NRCS Leadership in New Jersey

Thomas Drewes, State Conservationist

Tom Drewes was selected as State Conservationist of New Jersey for USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), effective January 21, 2007.

A New Jersey native, Mr. Drewes began his career with the agency in the Garden State when he was hired as a Soil Scientist in Ocean County in 1974. He progressed within the agency in New Jersey, serving as a Soil Conservationist in Cumberland, Salem and Hunterdon Counties, District Conservationist in Somerset, Union and Mercer Counties, and on the State level as Assistant State Conservationist for Water Resources, Assistant State Conservationist for Programs, and Assistant State Conservationist for Operations until 2004. Since 2004 he has worked at NRCS national headquarters as team leader for the agency’s nationwide Conservation Effects Assessment Project in Beltsville, Maryland.

Mr. Drewes is a licensed Professional Planner (AICP) and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Soil Science from the University of New Hampshire, an Masters of Science in Management from Trenton State College, and an Masters of Science in Community Planning from Rutgers University.

Last Modified: February 25, 2008