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State HACCP Contacts & Coordinators
HACCP Contacts and Coordinators provide technical advice, assistance, resources and conduct activities to support HACCP implementation in small and very small plants. The Contact is generally the State meat and poultry program director or another representative of the State government. Coordinators are affiliated with Universities and provide additional one-on-one advice and assistance to small and very small plants. Coordinators also develop and provide training and HACCP seminars.
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Alabama
Leland D. Walker (Contact)
Director
Meat Poultry Inspection
Richard Beard Bldg.
P. O. Box 336
Montgomery, AL 36109-0336
Phone: (334) 240-7210
Fax: (334) 240-7167
leland.walker@fsis.usda.gov
Dr. Leonard Billips (Coordinator)
Associate Professor
Tuskegee University
Patterson Hall
College of Veterinary Medicine
Nursing & Allied Health
Tuskegee, AL 36088
Phone: (334) 724-4172
Fax: (334) 724-4277
HGBillups@aol.com
 
  Dr. Patricia Curtis (Coordinator)
Director, Poultry Products
Quality & Safety Program
201 Poultry Science Building
260 Lem Morrison Drive
Auburn University, AL 36849
Phone: (334) 844-2679
Fax: (334) 884-2641
Pat.Curtis@auburn.edu
 
Alaska
Thomas Hathaway (Contact)
Chief, Laboratory Services
Environmental Health Laboratory
5251 Hinkle Road
Anchorage, Alaska 99507-1251
Phone: (907) 375-8200
Fax: (907) 929-7335
thomas.hathaway@alaska.gov
Vacant (Coordinator)

 
Dr. Robert Gerlach (Contact)
State Veterinarian
Office of the State Veterinarian
5251 Hinkle Road
Anchorage, Alaska 99507-1251
Phone: (907) 375-8200
Fax: (907) 929-7335
bob.gerlach@alaska.gov
 
 
Ronald S. Klein (Contact)
Program Manager
Food Safety & Sanitation Program
555 Cordova St.
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: (907) 269-7501
Fax: (907) 269-7654
ron.klein@alaska.gov
 
 
Arizona
Stewart Jacobson (Contact)
State Meat and Poultry / Program Manager
AZ Dept. of Agriculture
AZ Meat & Poultry
Inspection Branch
1688 West Adams
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 542-6398
Fax: (602) 542-4194
sjacobson@azda.gov
Vacant (Coordinator)
 
Arkansas
Jaheon Koo, Ph.D. (Contact)
University of Arkansas - Pine Bluff
Department of Agriculture
University of Arkansas - Pine Bluff
1200 North University Drive
Mail Slot 4913
Pine Bluff, AR 71601
Phone: (870) 575-7139
Fax: (870) 575-4629 kooj@uapb.edu
Gregory C. Phillips, Ph.D. (Coordinator)
Dean, College of Agriculture
Arkansas State University
P.O. Box 1080
119 S. Caraway Road
State University, AR 72467-1080
Phone: (870) 972-2085
Fax: (870) 972-3885
gphillips@astate.edu
 
Robert L. Brewer, DVM (Contact)
University of Arkansas
Department of Poultry Science
POSC 0-114
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: (479) 575-8495
Fax: (479) 575-8490
rlbrewe@uark.edu
 
 
Dr. John Marcy, Professor (Contact)
Poultry Processing Specialist
University of Arkansas
Poultry Science 0-203 Poultry Science Center
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: (479) 575-2211
Fax: (479) 575-8775
jmarcy@uark.edu
 
 
California
Vacant (Contact)
Vacant (Coordinator)
 
Colorado
Steve Bornmann (Contact)
Colorado Dept. of Agriculture
2331 West 31st Ave.
Denver, CO 80211
Phone: (303) 477-0093
Fax: (303) 480-9236
steve.bornmann
@ag.state.co.us

Dr. John Sofos (Coordinator)
Colorado State University
Animal Sciences
Ft. Collins, CO 80523
Phone: (970)491-7703
Fax: (970) 491-0278
john.sofos@colostate.edu
 
