State Grant Participants
Listed are the states participating in the MSHA grants program with links to each state program Summary. Also program officials and contact persons are listed with phone numbers and e-mail addresses.
ALABAMA
Mr. Ken Russell
Director of Mine Training
Bevill State Community College
101 State Street, Box 800
Sumiton, AL 35148
Telephone: (205) 648-3271 (Ext. 5225)
E-mail: KRussell@bscc.edu
ALASKA
Mr. Dennis Steffy, CMSP
Director, Mining and Petroleum Training Services
University of Alaska - Anchorage
162 College Road
Soldotna, AK 99669
Telephone: (907) 262-2788
E-mail: mapts@alaska.net
ARIZONA
Mr. Frank Rabago
Education and Training Manager
Arizona State Mine Inspector's Office
1700 West Washington, Suite 403
Phoenix, AZ 85007-2805
Telephone: (602) 542-5971
E-mail: frabago@asmi.az.gov
ARKANSAS
Susan Weaver
Education & Instruction Coordinator
Arkansas Department of Labor
10421 West Markham
Little Rock, AR 72205
Telephone: (501) 682-4520
E-mail: Susan.G.Weaver@arkansas.gov
CALIFORNIA
Ms. Marcie Goodman
Senior Engineer
California Department of Industrial Relations
1367 East Lassen Avenue, Suite B-4
Chico, CA 95973
Telephone: (909) 888-3942
E-mail: MGoodman@dir.ca.gov
COLORADO
Mr. Bill York-Feirn, CMSP
Supervisor, Mine Safety and Training
Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety
CO Dept. of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 215
Denver, CO 80203
Telephone: (303) 866-3567 ext. 8151
E-mail: bill.york-feirn@state.co.us
CONNECTICUT
Dr. Jacob Kovel
Chair
Department of Manufacturing and Construction Management
Central Connecticut State University
1615 Stanley Street
P.O. Box 4010
New Britain, CT 06050
Telephone: (860) 832-0192
E-mail: KovelJ@ccsu.edu
DELAWARE
Mr. Joseph P. Flick
Mine Training Program
The Pennsylvania State University
213 Research West Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 204-865-7474
Email: jpf1@psu.edu
FLORIDA
Mr. W. Ben Hart, CMSP
Program Coordinator
Ms. Karen M. Miller, CMSP
Program Specialist
Florida Mine Safety & Health Training Program
Tallahassee Community College
Florida Public safety Institute
75 College Drive, Suite 140
Havana, FL 32333
Telephone: (850) 201-7009 or (850) 201-7689
E-mail: HARTBe@tcc.fl.edu or MillerKa@tcc.fl.edu
GEORGIA
Ms. Leigh Evans
Coordinator
Oconee Fall Line Technical College
1189 Deepstep Road
Sandersville, GA 31082
Telephone: (478) 553-2054
E-Mail: levans@oftc.edu
Mr. Glenn Rasco
Vice President of Instructional Services
Appalachian Technical College
1100 Campus Drive
Jasper, Georgia 30143
Telephone: (706) 253-4518
E-mail: grasco@appalachiantech.edu
IDAHO
Dr. Roy Brekenridge
Director and State Geologist
Idaho Geological Survey
University of Idaho
Morrill Hall
Moscow, ID 83844-3014
Telephone: (208) 885-7993
E-Mail: roybreck@uidaho.edu
ILLINOIS
Mr. Mike Woods
Senior Administrator for Mine Safety and Training Division
Office of Mines and Minerals
IL Dep't. of Natural Resources
1 Natural Resources Way, First Floor
Springfield, IL 62702-1271
Telephone: (217) 782-6791
E-Mail: Michael.l.Woods@illinois.gov
INDIANA
Mr. Philip Pirkle
Director
Mining Program
Vincennes University
Gibson Center
1800 South US 41
Ft. Branch, IN 46748
Telephone: (812) 888-5031
E-Mail: ppirkle@vinu.edu
IOWA
Mr. Andrew Wermes, Consultant
Training Program Coordinator
Bureau of Community Colleges
Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
400 East 14th and Graham
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
Telephone: (515) 281-8353
E-Mail: Andrew.Wermes@iowa.gov
KANSAS
Mr. Ken Dobrinski
Program Manager
Kansas Small Mine Safety Program
Hutchinson Community College
1300 North Plum
Hutchinson, KS 67501-5894
Telephone: (620) 665-4991
E-mail: Dobrinskik@hutchcc.edu
KENTUCKY
Mr. Frank Reed
Director
Div. of Safety Analysis, Training and Certification
P.O. Box 2244
Frankfort, KY 40602-2244
Telephone: (502) 573-0140
E-mail: Franklin.Reed@KY.gov
LOUISIANA
Ms. Betty Stubbs
Program Coordinator
MSHA State Grant Program
Northshore Technical College
Florida Parishes Campus
P.O. Box 1300
Greensburg, LA 70441
Telephone: (800) 827-9750 ext. 202
