CADASTRAL SURVEY CONTACTS 

as of July 2024

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: Vacant
(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: 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:  Vacant

Northwest and Upper Colorado River District Lead: Kyle Scholl, (970) 724-3018, kscholl@blm.gov  

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
nbelson@blm.gov

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

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. 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

Vacant
Contact: Ms. Laura J Hronec
Chief Cadastral Surveyor 
New Mexico State Office
Branch of Cadastral Survey
100 Sun Avenue, Suite 230
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109
(505) 954-2180Deputy Chief: Mr. Robert W Flora
(505) 418-6690

rflora@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
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)

Tasha A. Huhta (Acting)
Acting Branch Chief, Lands and Cadastral Survey 
Headquarters Chief Cadastral Surveyor
(907) 271-4209
thuhta@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