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 | |||
| Wilfredo Rosado-Chaparro | rosado-chaparro.wilfredo@epa.gov | 913-551-7944 | Toxics, Tanks, and Pesticide Acting Branch Chief |
| Marie Blankenship | blankenship.marie@epa.gov | 913-551-7908 | Pollinator Protection Coordinator |
| Maren Taylor | taylor.maren@epa.gov | 913-551-7660 | Kansas Project Officer, Acting Iowa 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 |
| Logan Smith | smith.logan@epa.gov | 913-551-7247 | TBD |
| 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 |
| Mark Lesher | lesher.mark@epa.gov | 913-551-7054 | Enforcement Case Review Officer, Pesticides Imports Team Member, 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/
KANSAS
Kelly Navinksy-Wenzl, 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://www.agriculture.ks.gov/divisions-programs/pesticide-and-fertilizer
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
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
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension
https://pested.unl.edu/
Pesticide Waste Disposal:
Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
http://deq.ne.gov/
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
Sam Polly
PSEP Coordinator
University of Missouri
Division of Plant Sciences
110 Waters Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
573-884-8596 (office)
sjpkkf@missouri.edu
Vacant
Pesticide Safety Education Program
Iowa State University
8 Insectary Building
Ames, IA 50011-3140
Jennifer Wiesbrod
Pesticide Education Specialist
UNL Pesticide Education Office
377F Plant Sciences Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0971
402-472-9546
402-472-1632 (PSEP Office)
jweisbrod2@unl.edu