Connecticut
Diane Wright Hirsch (Contact)
University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension
305 Skiff Street
New Haven, CT 06473-4451
Phone: (203) 407-3163
Fax: (203) 407-3176
diane.hirsch@uconn.edu
Diane Wright Hirsch (Coordinator)
University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension
305 Skiff Street
New Haven, CT 06473-4451
Phone: (203) 407-3163
Fax: (203) 407-3176
diane.hirsch@uconn.edu
 
Delaware
Dr. Caroline Hughes, VMS (Contact)
Veterinarian Administrator, Food Products Inspection
DE Department of Agriculture
2320 South Dupont Hwy.
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 739-4811
Fax: (302) 697-6287
Caroline.Hughes@state.de.us
or john.thompson@state.de.us
Dr. Sue Snider (Coordinator)
University of Delaware
043 Townsend Hall
Newark, DE 19716-2150
Phone: (302) 831-1330
Fax: (302) 831-2822
snider@udel.edu
 
District of Columbia
Sid Bergman (Contact)
A.M.Briggs
2130 Queen Chapel Rd., NE
Washington, DC 20018
Fax: (202) 269-0534
sbergman@ambriggs.com
Lillie Monroe-Lord (Coordinator)
UDC Cooperative Extension
Bldg. 410
8th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Phone: ( 202) 274-7125
Fax: (202) 274-7130
 
Florida
Dr. Chad Carr (Contact)
University of Florida
Meat Processing Center
P.O. Box 110910
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone (352) 392-2454
Fax: (352) 392-9059
chad.carr@animal.ufl.edu
Dr. Larry Eubank (Coordinator)
University of Florida
Meat Processing Center
P.O. Box 110910
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: (352) 392-7524
Fax: (352) 392-7652
leubank@animal.ufl.edu
 
  Dr. Ray Mobley (Coordinator)
Extension Veterinarian
University of Florida
202-G Perry Paige Bldg. South
FAMU CESTA
Tallahassee, FL 32307
Phone: (850) 412-5252
Fax: (850) 561-2151 ray.mobley@famu.edu
 
Georgia
Dr. Rex D. Holt (Contact)
Director
GA Dept. of Agriculture
Meat Inspection Division
19 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Room 108
Atlanta, GA 30334-2001
Phone: (404) 656-3673
Fax: (404) 657-1357
rholt@agr.state.ga.us
William C. Hurst (Coordinator)
University of Georgia
240 Food Science Bldg.
Athens, GA 30602
Phone: (706) 542-2574
Fax: (706) 542-9066
bhurst@uga.edu
 
Hawaii
Dr. Aurora Saulo (Contact)
Extension Specialist in Food Technology
Dept. of Tropical Plant & Soil Sciences
University of Hawaii at Manoa
3190 Maile Way, St. John 102
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: (808) 956-6564
Cell: (808) 226-1950
Fax: (808) 956-3894
aurora@hawaii.edu
Dr. Aurora Saulo (Coordinator)
Extension Specialist in Food Technology
Dept. of Tropical Plant & Soil Sciences
University of Hawaii at Manoa
3190 Maile Way, St. John 102
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: (808) 956-6564
Cell: (808) 226-1950
Fax: (808) 956-3894
aurora@hawaii.edu
 
Idaho
Ron Richard (Contact)
Dept. of Animal & Veterinary Science
University of Idaho
P.O. Box 442330
Moscow, ID 83844-2330
Phone: (208) 885-6727
Fax: (208) 885-6420
rrichard@uidaho.edu
Ron Richard (Coordinator)
Dept. of Animal & Veterinary Science
University of Idaho
P.O. Box 442330
Moscow, ID 83844-2330
Phone: (208) 885-6727
Fax: (208) 885-6420
rrichard@uidaho.edu
 
