Bring Groundwater Lessons to Life!

NORFOLK
SCOTTSBLUFF

VALLEY BLAIR
SUTHERLAND

OMAHA
DENTON WAHOO
OGALLALA NORTH PLATTE

GRAND ISLAND LINCOLN

DAVENPORT
HOLDREGE
BEATRICE

Would you like your students to hear how the groundwater lessons they’re learning are being used in the real world? Would your
students benefit from hearing more about a career in the water industry?

Have a local water expert come to your classroom to share information about threats and issues facing your local groundwater
supply and about their career path into the water industry. The Groundwater Foundation has compiled a list of experts who are
willing to come to your classroom to share their stories and/or offer a mentor experience for a day.

See contact information on the revers of this map for people available to bring groundwater lessons to life. Please contact the
expert directly and let them know that you are teaching groundwater lessons in your classroom. If you have any difficulty getting
in touch with a person from your area please, contact Sara Brock at sbrock@groundwater.org or 402-434-2740 ext. 110.
BLAIR LINCOLN NORFOLK SUTHERLAND
Michelle Bucklin Karen Griffin Julie M. Wragge Roric Paulman
Environmental Senior Professional Groundwater Technical Leader Information and Education Specialist Owner and Operator
Cargill Corn Milling North America Olsson Associates Lower Elkhorn NRD Paulman Farms
Michelle_bucklin@cargill.com kgriffin@olssonassociates.com jwragge@lenrd.org rpfarm001@gmail.com
402-306-3489 402-474-6311 402-371-7313 308-386-4413

Dave Miesbach
DAVENPORT Groundwater Section Supervisor NORTH PLATTE WAHOO
Elysabeth Kierl Nebraska Department of Ann Dimmitt Daryl Andersen
Media and Communications Environmental Quality Integrated Management Plan Water Resources Manager
Specialst david.miesbach@nebraska.gov Coordinator Lower Platte North NRD
Lower Big Blue NRD 402-471-4982 Twin Platte NRD dandersen@lpnnrd.org
ekierl@littlebigbluenrd.org adimmitt@tpnrd.org 402-443-4675
402-228-3402 Dave Rus 308-535-8080
Hydrologist Desirae TePoel
USGS Nebraska Water Science Informational and Education
DENTON Center OGALLALA Specialist
Lonnie Petrzilka dlrus@usgs.gov Nate Nielsen Lower Platte North NRD
Water Operator 402-328-4127 Kingsley Dam Foreman dtepoel@lpnnrd.org
Village of Denton Central Nebraska Public Power and 402-443-4675
water.denton@gmail.com Bob Swanson Irrigation District
402-440-0626 Retired Director nnielsen@cnppid.com
USGS Nebraska Water Science 308-284-2332
Center
GRAND ISLAND swanie@gmail.com
Lyndon Vogt 402-420-5627 OMAHA
General Manager Paul Woodward
Central Platte NRD Dustin Wilcox
Groundwater Management Engineer
vogt@cpnrd.org NRD/DNR Water Resources Liasion
Papio-Missouri NRD
308-385-6282 Nebraska Association of Resources
pwoodward@papionrd.org
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-444-6222
dwilcox@nrdnet.org
HOLDREGE 402-471-7670
Jeff Buettner SCOTTSBLUFF
Public Relations Coordinator Paul Zillig
Central Nebraska Public Power and General Manager John Berge
Irrigation District Lower Platte South NRD General Manager
jbuettner@cnppid.com pzillig@lpsnrd.org North Platte NRD
308-995-8601 402-476-2729 jberge@npnrd.org
308-632-2749