Cadastral Survey Contacts
as of March 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: Vacant
(907) 271-5770
n05erick@blm.govRiparian Specialist: Vacant
PLSS Data Set Manager: Joshua Foreman
(907) 271-4206
jforeman@blm.gov- Arizona
R. Reece Henry
Chief Cadastral Surveyor (Acting) (AZ-921)
One N. Central Avenue Suite 800
Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4427
(480) 744-5242 (Office)
(602) 980-4034 (Cell)
rrhenry@blm.govField 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.govDeputy Chief, Field Section: Justin Hollenbeck
(505) 761-8908
jmhollenbeck@blm.govDeputy Chief, Office Section: Robert W Flora
(505) 418-6690
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- BLM Headquarters (HQ-350)
Sonja (Suzie) Sparks (Detail)
Branch Chief, Cadastral Survey, Land Status, and Land Records
Headquarters 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 (she/her)
Bureau of Land Management HQ-350
Lands, Realty, and Cadastral Survey
jdavis@blm.govSenior Policy and Technical Guidance: Robert W. (Bob) Dahl (Experienced Services Program Enrollee)
(202) 230-4990 or (304) 947-7246
bdahl@blm.gov