PSEP Contacts
Pesticide Safety Education Programs (PSEPs) are based at Land Grant Universities in each state. On the national level, PSEPs promote responsible decision-making and actions to protect pesticide users, public health, plant and animal health, and the environment. They offer information, training, and resources for pesticide applicators and the general public.
The primary stakeholders of PSEPs are certified pesticide applicators. Pesticide certification requirements vary by state, but in general anyone buying or using a restricted pesticide must be a certified pesticide applicator. Some states also require anyone in the business of applying pesticides, either restricted use or general use, to the land or property of another to be certified.
Alabama
Sonja Thomas
Auburn University
Alabama Pesticide Safety Education Program
204 Extension Hall
Auburn, Alabama 36849
(334)844-8832
sbt0010@auburn.edu
http://www.aces.edu/anr/pesticidemgt/
Alaska
Casey Matney
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
(907) 262-5824
camatney@alaska.edu
https://www.uaf.edu/ces/ah/psep/
Phillip Kaspari
pnkaspari@alaska.edu
Arizona
Paul Brown
University of Arizona
P.O. Box 210038
Tucson, AZ 85721-0038
(520) 621-7205
pbrown@ag.arizona.edu
https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/psep.html
Peter Ellsworth
peterell@ag.arizona.edu
Al Fournier
afournie@email.arizona.edu
Arkansas
Ples Spradley
University of Arkansas,
2301 S. University, Little Rock,
Arkansas 72204
(501) 944-0941
pspradley@uaex.edu
https://www.uaex.edu/farm-ranch/pest-management/education-licensing.aspx
California
Lisa Downey Blecker
University of California – Davis,
2801 Second St.,
Davis, California, 95618
(530) 750-1251
lblecker@ucanr.edu
http://ipm.ucanr.edu/GENERAL/pesticides.html
Colorado
Thia Walker
Colorado State University,
1177 Campus Delivery,
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523
(970) 491-6027
thia.walker@colostate.edu
http://cepep.agsci.colostate.edu/
Connecticut
Candace L. Bartholomew
University of Connecticut,
Suite 262
270 Farmington Ave
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 570-9067
candace.bartholomew@uconn.edu
http://psep.extension.uconn.edu/
Delaware
Kerry H. Richards
University of Delaware
531 South College Ave.
122 Townsend Hall,
Newark, DE 19716
(814) 880 0013
krichardsaapse@gmail.com
http://extension.udel.edu/ag/psep/
Florida
Fred M. Fishel
University of Florida
P.O. Box 110710 Building 164
Gainesville, Florida 32611
(352) 392-4721
weeddr@ufl.edu
http://pested.ifas.ufl.edu/
Georgia
Milton (Mickey)Taylor
University of Georgia
463 Biological Sciences Bldg. 120 Cedar
St. Athens, Georgia 30602
(706) 540-4108
mickeyt@uga.edu
http://extension.uga.edu/programs-services/pesticide-safety-education.html
Hawaii
Charles Nagamine
University of Hawaii
Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Services
3190 Maile Way, Room 307
Honolulu HI 96822
(808) 956 6007
cynagami@hawaii.edu
http://pestworld.stjohn.hawaii.edu/epp/pat.html
Idaho
Ronda E. Hirnyck
University of Idaho
322 E. Front St. Suite 120
Boise, Idaho 83702
(208) 364-4046
rhirnyck@uidaho.edu
http://www.uidaho.edu/extension/ipm/pesticide
Illinois
Michelle Wiesbrook
University of Illinois
1102 S. Dorner Dr.
Urbana, Illinois 61801
buesinge@illinois.edu
http://web.extension.illinois.edu/psep/
Travis Cleveland
tclevela@illinois.edu
Indiana
Fred Whitford
Purdue University
Lilly Hall 915 W. State St.
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
(765) 494-1284
fwhitford@purdue.edu
https://ppp.purdue.edu/
Iowa
Kristine Schaefer
Iowa State University
8 Insectary
Ames, Iowa 50011-1050
(515) 294-4286
schaefer@iastate.edu
https://www.extension.iastate.edu/psep/
Kansas
Frannie Miller
Kansas State University
600 West Woodside
McPherson, Kansas 67460
(620) 241-1523
fmiller@ksu.edu
http://www.ksre.k-state.edu/pesticides-ipm/
Kentucky
Ric Bessin
University of Kentucky
S-225 Ag. Science Center North
University of Kentucky, Lexington, 40546-0091
(859) 257-7456
rbessin@email.uky.edu
http://pest.ca.uky.edu/PSEP/welcome.html
Louisiana
Kim Pope Brown
Pesticide Safety Education Coordinator,
Louisiana State University,
268 Knapp Hall,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803
(225) 578-3018
kpope@agcenter.lsu.edu
http://www.lsuagcenter.com/portals/our_offices/departments/wa-callegari-environmental-center/pesticide_ed/pesticide-safety-education-program-psep
