm.gov

Cadastral Field Section Chief: Brandon K. Grace 
(775) 861-6551 
bgrace@blm.gov

Cadastral Office Section Chief: Vacant

Cadastral, Standards for Boundary Evidence (SBE), Lead: Lee Wilson
702-515-5186
ltwilson@blm.gov

PLSS Data Set Manager: Lucas Beauchamp 
(775) 861-6545 
lbeauchamp@blm.gov

National Mineral Surveyor Program Lead: Vacant

Cadastral Records Manager: Rosalina Lontoc
(775) 861-6489
rlontoc@blm.gov

Title and Land Status Records Lead: Barry Bonnett
(775) 861-6602
jbonnett@blm.gov

Geographic Information Systems Manager: Don Harper  
(775) 861-6565 
dpharper@blm.gov

New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas

Jacob Barowsky
Chief Cadastral Surveyor  
New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas  
100 Sun Avenue, Suite 230 
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109 
(505) 250-6180 
jbarowsky@blm.gov 

Deputy Chief, Field Section: Justin Hollenbeck 
(505) 761-8908 
jmhollenbeck@blm.gov 

Deputy Chief, Office Section: Robert W Flora 
(505) 418-6690 
rflora@blm.gov 

PLSS Data Set Manager: Monica Faux 
(505) 761-8911 
rflora@blm.gov 

Oregon, Washington

Mr. Robert Femling
Chief Cadastral Surveyor
Branch of Geographic Sciences (OR-957)
1220 S.W. 3rd Avenue
Portland, OR 97204
Portland, Oregon 97208
(503) 808-6633 (Voice)
(503) 808-6190 (Fax)
rfemling@blm.gov

Associate Branch Chief: Vacant

Cadastral Survey Section 1 Chief: Markell Hamm  
(971) 645-3449
mhamm@blm.gov

Cadastral Survey Section 2 Chief: Joseph Mannix
971-718-2810
jmannix@blm.gov

Spatial Products Section Chief: Frank Lahm
(503) 808-6428
flahm@blm.gov

PLSS Data Set Manager: Travis Thomas 
(503) 808-6177
T2thomas@blm.gov  

Utah

Mr. Matthew Kurchinski
Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Utah (UT-925)
Utah State Office
440 West 200 South, Suite 500
Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1434
(801) 539-4139 (Voice-Direct)
mkurchin@blm.gov

Deputy/Program Lead: Ronald (Keith) Batty
(801) 539-4136
rbatty@blm.gov

PLSS Data Set Manager: Calvert Norton
(801) 539-4140
cnorton@blm.gov 

Wyoming, Nebraska

Ms. Sonja (Suzie) Sparks
Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Wyoming and Nebraska (WY-926)
5353 Yellowstone Road
Cheyenne, WY  82009
(307) 775-6225 (Voice-Direct)
(307) 275-5014 (Cell)
s75spark@blm.gov

Deputy/ Office Chief: Jeremy Davis
(307) 775-6467
j65davis@blm.gov

Field Chief: James E. Jacob 
(307) 684-1062
jjacob@blm.gov

PLSS Data Set Manager: Jeremy Davis
(307) 775-6467
j65davis@blm.gov

GNSS Technical Lead: Benjamin Johnson
(307) 775-6217
brjohnson@blm.gov

BLM Headquarters (HQ-350)

Sonja (Suzie) Sparks (Detail) 
Branch Chief, Cadastral Survey, Land Status, and Land Records 
Headquarters Chief Cadastral Surveyor 
(307) 275-5014 
s75spark@blm.gov  

Cadastral Services Fiduciary Trust Manager: Dustin Fiebelkorn (Acting) 
(703) 850-3911 
dfiebelk@blm.gov 

Cadastral Budget, Performance Reporting and Agreements: Roberto Valdez 
(505) 954-2071 
rvaldez@blm.gov 

Public Land Survey System Data Set Manager: Christopher McDonald 
(480) 298-3457 
cpmcdona@blm.gov 

PLS/MLRS Reporting Lead: Cynthia (Cyndi) Eide 
(406) 930-3411 
ceide@blm.gov

Land Status and Surface Management Agency (SMA) Lead: Mark Ames 
(970) 644-2603 
mames@blm.gov 

Senior Policy and Technical Guidance: Robert W. (Bob) Dahl (Experienced Services Program Enrollee)   
(202) 230-4990 or (304) 947-7246 
bdahl@blm.gov