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Our Team
Mike Libben
District Program Administrator
Mike began working with the district in 2004 after spending 10 years as a seed manager for a national seed company.
Joe Uhinck
Wildlife Specialist
Joe has been with the district for 18 years as the Wildlife Specialist. He is a Ottawa County native who has a Fish & Wildlife Management degree from Hocking College. Joe oversees working with landowners on wildlife enhancement and management. He also partners with many local, state and national agencies to assist in designing and managing wetlands. In his free time Joe enjoys spending time with his family in the outdoors.
Becky Simpson
Environmental Educator/Fiscal Manager
Becky began working with the district in 2011. She is responsible for bringing conservation into the classroom and educating our next generation of land stewards.
Kylie Nissen
District Technician
Kylie started with the office in 2021. She grew up in Ottawa County and has an Environmental and Natural Resources degree from Ohio State. After spending 9 years at Davis Besse as a chemist, she wanted to get back to the environmental field. The majority of her time is spent working with farmers and landowners on various H2Ohio and conservation projects.
Jarred Molesky
District Technician
Jarred started as an intern with the CWMA program and quicky excelled at drainage and GIS work. He now works on drainage and ditch projects, and helps landowners with conservation programs.
Jason Laubacher
District Technician
Jason was a district intern and has brought his engineering degree to use with drainage designs and project supervision.
Emma Jahns
NRCS Soil Conservationist
Emma started with USDA in July 2023. She grew up on a local dairy farm and is excited to work with Ottawa and East Lucas producers.
Olivia Rahm
Administrative Assistant/Outreach Coordinator
Olivia is our newest employee starting in January 2025. She is eager to assist where needed and grow the soil & water community!
Clint Geldine
NRCS District Conservationist
Clint is the USDA liason for Ottawa and Eastern Lucas Counties. His goal is to work with local producers to address resource concerns that benefit their farm and community.
Sarah St. John
NRCS Soil Conservation Technician
Sarah started with NRCS in December 2024. Before joining the NRCS team, she worked in Wood County as the H2Ohio Technician with Soil and Water, and the CRP Technician with FSA before that. She's grateful for the opportunity to continue helping producers with resouce concerns and conservation closer to home!