Ron Bishop  General Manager

I am responsible for seeing that all the programs, projects and priorities of the Central Platte NRD Board of Directors are carried out in a timely and efficient manner. I am also responsible for all NRD staff and their activities, act as contracting officer for the District, and I oversee the long-range and short-term planning and finances of the District.  Ron recently implemented the first NRD Water Bank program.
  Ron has been employed by the NRD since 1972 when the NRDs were created.  Ron began his career in 1968 for the Mid-Platte Valley Watershed, which was merged into the Natural Resources Districts.  He is celebrating his 40th anniversary in 2008.

Milt Moravek  Assistant Manager/Projects Director

Milt’s duties include management when the General Manager is absent, as well as heading up projects for the District. Additional duties include managing the Groundwater Management Program, Legislation, Buffer Strip Program, and the Feedlot Inspection Program. He's also a member of the State Pesticide Board and assist with the certification irrigated acres.
  Milt has been employed by the Central Platte NRD since 1972 when the NRDs were created.  He began his career with the Soil & Water Conservation 
District in 1969 and then worked for the Mid-Platte Valley Watershed, which was merged into the Natural Resources Districts.  

Dianne Miller  Administrative Director

Tom Backer   Projects Assistant

I am responsible for the physical maintenance of all of our properties (dams, floodways and recreational areas), reading of wells for our Groundwater Management Plan and the tree planting crew.  I also help with certification of irrigated acres.
  Tom has been employed by the NRD since 1984.

Matt Bohnenkamp   Resources Specialist

My duties include taking depth to groundwater measurements on various observation wells, operating an ultrasonic flowmeter to measure the capacity of irrigation wells, using a Global Positioning System to locate irrigation wells, and provide information and assistance regarding the registration of irrigation wells within the district.  I am responsible for administering the process of certifying irrigated acres within the District.
  Matt has been employed by the NRD since 1998.

Jon Michael is a specialist in satellite imagery interpretation & analysis. He assists in certifying irrigated acres, using low-level infrared photography to distinguish irrigated acres from non-irrigated areas & then works with individual landowners to fine tune the acres down to a 1/10th of an acre. He assists with the NRD's Waterbank, which is used to keep track of water reductions so that the reductions may be used to offset new uses (in order to maintain the current balance between use and availability.)
  Jon Michael has been employed by the NRD since 2006.

David Carr  Range Management Specialist

I work with private landowners, and other organizations to successfully plan, implement and monitor prescribed fires, which are done for rangeland and habitat improvement.  In addition my duties include planning and coordinating fire training, and public education involving the safe use of prescribed fire.
  Dave has been employed by the NRD since 2004.

Dan Clement   Water Resources Specialist

Dan’s duties include issuing ground water well permits, assist in updating water well registrations, technical assistance in well decommissioning, setting up the water quality sampling protocol and measuring surface flow in the rivers and streams throughout the NRD. I am also the municipal dewatering and vadose zone coordinator,  and help with chemigation system inspections, reading irrigation well flows and taking GPS locations as part of Central Platte NRD’s Groundwater Management Plan.  Dan is responsible for the Variance Programs and he also assists with the certification of irrigated acres.
  Dan has been employed by the NRD since 1988.

Kelly Cole Programs Coordinator

Kelly manages the Conservation Tree Program, Central Platte’s cost share programs, the state cost share programs including NSWCP, Buffer Strip Program, Well Decommissioning and Wild Nebraska, and the Pheasants Forever Pivot Corner Program.  Kelly also works with the Central Platte NRD awards program and handles all travel arrangements for both the staff and the board of directors.
  Kelly has been employed by the NRD since 2001.

Mark Czaplewski Biologist

As staff Biologist at Central Platte NRD, I am involved in a variety of tasks including participating in the Technical and Land Committees associated with the Platte River Cooperative Agreement, coordinating a multi-agency Wet Meadow Demonstration Project, and taking part in the Pallid Sturgeon & Sturgeon Chub Task Force.
  Mark has been employed by the NRD since 1997.

Deb Jarzynka Secretary/ Receptionist 

Deb serves as receptionist for incoming telephone calls and individuals coming into office, type for staff, distribution of incoming mail, preparation of board member’s travel and expense forms, organization and updating filing system, updating records of meeting minutes, bank deposits, petty cash, and other duties as needed.
  Deb has been employed by the NRD since 1988.

Dean Krull   Demonstration Project Coordinator, UNL

As an employee of the University of Nebraska and a long time partner with the Central Platte NRD, my duties are to conduct field demonstrations with the agricultural clientele throughout the district and focus on Best Management Practices that coincide with the Groundwater Management Plan set by the District. 

Marcia Lee  Information/Education Specialist

   Information responsibilities include the In Perspective newsletter, NRD & Fire Council websites, creating/updating brochures, developing agendas for board meetings & keeping the media up-to-date about happenings at the NRD.   I'm also on the NRD's Prescribed Fire Crew. 
   Education responsibilities include working with K-12 natural resources conservation programs: NR Corner education newsletter, coordinating the Nebraska Children's Groundwater Festival, Outdoor Classroom Program, NRD Scholarship program, central region Envirothon, Land Judging & Range Judging contests. 
                                         Marcia has been employed by the NRD since 1999.

Jesse transferred from the Upper Niobrara-White NRD (Chadron) in July 2007.  His duties include working with the following programs:  Water Quantity, Water Quality and Chemigation.  Jess also uses the Global Positioning System to locate irrigation wells. 
  Jesse has been employed by the NRD since 2007.

Sandy Noecker   Data and Compliance Officer

My duties as Data and Compliance Officer include maintaining and compiling the records and data for the District’s Groundwater Management Program for Water Quality & Quantity, and the Chemigation Program; check well registrations and make necessary corrections; make recommendations to management on the purchase of office equipment and maintenance contracts; assist and train office staff on computer software and office equipment; and develop spreadsheet and database programs for staff as needed. 
  Sandy has been employed by the NRD since 1979.

Angela Warner   GIS Technician

Angela provides technical assistance in the design, maintenance, development and creation of databases, maps and other related GIS (Global Information Systems) projects.  She deals in particularly with the certification of irrigated acres and variance transfers allowed within the District.  Additional duties include: acting as a liaison with the county assessors, assisting with well registrations, and troubleshooting GIS issues.
  Angela has been employed by the NRD since 2006.

Duane Woodward   Engineering Hydrologist

As District Hydrologist at Central Platte NRD, my duties center around surface water & ground water studies. The Platte River Cooperative Hydrology Study (COHYST) requires much of my time as I work with others to develop the groundwater database and regional groundwater models for the Platte River Area above Columbus, NE. The Conjunctive Management Study, the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program and Water Action Plan committees are additional items I am involved with for the NRD. Other hydrology work task include high groundwater investigations and storm water runoff from precipitation events.
  Duane has been employed by the NRD since 1992.