About me
Louis Aspey serves as the Acting Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). When not serving as Acting Chief, Louis holds the role of Associate Chief for NRCS, where he provides national leadership and strategic direction across the agency’s key initiatives, ensuring operational excellence and alignment with NRCS’s mission and goals.
With a distinguished 34-year career spanning multiple leadership roles at NRCS and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louis brings a wealth of experience to his work. Among his notable roles, he served as NRCS Deputy Chief for Management and Strategy, where he led the establishment of the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production. Prior to his work at NRCS National Headquarters, Louis served as the State Conservationist for West Virginia.
A proud native of southwestern Pennsylvania, Louis was the first in his family to attend and graduate college. He earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, and a master’s degree in public administration from American University in Washington, D.C. Outside of work, Louis enjoys fishing, camping, traveling, and exploring the outdoors with his wife, Karen, and their beloved rescue dog, Oatie.
