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State Public Affairs Specialists

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State Name Telephone E-Mail
Alabama Julie Best 334-887-4549 julie.best@al.usda.gov
Alaska Cassandra Stalzer 907-761-7749 cassandra.stalzer@ak.usda.gov
Arizona George Couch 602-280-8806 george.couch@az.usda.gov
Arkansas Sonja Coderre 501-301-3133 scoderre@ar.usda.gov
California Marsha Gery 530-792-5604 marsha.gery@ca.usda.gov
Colorado Petra Barnes 720-544-2808 pbarnes@co.nrcs.usda.gov
Connecticut Carol Donzella 203-389-6925 carol.donzella@ct.usda.gov
Delaware Paul Petrichenko (Acting) 302-678-4180 paul.petrichenko@de.usda.gov
Florida Bob Stobaugh 352-338-9565 bob.stobaugh@fl.usda.gov
Georgia Mary Ann McQuinn 706-546-2069 mary.mcquinn@ga.usda.gov
Hawaii Jolene Lau 808-541-2600 x135 jolene.lau@hi.nrcs.usda.gov
Idaho Jody Fagen 208-685-6978 jody.holzworth@id.usda.gov
Illinois Paige Buck 217-353-6606 paige.buck@il.usda.gov
Indiana Michael McGovern 317-290-3222 x324 mike.mcgovern@in.usda.gov
Iowa Laura Greiner 515-323-2206 laura.greiner@ia.usda.gov
Kansas Mary Shaffer 785-823-4571 mary.shaffer@ks.nrcs.usda.gov
Kentucky Lois Jackson 859-224-7372 ljackson@ky.usda.gov
Louisiana Herb Bourque 318-473-7762 herb.bourque@la.usda.gov
Maine Elaine Tremble 207-990-9569 elaine.tremble@me.usda.gov
Maryland Carol Hollingsworth 443-482-2902 carol.hollingsworth@md.usda.gov
Massachusetts Diane Baedeker Petit 413-253-4371 diane.petit@ma.usda.gov
Michigan Vacant 517-324-5244 @mi.usda.gov
Minnesota Julie MacSwain 651-602-7859 julie.macswain@mn.usda.gov
Mississippi Jeannine May 601-965-4337 jeannine.may@ms.usda.gov
Missouri Norm Klopfenstein 573-876-0911 norm.klopfenstein@mo.usda.gov
Montana Lori Valadez 406-587-6842 lori.valadez@mt.usda.gov
Nebraska Pat McGrane 402-437-5328 pat.mcgrane@ne.usda.gov
Nevada Liz Warner 775-784-5863 ewarner@nv.usda.gov
New Hampshire Lynn Howell 603-868-9931 x104 lynn.howell@nh.usda.gov
New Jersey Barbara Phillips 732-537-6044 bphillips@nj.usda.gov
New Mexico Barbara Garrett 505-761-4406 barbara.garrett@nm.usda.gov
New York Vacant 315-477-6524 @ny.usda.gov
North Carolina Andy Smith 919-873-2107 andy.smith@nc.usda.gov
North Dakota Arlene Deutscher 701-530-2099 arlene.deutscher@nd.usda.gov
Ohio Christina Coulon 614-255-2471 christina.coulon@oh.usda.gov
Oklahoma Jasper T. Parker (Acting) 405-742-1243 jasper.parker@ok.usda.gov
Oregon Meta Boyer 503-414-3273 meta.boyer@or.usda.gov
Pacific Basin Barbara Aflague 671-472-0186 barbara.aflague@pb.usda.gov
Pennsylvania Stacy Mitchell 717-237-2208 stacy.mitchell@pa.usda.gov
Puerto Rico Juan Martinez (Acting) 787-766-5206 x237 juan.martinez@pr.usda.gov
Rhode Island Jeanne Comerford 401-822-8816 jeanne.comerford@ri.usda.gov
South Carolina Amy Maxwell 803-765-5402 amy.maxwell@sc.usda.gov
South Dakota Vacant 605-352-1228 @sd.usda.gov
Tennessee Lavonne Winters 615-277-2535 lwinters@tn.nrcs.usda.gov
Texas Harold Bryant 254-742-9811 harold.bryant@tx.usda.gov
Utah Ron Francis 801-524-4557 ronald.francis@ut.usda.gov
Vermont Anne Hilliard 802-951-6796 x234 ahilliard@vt.nrcs.usda.gov
Virginia Pat Paul 804-287-1681 pat.paul@va.usda.gov
Washington Ron Nichols 509-323-2912 ron.nichols@wa.usda.gov
West Virginia Carol Lagodich 304-284-4826 carol.lagodicj@wv.usda.gov
Wisconsin Renae Anderson 608-276-8732 x227 renae.anderson@wi.usda.gov
Wyoming Nancy Atkinson 307-261-6482 nancy.atkinson@wy.usda.gov



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