Regional Contacts
NEPDN Regional Contacts by State
| Connecticut | Name | Location/Web Site Link | Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnostician | Joan Allen | Home & Garden Education Center- University of Connecticut | 860-486-6271 |
| Diagnostician | Yonghao Li | Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station | 203-974-8601 |
State Plant Health Director (SPHD) |
Patty Douglass | State Plant Health Director | 203-974-8499 |
| State Plant Regulatory Official (SPRO) |
Kirby Stafford | State Plant Regulatory Official | 203-974-8466 | IT Support |
Bruce Wilbur | University of Connecticut | 860-486-0099 |
| Delaware | Name | Location/Web Site Link | Office |
| Diagnostician | Nancy Gregory | Plant & Soil Sciences- University of Delaware | 302-831-1390 |
| State Plant Health Director (SPHD) | Colleen Kitzmiller | State Plant Health Director | 302-678-5868 |
| State Plant Regulatory Official (SPRO) | Faith Kuehn | State Plant Regulatory Official | 302-697-4468 |
| Maine | Name | Location/Web Site Link | Office |
| Diagnostician | Clay Kirby | Entomologist- University of Maine | 207-581-2963 |
| Diagnostician | Bruce Watt | Cooperative Extension- University of Maine | 207-581-3883 | State Plant Health Director (SPHD) |
Terry Bourgoin | State Plant Health Director | 207-848-5199 ext.15 | State Plant Regulatory Official (SPRO) |
Ann Gibbs | State Plant Regulatory Official | 207-287-7602 |
| Maryland | Name | Location/Web Site Link | Office |
| Diagnostician | David Clement | University of Maryland | 410-531-5556 |
| Diagnostician | Karen Rane | Department of Entomology- University of Maryland | 301-405-1611 | State Plant Health Director (SPHD) |
Matt Travis | State Plant Health Director | 302-678-5868 | State Plant Regulatory Official (SPRO) |
Carol Holko | State Plant Regulatory Official | 410-841-5920 | IT Support |
Greg Hess | Entomology- University of Maryland | 301-405-8911 |
| Massachusetts | Name | Location/Web Site Link | Office |
| Diagnostician | M. Bess Dicklow | Diagnostician- University of Massachusetts | 413-545-3209 |
| Diagnostician | Robert Wick | Plant Pathology- University of Massachusetts | 413-545-1045 | State Plant Health Director (SPHD) |
Patty Douglass | State Plant Health Director | 302-678-5868 | State Plant Regulatory Official (SPRO) |
Lee Corte-Real | State Plant Regulatory Official | 617-626-1776 |
| New Hampshire | Name | Location/Web Site Link | Office |
| Diagnostician | Cheryl Smith | Plant Biology- University of New Hampshire | 603-862-3841 | State Plant Health Director (SPHD) |
Mark Michaelis | State Plant Health Director | 802-828-4490 |
| State Plant Regulatory Official (SPRO) |
Piera Siegert | State Plant Regulatory Official | 603-271-2561 |
IT Support | Michael Toepfer | Cooperative Extension- University of New Hampshire | 603-862-3989 | New Jersey | Name | Location/Web Site Link | Office |
| Diagnostician | Rich Buckley | Plant Diagnostic Lab- Rutgers University | 732-932-9140 |
| Diagnostician | Sabrina Tirpak | Plant Diagnostic Lab- Rutgers University | 732-932-9140 | State Plant Health Director (SPHD) |
Ron Blaskovich | State Plant Health Director | 609-259-8649 |
| State Plant Regulatory Official (SPRO) |
Carl Schulze | State Plant Regulatory Official | 609-292-5441 | IT Support |
Rob Muldowney | Rutgers University | 732-932-9763 ext. 118 | New York | Name | Location/Web Site Link | Office |
| Diagnostician | Margery Daughtrey | Long Island Hort. Research & Exten. Center- Cornell University |
631-727-3595 |
| Diagnostician | Dan Gilrein | Entomologist, Long Island Hort. Research & Exten. Center- Cornell University |
631-727-3595 |
| Diagnostician | Margaret McGrath | Long Island Hort. Research & Exten. Center- Cornell University |
631-727-3595 |
| Diagnostician | Karen Snover-Clift | Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic- Cornell University |
607-255-7860 |
| Diagnostician | Jason Dombroskie | Insect Diagnostic Clinic- Cornell University | 607-255-6530 | State Plant Health Director (SPHD) |
Diana Hoffman | State Plant Health Director | 518-218-7510 | State Plant Regulatory Official (SPRO) |
Kevin King | State Plant Regulatory Official | 518-457-2087 |
| Pennsylvania | Name | Location/Web Site Link | Office |
| Diagnostician | Seong H. Kim | Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture | 814-865-2204 |
| Diagnostician | Sara May | Plant Disease Clinic- The Pennsylvania State University | 814-865-2204 | State Plant Health Director (SPHD) |
Coanne O'Hern | State Plant Health Director | 717-241-2465 | State Plant Regulatory Official (SPRO) |
Dana Rhodes | State Plant Regulatory Official | 717-772-5205 |
| Rhode Island | Name | Location/Web Site Link | Office |
| Diagnostician | Heather Faubert | Cooperative Extension Education- University of Rhode Island | 401-874-2967 | State Plant Health Director (SPHD) |
Patty Douglass | State Plant Health Director | 203-269-4277 | State Plant Regulatory Official (SPRO) |
Kenneth Ayars | State Plant Regulatory Official | 401-222-2781 |
| Vermont | Name | Location/Web Site Link | Office |
| Diagnostician | Ann Hazelrigg | Plant & Soil Sciences- University of Vermont | 802-656-0493 | State Plant Health Director (SPHD) |
Mark Michaelis | State Plant Health Director | 802-828-4490 | State Plant Regulatory Official (SPRO) |
Jon Turmel | State Plant Regulatory Official | 802-241-3545 |
| IT Support | Sarah Kingsley-Richards | University of Vermont | 802-656-0475 | West Virginia | Name | Location/Web Site Link | Office |
| Diagnostician | Mafuz Rahman | Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic- West Virginia University | 304-293-8838 | State Plant Health Director (SPHD) |
Jason Watkins | State Plant Health Director | 304-372-8590 | State Plant Regulatory Official (SPRO) |
Gary Gibson | State Plant Regulatory Official | 304-558-2212 | IT Support |
Joyce Bower | West Virginia University | 304-293-4221 ext. 3405 |