Have you met Katie Sponberger, GA Assn. of Conservation Districts

Katie Sponberger

Executive Director Georgia Association of Conservation Districts

Katie Sponberger

Phone: 1-833-411-GACD Email: katie@gacd.us Address: PO Box 1134 Ringgold, GA 30736 Web: www.gacd.us

My first job in the green industry

was...as Program Manager for the Georgia Association of Conservation Districts (GACD). We work with Georgia’s 40 Soil and Water Conservation Districts to promote the stewardship of our state’s natural resources.

The biggest challenge in my career has

been…In 2017, GACD received funding to staff the Association with 45 contract workers to serve local USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service offices as well as a Soil and Water

GACD staff from left: Katie Sanders, Program Manager, Michelle Boone, Program Manager, Mady Barnes, Project Coordinator, and Katie Sponberger, Executive Director. Conservation District. My biggest challenge (and also the most rewarding) was helping grow the association from the ground up: hiring the contractors, establishing new procedures and creating new initiatives to serve Georgia’s Conservation Districts.

My biggest career success so far has

been...helping to grow GACD to an association that now has around 50 contractors who work to promote the conservation of our state’s natural resources.

If I had it to do over again, I would…be

back in Athens at the University of Georgia studying agriculture!

The thing I like most about my career

is…..the ability to travel throughout the state where I have the opportunity to promote conservation practices to farmers and experience the diverse agricultural markets and landscapes.

The one thing most responsible for my

success is…the opportunity to attend UGA and study a career in agriculture.

If I could change careers, just for a

month, I would…I have always seen myself as a helpful person, so I would do a drastic change and be a nurse.

One thing that really annoys me is…when

someone unnecessarily hits reply all to an email.

When I’m not working, I like to…cook, run,

and spend time with family.

One thing most people don’t know about

me is…my husband and I met at UGA. We were both agribusiness majors.

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