E-mail: bstubbs@Northshorecollege.edu
MAINE
Michael A. LaPlante
Supervisor
Occupational Safety & Health Program
ME. Department of Labor
Hallowell Annex, State House Station #45
Augusta, ME 04333-0045
Telephone: (207) 623-7921
E-mail: Michael.A.LaPlante@Maine.gov
MARYLAND
Ms. Karen L. Brandt
Director
with Maryland Center for Environmental Training, CSM
PO Box 910, 8730 Mitchell Road
La Plata, MD 20646
Telephone: (301) 934-7504
E-mail: KBrandt@mcet.org
MASSACHUSETTS
Mr. Robert Kenrick
Safety and Health Program Manager
Massachusetts Department of Labor Standards
72 School Street
Taunton, MA 02780
Telephone: (508) 616-1485
E-mail: Bob.Kenrick@state.ma.us
MICHIGAN
Mr. Murray Gillis
Program Manager
Department of Mining Engineering
Michigan Technological University
Room 418, Minerals & Materials Engineering Building
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931-1295
Telephone: (906) 487-1820
E-mail: jmgillis@mtu.edu
MINNESOTA
Mr. Don Beckering
State Director
Fire/EMS/Safety Training
MN. State Colleges & Universities
30 7th Street East, Ste. 350
St. Paul, MN 55101-7804
Telephone: (651) 201-1790
E-mail: don.beckering@csu.mnscu.edu
MISSISSIPPI
James Matheny
Director
Mining and Reclamation Division
Office of Geology
Department of Environmental Quality
515 E. Amite Street
P.O. Box 2249
Jackson, MS 39225
Telephone: (601) 961-5515
E-mail: James_Matheny@deq.state.ms.us
MISSOURI
Mr. Les Thomas
Assistant Director
Division of Labor Standards, Mine and Cave Safety
Dep't. of Labor and Industrial Relations
3315 W. Truman Blvd., Suite 205
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0449
Telephone: (573) 751-3403
E-mail: Les.Thomas@labor.mo.gov
MONTANA
Mr. Bryan Page
Safety and Health Bureau
Employment Relations Division
Montana Department of Labor and Industry
1327 Lockey Avenue, P.O. Box 1728
Helena, MT 59624-1728
Telephone: (406) 444-1605
E-mail: BPage@mt.gov
NAVAJO NATION
Mr. Akhtar Zaman
Director, Minerals Department
Navajo Nation
P.O. Box 1910
Window Rock and Morgan Blvd
Window Rock, AZ 86515
Telephone: (928) 871-6587
E-mail: akhtarz@yahoo.com
NEBRASKA
Ms. Sherry Morrow
Director
Nebraska Safety Center, West Center Bldg., E200
University of Nebraska at Kearney
905 W. 25th Street
Kearney, NE 68849-4550
Telephone: (308) 865-8256
E-mail: minesafety@unk.edu
NEVADA
Mr. Jeff Bixler
Chief Administrative Officer
Mine Safety & Training Section
Division of Industrial Relations
Department of Business and Industry
400 West King Street, Suite 210
Carson City, NV 89703
Telephone: (775) 684-7085
E-mail: jbixler@business.nv.gov
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Ms. Jackie Heuser
Director
Office of Workforce Opportunity
New Hampshire Department of Resources
and Economic Development
64 Old Suncook Road
Concord, NH 03301
Telephone: (603) 271-3601
E-mail: Jackie.Heuser@dred.state.nh.us
NEW JERSEY
Mr. Mark Wadiak
Assistant Director
WDPP, PEOSH & Mine Safety Training Unit
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Division of Public Safety and Occupational Safety and Health
P. O. Box 386
Trenton, NJ 08625-0953
Telephone: (609) 984-0785
E-mail: Wadiak.Mark@dol.gov
NEW MEXICO
Mr. Terence G. Foreback
New Mexico State Mine Inspector
New Mexico Bureau of Mine Safety
NM Institute of Mining Technology
801 Leroy Place
Socorro, NM 87801
Telephone: (575) 835-5460
E-mail: tforeback@admin.nmt.edu
NEW YORK
Mr. Marino Franchini
Program Manager
Div. of Safety & Health
New York Department of Labor
Building 12, State Office Campus Rm. 167
Albany, NY 12240
Telephone: (518) 457-1638
E-mail: Marino.Franchini@labor.ny.gov
Website: http://www.labor.ny.gov/workerprotection/safetyhealth/DOSH_MSHA.shtm
NORTH CAROLINA
Mr. William Gerringer
Chief, Mine & Quarry Bureau
North Carolina Department of Labor
1101 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1101
Telephone: (919) 807-2790
E-mail: William.Gerringer@labor.nc.gov
NORTH DAKOTA
Mr. Chuck Clairmont
Acting Executive Director
North Dakota Safety Council
1640 Burnt Boat Drive
Bismarck, ND 58503
Telephone: (701) 223-6372
E-mail: cclairmont@ndsc.org]
OHIO