Illinois
Dr. Kris Mazurczak (Contact)
Bureau Chief
IL Dept. of Agriculture Meat & Poultry
State Fairgrounds 801 East Sangamon Ave.
P.O. Box 19281
Springfield, IL 62794-9281
Phone: (217) 782-6684
Fax: (217) 524-7801
kris.mazurczak@illinois.gov
Dr. Floyd McKeith (Coordinator)
University of Illinois
205 Meat Science Lab
1503 South Maryland Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801-4737
Phone: (217) 333-1684
Fax: (217) 244-5142
mckeith@uiuc.edu
 
Indiana
Dr. James Scott (Contact)
Director
Division of Meat and Poultry Inspection
IN State Board of Animal Health
805 Beachway Drive
Suite 50
Indianapolis, IN 46224-7785
Phone: (317) 227-0359
Fax: (317) 227-0342
jascott@boah.in.gov
Dr. Rich Linton (Coordinator)
745 Agricultural Mall Drive
Department of Food Science
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1160
Phone: (765) 494-6481
Fax: (765) 494-7953
linton@purdue.edu
 
Kevin M. Keener, Ph.D., P.E. (Contact)
Food Process Engineer and Extension Specialist
Associate Professor of Food Science
Purdue University
Food Science Building, Room 3215
745 Agriculture Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2009
Phone: (765) 494-6648
Fax: (765) 494-7953
kkeener@purdue.edu
 
 
Iowa
Janis Hochstetler, M.S. (Contact)
HACCP and Labeling Coordinator
IA Dept. of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
502E 9th Street
Wallace State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: (515) 281-8858
Fax: (515) 281-4819
Janis.Hochstetler
@Iowaagriculture.gov

Joe Cordray (Coordinator)
Iowa State University
Extension Meat Specialist
194 Meat Laboratory
Ames, IA 50011-1150
Phone: (515) 294-4266
Fax: (515) 294-6328
Jcordray@iastate.edu
 
Kansas
Dr. Evan Sumner (Contact)
Director
Division of Food Safety
Kansas Dept. of Agriculture
109 SW 9th Street - 3rd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (785) 296-3511
Fax: (785) 296-0673
esumner@kda.state.ks.us
Dr. Elizabeth Boyle (Coordinator)
Kansas State University
249 Weber Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-0201
Phone: (785) 532-1247
Fax: (785) 532-7059
lboyle@oznet.ksu.edu
 
Kentucky
Christine Atkinson (Contact)
KY Dept. of Health Services
275 East Main Street - HS1CF
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: (502) 564-7181
Ext. 3718
Fax: (502) 564-0398
Christine.atkinson@ky.gov
Vacant (Coordinator)
 
Louisiana
Dr. Jon Bell (Contact)
LSU Agriculture Center
111 Food Science Bldg.
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (225) 578-5197
Fax: (225) 578-5300
jonbell@agcenter.lsu.edu
Dr. Mike Moody (Coordinator)
LSU Agriculture Center
111 Food Science Bldg.
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (225) 578-5207
Fax: (225) 578-5300
mmoody@agcenter.lsu.edu
 
Dr. A. James Farr (Contact)
LSU Agriculture Center
111 Food Science Bldg.
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (225) 578-5207
Fax: (225) 578-5300
afarr@agcenter.lsu.edu
 
 
Dr. David Bankston (Contact)
LSU Agriculture Center
123A Food Science Bldg.
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (225) 578-5207
Fax: (225) 578-5300
dbankston@agcenter.lsu.edu
 
 
Maine
Henrietta E. Beaufait, DVM (Contact)
State Veterinarian
Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources
Division of Quality Assurance and Regulations
Maine Meat and Poultry Inspection Program
28 State House Station
Deering Building
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: (207) 287-7512
Fax: (207) 287-5576
Henrietta.beaufait@maine.gov
Dr. Mahamoud El-Begearmi (Coordinator)
University of Maine
5717 Corbett Hall
Orono, ME 04469-5717
Phone: (207) 581-3449
Fax: (207) 581-3212
mahmoud@umext.maine.edu
 
