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
—
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

Website not available

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

Michael J. Weaver

Director
Virginia Tech Pesticide Program
Virginia Tech Pesticide Programs, 302 Agnew Hall, MC 0409
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
(540) 231-6543
mweaver@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