| Title |
Name |
Email |
Phone Number |
| OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY |
| Secretary of Agriculture |
Joseph Bartenfelder |
Joe.Bartenfelder@maryland.gov |
410-841-5880 |
| Deputy Secretary of Agriculture |
Julie Oberg |
julie.oberg@maryland.gov |
410-841-5881 |
| Executive Associate to the Secretary |
Denise Burrell |
denise.burrell@maryland.gov
|
410-841-5830 |
| Executive Associate to the Deputy Secretary |
Lindsey Palmer |
lindsey.palmer@maryland.gov |
410-841-5831 |
| Communications, Director |
Jason Schellhardt |
jason.schellhardt@maryland.gov |
410-841-5888 |
| Legislation & Government Relations, Director |
Cassie
Shirk |
cassie.shirk@maryland.gov |
410-841-5886 |
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| Administrative Services |
| Administrative Services, Director |
Eric Von Paris |
eric.vonparis@maryland.gov
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410-841-5845 |
| Information Technology |
Carrie DeBoy |
carrie.deboy@maryland.gov |
410-697-9734 |
| Human Resources |
Gwen Schindler |
gwen.schindler@maryland.gov |
410-841-5840 |
| Central Services |
Joseph Harrington |
joseph.harrington@maryland.gov |
410-841-5900 |
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| OFFICE OF MARKETING ANIMAL INDUSTRIES AND CONSUMER SERVICES |
| Assistant Secretary |
Steve Connelly |
steve.connelly@maryland.gov |
410-841-5782 |
| Animal Health Program Manager & State Veterinarian |
Dr. Nancy Jo Chapman |
njo.chapman@maryland.gov |
410-841-5810 |
| Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory - Frederick |
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301-600-1548 |
| Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratories - Salisbury |
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410-543-6610 |
| Food Quality Assurance, Program Manager |
Deanna Baldwin |
deanna.baldwin@maryland.gov |
410-841-5769 |
| Marketing Service, Program Manager |
Mark Powell |
mark.powell@maryland.gov |
410-841-5770 |
| International Marketing |
Theresa Brophy |
theresa.brophy@maryland.gov |
410-841-5770 |
| Seafood Marketing |
Stone Slade |
stone.slade@maryland.gov |
410-841-5779 |
| Farmers Market Nutrition Program |
Weida Stoecker |
karen.kirksey@maryland.gov |
410-841-5776 |
| Maryland's Best |
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410-841-5770 |
| Maryland Farm to School |
Karen Fedor |
karen.fedor@maryland.gov |
410-5773 |
| Spay and Neuter Advisory Board |
Nathan Boan |
nathan.boan@maryland.gov |
410-841-5766 |
| Weights & Measures, Program Manager |
Kenneth Ramsburg |
kenneth.ramsburg@maryland.gov |
410-841-5790 |
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| OFFICE OF PLANT INDUSTRIES & PEST MANAGEMENT |
| Assistant Secretary |
Kevin Conroy |
kevin.conroy@maryland.gov |
410-841-5916 |
| Forest Pest Management, Program Manager |
Craig Kuhn |
craig.kuhn@maryland.gov |
410-879-8034 |
| Forest Pest Management, Central Maryland |
Tom Lupp |
thomas.lupp@maryland.gov |
240-529-0390 |
| Forest Pest Management, Eastern Shore |
Heather Disque |
heather.disque@maryland.gov |
410-822-8234 |
| Forest Pest Management, Northeast Maryland |
Craig Kuhn |
craig.kuhn@maryland.gov |
410-879-8034 |
| Forest Pest Management, Western Maryland |
Sally Cannon |
sally.cannon@maryland.gov |
301-777-3601 |
| Mosquito Control, Program Manager |
Brian Prendergast |
brian.prendergast@maryland.gov |
410-841-5870 |
| Mosquito Control, Salisbury |
Dan Schamberger |
daniel.schamberger@maryland.gov |
410-543-6626 |
| Mosquito Control, Hollywood |
Ralph Heard |
ralph.heard@maryland.gov |
301-373-4263 |
| Mosquito Control, Riverdale |
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301-422-5080 |
| Pesticide Regulation, Program Manager |
Dennis Howard |
dennis.howard@maryland.gov |
410-841-5710 |
| Pesticide Regulation Section, Special Programs |
Robert Hofstetter |
rob.hofstetter@maryland.gov |
410-841-2768 |
