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Meet the North
Yakima Conservation District Staff:
District Manager: Mike
Tobin
 Mike was hired in 1989 as
a Resource Technician. He is a lifelong resident of the Yakima
Valley. Mike attended Yakima Valley Community College for 2 years
and earned an A.A. He than transferred to Washington State
University where he earned a B.S. in Agricultural Mechanism
(Agricultural engineering without the math) all within three glorious
football seasons. He continues to attend WAZZU every fall via home
football games. After many years of on the job training Mike took
on the District Manager role in 1995. As District Manager his role
is to seek financial, technical and educational resources whatever their
source and use them to achieve the resource goals of the North Yakima
Conservation District.
Bookkeeper/Admin.
Assistant: Jackie Whitnall
 Jackie was born and raised in Yakima. She earned an unofficial
degree from her 3 children in early childhood development and human
behavior. She then started with the District in 1988, and has
worked closely with the District's educational programs facilitated in
the 1990s. She Designed the NYCD logo back in 1989. She's
served as the Bookkeeper and Administrative Assistant with the District
since that time participating in the annual native plant sale, grant
vouchering, and administrative duties.
Natural Resource
Specialist:
Brian Schmidt
Brian started as a part
time employee with the District in 1995. He grew up in the Yakima
Valley and earned a B.S. degree in Biology at Washington State
University. At the District he works on the implementation grant,
contracts and/or memorandums of agreement of assigned programs relating
to the District's annual and long range plans. Further, his
responsibilities include working with private landowners, local, state,
and federal entities to identify, implement, and monitor best management
practices that protect, enhance, and promote the wise use of natural
resources.
Program Coordinator:
David Child
 David
grew up in the Quincy Valley on a farm. He earned his B. A. degree
in Geography and Land Studies with a minor in Environmental Science from
Central Washington University. He continued on and completed a
M.S. in Natural Resource Management. His wife and 3 kids are the highlight of his life. He started with the
District in 2005. David coordinates the Yakima Tributary Access
and Habitat Program (YTAHP) for the District. He will work with
landowners on fish screening and fish passage barrier concerns and
habitat improvement in high
priority salmonid bearing streams.
Resource Technician:
Justin Bader
Justin was born
in Alaska and grew up in the Kittitas Valley. He attended
Central Washington University, earning an undergraduate degree in
Physical Geography and later a M.S. in Natural Resource Management.
He started with the district in 2008. Justin will coordinate
the District’s Water Metering Program (WMP) and the Irrigation
Efficiencies Grant Program (IEGP) by working with landowners on
installing water metering devices and irrigation system
improvements. He is excited to assist private landowners with their
resource management needs.
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