NOPHNRCSE

Rafael Gonzalez Pagan – Midwest

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Manuel Diaz – Northeast

Manuel DiazNortheast Regional Representative Manuel Diaz is an agricultural engineer with the USDA-NRCS in Amherst, Massachusetts. He has worked for the agency for 15 years mostly involved on projects related to irrigation and soil and water management in the states of Washington, Utah, Idaho, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico and Massachusetts. Manuel’s…

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Damuel Morales – Executive Vice President

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Lilliam Torres – Secretary

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Angel Domenech – Treasurer

Angel DomenechTreasurerAngel Domenech born and raised in Carolina PR. I completed a bachelor’s degree in Agronomy and Master in Soil Microbiology in the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus. Begin a career in NRCS in Arkansas in 2011 as MLRA Soil Scientist. Participated in two summer detail in Initial Mapping…

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Paula Salazar – Vice President

Paula SalazarVice PresidentPaula Salazar is a Management & Program Analyst for Grants and Agreements with NRCS Utah State Office in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born in Caracas, Venezuela and raised in Miami, FL. She started her career in 2015 as a Pathway Student Intern in Ohio and after…

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2024 Virtual Conference Schedule

Register HereCheck Out the Conference Schedule  Technical tract: Planning, Design and Installation of Production Wells

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Carlos Roda – President

Carlos Roda NOPHNRCSE President Originally from Ponce, Puerto Rico, Carlos Roda completed his degree in civil engineering in the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. After 2 summer internships, he started his career as a field engineer and then area engineer in Bowling Green, KY. After 13 years in the…

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New Spotlight Members!!!

Hola a todos! My name is Sarah Ramirez, and I’m from San Jose, California. My unique upbringing between the Santa Cruz mountains and the Central Valley sparked my love for the outdoors and agriculture. In high school, I took a Soil Chemistry class under the Future Farmers of America program…

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