| Plant Protection & Weed Management, Program Manager |
Kimberly Rice |
kimberly.rice@maryland.gov |
410-841-5920 |
| Apiary Inspection |
Cybil Preston |
cybil.preston@maryland.gov |
410-841-5920 |
| Nursery Inspection |
Robert Trumbule |
robert.trumbule@maryland.gov |
410-841-5920 |
| Pest Identification |
Gaye Williams |
gaye.williams@maryland.gov |
410-841-5920 |
| Plant Diagnostic Lab |
Ramesh Pokharel |
ramesh.pokharel@maryland.gov |
410-841-5920 |
| Weed Control |
Lane Heimer |
lane.heimer@maryland.gov |
410-841-5920 |
| State Chemist, Program Manager |
Tom Phillips |
tom.phillips@maryland.gov |
410-841-2721 |
| State Chemist Laboratory Manager |
Ken McManus |
kenneth.mcmanus@maryland.gov |
410-841-2721 |
| State Chemist, Registration Mgr & Compost Coordinator |
Philip Davidson |
philip.davidson@maryland.gov |
410-841-2721 |
| State Chemist, Tonnage Coordinator |
Pat Ray |
pat.ray@maryland.gov |
410-841-2721 |
| State Chemist, Inspector Manager |
Harwood Owings, III |
harwood.owings@maryland.gov |
410-841-2721 |
| Turfgrass & Seed, Program Manager |
Jim Drews |
jim.drews@maryland.gov |
410-841-5960 |
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| OFFICE OF RESOURCE CONSERVATION |
| Assistant Secretary |
Hans Schmidt |
hans.schmidt@maryland.gov |
410-841-5865 |
| Watershed Implementation Program Administrator |
Jason Keppler |
jason.keppler@maryland.gov |
410-841-5896 |
| Ecosystem Markets and Agricultural Certainty Programs Coordinator |
Susan Payne |
susan.payne@maryland.gov |
410-841-5897 |
| Nutrient Management Program Administrator |
Dwight Dotterer |
dwight.dotterer@maryland.gov |
410-841-5959 |
| Resource Conservation - Planning & Development, Resource Conservation |
Alisha Mulkey |
alisha.mulkey@maryland.gov |
410-841-5873 |
| Resource Conservation District Operations, Program Manager |
Byron Petrauskas |
byron.petrauskas@maryland.gov |
410-841-5952 |
Resource Conservation District Operations, Western/Central Md
|
Heather Hutchinson |
heather.hutchinson@maryland.gov |
301-732-8610 |
| Resource Conservation District Operations, Patuxent |
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410-841-5893 |
| Resource Conservation Disrict Operations, Eastern Shore |
David Mister |
david.mister@maryland.gov |
410-677-0802, ext. 1 |
| Maryland Agricultural Conservation Grants, Administrator |
Norman E. Astle, Jr. |
norman.astle@maryland.gov |
410-841-5864 |
| BOARDS |
| Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation |
Michelle Cable, Executive Director |
michelle.cable@maryland.gov |
410-841-5860 |
| Maryland Horse Industry Board |
Ross Peddicord, Executive Director |
ross.peddicord@maryland.gov |
410-841-5861 |
| Maryland Agricultural Fair Board |
Jessica O'Sullivan |
jessica.osullivan@maryland.gov |
410-841-5882 |
| State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners |
Vanessa Orlando, Executive Director |
vanessa.orlando@maryland.gov |
410-841-5862 |
| Commissions |
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| Governor's Advisory Commission on Maryland Wine & Grape Growing |
Karen Fedor, Coordinator |
karen.fedor@maryland.gov |
410-841-5773 |
| Maryland Agricultural Commission |
Jessica O'Sullivan |
jessica.osullivan@maryland.gov |
410-841-5882 |
| State Soil Conservation Committee |
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410-841-5865 |
| Pesticide Advisory Committee |
Dennis Howard, Coordinator |
dennis.howard@maryland.gov |
410-841-5710 |
Other
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State Statistician, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
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410-841-5740 |
| Rural Maryland Council |
Charlotte Davis |
charlotte.davis@maryland.gov |
410-841-5774 |
| Counsel to the Department, Office of the Attorney General |
Thomas Filbert |
thomas.filbert@maryland.gov |
410-841-5895
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