Board & Staff

Directors

Wyatt Muse, Chairman
Eric Miller, Secretary-Treasurer
Janette Porter, Director
Kyle Lovin, Director
Brian McDowell, Director
Quint Shambaugh, Associate Director
Karla Griesbaum, Associate Director
Amanda Pankau, Associate Director

SWCD Staff

Brianne Gates, Resource Conservationist
Brianne.Gates@il.nacdnet.net; (217) 762-2571 ext. 0956
Julie Chumbley, Administrative Coordinator
Julie.Chumbley@il.nacdnet.net; (217) 762-2571 ext. 0947
Jonah Cooley, PCM Specialist
jcooley@precisionconservation.org; (309) 200-6167

NRCS Staff

Dylan Knisley, District Conservationist (Macon/Piatt/Dewitt)
Dylan.Knisley@usda.gov; (217) 877-5670 ext. 3
Merritt Steffens, Soil Conservationist
Merritt.Steffens@usda.gov; (217) 762-2571 ext. 0952

IDOA Staff

Adam Sickles, Conservation Planner
Adam.Sickles@illinois.gov; (217) 762-2571 ext. 0953

PCSWCD Board Meetings

Piatt County SWCD Board meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month. Meetings will take place at the USDA building in Monticello, Illinois (1209 Bear Lane) unless there are not enough Board members in attendance to meet quorum (NQ). In the event a meeting is cancelled or the date/location of the meeting is changed, we will post any changes to our website.  Meetings are open to the public.

2026 PCSWCD Board Meeting Schedule
WednesdayJanuary 21st, 202610:00am
WednesdayFebruary 18th, 20268:00am
ThursdayMarch 5th, 20268:00am
TuesdayApril 21st, 20268:00am
WednesdayMay 20th, 20268:00am
WednesdayJune 17th, 20268:00am
WednesdayJuly 15th, 20268:00am
WednesdayAugust 19th, 20268:00am
WednesdaySeptember 16th, 20268:00am
WednesdayOctober 21st, 20268:00am
WednesdayNovember 18th, 20268:00am
WednesdayDecember 16th, 20268:00am