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
ALABAMA	Mr. Ken Russell Director of Workforce Solutions Bevill State Community College 101 State Street, Box 800 Sumiton, AL 35148 Telephone: (205) 648-3271 (Ext. 5225) Email: Ken.Russell@bscc.edu Website: www.bscc.edu/programs/workforce-solutions/mining-technology Additional Contact: Ms. Connie Carmichael Telephone –205 648 3271 ext. 5433 Email: Connie.carmichael@bscc.edu Ms. Jamie McCool Telephone: (205) 648-5418 Email: Jamie.mccool@bscc.edu
ALASKA	Mr. William Bieber Director, Mining and Petroleum Training Services University of Alaska 162 College Road Soldotna, AK 99669 Telephone: (907) 262-0231 Email: whbieber01@alaska.edu Additional Contact: Elizabeth Hardie Email: eahardie@alaska.edu Website: www.uaf.edu/mapts/
ARIZONA	Ms. Laurie Swartzbaugh Deputy Director Arizona State Mine Inspector's Office 1700 West Washington, Suite 403 Phoenix, AZ 85007-2805 Telephone: (602) 542-5971 Email: lswartzbaugh@asmi.az.gov Additional Contact: Ron Weber Email: rweber@asmi.az.gov Web: http://asmi.az.gov/services/msha-training/Phoenix
ARKANSAS	Ms. Bobbie Via Education & Instruction Coordinator Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing 900 West Capitol, Suite 400 Little Rock AR, 72201 Telephone: (501) 690-8968 Email: Bobbie.Via@arkansas.gov Website: https://labor.arkansas.gov
CALIFORNIA	Ms. Diane Fionda Senior Safety Engineer California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Occupational Safety and Health 464 West 4th Street, Suite 354 San Bernardino, CA 92401 Telephone: (909) 549-0515 Email: dfionda@dir.ca.gov Web: http://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/mining-and-tunneling-unit.html
COLORADO	Mr. Brandon D Neal Mine Safety Program Director Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety CO Dept. of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 Telephone: (303) 866-3567 ext. 8151 Email: brandon.neal@state.co.us Website: https://www.colorado.gov/drms
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)	Vicky I. Benavente Secretary CNMI Department of Labor 1356 Mednilla Avenue Caller Box 10007 Saipan, MP 96950 Tel: (670) 664-3196 Fax: (670) 664-3197 Email: vicky.benavente@gov.mp Website: http://www.marianaslabor.net
CONNECTICUT	Talat Salama, Ph.D., P.E. Professor Department of Manufacturing and Construction Management School of Engineering, Science, & Technology Central Connecticut State University 1615 Stanley Street P.O. Box 4010 New Britain, CT 06050 Telephone: 860-832-2619 Email: talats@ccsu.edu Additional Contact: Kathy Moore Phone: (860) 832-2005 Email: moorek@ccsu.edu
DELAWARE	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: (724) 541-2563 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
FLORIDA	Karen Miller, CMSP Mining Program Manager Florida Public Safety Institute Tallahassee Community College 75 College Drive, Suite 135, Room 137 Havana, FL 32333 (850) 201-7689 Fax: (850) 201-7684 E-Mail: Karen.Miller@tcc.fl.edu Website: https://www.flminesafety.com