District Board

The Kent Conservation District is currently governed by a ten member Board of Supervisors. There are four elected farmer members; one Kent County Levy Court Commissioner representative; one University of Delaware Cooperative Extension Agent who acts as Secretary; two members appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control; and two associate members appointed by the Director of DNREC's Division of Soil and Water Conservation for expertise deemed valuable to the operation of the District. The borders of the supervisors area are divided east and west by Rt. 13, and north and south by Route 10. Following is a list of the Board of Supervisors:

The elected board members serve 4 year terms, and appointed members 3 year terms.

Name		Position		Term
Robert A. Killen		Chairman		January 1, 2009 to
Felton		Elected Farm Member		December 31, 2012
Edwin J. Alexander		Vice-Chairman		January 1, 2007 to
Camden		Elected Farm Member		December 31, 2010
Frederick T. Mott		Treasurer		September 1, 2008 to
Dover		Appointed Member		August 31, 2011
Gordon Johnson		Secretary		None Applicable
University of DE		Assigned per DE Code
Harold Brode		Levy Court Commissioner		None Applicable
Kent County		Designee per DE Code
Alfred M. Moor, III		Elected Farm Member		January 1, 2006 to
Kenton				December 31, 2009
Terry L. Pepper		Appointed Member		October 1, 2008 to
Camden				September 30, 2011
Bruce Snow		Elected Farm Member		January 1, 2008 to
Smyrna				December 31, 2011
Barbara Reed		Associate Member		January 1, 2007 to
Dover				December 31, 2009
Michael Twining		Associate Member		February 1, 2009 to
Greenwood				January 30, 2012

For a map of the Elected Farm Member Areas, please click here.

For more information regarding Conservation District Board membership and election rules and procedures, please click here.

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District Staff

Administrative
Timothy Riley	District Coordinator
Paula Kohout	Administrative Manager
Gayle Wills	Accountant
Beverly Brandt	Receptionist
Heavy Equipment
Wayne Wheeler	Program Manager
T. Townsend Yerkes	Equipment Foreman/Operator
John Lucks	Equipment Operator
Ronald Argo	Equipment Operator
Nutrient Management
Chris Breeding	Conservationist
Lauren Bather	Conservationist
Kerin Walsh	Conservationist
Sediment & Stormwater
Jared Adkins, P.E.	S & S Program Manager/Engineer
Ray Richter, P.E.	Stormwater Engineer
David Cahill	Stormwater Engineer
Brian deYoung	Engineering Inspector
Gene Mullen	Engineering Inspector
Bill Tanner	Engineering Inspector
Melinda Muehlbronner	Engineering Inspector
Kelly Wilson	Urban Conservationist
Tax Ditch/Drainage Assistance
Gene Vanderwende	Survey Technician

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USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service

Thomas Wiltbank	District Conservationist
James Moore	Soil Conservation Technician
Richard Gorlich	Agricultural Engineering
John Bushey	Conservationist
Clarimer Hernandez-Vargas	Soil Conservationist

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