This directory provides contact information for the Shipping Point Inspection programs throughout the United States. The first listing contains the AFVISA member states and the second listing, the non-member states.
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Alabama
Arizona
California
Colorado
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Maryland
Michigan
Montana
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
Washington
NASDA
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Alaska
Arkansas
Connecticut
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Canada
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Alabama
Darrell Buxton, Director
State of Alabama
 Department of Agriculture and Industries
P.O. Box 310926
803 N. Main Street
Enterprise, AL 36331
Phone & Fax: 334-347-6525
entag11@centurytel.net

Patrick Griffin
State of Alabama
Department of Agriculture and Industries
726 Second Avenue North
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
Phone: 205-328-8347
Fax: 205-328-6638
Griff0767@aol.com
Jeff Jeffers
State of Alabama
Department of Agriculture and Industries
P.O. Box 1368
1557 Reeves Street
Dothan, Alabama 36302
Phone: 334-792-5185
Fax: 334-671-7984
jeff.jeffers@agi.alabama.gov
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Arizona
Ed Foster, State Program Manager
Arizona
Federal-State Inspection Service
Arizona Department of Agriculture
1688 W. Adams
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602-542-0880
Fax: 602-542-0898
efoster@azda.gov
   
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California
Rick Jensen, Branch Chief
California Department of Food

and Agriculture
Division of Inspection Services
1220 N Street, Room A-420
Sacramento, CA 94271-0001
Phone: 916-654-0810
Fax: 916-654-0876
rjensen@cdfa.ca.gov
  Steve Thomas, Assistant Branch Chief
California Department of Food

and Agriculture
Division of Inspection Services
1514 Moffett Drive, Suite A
Salinas, CA 93095
Phone: 831-769-8079
Fax: 831-769-8099
sthomas@cdfa.ca.gov
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Colorado
Tracy Vanderpool, State Program Manager
Colorado Department of Agriculture
Fruit & Vegetable Inspection Service
P. O. Box 407
Monte Vista, CO 81144
Phone: 719-852-4749
Fax: 719-852-4319
tracy.vanderpool@ag.state.co.us


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Delaware
Brenda Clements, Field Supervisor
Delaware Department of Agriculture
Food Products Inspection (Grading)
2320 S. DuPont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: 302-698-4546
Fax: 302-697-4735
Brenda.Clements@state.de.us
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Florida
Ellen Prince, Director
Division of Fruit and Vegetables

Florida Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 1072
Winter Haven, FL 33882-1072
Phone: 863-297-3901
Fax: 863-297-3953
ellen.prince@freshfromflorida.com
Charles Beasley, Bureau Chief
Florida Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 1072
Winter Haven, FL 33882-1072
Phone: 863-297-3901
Fax: 863-297-3953
chalres.beasley@freshfromflorida.com
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Georgia
T.E. Moye, Director
Georgia Federal-State
Inspection Service
P.O. Box 4149
Albany, GA 31706
Phone: 229-432-9155 Ext.101
Fax: 229-435-9285

tmoye@gafsis.com
Phillip Sutton
Georgia Federal-State
Inspection Service
P.O. Box 4149
Albany, GA 31706
Phone: 229-432-9155
Fax: 229-435-9285

psutton@gafsis.com
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Hawaii
Gary Okamura
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Specialist

Hawaii Department of Agriculture
Commodities Branch
P.O. Box 22159
Honolulu, HI 96823
Phone: 808-973-9551
Fax: 808-973-9613
gary.t.okamura@hawaii.gov
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Idaho
Cindy Stark, Bureau Chief
Bureau of Shipping Point Inspections
Idaho Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 790
Boise, Idaho 83701-0790
Phone: 208-332-8670
Fax: 208-334-2170
cindy.stark@agri.idaho.gov

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Maryland
Deanna Baldwin
Program Manager
Food Quality Assurance
Department of Agriculture
50 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Phone: 410-841-5769
Fax: 410-841-2750
BaldwiDL@mda.state.md.us
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Michigan
Robin Rosenbaum
Plant Industry Section Manager
Pesticide & Plant Pest Management Div.
Michigan Department of Agriculture
& Rural Development
525 W. Allegan St.
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: 517-335-6542
Fax: 517-335-4540
rosenbaumr@
michigan.gov
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Montana
Larry Krum
Montana Department of Agriculture
Commodity Services Bureau
P.O. Box 200201, 303 N. Roberts
Helena, MT 59620-0201
Phone: 406-444-3730
Fax: 406-444-7336
lkrum@mt.gov
Daniel E. Poff
Montana Department of Agriculture
2681 Palmer Street, Suite G
Missoula, MT 59803
Phone: 406-329-1345
Fax: 406-329-1344
dpoff@mt.gov

