Cadastral Survey Contacts
As of October 2026
- 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
n05erick@blm.govField Section Survey Chief: Seth Kiester (Acting)
907-271-4265
skiester@blm.govOffice Section Chief: John Hill (Acting)
907-271-4207
j05hill@blm.govCadastral Contract Chief: Tasha Huhta
480-298-4431
Thuta@blm.govRiparian Specialist: Vacant
PLSS Data Set Manager: Joshua Foreman
(907) 271-4206
jforeman@blm.gov- Arizona
Duties of the Chief Cadastral Surveyor: Mark Moreburg (Delegated)
Chief Cadastral Surveyor (AZ-921)
One N. Central Avenue Suite 800
Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4427
(602) 417-5301 (Office)
(480) 578-4402 (Cell)
mmorberg@blm.gov
Field Survey Chief: Vacant
(480) 744-5242
rrhenry@blm.govOffice and Review Lead: Michelle Meece
(602) 417-9577
mmeece@blm.govPLSS Data Set Manager: Michelle Meece
(602) 417-9577
mmeece@blm.gov- California, Hawaii
Joan Honda
Chief Cadastral Surveyor
Branch of Cadastral Survey (CA-942)
2800 Cottage Way, Room W-1623
Sacramento, California 95825
(916) 978-4316 (Voice-Direct)
(916) 978-4327 (Fax)
jhonda@blm.govField Chief: Timothy Jackson
(559) 297-0706 x 4914 (Voice)
(559) 289-7511 (Cell)
tjjackso@blm.govOffice Chief: Daniel Lipiec
(707) 825-2344 (Voice-Direct)
(707) 834-1287 (Cell)
dlipiec@blm.govPLSS Data Set Manager: Carl Magagnosc
(916) 978-4420
cmagagnosc@blm.gov- Colorado
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.govDeputy Chief Cadastral Surveyor: Sean Mullen
(970) 240-5410
smullen@blm.govBLM Fuels Program Support Lead: Jeffrey Covington
(303) 514-6509
jcovington@blm.govSouthwest District Lead: Vacant
Rocky Mountain District Lead: Katharine Singleton
(719) 221-9156
ksingleton@blm.govNorthwest and Upper Colorado River District Lead: Vacant
PLSS Dataset Manager: Vacant
- Eastern States, all states east of and bordering the Mississippi River
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.govField Chef: Leon Chmura
(703) 558-7760
lchmura@blm.govOffice Chief: Vacant
PLSS Data Set Manager: Vacant
- Idaho
Michael L. Hart
Chief Cadastral Surveyor
1387 South Vinnell Way
Boise, Idaho 83709
(208) 373-3981 (Voice-Direct)
(208) 373-3988 (Fax)
mlhart@blm.govField Chief: Monte L. King
(208) 373-3984 (Voice-Direct)
(202) 768-6162 (Cell)
mking@blm.govOffice Chief: Daniel S. Young
(208) 373-3994
dsyoung@blm.govPLSS 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.govField 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.govManagement & Program Analyst: Allie Brandt
(406) 590-9142
abrandt@blm.govCadastral Field Section Chief: Brandon K. Grace
(775) 861-6551
bgrace@blm.govCadastral Office Section Chief: Vacant
Cadastral, Standards for Boundary Evidence (SBE), Lead: Lee Wilson
702-515-5186
ltwilson@blm.govPLSS Data Set Manager: Lucas Beauchamp
(775) 861-6545
lbeauchamp@blm.govNational Mineral Surveyor Program Lead: Vacant
Cadastral Records Manager: Rosalina Lontoc
(775) 861-6489
rlontoc@blm.govTitle and Land Status Records Lead: Vacant
Geographic Information Systems Manager: Vacant
- 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.govCadastral Field Section Chief: Vacant
(505) 761-8908
jmhollenbeck@blm.govCadastral Office Section Chief: Robert W Flora
(505) 761-8910
(505) 418-6690
rflora@blm.govCadastral Office Section Chief: Robert W Flora
rflora@blm.govPLSS Data Set Manager: Monica Faux
(505) 761-8911
mfaux@blm.gov- Oregon, Washington
Robert Femling
Chief Cadastral Surveyor
Branch of Geographic Sciences (OR-957)
1220 S.W. 3rd Avenue
Portland, OR 97204
(503) 808-6633 (Voice)
(503) 808-6190 (Fax)
rfemling@blm.govAssociate Branch Chief: Vacant
Cadastral Survey Section 1 Chief: Markell Hamm
(971) 645-3449
mhamm@blm.govCadastral Survey Section 2 Chief: Joseph Mannix
971-718-2810
jmannix@blm.govSpatial Products Section Chief: Frank P. Lahm III
(503) 808-6428
flahm@blm.govPLSS Data Set Manager: Travis Thomas
(503) 808-6177
T2thomas@blm.gov- Utah
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.govDeputy/Program Lead: Ronald (Keith) Batty
(801) 539-4136
rbatty@blm.govPLSS Data Set Manager: Calvert Norton
(801) 539-4140
cnorton@blm.gov- Wyoming, Nebraska
Jeremy D. Davis
Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Wyoming and Nebraska (WY-926)(Acting)
5353 Yellowstone Road
Cheyenne, WY 82009
(307) 775-6467 (Voice-Direct)
(307) 630-7146 (Cell)
j65davis@blm.govDeputy/ Office Chief: Jeremy Davis (307) 775-6467
j65davis@blm.govField Chief: James E. Jacob
(307) 684-1062
jjacob@blm.govPLSS Data Set Manager: James (Jim) R. Gampetro
(307) 684-1156775-6467
jgampetro@blm.govGNSS Technical Lead: Benjamin Johnson
(307) 775-6217
brjohnson@blm.gov- Indian Land Surveyor Contacts
The BLM Indian Lands Surveyors (BILS) support the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Tribes by providing cadastral survey services for Indian trust assets and restricted lands. These services help fulfill the Secretary of the Interior’s trust responsibilities.
Each BILS is assigned to a specific BIA Region. Refer to the Map of BIA Regions to identify the servicing BILS for your area.
BLM INDIAN LANDS SURVEYOR Contacts | Bureau of Land Management
- BLM Headquarters (HQ-350)
Sonja (Suzie) Sparks
Branch Chief, Cadastral Survey, Land Status, and Land Records
BLM Chief Cadastral Surveyor
(307) 275-5014
s75spark@blm.govCadastral Services Fiduciary Trust Manager: Vacant
Contact: Sonja (Suzie) Sparks
(307) 275-5014
s75spark@blm.govCadastral Budget, Performance Reporting and Agreements: Roberto Valdez
(505) 954-2071
rvaldez@blm.govPublic Land Survey System Data Set Manager: Christopher McDonald
(480) 298-3457
cpmcdona@blm.govLand Status and Surface Management Agency (SMA) Lead: Mark Ames
(970) 644-2603
mames@blm.govFOIA and Records Administrator: Jaron Davis
Bureau of Land Management HQ-350
Lands, Realty, and Cadastral Survey
jdavis@blm.govSenior Policy and Technical Guidance: Vacant