State Grant Participants

Listed are the states participating in the MSHA grants program with links to each state program Summary. Also program officials and contact persons are listed with phone numbers and e-mail addresses.

State Grants Participants Contact list
State	Contact Information
NEW JERSEY	Krishna Jagannathan, Chief PEOSH Consultation & Mine Safety Training Program New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Division of Public Safety and Occupational Safety and Health 1 John Fitch Plaza P.O. Box 953 Trenton, NJ 08625-0953 Phone: 609-633-2587 Email: krishna.jagannathan@dol.nj.gov Website: https://www.nj.gov/labor/safetyandhealth/consultations-trainings/mine-safety-training/ Additional Contact: John Dupnock Mine Safety/Occupational Safety Consultant Phone: 609-847-5188 Email: john.dupnock@dol.nj.gov
NEW MEXICO	Mr. Chris Hefner New Mexico State Mine Inspector NM Institute of Mining Technology 801 Leroy Place Socorro, NM 87801 Office: 575-835-5458 Cell: 505-553-1532 Email: chris.hefner@nmt.edu Website Additional Contact: Kimberly Royle Office: 575-835-5460 Email: kimberly.royle@nmt.edu
NEW YORK	Sarah Cheney Program Manager 1 New York Department of Labor Division of Safety and Health 207 Genesee St, Rm 701, Utica, NY 13501 Telephone: 315-460-6066 Email: sarah.cheney@labor.ny.gov New York Department of Labor Website:
NORTH CAROLINA	Mr. Beau Thomas Chief, Mine & Quarry Bureau North Carolina Department of Labor 1101 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1101 Telephone: 919-707-7932 Cell: 919-740-8908 FAX: 919-707-7962 Email: beau.thomas@labor.nc.gov https://www.labor.nc.gov/safety-and-health/mine-and-quarry Additional Contact: Antoinette Lewis Telephone: 919-707-7931 Emails: Antoinette.Lewis@labor.nc.gov
NORTH DAKOTA	Mr. Wayde Sick State Director North Dakota Department of Career and Technical Education 600 E. Blvd Ave., Dept. 270 Bismarck ND 58505-0610 wasick@nd.gov 701-328-2259 Mr. Chuck Clairmont Executive Director North Dakota Safety Council 1710 Canary Ave, Ste A Bismarck, ND 58501 Telephone: (701) 223-6372 Email: cclairmont@ndsc.org Additional Contact: Robin Richter Email: robinr@ndsc.org Website: North Dakota Safety Council - MSHA Courses
OHIO	Jennifer Woodman Chief Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Mineral Resources Management 2045 Morse Road, Building H-2 Columbus, OH 43229-6693 Office: 614-265-1094 Cell: 614-869-8685 E-mail: JenniferE.Woodman@dnr.ohio.gov Michael Doane Mine Safety Manager Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Mineral Resources Management 43024 Industrial Park Rd. Cadiz, OH 43907 Office: 740-433-4628 Cell: 740- 491-4187 Email: Michael.Doane@dnr.ohio.gov Ohiodnr Website
OKLAHOMA	Michael Reed Director of OMTI Eastern Oklahoma State College Oklahoma Miner Training Institute 1301 West Main Wilburton, OK 74578 Telephone: 918-465-1799 Email: mreed2@eosc.edu Additional Contacts: Suzen Rodesney, Director Oklahoma Department of Mines Office: 405-522-9847 Email: Suzen.rodesney@mines.ok.gov Benita Jose-Mathew Chief Financial Officer Oklahoma Department of Mines 2915 N. Classen Blvd., Suite 213 Oklahoma City, OK 73106 Office: 405-522-9846 Email: Benita.JoseMathew@mines.ok.gov Chassey Kirk Email: ckirk@eosc.edu
OREGON	Trent Hahn CMSP Mine Safety Director Eastern Oregon University One University Blvd. La Grande Oregon 97850 Telephone: 208-753-6961 Email: tohahn@eou.edu
PENNSYLVANIA	Mr. Dustin Mowery Emergency Response and Training Manager Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Mine Safety 131 Broadview Road New Stanton, PA 15672 Telephone: 724-404-3146 Cell: 814-330-6244 Email: dumowery@pa.gov Website: https://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Land/Mining/BureauofMineSafety/Pages/default.aspx Additional Contact: Mr. Richard A. Wagner Email: Rwagner@pa.gov
RHODE ISLAND	Dr. Talat Salama Professor Central Connecticut State University School of Engineering, Science & Technology Department of Manufacturing and Construction Management 1615 Stanley Street P.O. Box 4010 New Britain, CT 06050 Telephone: 860-832-2619 Email: talats@ccsu.edu Additional Contact: Kathy Moore Email: moorek@ccsu.edu Website: www.msha.gov/rhode-island