US EPA TRAC Participants

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EPA-USDA Tolerance Reassessment Advisory Committee (TRAC) Subcommittee to National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology

Chair Persons
Acting Deputy Administrator
U.S. Enironmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, SW, MC 1102
Washington, DC 20460
202-260-4724
Fax 202-260-4852
Richard Rominger
Deputy Secretary
U.S. Department of Agriculture
14th Street & Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250
Fax 202-720-5437
richard.rominger@usda.gov
Agriculture/Farmer Representatives
Daniel Botts
Director
Environmental and Pest Management
Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association
P.O. Box 140155
4401 E. Colonial Drive
Orlando, FL 82803
407-894-1351 (X121)
Fax 407-894-7840
dan@ffva.com
James Czub
National Corn Growers Association
141 Verbeck Avenue
Schaghticoke, NY 12154
518-753-7795
Fax 518-753-0059
Larry Elworth
Executive Director
Program for Strategic Pest Management
223 Baltimore Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325
717-338-9522
Fax 717-338-9554
elworth@mail.cvn.net
Wally Ewart Ph.D.
Northwest Horticultural Council
6 So. 2nd Street
Room 903
Yakima, WA 98901
509-453-3193
Fax 509-457-7615
ewart@nwhort.com
William Lovelady
Chairman
National Cotton Council
P.O. Box 51
Tornillo, TX 79853
915-764-3967
Fax 915-764-4622
llove78@aol.com
Brad Luckey
Owner-Operator
Luckey Farms
P.O. Box 1271
560 N. 8th St, Suite 3
Brawley, CA 92227
760-344-1271
Fax 760-351-0150
Charles Mellinger Ph.D.
Glades Crop Care, Inc.
949 Turner Quay
Jupiter, FL 33458
561-746-3740
Fax 561-746-3775
cmellinger@igc.apc.org
Steven Pavich
Organic Grape Producer
Pavich Family Farms
3651 Pegasus Drive
Bakersfield, CA 93308
559-782-8700
Fax 559-782-1131
spavich12@aol.com
Bill Spencer
Citrus Farmer
President, Associated Citrus Packers
American Farm Bureau Federation
2 W. 6th Street
Yuma, AZ 85364
520-783-4491
Fax 520-783-6124
xascit@primenet.com
Robin Spitko Ph.D.
Plant Pathologist
New England Fruit Consultants
66 Taylor Hill Road
Montague, MA 01351
413-367-9578
Fax 413-367-0313
nefcon@aol.com
Pesticide Companies/Trade Associations
Ralph Engel
President
Chemical Specialities Manufactures Association (CSMA)
1913 Eye Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
202-872-8110
Fax 202-872-8114
Rengel@cama.org
Linda Fisher
Vice President
Government Affairs
Monsanto Company
600 13th Street NW
Suite 660
Washington, DC 20005
202-783-2460
Fax 202-783-1952
lindajfisher@monsanto.com

Alternate to L. Fisher
Michael Taylor
Vice President for Public Policy
Monsanto Company
600 13th Street, N.W., Suite 660
Washington, DC 20005
202-383-2847
Fax 202-783-2468
m.r.taylor@monsanto.com

Jon Jessen
President
Gowan Company
370 S. Main Street
Yuma, AZ 85364
520-783-8844
Fax 520-343-9255
lineyyuma@aol.com
Elin Miller
Global Vice President
Public Affairs
Dow Chemical Company
2030 Dow Center
Midland, MI 48674
517-636-8438
Fax 517-636-0398
edmiller@Dow.com
Nancy Rachman
Director
Global Regulatory Affairs
Agricultural Products Research Division
American Cyanamid
P.O. Box 400
Princeton, NJ 08543
609-716-2289
Fax 609-716-2333
rachmann@pt.cynamid.com
Jay Vroom
President
American Crop Protection Association
1156 Fifteenth Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
202-872-3850
Fax 202-463-0474
jay@acpa.org
Dave Whitacre Ph.D.
Vice President for Development
Novartis Crop Protection - NAFTA
P.O. Box 18300
410 Swing Road
Greensboro, NC 27409
336-632-2618
Fax 336-632-7353
Dave.whitacre@cp.novartis.com
Other Federal Agencies
Richard Jackson M.D.
Director
National Center for Environmental Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Hwy., NE, MS-F29
Atlanta, GA 30341
770-488-7000
Fax 770-488-7015
rxj4@cdc.gov
Alternate to R. Jackson
Larry Needham Ph.D.
Chief of Toxicology
National Center for Environmental Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Hwy., NE, MS-F29
Atlanta, GA 30341
770-488-4598
Fax 770-488-4541
Lln1@cdc.gov