Maryland
Vacant (Contact)

Dr. Y. Martin Lo (Coordinator)
Assistant Professor
Food Bioprocess Engineer and Food
Safety Extension Specialist
Dept. of Nutrition and Food Science
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Phone: (301) 405-4509
Fax: (301) 314-9327
ymlo@umd.edu
 
  Thomas E. Rippen (Coordinator)
Seafood Technology Specialist
Sea Grant Extension Program
Richard A. Henson Center
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD 21853
Phone: (410) 651-6636
Fax: (410) 651-6207
terippen@mail.umes.edu
 
Massachusetts
Dr. Nancy Cohen (Contact)
University of Massachusetts
Cooperative Extension Service
202 Chenoweth
Amherst, MA 01003
Phone: (413) 545-0552
Fax: (413) 545-1074
cohen@nutrition.umass.edu
Dr. Nancy Cohen (Coordinator)
University of MA
Cooperative Extension Service
202 Chenoweth
Amherst, MA 01003
Phone: (413) 545-0552
Fax: (413) 545-1074
cohen@nutrition.umass.edu
 
  David Nyachuba, PhD (Coordinator)
Assistant Professor & UMass Extension Nutrition Education
Program Food Safety Leader
Dept. of Nutrition
202 Chenoweth Laboratory
University of MA, Amherst
100 Holdsworth Way
Amherst, MA 01003
Phone: (413) 545-0552
Fax: (413) 545-1074
dgn@nutrition.umass.edu
https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115225121/http://www.umass.edu/sphhs/
nutrition

 
Michigan
Dr. John Tilden (Contact)
Michigan Dept. of Agriculture
Food & Dairy Division
P. O. Box 30017
Lansing, MI 48909-7517
Phone: (517) 373-9726
Fax: (517) 373-3333 tildenj@state.mi.us
Dr. Alden Booren (Coordinator)
Michigan State University
Animal Sciences
385 Anthony Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517) 355-8452 Ext. 205
Fax: (517) 432-0753
booren@msu.edu
 
  Jeffrey Hamley, Ed.D. (Coordinator)
President
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College
2274 Enterprise Drive
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
Phone: (989) 775-4123
Fax: (989) 775-4528
 
Minnesota
Heidi Kassenborg (Contact)
Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture
Dairy and Food Inspection Div.
625 North Robert Street
St. Paul, MN 55155-2538
Phone: (651) 201-6453
Fax: (651) 201-6119
Kevin.elfering@state.mn.us
Dr. Joellyn Feirtag (Coordinator)
University of Minnesota
Department of Food Sciences
1334 Eckles Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: (612) 624-3629
Fax: (612) 625-5272
 
Mississippi
Larry D. Boyd (Contact)
Deputy Director, Meat Inspection Division
Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
P.O. Box 1609
Jackson, MS 39215-1609
Phone: (601) 359-1191
Fax: (601) 359-1105
Larry.Boyd@fsis.usda.gov
Anna Hood, Ph.D. (Coordinator)
Extension Professor
Dept. of Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion
Box 9805
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Phone: (662) 325-3200
Fax: (662) 325-8728
annah@ext.msstate.edu
 
  William Benjy Mikel, Ph.D. (Coordinator)
Professor & Head
Food Science, Nutrition & Health Promotion
Director, Food Science Institute
Mississippi State University
P.O. Box 9805
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Phone: (662) 325-5508
Fax: (662) 325-8728
wmikel@fsnhp.msstate.edu
 
Missouri
Harold Treese (Contact)
Director, MO State Meat
Inspection Program
MO Dept. of Agriculture
1616 Missouri Blvd.
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: (573) 751-3377
Fax: (573) 751-6919
Harold.Treese@mda.mo.gov
Beth Ewers (Coordinator)
Enforcement Investigation Analysis Officer
Missouri Meat and Poultry Inspection Program
Missouri Department of Agriculture
1616 Missouri Blvd.
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: (573) 522-1242 or (573) 690-1733
Fax: (573) 751-6919
Beth.Ewers@mda.mo.gov
 
