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Biggs Receives National AwardApril 15, 2004 Angela Biggs, a soil conservationist with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Independence, received a national Outstanding Special Emphasis Program Manager award from NRCS Chief Bruce Knight and Andrew Johnson, Jr., Civil Rights Division Director, at a civil rights meeting held in Reno, NV. Biggs, who serves as Iowa’s NRCS Asian American/Pacific Islander Program Manager, was recognized for her outreach work with the Hmong community and projects that encourage the participation of Asian Pacific Islanders in NRCS-sponsored programs and activities. A new Hazelton, Iowa, resident, Biggs concentrates on two important functions of her job: 80 percent of her time is spent working with Buchanan County farmers and landowners on conservation measures that better the environment and improve farm productivity, while 20 percent of her time is spent on outreach efforts and Asian American/Pacific Islander programs. Biggs has served as a special emphasis program manager since she joined NRCS in 2002 and recently moved to Hazelton after working three years in Warren County, Iowa. Angela is the daughter of Joel Biggs, Clayton County Emergency Management Coordinator, and Anita Cruz of Pago Bay, Guam. Biggs is half Chamorro (native to Guam and the Marianas Islands) and half Caucasian with some Native American from both sides of her father’s family. Her parents divorced when she was young so she spent time growing up in St. Louis, Guam and Iowa. Biggs, who holds a biology degree from the University of Guam, is very happy working for NRCS. “I love it!” she says. “It’s the perfect job for me. It plays on all of my strengths and I enjoy it. If I’d known about the agency sooner I would have applied sooner.” She adds, “My work as a Special Emphasis Program Manager is proof of our agency’s commitment to providing equal opportunity to producers. I enjoy working with people of all backgrounds and helping promote NRCS to groups of people that have not traditionally been our customers.” NRCS nationally offers producers technical and financial assistance to help them develop more effective conservation plans that improve the environment and help rural communities. The Buchanan County office is located in Independence at 503 – 17th St. NE. Contact: Dick Tremain
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