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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
NEVADA

Rodney Neils  
Safety Manager II  
Industrial Hygienist  
Nevada Mine Safety and Training Section  
Department of Business and Industry  
Division of Industrial Relations  
400 W. King Street, Suite 2210  
Carson City, NV 89704  
Telephone: 775-684-7097  
Email:  rneils@dir.nv.gov

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Mr. Joseph Doiron

Director

Office of Workforce Opportunity

NH Department of Business and Economic Affairs 

100 N. Main Street

Concord, NH 03301

Telephone: (603) 271-0416

Email: Joseph.A.Doiron@livefree.nh.gov

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: http://bmi.state.nm.us/Index.htm

Additional Contact: Debora McVey

Office: (575) 835-5460

Email: debora.mcvey@nmt.edu

NEW YORK

Amy Phillips, CSP

Director

New York Department of Labor

Division of Safety and Health

Building 12, Room 522, Albany NY 12240

Telephone: 518-457-9068

Email: amy.phillips@labor.ny.gov

Website: Website: https://dol.ny.gov/mine-safety-training-program

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: Marcia Page 

Emails: marcia.page@labor.nc.gov

NORTH DAKOTA

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

Benny Mccament

Chief

ODNR, Division of Mineral Resources Management

2045 Morse Road, Building H-2

Columbus, OH 43229-6693

Office: 740-274-4947

Cell: 614-935-0789

E-mail: Benny.Mccament@dnr.ohio.gov

Howard (Butch) Dyer

Mine Safety Manager

Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Division of Mineral Resources Management

43024 Industrial Park Rd.

Cadiz, OH 43907

Office: (740) 942-9150

Cell: (740) 412-1226

Email:  Howard.Dyer@dnr.ohio.gov

Website:  www.Ohiodnr.gov

OKLAHOMA

Michael Reed

Director of OMTI

Eastern Oklahoma State College

Oklahoma Miner Training Institute

1301 West Main

Wilburton, OK 74578

Email:  mreed2@eosc.edu

Telephone:  918-465-1799

Additional Contact: Chassey Kirk 

Email: ckirk@eosc.edu

Suzen Rodesney, Chief Financial Officer

Oklahoma Department of Mines

Email:  Suzen.rodesney@mines.ok.gov

Telephone: 405-522-9847

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