  Dr. Andrew D. Clarks (Coordinator)
Associate Professor
256 Stringer Wing of Eckles Hall
Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: (573) 882-2610
clarkea@missouri.edu
 
Montana
Carol A. Olmstead (Contact)
Bureau Chief
Montana Dept. of Livestock
Meat & Poultry Inspection Div.
P.O. Box 202001
Helena, MT 59620-2001
Phone: (406) 444-5293
Fax: (406) 444-1929
colmstead@mt.gov
Dr. Jane Ann Boles (Coordinator)
Animal and Range Science
119 Linfield Hall
P.O. Box 172900
Bozeman, MT 59717-2900
Phone: (406) 994-7352
Fax: (406) 994-5589
jboles@montana.edu
 
Nebraska
George H. Hanssen (Contact)
Food Division Manager
REHS, Food Division
Bureau of Dairies & Food
P.O. Box 95064
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: (402) 471-2536
Fax: (402) 471-6893
ghanssen@agr.ne.gov
Dr. Dennis Burson (Coordinator)
University of Nebraska
A-213 Animal Science
P.O.Box 830908
Lincoln, NE 68583-0908
Phone: (402) 472-6457
Fax: (402) 472-6362
dburson1@unl.edu
 
Nevada
Bob Butler (Contact)
University of NV
5895 Cleanwater Way
Reno, NV 89502
Phone: (775) 857-3663
Fax: (775) 857-3666
bbutler@cabnr.unr.edu
Bob Butler (Coordinator)
University of NV
5895 Cleanwater Way
Reno, NV 89502
Phone: (775) 857-3663
Fax: (775) 857-3666
bbutler@cabnr.unr.edu
 
New Hampshire
Dr. Catherine Violette (Contact)
University of NH
Cooperative Ext. Food Safety & Nutrition
129 Main Street - 219 Kendall Hall
Durham, NH 03824
Phone: (603) 862-2496
Fax: (603) 862-3758
catherine.violette@unh.edu
Dr. Catherine Violette (Coordinator)
University of NH
Cooperative Ext. Food Safety & Nutrition
129 Main Street - 219 Kendall Hall
Durham, NH 03824
Phone: (603) 862-2496
Fax: (603) 862-3758
catherine.violette@unh.edu
 
New Jersey
Dr. Donald Schaffner (Contact)
Rutgers University
Dept. of Food Science
65 Dudley Road
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8520
Phone: (732) 932-9611 Ext. 214
Fax: (732) 932-6776
schaffner@aesop.rutgers.edu
Dr. Donald Schaffner (Coordinator)
Rutgers University
Dept. of Food Science
65 Dudley Rd.
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8520
Phone: (732) 932-9611 Ext. 214
Fax: (732) 932-6776
schaffner@aesop.rutgers.edu
 
New Mexico
Vacant (Contact) Steve Silva (Coordinator)
Area Supervisor
NM Dept. of Agriculture
300 San Mateo NE
Suite 1000
Albuquerque, NM 87108
Phone: (505) 841-6164
Fax: (505) 841-6160
stevesilva@q.com
 
New York
Dr. Robert Gravani (Contact)
Cornell University
Dept. of Food Science
11 Stocking Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: (607) 255-3262
Fax: (607) 254-4868
rbg2@cornell.edu
Dr. Robert Gravani (Coordinator)
Cornell University
Dept. of Food Science
11 Stocking Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: (607) 255-3262
Fax: (607) 254-4868
rbg2@cornell.edu
 
