Organic Staff

• General contact information
• Organic Food Program staff
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General contact information

Washington State Department of Agriculture
Organic Food Program
1111 Washington Street
PO Box 42560
Olympia, WA 98504-2560

PHONE  (360) 902-1805
FAX  (360) 902-2087

EMAIL  organic@agr.wa.gov   NOTE: Please put Organic Food Program in the Subject line. 

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Organic Food Program staff

Organic Program Manager

Miles McEvoy, 360-902-1924
Manages program; compliance issues; Legislative and rule changes; National Organic Program implementation and Quality Assurance and Accreditation. 

Program Secretary Supervisor

Kristy Jones 360-902-1885
Administrative Coordinator, Producer Certification Fee Specialist & Web Publisher

Organic Field Supervisor

  Les Eklund, 360-902-1891
Supervises and trains field inspectors; conducts inspections throughout Washington State and Quality Assurance.

Receptionist

Elizabeth Apley, 360-902-1805
General administrative support, Receptionist, Processor and Handler Certification Fee Specialist and back up for Secretary Supervisor.

Customer Service Specialist

Christa Bemis, 360-902-1877
General administrative assistant, Export document assistant and back up receptionist. 

Material Review Specialist

Lisa Brines, 360-725-3893
Evaluates registration of materials for the Brand Name Materials Program.

Organic Certification Inspectors

Jeff Collins, Chelan, 509-682-8457
Inspector for North Central Washington.

Mike Haskett, Yakima, 509-225-2612
Inspector for South Central Washington.

John Morrison, Spokane, 208-882-7322
Inspector for Eastern Washington.

Lee Graham, Wenatchee, 509-881-9571
Inspector for Eastern Washington.

 
Georgana Webster, Lynden, 360-961-5375
Inspector for Washington & Oregon. 

 
David Simpson, Olympia, 360-202-3069
Inspector for Western Washington.

 
Erin Mirrett, Vancouver, 360-607-3402
Inspector for Oregon & Southwest Washington.

Del Long, Richland, 509-420-3004
Eastern Field Supervisor.

Michael Hackett, Bellingham, 360-561-0326
Inspector for Northwestern Washington.

Program Coordinators

Brenda Book, 360-902-2090
Handler/Processor Certification and Export Program Coordinator, Handler/Processor, International certification, and Export Documentation needs.

 
Linda Condon, 360-902-1951
Crop Certification Coordinator, Producer Certification and Accreditation Lead.

Katherine Withey, 360-902-1882
Livestock Certification Coordinator/Materials Specialist, Livestock Certification and Materials Registration.

Program Specialists

 
Michelle Lucero, 360-725-3899
Organic Certification Specialist, EU Producers, Handler/Processor Certification.

       
Scott Rice, 360-359-3021
Organic Certification Specialist, Producer Certification for Crops Remote Reviewer.

Renee Delaney, 360-902-7716
Organic Certification Specialist, Producer Certification for Crops

Jennifer Gridley, 360-902-2175
Organic Certification Specialist, Producer/Processor and Handler/Processor Certification.

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