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Prince William
Soil and Water Conservation District
8850 Rixlew Lane
Manassas, VA 20109
Tel: (571)379-7514
Fax: (571)379-8305
pwswcd@pwswcd.org
What is the PW Soil & Water Conservation District?
Across the United States, nearly 3000 conservation districts - almost one in every county-are helping local people to conserve land, water, forests, wildlife and related natural resources.Known in various parts of the country as "soil and water conservation districts," "resource conservation districts," "natural resource districts," "land conservation committees" and similar names, they share a single mission: to coordinate assistance from all available sources - public and private, local, state, and federal - in an effort to develop locally driven solutions to natural resource concerns.
More than 15,000 volunteers serve in elected or appointed positions on conservation districts' governing boards. They work directly with more than 2.3 million cooperating land managers nationwide, and their efforts touch more than 778 million acres of private land.
Learn more about how and why Soil and Water Conservation Districts were created.
Review our 2010 Annual Report
Review our 2009 Annual Report
Review our 2008 Annual Report.
Review our 2007 Annual Report
Review our 2006 Annual Report
District Staff
Jay Yankey, District ManagerJay has returned to the District after serving as the Education and Conservation Specialist from February 2002 through March 2005. Jay brings his expertise in agriculture production and natural resource conservation to the traditional farmers, small acreage/specialty crop producers, exotic livestock and horse operations.
Jay is a Prince William County native, growing up on the family farm in Nokesville. His family raised cattle, grain, and hay as part-time farmers. Jay graduated from Brentsville District High School and received his B.S. in Agribusiness and Environmental Science from Ferrum College. Jay is an active member of the Virginia Farm Bureau, and currently serves on the Prince William/Fairfax Farm Bureau Board of Directors. Jay has chaired the Virginia Farm Bureau Young Farmers Committee.
Jay, his wife, Sonja and daughters Ali and Beth, own and operate Yankey Farms, a vegetable farm and market in Nokesville.
Jeannie Heflin, Office ManagerJeannie joined the staff in June, 2005 as Administrative Assistant. Jeannie's extensive experience in office management, with an emphasis on finance, has brought an increased level of expertise to the District.
Jeannie is responsible for budget and financial management, overall office management, web site development/maintenance and supports all staff members.
Jeannie has been a northern Virginia resident for most of her life. She and her husband, Carl, live on their 125 acre family farm in Haymarket where they raise beef cattle and operate a small-scale fresh vegetable market garden and have a dozen laying hens to round out their produce. Jeannie enjoys gardening, the great outdoors, and the ocean. She is a Master Gardener with Virginia Cooperative Extension, a former Girl Scout leader, 4-H leader, Treasurer of her church, Youth Group leader, member of the Haymarket Historical Foundation, and Haymarket Woman's Club.
Nicole Ethier, Conservation SpecialistNicole joined the District in September, 2006. Nicole earned her Bachelor of Science in Integrated Science and Technology from James Madison University. Her work with the District includes technical assistance to local farmers and horse owners by providing them with environmentally sensitive, efficient, affordable and practical methods in managing their operations. She also organizes educational seminars on topics such as Rain Barrel Workshops, Healthy Horses and a Healthier Chesapeake Bay, Guide to Setting up a Horse Farm, and other horse related seminars, and events including the Tree Seedling Sale and Family Nature Adventure for county and area residents.
Nicole is a certified Erosion and Sediment Control Combined Administrator, has extensive training in land management issues, and experience in wetland delineations and stream analysis.
Laurie Raines, Education Specialist Laurie joined the District staff in January 2011 as the Education Specialist. Laurie's background in Environmental Education includes working as a naturalist in Texas, Virginia and New Jersey. In 2008, she began specializing in wetland education, working in the Eastern shore of Maryland and the island of St. Maarten. Laurie studied English at James Madison University, and uses that background to integrate writing and art into science curriculums whenever possible.
Laurie's hobbies include hiking, photography, diving, and traveling to new adventures.
Kelly Jimenez, Outreach and Education Specialist
Kelly joined the District in March 2008 as Outreach and Education Specialist and coordinator for the Adopt-A-Stream program. She has a B.S. degree in Recreation and Park Management (Environmental Education emphasis) from the University of Oregon and a K-6 Teaching Certification from Cal Poly Pomona. Her background in Environmental Education includes working as a naturalist in Glacier National Park, MT and nature centers in California and Pennsylvania. She has also worked for the National Wildlife Federation and the Wildlife Rescue League.
Kelly and husband, Bo, have two daughters in college. Kelly and Bo enjoy recycling everything they possibly can and visualize living “off the grid” and riding their bikes across the USA.
Conservation Planner - Thomas Bolles will join us on Monday, October 3, as our part-time Conservation Planner. He will be contacting local farm owners and agriculturally zoned property owners to offer our free services to assist with nutrient management, water quality concerns and best management practices. We look forward to working with Thomas and hope you will welcome him to your farm when he calls.
District Board of Directors
Steve Danziger, Chairman
Steve is a Senior Program Manager of Technology Diversification for BAE Systems in Manassas and the former Director of Operations for Micron Technology in Manassas. Steve has a BS in Physics from Queens College, City University of New York and a MS in Physics from Pennsylvania State University.
Steve is a member of Virginia Joint Commission Science and Technology (Nanotechnology), the Prince William Service Authority Board of Directors, Didlake Foundation Executive Board, and the IEEE Science/Technology Public Policy Subcommittee. He was a former member of the Prince William Park Authority, member of United Way of American's Public Policy Board, President of United Way of Virginia, Chairman of Prince William United Way Executive Board.
Steve holds over thirty patents and co-authored publications on technical and management topics. He enjoys swimming, tennis, reading and travel.
John J. Pickeral, Jr.
Information to follow
Paige is the Horticulture Agent and Unit Coordinator for Virginia Cooperative Extension in Prince William County, Manassas and Manassas Park. She has a BS in Ornamental Horticulture and a MS in Career and Technical Education from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Her work experience includes 11 years as Propagation Manager for a large wholesale perennial nursery in Southwest Virginia. She has been with Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) since 2002 and in the Prince William Unit since 2003.
The Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) program at VCE-Prince William provides environmental and pesticide safety education for homeowners, volunteers and the green industry. Over 150 Master Gardener volunteers assist ENR program staff with providing sustainable landscape management practices that homeowners can implement in their landscape. Paige grew up in Prince William County. She enjoys gardening and time with friends and family.
Austin B. Haynes, Jr., Treasurer
Austin is a graduate of Grand Canyon University, and the owner of Christopher Real Estate in Manassas. He is a Planning Commissioner. an Eagle Scout and has served the local community with the Boys and Girls Clubs and Boy Scouts. He has chaired the City of Manassas Recreation and Parks Committee.
Austin lives in Nokesville, is married with two children and they enjoy their horses and goats.
Vacant Position (to be appointed at the next board meeting)
Honorary Director
T. Clay WoodAssociate Directors
Deb OliverCynthia Patterson
Elizabeth Ward
Holly Wootten
E. Bruce Holley
Kate Norris
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