Mr. Craig Corder
Mine Safety Manager
Division of Mineral Resources Management
Department of Natural Resources
2045 Morse Road
Building H-3,
Columbus, OH 43229-6693
Phone: (614) 301-3836
Cell Phone: (740) 942-9159
E-mail: craig.corder@dnr.state.oh.us
OKLAHOMA
Mr. Aaron Farris
Director
OK Miner Training Institute
c/o EOSC - Baker Hall
1301 West Main
Wilburton, OK 74578
Telephone: (918) 465-1872
E-mail: AFarris@eosc.edu
OREGON
Mr. Ed Sinner
Program Director
Oregon Mine Safety & Health Training Program
Eastern Oregon University
One University Boulevard
La Grande, OR 97850
Telephone/FAX: (541) 962-3005
E-mail: esinner@eou.edu
PENNSYLVANIA
Mr. Jeffrey Stanchek
Deep Mine Safety Emergency Response and Training Manager
Bureau of Deep Mine Safety
100 New Salem Road, Room 167
Uniontown, PA 15401
Telephone: (724) 439-7302
E-mail: jstanchek@state.pa.us
RHODE ISLAND
Dr. Jacob Kovel, Chair
Department of Manufacturing and Construction Management
Central Connecticut State University
1615 Stanley Street
New Britain, CT 06050
Telephone: (860) 832-1835 0192
E-mail: kovelj@ccsu.edu
Dr. Stuart Bennett
MSHA Training Instructor for the
Department of Manufacturing and Construction Management
Central Connecticut State University
1615 Stanley Street
New Britain, CT 06050
Telephone: (860) 832-1835 250-7233
E-mail: BennettS@ccsu.edu
SOUTH CAROLINA
Mr. Harold Guerry
Mr. Clif Jester
MSHA Program Co-Supervisors
Division of Continuing Education
And Workforce Development
Technical College of the Lowcountry
P.O. Box 1228
921 Ribaut Road
Beaufort, SC 29901
Telephone: (843) 986-6227
Telephone: (843)540 -1865
E-mail: HGuerry@TCL.edu
E-mail: CJester@TCL.edu
SOUTH DAKOTA
Dr. Charles Kliche
Mining Engineering and Management Program
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
501 E. St. Joseph Street
Rapid City, S.D. 57701
Telephone: (605) 394-2344
E-mail: Charles.Kliche@sdsmt.edu
TENNESSEE
Mr. Oscar Frederick
Director, Division of Mines
TN Department of Labor and Workforce Development
P.O. Box 124
Caryville, TN 37714
Telephone: (423) 566-9709
E-mail: Oscar.Frederick@TN.gov
TEXAS
Mr. Chad Savoy
Program Manager
Texas Mine Safety and Health Training Program
Professional Development Center
University of Texas at Austin
P.O. Box 7518
Austin, TX 78713-7518
Telephone: (512) 232-1952
Toll Free: 1-855-896-4637 (1-855-TX-MINER)
Cell Phone: 512-590-5444
Web Site: http://www.utexasminesafety.org E-mail: csavoy@austin.utexas.edu
UTAH
Mr. Dale R. Evans
Lecturer/Program Manager
USU Eastern
451 East 400 North
Price, Utah 84501
Telephone: 435-613-5500
E-mail: dale.evans@usu.edu
Website: http://mining.ceu.edu
VERMONT
Mr. Richard J. Wobby, Jr., CMSP
Director, Member Services
Associated General Contractors of Vermont
148 State Street, P. O. Box 750
Montpelier, VT 05601-0750
Telephone: (802) 223-2374
E-mail: rjw@agcvt.org
VIRGINIA
Mr. Carroll Green
Supervisor, Division of Mines
VA Dept. of Mines, Minerals & Energy
P.O. Drawer 900
Big Stone Gap, VA 24219
Telephone: (276) 523-8232
E-mail: Carroll.Green@dmme.virginia.gov
WASHINGTON
Dr. Donald Richter
Program Director, Mine Safety & Health
Eastern Washington University
319G CEB
Cheney, WA 99004-2493
Telephone: (509) 359-2880
E-mail: drichter@ewu.edu
Website: https://sites.ewu.edu/mine-safety/
WEST VIRGINIA
Mr. C.A. Phillips
Deputy Director
West Virginia Office of Miners' Health,
Safety and Training
1615 Washington East
Charleston, WV 25311-2126
Telephone: (304) 558-1425, ext. 23
E-mail: Cecil.A.Phillips@wv.gov
WISCONSIN
Mr. Dave Vriezen
Section Chief
WI Department of Safety and Professional Services
Safety and Buildings Division
1400 East Washington Avenue, 4th Floor
P.O. Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708-8935
Telephone: (608) 261-2503
E-mail: David.Vriezen@Wisconsin.gov
WYOMING
Mr. Gary Wolfe
Program Director
WY MSHA State Grant Program, Gillette College
300 West Sinclair
Gillette, WY 82718
Telephone: (307) 686-0254 ext. 1685 (Gillette)
FAX: (307) 686-8179 (Gilette)
OFF/FAX: (307-875-6067 (Green River) Cell: (307) 871-1510
E-mail: gwolfe@wyoming.com; gwolfe@sheridan.edu; gwolfe@sheridan.edu
