JCCD STAFF & BOARD

DISTRICT STAFF

Colten Franzen, District Manager —Colten handles the day-to-day operations of the district. Contact him at colten@macd.org; you can also reach him via his direct line at 517 - 395 - 2093.

Joselyn Ralph, CTAP Technician — Joselyn is the Conservation Technical Assistance Program (CTAP) technician. She isresponsible for performing stewardship assessments for local farms and can assist a farm in achieving environmental verification under the Michigan Agricultural Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP).  For more information contact her at joselyn.ralph@macd.org.

Shikha Singh, Biologist — Shikha is our in-house biologist and also manages the JLW CISMA (Jackson, Lenawee, Washtenaw Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area).  She is responsible for the education and implementation of invasive species projects in the tri-county area.  You can contact her at Shikha.Singh@macd.org.

Darby Stipe, CTAI Conservationist — The CTAI Conservationist helps work with our local and state NRCS staff to implement farm bill funded conservation programs.

(L-R) Joselyn Ralph, Darby Stipe, Lori Fitzgibbons, Shikha Singh

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors for the Jackson County Conservation District (JCCD) sets our direction, monitors our finances, and helps our Staff progress toward our goals. JCCD Board meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of the monthat 8:00 am at the JCCD office and are open to the public.

Steve Law, Chair (term expires January 2028)

Jill Yoxheimer, Vice-Chair (term expires January 2029)

Steve Noble, Treasurer (term expires January 2027)

Greg Sanford, Member (term expires January 2028)

Vacant, Member (term expires January 2026)

Board Directors of Jackson County Conservation District stand together in a row in front of a white wall

Left to Right: Steve Law, Board Chair; Jill Yoxheimer, Board Vice-Chair; Nathan Drumhiller, JCCD Partner; Greg Sanford, Member; Steve Noble, Board Treasurer

USDA-NRCS STAFF

Jeffrey Lolkus,  District Conservationist — Jeff works with landowners throughout Jackson County to implement conservation practices under the USDA’s Farm Bill.  Contact him at Jeffrey.Lolkus@mi.usda.gov.