Administrative Staff
| Scott Ausbrooks | scott.ausbrooks@arkansas.gov | (501) 296-1882 | Director and State Geologist |
| Angela Chandler | angela.chandler@arkansas.gov | (501) 683-0111 | Assistant State Geologist |
| Laura Hinze | laura.hinze@arkansas.gov | (501) 296-1879 | Executive Secretary |
| Lee Smith | grover.smith@arkansas.gov | (501) 683-0112 | AGS Specialist |
Geologists
| Doug Hanson | doug.hanson@arkansas.gov | (501) 683-0115 | Supervisor - Geodatabases Gulf Coastal Plain and Cretaceous Geology, Geological Mapping / STATEMAP1, Ouachita Mtns and Ark River Valley Geology |
| Richard Hutto | richard.hutto@arkansas.gov | (501) 683-0151 | Geologist Supervisor Geological Mapping / STATEMAP1, and Ozark Geology |
| Thomas Liner | thomas.liner@arkansas.gov | (501) 683-0185 | Geologist Geological Mapping / STATEMAP1 |
| John Gist | john.gist@arkansas.gov | (501) 683-0120 | Geologist Geological Mapping / STATEMAP1/ EMRI2 |
| David Johnston | david.johnston@arkansas.gov | (501) 683-0126 | Geologist Geohazards, Environmental, and Mississippi Embayment Geology |
| Martha Kopper | martha.kopper@arkansas.gov | (501) 683-0119 | Geologist Supervisor Geohazards |
| Peng Li | peng.li@arkansas.gov | (501) 683-0118 | Senior Petroleum Geologist Fossil Fuels |
| Ciara Mills | ciara.mills@arkansas.gov | (501) 683-0114 | Petroleum Geologist Petroleum, Geologic Mapping, & Geohazards |
| Max Thomas | max.thomas@arkansas.gov | (501) 683-0110 | Geologist Geological Mapping / STATEMAP1 |
| Sara Patton | sara.patton@arkansas.gov | (501) 683-0113 | Geologist Geological Mapping / EMRI2 |
1. STATEMAP is a part of the National Cooperative Geological Mapping Program (NCGMP), and is an annually awarded competitve grant process for funding of geological mapping across the country. Federal funds are awarded by the USGS and are matched by State Geological Surveys.
2. Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (EMRI) is a grant program administered by the U.S. Geological Survey that partners with states to acquire new geologic maps in areas with the potential to host critical mineral resources.
Geographic Information Systems & Information Technology
| Jerry Clark | jerry.clark@arkansas.gov | (501) 683-0122 | GIS Services |
| Brian Kehner | brian.kehner@arkansas.gov | (501) 683-0121 | GIS Services |
| Alexander Dementyev | alexander.dementyev@arkansas.gov | (501) 683-0127 | Software Development |
Information & Sales
| Celeste Curry | celeste.haner@arkansas.gov | (501) 296-1877 | Map and Publication Sales |