CADASTRAL SURVEY CONTACTS
As of September 2023
Alaska
Mr. Thomas O'Toole
Chief Cadastral Surveyor
Branch of Cadastral Survey (AK-942) 222 West 7th Avenue, #13
Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7599
(907) 271-4231 (Voice-Direct)
(907) 271-4549 (Fax)
totoole@blm.gov
Field Section Survey Chief: Kurt Huhta
(907) 271-4234
khuhta@blm.gov
Office Section Chief; Nathan C. Erickson
(907) 271-5770
n05erick@blm.gov
Cadastral Contract Chief: Blair Parker
907-406-0322
bcparker@blm.gov
Riparian Specialist: Sam R. Morris
(907) 271-5236
s05morri@blm.gov
PLSS Data Set Manager: Joshua Foreman
(907) 271-4206
jforeman@blm.gov
Arizona
Mr. Geoff Graham
Chief Cadastral Surveyor (AZ-921)
One N. Central Avenue Suite 800
Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4427
(602) 417-9558 (Voice Direct)
(602) 417-9588 (Fax)
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: Rosendo Ramos
(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; c. (559) 289-7511
tjjackso@blm.gov
Office Chief: Daniel Lipiec
(707) 825-2344; c. (707) 834-1287
dlipiec@blm.gov
PLSS Data Set Manager: Acting
Colorado
Mr. David Ginther
Chief Cadastral Surveyor
Branch of Cadastral Survey
2850 Youngfield Street
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
Deputy Chief Cadastral Surveyor: Sean Mullen
(970) 240-5410
smullen@blm.gov
Southwest District Lead: Vacant
Rocky Mountain District Lead: Vacant
Northwest and Upper Colorado River District Lead: Vacant
PLSS Dataset Manager: Dale Vinton,
(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: Nate Belson
(419) 349-1056
Idaho
Acting
Chief Cadastral Surveyor
(LLID957000)
1387 South Vinnell Way
Boise, Idaho 83709
(208) 373-3994 (Voice-Direct)
(208) 373-3980 (Voice-Main)
(208) 373-3988 (Fax)
Field Chief: Monte L. King
(208) 373-3984
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
Mr. Joshua F. Alexander
Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Montana and the Dakotas (MT-926)
5001 Southgate Drive
Billings, Montana 59101
(406) 896-5123 (Voice-Direct)
(406) 896-5295 (Fax)
jalexand@blm.gov
Field Chief: Vacant
Office Chief /Program Lead: Vacant
PLSS Data Set Manager and Title Records: Vacant
Nevada
Mr. Michael Harmening
Chief Cadastral Surveyor
Branch of Geographic Services (NV-952) Division of Support Services
1340 Financial Boulevard
Reno, Nevada 89502-7147
(775) 861-6490 (Voice-Direct)
mharmeni@blm.gov
Cadastral Field Section Chief: Shane Trotter
(775) 861-6544
Cadastral Office Section Chief: Vacant
Mapping Science Section/GIS: Don Harper
(775) 861-6565
National Mineral Surveyor Program Lead: Brandon K. Grace
(775) 861-6551
Land Status Supervisor: Vacant
PLSS Data Set Manager: Lucas Beauchamp
(775) 861-6545
New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas
Mr. Michael Purtee
Chief Cadastral Surveyor
New Mexico State Office
Branch of Cadastral Survey
100 Sun Avenue, Suite 230
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109
(505) 761-8903
mpurtee@blm.gov
Deputy Chief: Michael Hart
(505) 761-8908
mlhart@blm.gov
PLSS Data Set Manager: Monica Faux
(505) 761-8911
mfaux@blm.gov
Oregon, Washington
Mr. Robert Femling
Chief Cadastral Surveyor
Branch of Geographic Sciences (OR-957)
1220 S.W. 3rd Avenue
Portland, OR 97204
U.S. Mail
P.O. Box 2965
Portland, Oregon 97208
(503) 808-6132 (Voice)
(503) 808-6190 (Fax)
rfemling@blm.gov
Associate Branch Chief: Vacant
Acting Cadastral Survey Section 1 Chief: Randy Younis
(503) 808-6498
ryounis@blm.gov
Cadastral Survey Section 2 Chief: Vacant
Acting 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 84101-1345
(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 (mobile)
s75spark@blm.gov
Deputy/Program Lead: vacant
Field Chief: James E. Jacob
(307) 684-1062
jjacob@blm.gov
Office Chief/ 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)
Dominica VanKoten
Branch Chief, Lands and Cadastral Survey
Headquarters Chief Cadastral Surveyor
(571) 266-9585
dvankote@blm.gov
Cadastral Services Fiduciary Trust Manager: Jacob Barowsky
(505) 250-6180
jbarowsky@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
LR2000 Lead: Maria (Virginia) Morales
(775) 861-6429
vmorales@blm.gov
Land Status and Surface Management Agency (SMA) Lead: Mark Ames
(970) 644-2603
mames@blm.gov
Training, Policy, and Technical Guidance: Robert W. (Bob) Dahl (Experienced Services Program Enrollee)
(202) 230-4990 or (304) 947-7246
bdahl@blm.gov