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Title |
Name |
Email |
Phone Number |
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY |
| Secretary of Agriculture | Joseph Bartenfelder | Joe.Bartenfelder@maryland.gov | 410-841-5880 |
| Deputy Secretary of Agriculture | Steve Connelly
| steve.connelly@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 | Emily Baldwin
| emily.baldwin1@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
| 410-841-5845 |
Information Technology
| | | 410-697-9734 |
| Human Resources | Gwen Schindler | gwen.schindler@maryland.gov | 410-841-5840 |
| Central Services | | | 410-841-5900 |
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OFFICE OF MARKETING ANIMAL INDUSTRIES AND CONSUMER SERVICES |
| Assistant Secretary | Cassie Shirk
| cassie.shirk@maryland.gov
| 410-841-5782 |
Animal Health Program Manager
& State Veterinarian | Dr. Michael Odian
| michael.odian@maryland.gov | 410-841-5810 |
| Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory - Frederick |
| | 301-600-1548 |
| Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratories - Salisbury | |
| 410-543-6610 |
| Food Quality Assurance, Program Manager | Molly Gillingham
| molly.gillingham@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 |
| | 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 |
| | 301-422-5080 |
| Pesticide Regulation, Program Manager | Rob Hoffstetter
| rob.hofstetter@maryland.gov | 410-841-5710 |
Pesticide Regulation Section, Special Programs
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| | 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 | Jaime Tsambikos
| jaime.tsambikos@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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 | Jason Keppler
| jason.keppler@maryland.gov | 410-841-5896
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BOARDS |
| Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation | Michelle Cable, Executive Director | michelle.cable@maryland.gov | 410-841-5860
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| 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 | | | |
| 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 |
| | 410-841-5865 |
| Pesticide Advisory Committee | Rob Hofstetter, Coordinator | rob.hofstetter@maryland.gov | 410-841-5710 |
Other
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State Statistician, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
| Shareefah Williams
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shareefah.williams@usda.gov
| 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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