Contact the Geological Survey

North Carolina Geological Survey
Office Directory, Staff, and Responsibilities

The North Carolina Geological Survey has three offices statewide: Central Office in downtown Raleigh, Coastal Plain Regional Office and Core Repository on Reedy Creek Road in Raleigh and the Asheville Regional Office in Swannanoa, near Asheville. Use this directory to contact the office or individual staff which can best serve you.

Operations Branch - Main Office, Map and Publication Sales

Phone: 919-707-9203 (for general inquiries)

Mailing Address: 1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612

Physical Address: 512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604-7687

Responsibilities:

Staff MemberPositionResponsibilitiesE-mail AddressTelephone

Dwain Veach, MS, PG

NCBLG# 2718

Section Chief

Management, Administration, and Planning

Energy and Mineral Resources Support

dwain.veach@deq.nc.gov919-900-0281
     
Michael MedinaEnvironmental Specialist I

Map and Publication Sales

Cartographic Support

General Inquiries

Visit the Online Store

michael.medina@deq.nc.gov919-707-9203

Amy Pitts, MS, PG

PA PG# 04770

Senior Geologist

Education and Outreach

Visit the North Carolina Geological Survey website

amy.pitts@deq.nc.gov919-707-9204

Jim Chapman, MS, PG

NCBLG# 2622

Senior GeologistRegulatory Support for the Oil and Gas Commissionjames.chapman@deq.nc.gov919-707-9231

Dr. Heather Hanna, PG

NCBLG# 2478

Senior Geologist/GeochemistGeochemistry Supportheather.hanna@deq.nc.gov919-707-9208

Geological Survey - Coastal Plain/Piedmont Regional Office & Core Repository

Primary Phone: 984-389-4100

Mailing Address: 1620 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1620

Physical Address: 4100-A, Reedy Creek Road, Raleigh, NC 27607-6411

Responsibilities

  • Geologic field mapping and related geology of the Coastal Plain and Piedmont provinces
  • Repository for geological materials statewide (including subsurface core and cuttings) and associated data
  • Public service and education
Staff MemberPositionResponsibilitiesE-mail AddressTelephone

Dr. Kathleen Farrell, PG

NCBLG# 1747

Senior Geologist

Program Supervision for Coastal Plain Geologic Mapping and Stratigraphy

Core Repository Coordination

kathleen.farrell@deq.nc.gov984-389-4101
McKenzie Hamilton, GITGeologistCoastal Plain Mapping and StratigraphyMcKenzie.Hamilton@deq.nc.gov984-389-4105
Calley Anthony, GITGeologistCoastal Plain Mapping and StratigraphyCalley.Anthony@deq.nc.gov984-389-4106
Stalin Rosero PozoGeologistCoastal Plain Mapping and Stratigraphystalin.rosero@deq.nc.gov984-389-4107

Phil Bradley, MS, PG

NCBLG# 1407

Senior Geologist

Program Supervision for Piedmont Geologic Mapping

Assistant Section Chief

pbradley@deq.nc.gov919-707-9241
Qingxin Zhang, GITGeologistPiedmont Geologic Mappingqzhang@deq.nc.gov984-389-4103
Garett Thompson, GITGeologistPiedmont Geologic Mappinggarett.thompson@deq.nc.gov984-389-4104

Geological Survey - Asheville Regional Office

Primary Phone: 828-296-4500

Address: 2090 US Highway 70, Swannanoa, NC 28778

Responsibilities

  • Geologic Field Mapping and Related Geology of the Mountains Region of North Carolina
  • Geologic Hazards Mapping (including Landslides) and Engineering Geology
  • Public Service and Education
  • GIS Coordination and Technical Support
Staff MemberPositionResponsibilitiesE-mail AddressTelephone

Bart Cattanach, MS, PG

NCBLG# 2060

Senior GeologistProgram Supervision for Blue Ridge and Western Piedmont Geologic Mappingbart.cattanach@deq.nc.gov828-296-4634
Ashley Lynn, MSGeologistBlue Ridge and Western Piedmont Geologic Mappingashley.lynn@deq.nc.gov828-296-4632
Brennan TranthamGeologistBlue Ridge and Western Piedmont Geologic Mappingbrennan.trantham@deq.nc.gov828-296-4629

Dr. David Korte, PG

NCBLG# 2677

Senior Geologist

Program Supervision for Geologic Hazards and Engineering Geology

Visit the Landslides in Western North Carolina Website

david.korte@deq.nc.gov828-296-4540
Robert "Bobby" Sas, MSGeologistLandslide Mapping Team Leaderrobert.sas@deq.nc.gov828-296-4557
Jeremy JurgevichGeologistLandslide Mappingjeremy.jurgevich@deq.nc.gov828-296-4556
     

Nick Bozdog, GISP

GISCI# 90795

Geologist & GIS Coordinator

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Development & Analysis

Geologic Mapping

nick.bozdog@deq.nc.gov828-296-4635

 

NCGS . 1612 Mail Service Center . Raleigh, NC 27699-1612 . 919-707-9203