Hosted by the Michigan Department of Agriculture
Grand Rapids, Michigan
July 14-18, 2008
| State | Nominee |
| AL | Tony Cofer Division Director Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries Montgomery, AL |
| AR | Susie Nichols Assistant Director, Pesticide Division Arkansas State Plant Board Pesticide Division Little Rock, AR |
| AZ | Brenda Ball Compliance Program Manager Arizona Department of Agriculture Environmental Services Division Phoenix, AZ |
| CA | Victor Acosta Program Specialist, Pest Management California Environmental Protection Agency Department of Pesticide Regulation, Division of Pest Management, Environmental Monitoring, Enforcement & Licensing Sacramento, CA |
| CT | Brad Robinson Pesticide Program Supervisor Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Pesticide Management Program Hartford, CT |
| DE | Christopher Wade Pesticide Compliance Supervisor Delaware Department of Agriculture Pesticides Division Dover, DE |
| FL | Jessica Fernandez Environmental Specialist III Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Agriculture Environmental Services Tallahassee, FL |
| ID | Rodney Gabehart Agriculture Program Manager Idaho State Department of Agriculture Division of Agriculture Resources Boise, ID |
| IL | Gerald Kirbach Manager Permits and Downstate Field Operations Illinois Department of Agriculture Division of Natural Resources; Bureau of Environmental Programs Springfield, IL |
| LA | Larry LeJeune Director Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Pesticides and Environmental Programs Baton Rouge, LA |
| NC | Michael Mitchell Pesticide Environmental Investigative Specialist North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Structural Pest Control & Pesticide Division Raleigh, NC |
| NE | Tim Creger Pesticide Program Manager Nebraska Department of Agriculture Bureau of Plant Industry Lincoln, NE |
| NV | Charles Moses Environmental Specialist IV Nevada Department of Agriculture Plant Industry Reno, NV |
| NY | Anthony Lamanno Pesticide Control Specialist 3 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Bureau of Pesticides Management, Division of Solid and Hazardous Materials Albany, NY |
| NY | Mary Roy Environmental Program Specialist 2 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Bureau of Pesticides Management Albany, NY |
| OH | James Belt Pesticide & Fertilizer Enforcement Supervisor Ohio Department of Agriculture Division of Plant Industry, Pesticide & Fertilizer Regulation Section Reynoldsburg, OH |
| OK | Don Molnar Program Manager Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Consumer Protection Service Oklahoma City, OK |
| OR | Michael Odenthal Pesticide Investigator Oregon Department Of Agriculture Pesticides Salem, OR |
| PA | Donald Gilbert Environmental Specialist Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Health & Safety Harrisburg, PA |
| TN | Rich Strickland Groundwater Protection Coordinator Tennessee Department of Agriculture Regulatory Services/Ag Inputs and Pesticides Nashville, TN |
| TX | Leslie Smith Pesticide Program Policy Specialist Texas Department of Agriculture Pesticide Programs Division Austin, TX |
| UT | Clark Burgess Program Manager Utah Department of Agriculture and Food Plant Industry Division Salt Lake City, UT |
| VA | Doug Edwards Enforcement Supervisor Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Consumer Protection – Office of Pesticide Services Richmond, VA |
| WA | Brent Perry Secondary Containment and Field Audit Program Coordinator Washington State Department of Agriculture Pesticide Management Division Spokane, WA |
| Tribe | Nominee |
| Colorado River Indian Tribes | Hector
Duran Lead Pesticide Officer Colorado River Indian Tribes Environmental Protection Office Parker, AZ |
| Navajo Nation | Jefferson Biakeddy Senior Environmental Specialist Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency – Pesticide Program Window Rock, AZ |
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Yakama Nation |
Marco
Guske Pesticide Program Specialist Yakama Nation, Environmental Management Department of Natural Resources Toppenish, WA |
| U.S. EPA / Region | Nominee |
| Region 2 | Richard Koustas Environmental Engineer U.S. EPA, Region 2 Division of Enforcement and Compliance Assistance Edison, NJ |
| Region 3 | Fatima El Abdaoui Branch Chief U.S. EPA, Region 3 Waste and Chemical Management Division Philadelphia, PA |
| Region 5 | Terence Bonace Life Scientist U.S. EPA, Region 5 Land and Chemicals Division Chicago, IL |
| Region 5 | Margaret Jones Regional Pesticide Expert U.S. EPA, Region 5 Land and Chemicals Division, Chemicals Management Branch, Pesticide Section Chicago, IL |
| Region 6 | Elizabeth Reyes Environmental Scientist U.S. EPA, Region 6 Pesticides Section - Multimedia Permitting and Planning Division Dallas, TX |
| Region 7 | Craig Thomson Iowa Pesticide Program Manager U.S. EPA, Region 7 Des Moines, IA |
| Region 8 | Barbara Barron Environmental Protection Specialist U.S. EPA, Region 8 Pesticides Program Denver, CO |
24 state
3 tribes
7 regions