Contact Info

Columbia County Soil & Water Conservation District
1024 State Route 66 
Ghent, NY 12075
Phone: (518) 828-4386 option 5 


District Office Hours :    Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 

​CCSWCD Staff 

Laura Sager, Executive Director
laura.sager@ccswcd.org

Michele Lindsay, Administrative Assistant 
(518) 267-3311
michele.lindsay@ccswcd.org

Steve Nack, Natural Resource Specialist
(518) 267-3314
steve.nack@ccswcd.org 

Michelle Vedder-Drew, Education Program Coordinator
(518)267-3313
michelle.vedderdrew@ccswcd.org

USDA-NRCS Staff 

Elizabeth Marks, Biologist
(518) 267-3310
elizabeth.marks@ny.usda.gov

Jim Unser, Area Resource Conservationist
 (518) 267-3312
jim.unser@ny.usda.gov

Board of Directors

Robert Podris, Chairman

Thomas Jacque, Vice Chairman   

Art Bassin, Legislative Member    

Brian Chittenden, Treasurer

Ryan Skoda, Legislative Member 

Dorothy Ostrowski, Grange Member

Hans Schweizer – Farm Bureau Member