Staff
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Deanna Fehrer, District Manager |
| Ext. 108 | |
| PSWCDEDU@moonstar.com
Deanna has been employed at the Piedmont District for over 8 years. She started her District career as the education coordinator and financial specialist. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Concord University and is a Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteer. Deanna and her husband Damien live in Prince Edward County. In her spare time she enjoys gardening, hiking, bird watching and reading. |
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Robin Buckalew, Administative and Public Information Specialist |
| Ext. 131 | |
| Piedmont@moonstar.com | |
| Buckalew hails from Colorado where her family has lived for five generations. She earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Therapeutic Recreation from University of Northern Colorado. Her husband David is a Professor of Biology at Longwood University. They practice small-scale, sustainable gardening on the homestead using mini-mule power. | |
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Kevin Dunn, BMP Conservation Technician |
| Ext. 116 | |
| kevin.dunn@va.nacdnet.net | |
| Kevin Dunn is a native of Buckingham County and a 2000 Graduate of Va. Tech. Since 2008 he has worked for Piedmont SWCD as the BMP Technician helping local farmers install conservation practices on their farms. He is a fourth generation farmer and has installed many of the same conservation practices on his family’s poultry, beef and goat farm. | |
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Lindy Hamlett, Equipment Program Coordinator |
| Ext. 5 | |
| Lindy Hamlett maintains, delivers, and calibrates the District’s four no-till drills. He has a lifetime of experience with soil conservation and an intimate understanding of field characteristics and drill demands. | |
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Whitney Lott Foster, TMDL Conservation Technician |
| Ext. 132 | |
| whitney.foster@va.nacdnet.net | |
| Whitney is a native of Nottoway County where her family raises commercial beef cattle and horses. She has a Master’s Degree in Dairy Science from Virginia Tech with an emphasis in bovine reproduction & embryology. She returned to Nottoway last year after working as an embryology lab technician for a USDA research ranch in Montana. | |
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Charlie Wootton, TMDL Conservation Specialist |
| Ext. 134 | |
| Charles.Wootton@va.nacdnet.net | |
| Charlie is a native of Nottoway County. He graduated from VA Tech in 1972 with a degree in Agricultural Education. He is a former USAF pilot and has over 40 years experience raising beef cattle on the family farm. He is a certified Nutrient Management Planner and a Level 3 Conservation Planner. |