Robert Lake
Director
Office of Policy, Planning and Strategic Initiatives (HFS-4)
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
200 C Street, SW
Room 5807
Washington, DC 20204
202-205-4160
Fax 202 -401-7739
rlake@bangate.fda.gov
NACEPT/SAP Representatives
Mark Greenwood Esq.
Ropes & Gray
1301 K Street, NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
202-626-3900
Fax 202 626-3961
mgreenwo@ropesgray.com
Dr. Ron Kendall
Director
The Institute of Environmental and Human Health
Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center
Box 41163
Lubbock, TX 79409-1163
806-885-4567
Fax 806-885-2132
Rkendall@ttu.edu
Academia
Jose Amador Ph.D.
Director
Agriculture Research & Extension Center
Texas A&M University
2415 East Highway 83
Weslaco, TX 78504
956-968-5585
Fax 956-968-0641
j-amador@tamu.edu
Mike Linker Ph.D.
State Extension Service
North Carolina State University
Box 7620
4401 Williams Hall, 100 Derieux St
Raleigh, NC 27695
919-515-5644
Fax 919-515-5315
mike_linker@ncsu.edu
Mark Miller M.D., M.Ph.
Committee on Environmental Health
American Academy of Pediatrics
1640 Bidwell Avenue
Chico, CA 95926
530-895-8296
Fax 530-895-8296
Childwise@aol.com
Routt Reigart M.D.
Pediatrician
Children's Hospital
Medical University of South Carolina
171 Ashley Avenue
Charleston, SC 29425
843-792-5345
Fax 843-792-9223
reigart@musc.edu
John Wargo
Associate Professor
Environmental Policy and Risk Analysis
Yale University
301 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
203-432-5123
Fax 203-432-3817
Mark Whalon Ph.D.
Pesticide Research Center
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
517-353-9425
Fax 517-353-5598
Whalon@pilot.msu.edu
Tribal/State/Local Representatives
Henry (Andy) Anderson M.D.
Association of State & Territorial Health Officials
Wisconsin Bureau of Public Health
1414 E. Washington Avenue, Room 96
Madison, WI 53703
608-266-1253
Fax 608-267-4853
anderha@khps.state.wi.us
Paul Helliker
Chief Deputy Director
Department of Pesticide Regulation
California Environmental Protection Agency
830 K Street
Sacramento, CA 95814-3510
916-445-4000
Fax 916-324-1452
phelliker@cdpr.ca.gov
Irving Provost
Director of Pesticide Enforcement
Ogallala Sioux Tribe
P.O. Box 320
Pine Ridge, SD 57770
605-867-5624
Fax 605-867-5044
pepip1@rapidnet.com
Mark Trostle
Director
Pesticide Regulation
Texas Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 12847
Austin, TX 78701
512-463-7422
Fax 512-463-7411
Mtrostle@agr.state.tx.us
George Wichterman
Lee County Mosquito Control District
P.O. Box 06005
Fort Myers, FL 33906
941-694-2174
Fax 941-694-7488
Wichte@mail.dms.state.fl.us
Food Processors/Distributors
Steve Balling
Director, Agricultural and Environmental Services
Del Monte Foods
205 N. Wiget Lane
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
925-944-7377
Fax 925-945-7453
sballing@aol.com
John Cady
President
National Food Processors Association
1401 New York Avenue, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
202-639-5917
Fax 202-639-5932
jcady@nfpa-food.org
Kay Holcombe
Executive Vice President