Maine
James Dill
University of Maine
17 Godfrey Dr.
Orono, ME 04473-3692
(207) 581-3879
james.dill@maine.edu
https://extension.umaine.edu/ipm/pesticide-safety/
Kerry Bernard
kerry.bernard@maine.edu
Maryland
Amy E. Brown
PSEP Coordinator,
University of Maryland,
Department of Entomology,
4112 Plant Science Bldg.,
College Park, Maryland 20742
(301) 405-3928
amybrown@umd.edu
http://pesticide.umd.edu/pesticide-safety-education.html
Massachusetts
Natalia Clifton & Patricia Vittum
Natalia Clifton
Assistant Pesticide Coordinator,
University of Massachusetts – Amherst
French Hall, 230 Stockbridge Rd.,
Amherst, Massachusetts 01003
(413) 545-1044
nclifton@umass.edu
Patricia Vittum
Coordinator
University of Massachusetts – Amherst
104 Agricultural Engineering Building250 Natural Resources Rd
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-9295
(413) 545-0268
pvittum@umass.edu
http://www.umass.edu/pested/
Michigan
John Stone
Michigan State University,
1129 Farm Lane
Room B18
East Lansing, MI 48824-1302
(517) 353-5134
stonejo@msu.edu
http://www.ipm.msu.edu/pesticide_education_safety
Minnesota
Tana Haugen-Brown
PSE Coordinator,
University of Minnesota
(763) 260-4423
thbrown@umn.edu
http://www.extension.umn.edu/agriculture/pesticide-safety/
Mississippi
M. Eugene Merkl, Jr.
Pesticide Safety Education Coordinator,
Mississippi State University,
PO Box 9775,
Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762-9775
(662) 325-5829
gm53@msstate.edu
http://extension.msstate.edu/agriculture/pesticide-applicator-certification
Missouri
Lee Miller
University of Missouri
110 Waters Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
(573) 882-5623
millerger@missouri.edu
http://pat.missouri.edu/
Montana
Cecil Tharp
Pesticide Education Specialist,
Montana State University,
103 Animal BioScience, MSU,
Bozeman, Montana 59717-2900
(406) 994-5067
ctharp@montana.edu
http://pesticides.montana.edu/
Nebraska
Clyde L. Ogg
PSEP Coordinator,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
377F Plant Sciences Hall,
Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0971
(402) 472-1632
cogg1@unl.edu
https://pested.unl.edu/
Nevada
Heidi Kratsch
University of Nevada
504 S. Main St
P.O. Box 811
Yerington, NV 89447
(775) 345-5879
kratschh@unce.unr.edu
http://www.unce.unr.edu/programs/sites/pesticide/
Melody Hefner
hefnerm@unce.unr.edu
New Hampshire
Rachel Maccini
PSEP Coordinator,
University of New Hampshire Coop. Extension,
329 Mast Rd., Suite 115,
Goffstown, New Hampshire 03045
(603) 351-3831
rachel.maccini@unh.edu
https://extension.unh.edu/Agriculture/Pesticide-Safety-Education-Program
New Jersey
Patricia Hastings
Rutgers University
Thompson Hall
96 Lipman Drive
New Brunswick, NJ 08907-8524
(848) 932-0176
hastings@njaes.rutgers.edu
http://pestmanagement.rutgers.edu/rutgers-pesticide-safety-education-program/
New Mexico
Phillip Lujan
New Mexico State University
MSC 3AE
P.O. Box 30003
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003
(575) 646-1822
pl11@nmsu.edu
http://aces.nmsu.edu/pesticide/
New York
Dan Wixted
Extension Support Specialist,
Cornell University, 204 Rice Hall,
Ithaca, New York, 14853
(607) 255-7525
djw47@cornell.edu
http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/
North Carolina
Wayne Buhler
Professor, North Carolina State University,
51 Kilgore Hall, NCSU Campus Box 7609,
Raleigh, North Carolina 27695
(919) 515-5369
wayne_buhler@ncsu.edu
https://pesticidesafety.ces.ncsu.edu/
North Dakota
Andrew Thostenson
North Dakota State University
NDSU Dept. 7060
P.O. Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050
(701)231-8050
andrew.thostenson@ndsu.edu
https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pesticide/
Ohio
Mary Ann Rose
Program Director,
Ohio State University,
256 Howlett Hall
Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 292-4070
https://pested.osu.edu/
Oklahoma
Kevin Shelton
Oklahoma State University,
Dept of Entomology and Plant Pathology
127 Noble Research Center,
Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078
(405) 744-1060
kevin.shelton@okstate.edu
http://pested.okstate.edu/
Oregon
Kaci J. Buhl
National Pesticide Information Center Deputy Director,
Oregon State University
310 Weniger Hall, Oregon State University,
Corvallis, Oregon 97331
(541) 737-8330
buhlk@oregonstate.edu
https://agsci.oregonstate.edu/statewide-pesticide-safety-education-program/statewide-pesticide-safety-education-program-psep
