Risk Communication for
Pesticide Regulators
 

Participants

University of California, Davis

July 13-16, 2009

[updated 5/19/09]

Acceptance info was mailed and emailed May 19. 
Due to the vast popularity of this course there is a waiting list. 

State Nominee
AK Karin Hendrickson
Environmental Program Specialist III
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Pesticides Program
Wasilla, AK
AL Tony Cofer
Division Director
Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries
Montgomery, AL
AZ Jack Peterson
Assistant Director
Arizona Department of Agriculture
Phoenix, AZ
CA Linda O'Connell
California EPA
Department of Pesticide Regulation
Sacramento, CA
CO Matthew Lopez
Pesticide Enforcement Specialist IV
Colorado Department of Agriculture
Division of Plant Industry/ Pesticide Enforcement Section
Lakewood, CA
FL Max Feken
Environmental Manager
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Bureau of Pesticides
Tallahassee, FL
HI Steve Russo
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
Honolulu, HI
ID Sherman Takatori
Idaho State Department of Agriculture
Division of Ag Resources
Boise, ID
IN Leighanne Hahn
Water Quality & Endangered Species Specialist
Office of the Indiana State Chemist
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
KS Katherine (Katie) Howard
Environmental & Laboratory Issues Director
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Pesticide & Fertilizer Program
Topeka, KS
LA Harry Schexnayder
Program Coordinator
Pesticide Registration, Food Safety, Organic Certification
Louisiana Dept. of Agriculture & Forestry
Pesticide and Environmental Programs
Baton Rouge, LA
MA Hotze Wijnja
Environmental Chemist
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
Boston, MA
MN Kay Sargent
Agricultural Chemical Advisor
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Pesticide and Fertilizer Management Division
St. Paul, MN
MT Christian Schmidt
Montana Department of Agriculture
Helena, MT
NC Jen Almond
Pesticide Operations Specialist
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Structural Pest Control & Pesticides Division
Raleigh, NC
ND Dave Phillips
Enforcement Supervisor
North Dakota Department of Agriculture
Pesticide, Feed and Fertilizer
Bismarck, ND
NJ Roy Meyer
Research Scientist 1
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Pesticide Control Program
Trenton, NJ
NM Irene Calderon
Specialist I
New Mexico Department of Agriculture
Pesticide Compliance Section, Ag and Environmental Services Division
Las Cruces, NM
NY Christopher Spies
Pesticide Control Specialist II
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Solid and Hazardous Materials
Bureau of Pesticides
Stony Brook, NY
PA Donald Gilbert
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry, Division of Health and Safety
Harrisburg, PA
PA Phillip Pitzer
Certification & Education Specialist
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry, Division of Health and Safety
Harrisburg, PA

TX

Michael Hare
Food/Human Health Scientific Review Specialist
Texas Department of Agriculture
Pesticides Division
Austin, TX

VA

Micah Raub
Virginia Department of Agriculture
Office of Pesticide Services
Richmond, VA

WI

Jennifer Heaton-Amrhein
Agency Liaison
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and
Consumer Protection
Agrichemical Management Bureau
Madison, WI
Tribe Nominee
Ak-Chin Indian Community Neil Abbott
Pesticide Control Specialist
Ak-Chin Indian Community
Environmental Protection Department
Maricopa, AZ
Hopi Tribe

Lionel Puhuyesva
Pesticide Compliance Officer
The Hopi Tribe
Environmental Protection Office
Pesticide Program
Kykotsmovi, AZ

Federal Office/Region Nominee
United States Department of Agriculture Susan O’Toole
FIFRA Coordinator for Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs
United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Riverdale, MD

24 states
2 tribes
1 federal