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New Jersey
Larry Hardwick, Bureau Chief
New Jersey Department of Agriculture
Division of Marketing & Development
P.O. Box 330
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: 609-984-2222 or 856-453-3870
Fax: 609-984-2508 or 856-453-3880
larry.hardwick@ag.state.nj.us
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New Mexico
Stacy Gerk, Supervising Inspector
New Mexico Department of Agriculture
MSC 5600, Box 30005
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8005
Phone: 575-646-2752
Fax: 575-646-3303
sgerk@nmda.nmsu.edu
  Mike Shafer
New Mexico Department of Agriculture
MSC 5600, Box 30005
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8005
Phone: 575-646-2752
Fax: 575-646-3303
Mshafer@nmda.nmsu.edu


Alvaro Gomez
New Mexico Department of Agriculture
MSC 5600, Box 30005
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8005
Phone: 575-646-2752
Fax: 57
5-646-3303
agomez@nmda.nmsu.edu
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New York
Bill Lyons, Food Product Grading Manager
New York State Department of
Agriculture and Markets
Division of Food Safety and Inspection
10B Airline Drive
Albany, NY 12235
Phone: 518-457-2090
Fax: 518-485-8986
bill.lyons@agmkt.state.ny.us
  Bill Miller, Supervising Inspector
New York State Department of
Agriculture and Markets
Division of Food Safety and Inspection
NYS Fairgrounds,
Syracuse, NY 13209
Phone: 315-487-0852
Fax: 315-487-1064
bill.miller@agmkt.state.ny.us
 
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North Carolina
Wayne Bryant
North Carolina
Department of Agriculture
Cooperative Grading Service
P.O. Box 588
Williamston, NC 27892
Phone: 252-792-1672
Fax: 252-792-4784

wayne.bryant@ncagr.gov
  Ronald Wynn
North Carolina
Department of Agriculture
Cooperative Grading Service
P.O. Box 588
Williamston, NC 27892
Phone: 252-792-1672
Fax: 252-792-4784

ronnie.wynn@ncagr.gov
 
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Oregon
Jim Cramer, Administrator
Oregon Department of Agriculture
635 Capital St. NE
Salem, OR 97301-2532
Phone: 503-986-4620
Fax: 503-986-4737
jcramer@oda.state.or.us
 
Ron Pence, Asst. Administrator
Oregon Department of Agriculture
635 Capital St. NE
Salem, OR 97301-2532
Phone: 503-986-4620
Fax: 503-986-4737
rpence@oda.state.or.us
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Pennsylvania
Lydia Johnson
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
2301 North Cameron Street, Room 112
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110-9408
Phone: 717-787-5107
Fax: 717-787-1873
ljohnson@state.pa.us
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South Carolina
Jack Dantzler
Director of Market Services
P.O. Box 13391
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Phone: 803-737-4597
Fax: 803-737-4667
jdantzler@scda.sc.gov
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Texas
Brian Murray
Executive Director
Texas Cooperative
Inspection Program
11044 Research Blvd. Suite D-225
Austin, TX 78759
Phone: 512-795-1157
Fax: 512-241-3755
brian.murray@etcip.com
Kevin McLaughlin, Director
Fruit and Vegetable Division
Texas Cooperative Inspection Program
P.O. Box 107
San Juan, Texas 78589
Phone: 956-787-4091
Fax: 956-783-0479
kevin.mclaughlin@etcip.com


Russell Beamsley, District Supervisor
Fruit and Vegetable Division
Texas Cooperative Inspection Program
P.O. Box 107
San Juan, Texas 78589
Phone: 956-787-4091
Fax: 956-783-0479
russell.beamsley@etcip.com
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Virginia
Thomas Smith
Program Manager
Virginia Department of

Agriculture & Consumer Services
1100 Bank Street, Room 804
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-786-3548
Fax: 804-371-7785
thomas.smith@vdacs.virginia.gov
   
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Washington
Jim Quigley
Program Manager
Commodity Inspection Division
Washington Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 42560
Olympia, WA 98504-2560
Phone: 360-902-1827
Fax: 360-902-2085
jquigley@agr.wa.gov