North Carolina
Donald Delozier (Contact)
State Director
NC Dept. of Agriculture
Meat & Poultry Inspection Services
P.O. Box 27647
Raleigh, NC 27611
Phone: (919) 733-4136
Fax: (919) 715-0246
Donald.Delozier@fsis.usda.gov
Dr. John Rushing (Coordinator)
Dept. of Food Science
North Carolina State University
Box 7624
Raleigh, NC 27695-7624
Phone: (919) 515-2958
Fax: (919) 515-7124
John_Rushing@ncsu.edu
 
  Dana Hanson (Coordinator)
Extension Specialist
North Carolina State University
Box 7624
Raleigh, NC 27695
Phone: (919) 515-2958
Fax: (919) 515-7124
DanaHanson@ncsu.edu
 
  Dr. Fletcher Arritt (Coordinator)
Extension Specialist
Department of Food Science
Campus Box 7624 / 129 Schaub Hall
Raleigh, NC 27695-7624
Phone: (919) 512-0176
Fax: (919) 515-7124
fletcher_arritt@ncsu.edu
 
North Dakota
Andrea Grondahl (Contact)
North Dakota State Inspection
ND Department of Agriculture
600 E. Blvd. Ave.
Bismark, ND 58505
Phone: (602) 701-328-4762
Fax: 1-800-242-7535
agrondah@state.nd.us
Dr. Julie Garden-Robinson (Coordinator)
North Dakota State University
307 Family Life Center
P.O. Box 5057
Fargo, ND 58105
Phone: (701) 231-7187
Fax: (701) 231-8568
julie.garden-robinson@ndsu.edu
 
  Robert Maddock (Coordinator)
North Dakota State University
100 Hulz Hall
Fargo, ND 58015
Phone: (701) 231-8975
Fax: (701) 231-7590
robert.maddock@ndsu.edu
 
Ohio
Dr. W. Michael Hockman, Chief (Contact)
Ohio Dept. of Agriculture
Division of Meat Inspection
8995 East Main Street- 2nd Floor
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
Phone: (614) 728-6260
Fax: (614) 728-6434
Hockman@agri.ohio.gov
Dr. Lynn Knipe (Coordinator)
Ohio State University
2029 Fyffe Rd.
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: (614) 292-4877
Fax: (614) 292-3513
Knipe.1@osu.edu
 
Oklahoma
Stan Stromberg, Director (Contact)
OK Dept. of Agriculture Meat Inspection
Food Safety Divison
2800 North Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4298
Phone: (405) 521-3741
Fax: (405) 522-0756
stanley.stromberg
@oda.state.ok.us

Jason Young (Coordinator)
Quality Management Specialist
Oklahoma State University
148 Robert M. Kerr Food & Ag Products Center
Stillwater, OK 74078-6055
Phone: (405) 744-2375
Fax: (405) 744-3275
jason.young@okstate.edu
 
  Peter Muriana (Coordinator)
Associate Professor
Department of Animal Sciences
109 Robert M. Kerr Food & Ag Products Center
Stillwater, OK 74078-6055
Phone: (405) 744-5563
Fax (405) 744-6313
peter.muriana@okstate.edu
 
  Jake Nelson (Coordinator)
Meat Processing Specialist
106 Robert M. Kerr Food Ag & Products Center
Stillwater, OK 74078-6055
Phone: (405) 744-6071
Fax: (405) 744-6313
jake.nelson@okstate.edu
 
Oregon
Dr. Valerie Cannon (Contact)
Dept. of Animal Science
Withycombe Hall 112
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331
Phone: (541) 737-3414
Fax: (541) 737-1927
Valerie.cannon@
oregonstate.edu

Dr. Valerie Cannon (Coordinator)
Dept. of Animal Science
Withycombe Hall 112
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331
Phone: (541) 737-3414
Fax: (541) 737-1927
Valerie.cannon@
oregonstate.edu

