Deanna Fehrer, District Manager & FOIA Officer
Ext. 5 dfehrer@piedmontswcd.org
Deanna has been employed at the Piedmont District since 2002. 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.
Paula Totten, Assistant District Manager
Ext. 7 ptotten@piedmontswcd.org
Paula Totten is a native of Cumberland County and has over fourteen years of experience in Conservation. She started her career with the Farm Service Agency in Buckingham and went to work as a TMDL Conservation Specialist with Piedmont SWCD and a Soil Conservationist for Natural Resources Conservation Service. She has a background in geology, graphic design, soil science and video production. She loves gardening, woodworking, crafts, and spending time with her husband, two dogs and six cats.
Charlie Wootton, Senior Conservation Specialist
Ext. 1 cwootton@piedmontswcd.org
Charlie is a native of Nottoway County. He graduated from Virginia Tech in 1972 with a degree in Agricultural Education. He is a former USAF pilot and has over 40 years of experience raising beef cattle on the family farm. He is a certified Nutrient Management Planner and a Level 3 Conservation Planner.
Kevin Dunn, Senior Conservation Specialist
Ext. 3 kdunn@piedmontswcd.org
Kevin Dunn is a native of Buckingham County and a 2000 Graduate of Virginia 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.
Ty Smith, Conservation Technician Ext. 2 tsmith@piedmontswcd.org
Ty was raised on a cattle farm in Lunenburg County. He is a Virginia Master Naturalist with over 1,000 volunteer hours, and is very active in the field of herpetology (study of reptiles and amphibians). He also enjoys birding, fishing, tending to his chickens and quail, and almost everything else outside.
Kelly Atkinson, Education Coordinator
Ext. 4 katkinson@piedmontswcd.org
Kelly has a bachelor of science from Kent State University and Masters Degree in education from Longwood University. She resides in Farmville with her family. She brings to the district 16 years of classroom teaching experience is a certified Master Gardener and Master Naturalist and is a Project Wild Facilitator.
Vacant-Residential Conservation and Marketing Coordinator
