Region 7 Pesticide Contacts
Mailing Address
General Topics
Office of Pesticide Programs Contacts
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7
Kansas City Office
11201 Renner Boulevard
Lenexa, Kansas 66219
Customer Service: 800-223-0425
Fax: 913-551-7765
Pesticide State Lead Agencies and Other State Agencies that Deal with Pesticides
| Name | Phone | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pesticides Branch | |||
| Jamie Green | green.jamie@epa.gov | 913-551-7139 | Toxics, Tanks, and Pesticide Branch Chief |
| Marie Blankenship | blankenship.marie@epa.gov | 913-551-7908 | Iowa Project Officer, Pollinator Contact, Water Quality Coordinator, Agricultural IPM, Endangered Species |
| Maren Taylor | taylor.maren@epa.gov | 913-551-7660 | Kansas Project Officer |
| Shawn Hackett | hackett.shawn@epa.gov | 913-551-7774 | Missouri Project Officer |
| Mike Daniels | daniels.michael@epa.gov | 913-551-7983 | Nebraska Project Officer, Tribal Program Coordinator |
| Bethany Olson | olson.bethany@epa.gov | 913-551-7905 | School and Institutional IPM, Public Health Pests, Worker Protection Coordinator |
| Chemical Branch in the Enforcement Compliance Assurance Division | |||
| Candace Bednar | bednar.candace@epa.gov | 913-551-7562 | Chemical Branch Chief |
| Mark Lesher | lesher.mark@epa.gov | 913-551-7054 | Enforcement Case Review Officer |
| Delbert Kelley | kelley.delbert@epa.gov | 913-551-7371 | Pesticide Producer Establishment Numbers/ Reporting |
| Tracey Ramsey | ramsey.tracey@epa.gov | 913-551-7475 | Enforcement Case Review Officer, Pesticides Imports Team Member |
| Andrew Landry | landry.andrew@epa.gov | 913-551-7509 | Enforcement Case Review Officer, Pesticides Imports Team Member |
| Christine Horad | horad.christine@epa.gov | 913-551-7775 | Enforcement Case Review Officer for Pesticide Producer Establishment Numbers/ Reporting |
Pesticide State Lead Agencies and Other State Agencies That Deal With Pesticides
IOWA
Gretchen Paluch, Ph.D., Chief
Pesticide Bureau
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Wallace Building, First Floor
502 E. 9th St.
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0051
Phone: (515) 281-8590 / Fax: (515) 242-6497
https://www.iowaagriculture.gov/pesticides.asp
Iowa Pesticide Disposal Programs:
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
502 E. 9th Street, Wallace State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0034
Phone: (515) 281-5918
https://www.iowadnr.gov/
Iowa Cooperative Extension Exit
KANSAS
Gary Meyer, Pesticide & Fertilizer Program Manager
Pesticide & Fertilizer Program
Kansas Department of Agriculture
1320 Research Park Drive
Manhattan, KS 66502
Phone: (785) 564-6488 / Fax: (785) 564-6779
https://agriculture.ks.gov/divisions-programs/pesticide-fertilizer
Kansas Cooperative Extension Exit
MISSOURI
Dawn Wall, Pesticide Program Administrator
Pesticide Program
Plant Industries Division
Missouri Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 630, 1616 Missouri Blvd.
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-0630
Phone: (573) 751-5510 / Fax: (573) 751-0005
https://agriculture.mo.gov/plants/pesticides/
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 176,
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: (800) 361-4827 / Fax: (573) 751-3443
https://dnr.mo.gov/
University of Missouri Pesticide Applicator Training
Phone: (573) 882-4827
University of Missouri Cooperative Extension Exit
NEBRASKA
Tim Creger, Pesticide/Fertilizer Program Manager
Pesticide Program
Nebraska Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 94756
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
Phone: (402) 471-2394 / Fax: (402) 471-6892
https://www.nda.nebraska.gov/pesticide/
Pesticide Applicator Education:
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Pesticide Safety Education Programs Exit
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension
https://pested.unl.edu/ Exit
Pesticide Waste Disposal:
Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
http://www.deq.state.ne.us/ Exit
Cooperative Extension Service Offices
Frannie Miller
Pesticide Safety & Integrated Pest Management Coordinator
Kansas State University
Department of Entomology
123 W. Waters Hall
Manhattan, Kansas 66506-4004
(620)-241-1523
fmiller@ksu.edu
Lee Miller
Associate Professor
Division of Plant Science
University of Missouri
214 Waters Hall
Columbia, Missouri 65211
(573) 882-5623
millerger@missouri.edu
Kristine Schaefer
Pesticide Safety Education Program
Iowa State University
8 Instectary Building
Ames, IA 50011-3140
(515) 294-4286
schaefer@iastate.edu
Clyde Ogg
Pesticide Education Specialist
UNL Pesticide Education Office
377C Plant Sciences Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0971
402-472-9546
402-472-1632 (PSEP Office)
Cogg1@unl.edu