Assistant General Manager 

Simonson started with LRNRD in May of 2021.  He grew up on a ranch in the Sandhills of Nebraska and graduated from Mullen High School.  He graduated from Chadron State with a degree in Range Management.

Simonson has experience with the USDA-NRCS and working as a land manager at an oil and gas exploration company.  Moving to the Republican River Basin in 2004, Simonson has had experience with the changes and challenges that have faced the local producers during this period.