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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
FLORIDA	Karen Miller, CMSP Mining Program Manager Florida Public Safety Institute Tallahassee Community College 75 College Drive, Suite 204, Room 259 Havana, FL 32333 Telephone: 850-201-7689 Fax: 850-201-7684 E-Mail: Karen.Miller@tcc.fl.edu Website: https://www.flminesafety.com
GEORGIA	Mr. Greg Dozier Commissioner Dr. Lisa Anne Beck, Project Director Technical College System of Georgia 1800 Century Place, N. E. Ste. 555 Atlanta, GA 30345-4304 Telephone: (404) 679-1666 Email: Lbeck@tcsg.edu Additional Contact: Oconee Fall Line Technical College Thomas Harris - Manager, Safety Programs and Business & Industry Services 1189 Deepstep Road Sandersville, GA 31082 Office: (478) 553-2054 Email: tharris@oftc.edu Website: ce.oftc.edu
GUAM	Mr. David Dell'Isola Director Guam Department of Labor 414 West Soledad Avenue Suite 400, GCIC Building Hagåtña, Guam 96910 Office: 671-475-7043/7044 Email: david.dellisola@dol.guam.gov Website: https://dol.guam.gov/safety-and-health/ Victoria Helen Mafnas Office: 671-300-4090 Email: victoria.mafnas@dol.guam.gov
IDAHO	Jason James Program Manager/Instructor North Idaho College Workforce Training Center 525 South Clearwater Loop Post Falls, ID 83854 Phone: (208) 665-5062 Email:jason.james@nic.edu Additional contact: Allyson Zuk Program Assistant allyson.zuk@nic.edu Phone: (208) 625-2359 Website: www.nic.edu/minesafety Email: minesafety@nic.edu
ILLINOIS	Mr. Ronnie Huff Director Office of Mines and Minerals Illinois Department of Natural Resources One Natural Resources Way, First Floor Springfield, IL 62702-1271 Telephone: (217) 782-7456 Email: ronnie.huff@illinois.gov Additional Contacts: Mr. Jacob Gyore Mine Safety and Training Division Office of Mines and Minerals Illinois Department of Natural Resources Southern Illinois Regional Office 503 East Main Street Benton, IL 62812 Telephone: (618) 439-9111 Email: Jacob.Gyore@illinois.gov Website: Mine Safety and Training (illinois.gov)
INDIANA	John Perry Director of Mine Safety Training Vincennes University Gibson Center 8100 South US 41 Ft. Branch, IN 46748 Telephone: (812) 888-5032 Email: john.perry@vinu.edu Additional Contact: Leah McDaniel Telephone: 812-888-5031 Email: lmcdaniel@vinu.edu Website: https://my.vinu.edu/
IOWA	Dr. Ashlee Spannagel Eastern Iowa Community Colleges 101 West Third Street Davenport, IA 52801 Phone: (563) 336-3331 Email: aespannagel@eicc.edu Website: www.eicc.edu
KANSAS	Ms. Chrystal Dye Coordinator, HCC Safety Academy Hutchinson Community College 1300 North Plum Hutchinson, KS 67501-5894 Telephone: (620) 665-4991 Email: Dyec@hutchcc.edu Website: www.Hutchcc.edu/safety
KENTUCKY	Timothy (Tim) Fugate Division Director Division of Mine Safety 300 Sower Boulevard, 2nd Floor Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 Telephone: 502-782-6276 Email: tim.fugate@ky.gov Additional Contact: Tiffany Taylor Telephone: 502-782-6711 Email: tiffanyc.taylor@ky.gov Website: https://eec.ky.gov/Natural-Resources/Mining/Mine-Safety
LOUISIANA	Ms. Robin Sharkey MSHA Coordinator Louisiana MSHA State Grants Northshore Technical Community College 7067 Hwy 10 Greensburg, LA 70441 Telephone: 985-545-1707 Email: robinsharkey@northshorecollege.edu Website: https://www.northshorecollege.edu/programs/workforce-development/mine-safety-and-health-administration-msha-program Additional Contact: Ms. Kim Finch Dean of Campus Administration Telephone: 985-545-1750 Email: kimfinch@northshorecollege.edu Additional Contact: Ms. Dana Letard Telephone: 985-545-1701 Email: danaletard@northshorecollege.edu