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NASDA

National Association of
State Departments of Agriculture
1156 15th Street, NW
Suite 1020
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: 202-296-9680
Fax: 202-296-9686
nasda@nasda.org
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Alaska
Doug Warner, Development Specialist
Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 949
Palmer, Alaska 99645
Phone: 907-745-7200
Fax: 907-745-7112
Douglas_Warner@dnr.state.ak.us
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Arkansas
John Lansdale
Arkansas State Plant Board
285 Bradley 124
Hermitage, Arkansas 71647
Phone: 870-820-0290 (Cell)
Fax: 870-463-8719
john.lansdale@aspb.ar.gov
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Connecticut
Robert Pellegrino, Director
Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Technology & Resource Preservation
765 Asylum Ave
Hartford, CT 06105
(860) 713-2503
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Illinois
Lee Rife
Department of Agriculture
State Fairgrounds
P.O. Box 19281
Springfield, Illinois 62794
Phone: 217-782-2172
Fax: 217-785-4505
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Indiana
Dr. Bruno Moser, Head
Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Inspection
Department of Agriculture
HORT Building
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
Phone: 317-494-8292
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Iowa
Bob Haxton, Program Manager
Department of Agriculture
Wallace Building
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Phone: 515-281-5322
Fax: 515-281-6236
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Kansas
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Kentucky
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Louisiana
Wesley Young, Division Director
Poultry & Egg, Fruit & Vegetable
Louisiana Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 3098
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-3098
Phone: 504-925-3772
Fax: 504-925-4103
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Maine
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Massachusetts
George Porter, Chief
Bureau of Farm Products
Department of Agriculture
Leverett Saltonstall Building
100 Cambridge Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02202
Phone: 617-727-3020 Ext.141
GPorter@state.ma.us
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Minnesota
Alan Peterson
Supervisor, Fruit & Vegetable Inspection
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
316 Grain Exchange Building
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Phone: 612-341-7193
Fax: 612-349-2508
Alan.Peterson@state.mn.us
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Mississippi
Billy Carter, Director
Performance Marketing
Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 1609
Jackson, Mississippi 39215-1609
Phone: 601-354-7050
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Missouri
Mark Troup, Supervisor
Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 896
Monett, Missouri 65708-0896
314-751-4211
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Nebraska
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Nevada
John O'Brien
Nevada Department of Agriculture
350 Capitol Hill Ave
Reno, Nevada 89502
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New Hampshire
Richard B. Uncles, Supervisor
Bureau of Markets
Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 2042
Concord, New Hampshire 03302-2042
Phone: 603-271-2753
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North Dakota
Ken Bertsch
North Dakota State Seed Department
P.O. Box 5257
Fargo, ND 58105-5257
Phone: 701-239-7210
Fax: 701-239-7214
ndseed@state-seed.ndsu.nodak.edu
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Oklahoma
Steve Mueller
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73045
Phone: 405-206-6174
FAX: 405-783-4339
stephen.mueller@ams.usda.gov
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Ohio
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Rhode Island
John M. Lawrence, III
Chief & Commissioner of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
22 Hayes St.
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: 401-277-2771
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South Dakota
Jim Krsnak, Administrator
Department of Agriculture
523 E. Capitol
Pierre, South Dakota 57501-3185
Phone: 605-773-3375
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Tennessee
Mike Golightly, Officer in Charge
Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 40627
Melrose Station
Nashville, Tennessee 37204
Phone: 615-360-0103
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Utah
Clair A. Allen, Program Specialist
Department of Agriculture
350 N. Redmond Road
P.O. Box 146500
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-6500
Phone: 801-538-7187
Fax: 801-538-7126
clairallen@utah.gov
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Vermont
Steve Parise
Agriculture Resource Management Specialist
Vermont Agency of Agriculture
Food & Markets
116 State Street, Drawer 20
Montpelier, Vermont 05620-2901
Phone: 802-828-2436
Fax: 802-828-5983
steve.praise@state.vt.us
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West Virginia
Guy Davis, Supervisor
Fruit & Vegetable Inspection Service
Department of Agriculture
State Capital
Room 28
Charleston, West Virginia 25305
Phone: 304-348-3550
Fax: 304-348-2203
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Wisconsin
Tim Leege
Trade and Consumer Protection
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
3425 Church Street
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Phone: 715-345-5212
Fax: 715-345-5327
Tim.Leege@datcp.state.wi.us
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Wyoming
John Misock, Manager
Consumer Health Services
Department of Agriculture
2219 Carey Avenue
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002-0100
Phone: 203-777-7321
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Canada

Jim Founk
Regional Information Coordinator
Main St E
PO Box 400
Ridgetown , ON N0P 2C0
Phone: 519-674-1693 
Fax: 519-674-1564 
jim.founk@omafra.gov.on.ca

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