Policy Directions, Inc.
818 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 325
Washington, DC 20006
202-776-0071
Fax 202-776-0083
kholcombe@poldir.com
Jan Relford
Senior Vice President
Research, Development and Quality Assurance
Gerber Products Company
445 State Street
Fremont, MI 49413
616-928-3240
Fax 616-928-2964
jan.relford@gerber.novartis.com
Margaret Wittenberg
National Communications Team Leader
Whole Foods Market, Inc.
601 North Lamar, Suite 300
Austin, TX 78703
512-477-5566 (X1414)
Fax 512-322-9688
margaret.whittenberg@wholefoods.com
Structural Pest Control
Robert (Bob) Rosenberg
Director of Government Affairs
National Pest Control Association
8100 Oak Street
Dunn Loring, VA 22027
703-573-8330 X104
Fax 703-573-4116
bob_rosenberg@msn.com
Designated Federal Officer
Margie Fehrenbach
Executive Assistant to Director
Office of Pesticide Programs (7501-C)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street S.W.
Washington, DC 20460
703-308-4775
Fax 703-308-4776
Fehrenbach.margie@epamail.epa.gov
EPA OPPTS
Susan Wayland
Deputy Assistant Administrator
Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street SW, MC 7101
Washington, DC 20460
202-260-2901
Fax 202-260-1847
Wayland.susan@epamail.epa.gov
Jim Aidala
Associate Assistant Administrator
Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street SW, MC 7101
Washington, DC 20460
202-260-2897
Fax 202-260-1847
Aidala.jim@epamail.epa.gov
Stephen Johnson
Associate Deputy Assistant Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street SW
Washington, DC 20460
202-260-2897
Fax 202-260-1847
Johnson.stephen@epamail.epa.gov
Anne Lindsay
Director
Field and External Affairs Division
Office of Pesticide Programs
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
703-305-7410
Fax 703-308-6244
Lindsay.anne@epamail.epa.gov
Marcia Mulkey
Director
Office of Pesticide Programs, (7501-C)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street SW
Washington, DC 20460
703-305-7090
Fax 703-308-4776
Mulkey.marcia@epamail.epa.gov
Lois Rossi
Director
Special Review and Reregistration Division
Office of Pesticide Programs
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
703-308-8000
Fax 703-305-6244
Rossi.Lois@epamail.epa.gov
USDA
Allen Jennings
Office of Pest Management
U.S. Department of Agriculture
202 Whitten Building
Washington, DC 20250
202-720-5375
Fax 202-690-3662
Allen.jennings@usda.gov
Keith Pitts
Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary
U.S. Department of Agriculture
202 Whitten Building
Washington, DC 20250
202-690-2525
Fax 202-690-3662
keith.pitts@usda.gov
OBSERVERS:
EPA Protection Agency
Ramona Trovato
Office of Childrens Health Protection
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, SW
West Tower, Room 913
Washington, DC 20460
202-260-3356
Fax 202-260-4103
Trovato.ramona@epamail.epa.gov
George Pavlou
Director
Enforcement and Compliance Assistance
Region II
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
290 Broadway
New York, NY 10007
212-637-4043
Fax 212-637-4035
Pavlou.George@epamail.epa.gov

