Contacts in the Office of Pesticide Programs, Registration Division
The Registration Division (RD) is responsible for conventional chemical product registrations, amendments, registrations, tolerances, experimental use permits, and emergency exemptions for conventional chemical pesticides.
On this page:
- Immediate Office
- Invertebrate-Vertebrate Branch 1
- Invertebrate-Vertebrate Branch 2
- Invertebrate-Vertebrate Branch 3
- Fungicide Branch
- Herbicide Branch
- Fungicide Herbicide Branch
- Minor Use and Emergency Response Branch
- Chemistry, Inerts and Toxicology Assessment Branch
Immediate Office
| Name | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|
| Charles "Billy" Smith | smith.charles@epa.gov | Division Director |
| Dan Rosenblatt | rosenblatt.dan@epa.gov | Deputy Director |
| Jennifer Saunders | saunders.jennifer@epa.gov | (Acting) Associate Division Director |
| Kable (Bo) Davis | davis.kable@epa.gov | Senior Regulatory Specialist |
| Alexandra Boukedes | boukedes.alexandra@epa.gov | Acting Senior Regulatory Specialist |
| RD Ombudsman | OPP_RD_Ombudsman@epa.gov | RD Ombudsman |
| CRP Team | ChildResistantPackaging@epa.gov | Child-Resistant Packaging (CRP) |
| Invert Efficacy Team | OPP_RD_INVERT_EFFICACY@epa.gov | Invertebrate Efficacy Team |
| Inerts Mailbox | inertsbranch@epa.gov | Inert Ingredients Team |
Invertebrate-Vertebrate Branch 1
Insecticides, insect repellents, pyrethroids
| Name | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Mroz | mroz.ryan@epa.gov | Acting Branch Chief |
| Jackie Herrick | herrick.jacquelyn@epa.gov | PM Team 3 |
| Elizabeth Fertich | fertich.elizabeth@epa.gov | PM Team 4 |
| Kevin Ulrich | ulrich.kevin@epa.gov | Senior Entomologist |
Invertebrate-Vertebrate Branch 2
Insecticides, insect growth regulators, OPs, Carbamates, fipronil
| Name | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|
| Ideliz Negron-Encarnacion | negron-encarnacion.ideliz@epa.gov | Branch Chief |
| Tamica Cain | cain.tamica@epa.gov | PM Team 10 |
| vacant | PM Team 11 | |
| Debra Rate | rate.debra@epa.gov | Senior Regulatory Specialist |
Invertebrate-Vertebrate Branch 3
Insecticides, structural fumigants, rodenticides, wildlife control products (including contraceptives)
| Name | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|
| Vacant | Branch Chief | |
| Ralph Narain | Narain.Ralph@epa.gov | Acting PM Team 1 |
| Gene Benbow | benbow.gene@epa.gov | Senior Regulatory Specialist |
| Melissa (Mel) Bridges | bridges.melissa@epa.gov | PM Team 7 |
Fungicide Branch
Fungicides, nematicides, fumigants, plant growth regulators
| Name | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|
| Cynthia Giles-Parker | giles-parker.cynthia@epa.gov | Branch Chief |
| Manjula Unnikrishnan | unnikrishnan.manjula@epa.gov | PM Team 21 |
| Kristy Crews | crews.kristy@epa.gov | PM Team 22 |
| Stephanie Suarez | suarez.stephanie@epa.gov | Senior Regulatory Specialist |
Herbicide Branch
Herbicides (including phenoxys, aquatics, desiccants and defoliants)
| Name | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Roe | roe.lindsay@epa.gov | Branch Chief |
| Mindy Ondish | ondish.mindy@epa.gov | PM Team 23 |
| Sarah Meadows | meadows.sarah@epa.gov | Senior Regulatory Specialist |
| Emily Schmid | schmid.emily@epa.gov | PM Team 25 |
Fungicide-Herbicide Branch
Fungicides and herbicides
| Name | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan (Nate) Mellor | mellor.nathan@epa.gov | Branch Chief |
| Vacant | PM Team 20 | |
| Vacant | PM Team 24 | |
| Aswathy Balan | balan.aswathy@epa.gov | Senior Regulatory Specialist |
Minor Use and Emergency Response Branch
| Name | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Bohnenblust | bohnenblust.eric@epa.gov | Branch Chief |
| Jennifer Gaines | gaines.jennifer@epa.gov | Senior Regulatory Specialist; Emergency Response Team (Section 18 and 24c Coordinator) |
| Vacant | Minor Use Team Leader; IR-4 liaison, minor use policy |
Chemistry, Inerts and Toxicology Assessment Branch
| Name | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|
| Vacant | Branch Chief | |
| Inerts Team Mailbox | inertsbranch@epa.gov | Please send all Inerts Team questions and correspondence to this mail box |
| Shyam Mathur | mathur.shyam@epa.gov | Product Chemistry Team Leader; review of product chemistry data |
| Vacant | Acute Toxicity Team Leader; review of acute toxicity studies for formulated products and review of precautionary labeling |