Pennsylvania
Jon Johnson
Director of Pesticide Education,
Penn State University,
222 Special Services Bldg.,
University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
(814) 863-0263
jmj5@psu.edu
https://extension.psu.edu/about-the-pesticide-education-program
Rhode Island
Steven Alm
Professor,
University of Rhode Island
9 E. Alumni Ave., Suite 7,
Kingston, Rhode Island 02881
(401) 874-5998
stevealm@uri.edu
http://web.uri.edu/pse/pat-training/
South Carolina
Katie Moore
PSEP Coordinator
Clemson University
511 Westinghouse Rd.
Pendleton, South Carolina 29670
(803) 417-5198
kcrouch@clemson.edu
http://www.clemson.edu/extension/pest-ed/
South Dakota
Amanda Bachmann
South Dakota State University
412 W. Missouri Ave, Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-8120
amanda.bachmann@sdstate.edu
Tennessee
Darrell Hensley
PSEP Coordinator
University of Tennessee
2505 E. J. Chapman Dr., 370 PBB
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-4560
(865) 974-7958
dhensley@utk.edu
https://ag.tennessee.edu/PSEP/Pages/default.aspx
Texas
Don Renchie
Extension Program Leader & PSEP Coordinator
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
101 Agronomy Field Lab
College Station, Texas 77843-2488
(979) 845-3849
drenchie@ag.tamu.edu
https://agrilifeextension.tamu.edu/programs/agricultural-environmental-safety/
Utah
Mike Wierda
Utah State University
Extension Assistant Professor
Pesticide Safety Education Program Director
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Davis County Extension
80 E 725 S Sego Lily Dr, Suite B, Kaysville, UT 84037
michael.wierda@usu.edu
435.919.1270 office
(435) 797-0573
michael.wierda@usu.edu
Richard Beard
Utah State University
2300 Old Main Hill
1498 North 800 East
Logan, UT 84322-2300
(435) 797-0573
richard.beard@usu.edu
Vermont
Ann Hazelrigg
Extension Assistant Professor
University of Vermont
Jeffords Hall, 63 Carrigan Dr.
Burlington, Vermont 05405
(802) 656-0493
ann.hazelrigg@uvm.edu
http://pss.uvm.edu/pesp/
Sarah Kingsley-Richards
Sarah.Kingsley@uvm.edu
Virginia
Daniel Frank
Director
Virginia Tech Pesticide Program
Virginia Tech Pesticide Programs, 302 Agnew Hall, MC 0409
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
(540) 231-6543
dlfrank@vt.edu
http://www.vtpp.ext.vt.edu/
Washington
Carol Black
Extension Specialist
Washington State University
PO Box 645912
Pullman, Washington 99164-5912
(509) 335-9222
ramsay@wsu.edu
http://pep.wsu.edu/
Washington DC
Megan Wilkerson
(202)274-7190
megan.wilkerson@udc.edu
West Virginia
Daniel Frank
West Virginia University
3308 Agricultural Sciences Building
P.O. Box 6108
Morgantown, WV 26506
(304) 293-8835
dlfrank@mail.wvu.edu
Wisconsin
Glenn Nice
University of Wisconsin
1575 Linden Dr.
Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1597
(608) 263-6358
http://fyi.uwex.edu/pat/
Wyoming
Jeff Edwards
Pesticide Applicator Training Coordinator,
University of Wyoming,
2753 State Highway 157,
Lingle, Wyoming 82223
(307) 837-2956
jedward04@uwyo.edu
http://uwyoextension.org/psep/
Territories
American Samoa
Alfred Peters
American Samoa Community College
P.O. Box 5983
Pago Pago, AS 96799
(684) 731-5838
Guam
Currently under control of Guam EPA
Betwin Alokoa
(671) 300-4758
betwin.alokoa@epa.guam.gov
Jim Hollyer
hollyer.uog.cnas.ext@gmail.com
Sereana Dresbach
shdresbach@triton.uog.edu
Northern Mariana Islands
Currently under control of Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality
Zabrina Shai
zabrinashai@becq.gov.mp
Arnold Route
arnold.route@marianas.edu
Puerto Rico
Raúl Perez
Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service
University of Puerto Rico
Pesticide Educational & Certification Program
#19 Jose de Diego St
Florida, PR 00650
(787) 382-1910
raul.perez1@upr.edu
www.uprm.edu/ciag/sea
Virgin Islands
Amy Dreves
University of the Virgin Islands
RR1, Box 10,000
Kingshill, St Croix, USVI 00850
(340) 692-4052
amy.dreves@uvi.edu
http://www.uvi.edu/community/cooperative-extension-service/agriculture-and-natural-resources/pesticide-safety-education.aspx
Contact NPSEC
National Pesticide Safety Education Center
PO Box 1391
Okemos, MI 48805, USA
(517)202-3019
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