Dr. Anne McNutt
Director of Business and Industry 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
Ms. Laurie Schwartzbaugh
Executive Assistant
Arizona State Mine Inspector's Office
1700 West Washington, Suite 403
Phoenix, AZ 85007-2805
Telephone: (602) 542-5971
E-mail: LSwartzbaugh@mi.state.az.us
ARKANSAS
Susan Weaver
MSHA Supervisor
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. Stuart Bennett
Program Director
Department of Manufacturing and Construction Management
Central Connecticut State University
1615 Stanley Street
New Britain, CT 06050
Telephone: (860) 832-1835
E-mail: BennettS@ccsu.edu
DELAWARE
Dr. Mark Radomsky
Mining Engineering and Industrial Health and Safety Programs
Pennsylvania State University
204 Deike Building
University Park, PA 16802
Telephone: (814) 865-7473
E-mail: mcr4@psu.edu
FLORIDA
Mr. W. Ben Hart, CMSP
Program Manager
Mine Safety & Health Training Program
Bureau of Mine Reclamation
Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection
2051 E. Dirac Drive, Room 134
Tallahassee, FL 32310-3760
Telephone: (850) 413-8192 Ext. 25
E-mail: ben.hart@dep.state.fl.us
GEORGIA
Ms. Leigh Evans
Coordinator
Sandersville Technical College
1189 Deepstep Road
Sandersville, GA 31082
Telephone: (478) 553-2054
E-Mail: levans@sandersvilltech.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
Mr. Mike Weaver, CMSP
Program Manager
Idaho Geological Survey
University of Idaho
McClure Hall #327
Moscow, ID 83844-3024
Telephone: (208) 885-4351
E-Mail: mjweaver@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: (618) 439-9111
E-Mail: Art.Rice@Illinois.gov
INDIANA
Mr. Ron Bucci
Program Manager
Vincennes University
Department of Technology
Mining Degree Division
1002 North First Street
Vincennes, IN 47591
Telephone: (812) 888-5032
E-Mail: rbucci@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
Louisiana Technical College
Florida Parishes Campus
P.O. Box 1300
Greensburg, LA 70441
Telephone: (800) 827-9750 ext. 202
E-mail: bstubbs@ltc.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
Maryland Department of the Environment
1800 Washington Boulevard, Ste. 435
Baltimore, MD 21230-1708
Telephone: (301) 934-7504
E-mail: KBrandt@mcet.org
MASSACHUSETTS
Mr. Ernest Kelley
Program Manager
Division of Occupational Safety
MA. Dept. of Labor and Workforce Dev.
167 Lyman Street
P.O. Box 809
Westborough, MA 01581
Telephone: (508) 616-0461
E-mail: ernest.kelley@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
Wells Fargo Place
30 7th Street East, Ste. 350
St. Paul, MN 55101-7804
Telephone: (651) 649-5411
E-mail: don.beckering@so.mnscu.edu
MISSISSIPPI
Mr. Ken McCarley
Director
Division of Surface Mining & Reclamation
Office of Geology
Department of Environmental Quality
515 E. Amite Street
P.O. Box 2279
Jackson, MS 39210-2709
Telephone: (601) 961-5515
E-mail: ken_mccarley@deq.state.ms.us
MISSOURI
Mr. Steve Dunn
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: Steve.Dunn@labor.mo.gov
MONTANA
Mr. Ron Umscheid
Safety and Health Bureau
Employment Relations Division
Montana Department of Labor and Industry
1625 11th., P.O. Box 1728
Helena, MT 59624-1728
Telephone: (406) 444-6419
E-mail: Rumscheid@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: morrows@unk.edu
NEVADA
Mr. Jeff Bixler
Education and Training Coordinator
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: mines@govmail.state.nv.us
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Ms. Eve Napoli
Safety Inspector
New Hampshire Department of Labor
95 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-6527
Telephone: (603) 271-6850
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 08625-0386
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.state.ny.us
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. Jerry Stewart
Mine Safety Manager
Division of Mineral Resources Management
Department of Natural Resources
2045 Morse Road
Building H-3,
Columbus, OH 43229-6693
Telephone: (614) 265-6910
E-mail: Jerry.Stewart@dnr.state.oh.us
OKLAHOMA
Judy Tate
Director
OK Miner Training Institute
c/o EOSC - Baker Hall
1301 West Main
Wilburton, OK 74578
Telephone: (918) 465-1872
E-mail: JTate@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
PUERTO RICO
Ms. Renée Orta Anés
Administrative Official
Puerto Rico Occupational Safety and Health Administration (PROSHA)
505 Muñoz Rivera Ave.
Prudencio Rivera Matinez Bldg.
Floor 20
Hato Rey, PR 00918
Telephone: (797) 754-2172
E-mail: orta.renee@dol.gov
RHODE ISLAND
Dr. Stuart Bennett
Program Director
Department of Manufacturing and Construction Management
Central Connecticut State University
1615 Stanley Street
New Britain, CT 06050
Telephone: (860) 832-1835
E-mail: BennettS@ccsu.edu
SOUTH CAROLINA
Dr. Harriet Hilton
Associate Dean
Division of Continuing Education
And Workforce Development
Technical College of the Lowcountry
P.O. Box 1228
921 Ribaut Road
Beaufort, SC 29901
Telephone: (843) 470-8385
E-mail: HHilton@tcl.edu
Alternate Contact: Mr. Harold Guerry
Telephone: (843) 986-6227
E-mail: HGuerry@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: Frederick.Oscar@state.tn.us
TEXAS
Mr. John Henderson
Program Coordinator
Professional Development Center
University of Texas at Austin, IED
P.O. Box 7518
Austin, TX 78713-7518
Telephone: (512) 232-2238
E-mail: jhenderson@mail.utexas.edu
UTAH
Mr. Miles C. Nelson
Associate Vice President
College of Eastern Utah
Workforce Education
451 East 400 North
Price, Utah 84501
Telephone: (435) 613-1438 Ext. 420
E-mail: miles.nelson@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. Michael Brzoska
Director, Dept. of Technology
Eastern Washington University
Comprehensive Mine Safety and Health Program
319 Computing and Engineering Building
Cheney, WA 99004-2492
Telephone: (509) 359-7026
E-mail: mbrzoska@mail.ewu.edu
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: caphillips@mines.state.wv.us
WISCONSIN
Mr. Dave Vriezen
Section Chief
WI Department of Commerce
Safety and Buildings Division
201 West Washington Avenue, 4th Floor
P.O. Box 2658
Madison, WI 53701-2658
Telephone: (608) 261-2503
E-mail: David.Vriezen@Wisconsin.gov
WYOMING
Mr. Terry Adcock
State Mine Inspector
WY Department of Employment
Box 1094
Rock Springs, WY 82902
Telephone: (307) 362-5222
E-mail: tadcoc@state.wy.us
Website: http://www.sheridan.edu/msha/
Mr. Gary Wolfe
Program Manager
WY MSHA State Grant Program, Gillette College
300 West Sinclair
Gillette, WY 82718
Telephone: (307) 875-6067
Cell: (307) 871-1510
E-mail: gwolfe@wyoming.com;
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