 
Pennsylvania
Martina Kief (Contact)
Food Sanitarian Program Specialist
PA Dept. of Agriculture
Bureau of Food Safety & Laboratory Services
2301 North Cameron St.
Harrisburg, PA 17110-9408
Phone: (717) 787-4315 Ext. 214
Fax: (717) 787-1873
mkief@state.pa.us
Dr. Catherine Nettles Cutter, Ph.D. (Coordinator)
Associate Professor and Food Safety Extension Specialist-Muscle Foods
Department of Food Science
Pennsylvania State University
433 Food Science Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 865-8862
Fax: (814) 863-6132
cnc3@psu.edu
 
Puerto Rico
Dr. Carol Harper (Contact)
Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering Department
University of Puerto Rico
Mayaquez Campus,
P.O. Box 9030
Mayaquez, PR 00681-9030
Phone: (787) 832-4040 Ext. 2418
Phone: (787) 832-0844
Fax: (787) 265-3853
carol_harper@cca.uprm.edu
Dr. Carol Harper (Coordinator)
Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering Department
University of Puerto Rico
Mayaquez Campus,
P.O. Box 9030
Mayaquez, PR 00681-9030
Phone: (787) 832-4040 Ext. 2418
Phone: (787) 832-0844
Fax: (787) 265-3853
carol_harper@cca.uprm.edu
 
Rhode Island
Dr. Lori Pivarnik (Contact)
Coordinator, Food Safety Education/Research Program
Nutrition and Food Sciences
University of Rhode Island
530 Liberty Lane
West Kingston, RI 02892
Phone: (401) 874-2972
Fax: (401) 874-2994
pivarnik@uri.edu
Dr. Lori Pivarnik (Coordinator)
Coordinator, Food Safety Education/Research Program
Nutrition and Food Sciences
University of Rhode Island
530 Liberty Lane
West Kingston, RI 02892
Phone: (401) 874-2972
Fax: (401) 874-2994
pivarnik@uri.edu
 
South Carolina
Dr. Daniel E. Lafontaine (Contact)
Director
SC Meat & Poultry
Inspection Department
P.O. Box 102406
Columbia, SC 29224-2406
Phone: (803) 788-8747
Fax: (803) 788-8114
dlfntn@clemson.edu
Dr. Felix Barron (Coordinator)
Food Science Dept.
217 Poole
Agricultural Center
Clemson, SC 29634-0371
Phone: (864) 656-5694
Fax: (864) 656-0331
fbarron@clemson.edu
 
South Dakota
Dr. Sam D. Holland (Contact)
State Veterinarian and Administrator
SD Animal Industry Board
411 South Fort St.
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 773-3321
Fax: (605) 773-5459
dr.holland@state.sd.us
Vacant (Coordinator)
 
Tennessee
Dr. Curtis Melton (Contact)
University of Tennessee
POB 1071
Knoxville, TN 37901
Phone: (423) 974-7265
Fax: (423) 974-7332
Vacant (Coordinator)
 
Texas
Dr. Howard "Butch" Johnson (Contact)
Manager, Meat Safety Assurance
Texas Department of State Health Services
Meat Safety Assurance Unit - Mail Code 1872
1100 W. 49th St.
P.O. Box 149347
Austin, TX 78714-9347
Phone: (512) 834-6760
Fax: (512) 834-6763
butch.johnson
@dshs.state.tx.us

Kerri Harris (Coordinator)
HACCP Alliance National Coordinator
Texas A&M University
120 Rosenthal
2471 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2471
Phone: (979) 862-3643
Fax: (979) 862-3075
kharris@tamu.edu
 
Utah
Richard Lohmeyer (Contact)
Utah Dept of Agriculture
350 N. Redwood Rd.
POB 146500
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6500
Phone: (801) 538-7117
Fax: (801) 538-7169
rlohmeyer@utah.gov
Brian A. Nummer, Ph.D. (Coordinator)
Extension Food Safety Specialist
Utah State University
8700 Old Main Hill
Logan, Utah 84322-8700
Phone: (435) 797-2116
briann@ext.usu.edu
 
Vermont
Dr. Katherine McNamara (Contact)
Vermont Dept. of Agriculture
116 State St.
Montpelier, VT 05620-2901
Phone: (802) 828-2426
Fax: (802) 828-5983
katherine.mcnamara@
fsis.usda.gov