Alternate to G. Pavlou
Kenneth Stroller
Chief, Pesticides and Toxic Substances Branch
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2890 Woodbridge Avenue, Bldg. 10 (MS-105)
Edison, NJ 08837
732-321-6765
Fax 732-321-6788
Stoller.Ken@epa.gov

Congressional Participants

Greg Dotson
Professional Staff
Office of Congressman Waxman
U.S. House of Representatives
2204 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515
202-225-3976
Fax 202-225-4099
greg.dotson@mail.house.gov
Connie Eldridge
Office of Congressman Berry
U.S. House of Representatives
1407 Longworth Building
Washington, DC 20515
202-225-4076
Fax 202-225-5602

Danelle Farmer
Professional Staff
House Agriculture Committee
Office of Congressman Stenholm
U.S. House of Representatives
1301 Longworth Building
Room 1002
Washington, DC 20515
202-255-4453
Fax 202-225-0970
danelle.farmer@mail.house.gov
John Ford
Miniority Counsel
House Commerce Committee
U.S. House of Representatives
564 Ford HOB
Washington, DC 20515
202-226-3400
Fax 202-225-5288
john.ford@mail.house.gov
Jean Fruci
Professional Staff - Minority
House Committee on Science
U.S. House of Representatives
2319 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515
202-225-6375
Fax 202-225-3895
jean.fruci@mail.house.gov
Chris Guidry
Legislative Director
Office of Congressman LaHood
U.S. House of Representatives
329 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
202-225-6201
Fax 202-225-9249
chris.guidry@mail.house.gov
Robert Gunther
Office of Congressman Condit
U.S. House of Representatives
2125 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515
202-225-6131
Fax 202-225-0819
robert.gunther@mail.house.gov
Jay Hawkins
Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
U.S. Senate
725 Hart Senate Building
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-6770
Fax 202-224-6510
Eric Juzenas
Office of Senator Harkin
United Stated Senate
731 Hart Senate Building
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-0020
Fax 202-224-5902
John Manthei
House Commerce Committee
U.S. House of Representatives
2125 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515
202-225-2927
Fax 202-225-1919
john.manthee@mail.house.gov
Sara Martin
Office of Representative Reynolds
U.S. House of Representatives
500 Essjay Road, Suite 260
Williamsville, NY 14221
716-634-2324
Fax 716-631-7610
John Mimikakis
Office of Congressman Boehlert
2246 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
202-225-3665
Fax 202-225-1891
Terri Nintemann
Senate Agriculture Committee
U.S. Senate
328A Russell Building
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-2035
Fax 202-224-2682
terri_nintenmann@agriculture.senate.gov
Bill O'Connor
House Agriculture Committee
U.S. House of Representatives
1301 Longworth Building
Washington, DC 20515
202-225-2171
Fax 202-225-0917
william.oconnor@mail.house.gov
Lisa Richards
Office of Congressman Condit
U.S. House of Representatives
2234 Rayburn House Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20515
202-225-6131
Fax 202-225-0819
Todd Tuten
Senior Counsel
Honorable Mike Bilirakis, M.C.
U.S. House of Representatives
2369 Rayburn Bldg.
Wahsington, DC 20515
202-225-5755
Fax 202-225-4085
Zabrae Valentine
Office of Senator Tom Daschle
United States Senate
Hart Senate Office Bldg., Room509
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-2321
Fax 202-224-7895
International Observers
Claire Franklin
Health Canada Executive Director
Health Canada
2250 Riverside Drive
Ottawa, OT K1A 0K9
CANADA
613-736-3701
Fax 613-736-3707
Cfranklin@pmra-arla.hc-sc.gc.ca
Gustavo Olaiz Fernandez
Director General
de Salud Ambiental
Mariano Escobedo No. 366
Col. Anzures, D.F. 11590
Mexico
011-525-203-5011
Fax 011-525-255-4564

Meridian Institute Staff
John Ehrmann, Ph.D.
Project Director
Meridian Institute
P.O. Box 4005
Dillon, CO 80435
970-513-8340 (X 207)
Fax 970-513-8348
Jehrmann@merid.org
Barbara Stinson
Senior Partner
Meridian Institute
P.O. Box 1829
Dillon, CO 80435
970-513-8340 (X 203)
Fax 970-513-8348
Bstinson@merid.org
Sarah Walen
P.O. Box 1023
Silver Plume, CO 80476
303-569-3296
Fax 303-569-3296
Sassykw@aol.com
Tutti Tischler
Project Coordinator
Meridian Institute
P.O. Box 4005
Dillon, CO 80435
970-513-8340 (X 252)
Fax 970-513-8348
Ttischler@merid.org

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updated October 7, 1999