What’s Happening?
The current federal government furlough and lapse in funding (also known as the “shutdown”) means federal buildings are closed until Congress passes a budget. Since we are co-located in the Van Buren County USDA Service Center (a federal building) we are unable to work in the building.
What Does that Mean for the VBCD?
Thanks to the VBCD Programs Millage and other funding sources, we’re still on the job – just remotely! Our events will still happen as planned, our staff is still available to you, and our services are uninterrupted.
Our local funding allows us to serve you outside of state or federal budget concerns.
How do I Contact You?
We’re still here to serve you and our community. Look below for our staff and their contact information below to see who to reach out to. For general inquiries, reach out to the first contact listed.
Don’t know who to reach out to? For general inquiries:
info@VanBurenCD.org
269-633-9052
Management Team
Emilly Hickmott, Executive Director
director@VanBurenCD.org
269-633-9054
Kim Sinclair, Administrator
administrator@VanBurenCD.org
269-633-9042
Recycling & Resource Recovery Team
Kalli Marshall, Materials Management Project Manager
ResourceRecovery@VanBurenCD.org
269-633-9314
Jacob Diljak, Outreach Coordinator
outreach@VanBurenCD.org
269-633-9052
Invasive Species Team
Alex Florian, CISMA Coordinator
InvasivesEd@VanBurenCD.org
269-633-9044
Abbie Bristol, Land Management Project Manager
InvasivesMGMT@VanBurenCD.org
269-633-9058
Jena Johnson, Invasive Species Technician
StrikeTeam@VanBurenCD.org
269-366-7287
Ag Team
Kyle Mead, Senior Conservation Specialist (MAEAP and Regenerative Ag)
MAEAP@VanBurenCD.org
269-205-3377
Lucas Hartman, Conservation Technician
AgTechnician@VanBurenCD.org
269-633-9057
Gabriel Francisco, Conservation Technician
Conservation_Tech@VanBurenCD.org
269-633-9428
Water Quality Team
Erin Fuller, Water Quality Project Manager
watershed@VanBurenCD.org
269-218-0199
Colleen Forestieri, Senior Conservation Specialist
AgConservation@VanBurenCD.org
269-218-0119