Dr. Karen Schneider (Coordinator)
University of Vermont
1 Scale Ave.
Unit 55
Rutland, VT 05701-4452
Phone: (802) 773-3349
Fax: (802) 775-4840
KarenS@sover.net
 
Ed Jackson (Contact)
Ag. Dev. Associate
116 State Street
Drawer 20
Montpelier, VT 05620-2901
Phone: (802) 828-3092
Fax: (802) 828-3831
ed@agr.state.vt.us
 
 
Virgin Islands
Dr. Carol Harper (Contact)
Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering Department
University of Puerto Rico
Mayaquez Campus,
P.O. Box 9030
Mayaquez, PR 00681-9030
Phone: (787) 832-4040 Ext. 2418
Phone: (787) 832-0844
Fax: (787) 265-3853
carol_harper@cca.uprm.edu
Dr. Carol Harper (Coordinator)
Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering Department
University of Puerto Rico
Mayaquez Campus,
P.O. Box 9030
Mayaquez, PR 00681-9030
Phone: (787) 832-4040 Ext. 2418
Phone: (787) 832-0844
Fax: (787) 265-3853
carol_harper@cca.uprm.edu
 
Virginia
Dr. David Cardin (Contact)
Manager
VA Dept. Agriculture & Consumer Services
Washington Building 1100 Bank St.
Suite 614
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 786-4569
Fax: (804) 371-2380
dcardin@vdacs.state.va.us
Joseph D. Eifert, Ph.D. (Coordinator)
Extension Specialist
Poultry Safety and Quality
Department of Food Science and Technology
Virginia Tech ( 0418)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: (540) 231-3658
Fax: (540) 231-9293
jeifert@vt.edu
 
Washington
Claudia G. Coles (Contact)
Food Safety Program Manager
Washington State Department of Agriculture
Phone: (360) 902-1905
ccoles@agr.wa.gov
Dr. Jan Busboom (Coordinator)
Washington St. University
123 Clark Hall
Pullman, WA 99164-6310
Phone: (509) 335-2880
Fax: (509) 335-1082
 
West Virginia
Dr. Robert Pitts (Contact)
Director
WV Dept. of Agriculture
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
State Capitol
Charleston, WV 25305-0179
Phone: (304) 558-2206
Fax: (304) 558-1882
r.pitts@ag.state.wv.us
Dwane Swiger (Coordinator)
Meat and Poultry Inspection Division
WV Dept. of Agriculture
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
State Capitol
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone: (304) 558-2206
Fax: (304) 558-1882
Dwane.Swiger@fsis.usda.gov
 
Wisconsin
James A. Larson (Contact)
Meat Safety & Inspection Bureau
WI Department of Agriculture
Trade & Consumer Protection
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911
Phone: (608) 224-4729
Fax: (608) 224-4710
jim.larson@wisconsin.gov

Dr. Steve Ingham (Coordinator)
University of Wisconsin Madison
Dept of Food Science 1605 Linden Dr.
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: (608) 265-4801
Fax: (608) 262-6872
scingham@wisc.edu
 
Wyoming
Dean Finkenbinder (Contact)
Manager
Consumer Health Services
WY Dept. of Agriculture
2219 Carey Ave.
Cheyenne WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-6587
Fax: (307) 777-6593
dfinke@state.wy.us
Linda Stratton (Coordinator)
Assistant Manager
WY Dept. of Agriculture
2219 Carey Ave.
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-6592
Fax: (307) 777-6593
lstrat@state.wy.us
 
  Warrie Means (Coordinator)
Associate Professor and Extension Meat Specialist
Department of Animal Science
University of Wyoming
1000 East University Avenue
(Shipping Address: 16th and Gibbon)
Laramie, WY 82071-3684
Phone: (307) 766-5283
Fax: (307) 766-2355
means@uwyo.edu


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