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
MARYLAND	Ellen Flowers-Fields VP Continuing Education & Workforce Development College of Southern Maryland PO Box 910, 8730 Mitchell Road La Plata, MD 20646 Telephone: 301-934-7475 Email: eflowers-fields@csmd.edu Melissa Coker Director, MCET PO Box 910, 8730 Mitchell Road La Plata, MD 20646 Telephone: 301-934-7504 Email: mdcoker@csmd.edu Jane Pierce Training Coordinator, MCET College of Southern Maryland PO Box 910, 8730 Mitchell Road La Plata, MD 20646 Telephone: 301-934-7504 Email: tjpierce2@csmd.edu https://www.mcet.org/mining-program/index.html
MASSACHUSETTS	Mr. Michael Flanagan Director Department of Labor Standards 100 Cambridge St, Suite 500 Boston, MA 02114 Telephone: 617-626-6958 Email: Michael.Flanagan@Mass.gov Website: www.mass.gov/dols Additional Contact: Michael Fiore Email: Michael.A.Fiore@mass.gov
MICHIGAN	Matt Portfleet Program Director Department of Mining Engineering - Mine Safety Michigan Technological University Room 620, DOW Building 1400 Townsend Drive Houghton, MI 49931-1295 Telephone: (906) 231-7127 Email: mgportfl@mtu.edu Additional Contacts: Dave Carlson(for scheduling classes), Jake Drenth, Ron Gradowski and Marisa Roerig Emails: dcarlson@mtu.edu, jdrenth53@gmail.com, rfski2@yahoo.com, mrroerig@mtu.edu https://www.msha.gov/michigan
MINNESOTA	LeAnn Snidarich MSHA Program Director Minnesota State Colleges & Universities 30 East 7th Street, St. Paul, MN 55101 Telephone: 651-201-1464 Email: LeAnn.Snidarich@minnstate.edu Website: www.minnstate.edu Additional Contacts: Ashley Gillund Northland Community & Technical College 1101 Highway One East Thief River Falls, MN 56701 Email: Ashley.Gillund@northlandcollege.edu Telephone: 218-683-8642 Fax: 218-683-8989 Cell: 218-242-0114 www.northlandcollege.edu/wds Robert Weston, CSP, CMSP, CIT South Central College Customized Workforce Education 1920 Lee Blvd. North Mankato, MN 56003 Telephone: 507-389-7320 Cell: 507-327-9093 Email: Robert.Weston@southcentral.edu Terry Weston CSP, CMSP, CIT South Central College Customized Workforce Education 1920 Lee Blvd. North Mankato, MN 56003 Telephone: 507-389-7425 Cell: 507-317-5529 Email: Terry.Weston@southcentral.edu Additional Contact: Terry Meschke Email: Terry.Meschke@southcentral.edu Colleen Gerzin Northeast Higher Education District Advanced Minnesota 1515 East 25th Street Hibbing, MN 55746 Telephone: 218-749-7716 Email: colleen.gerzin@advancedmn.org
MISSISSIPPI	Mr. James Matheny Director Mining and Reclamation Division Office of Geology Department of Environmental Quality 700 N. State Street P.O. Box 2279 Jackson, MS 39225-2279 Telephone: (601) 961-5527 Email: jmatheny@mdeq.ms.gov Website: https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/geology/work-areas/mining-and-reclamation/ Additional Contact: Karen Stephens Telephone: (601) 961-5679 Email: kstephens@mdeq.ms.gov
MISSOURI	Mr. David K. Attebery, M.S., CSP Program Manager Division of Labor Standards, Mine and Cave Safety Department of Labor and Industrial Relations 421 E. Dunklin Street 3rd Floor Jefferson City, MO 65102 Telephone: 573-751-1422 Cell: 573-508-9468 Email: david.attebery@labor.mo.gov Website: www.labor.mo.gov/workplacesafety/minecave
MONTANA	Jake Sandau Safety Compliance Manager Employment Standards Division Montana Department of Labor and Industry 301 South Park Avenue, Floor 5 Helena, MT 59601 Office Telephone: 406-444-6595 Email: jsandau@mt.gov Website: https://erd.dli.mt.gov/safety-health/mine-safety-and-health Additional Contact: Ms. Theresa McGowan-Sroczyk Compliance Bureau Chief Employment Standards Division Montana Department of Labor and Industry 301 South Park Avenue, Floor 5 Helena, MT 59601 Office Telephone: 406- 444-1389 Email: tsroczyk@mt.gov Website: https://erd.dli.mt.gov/safety-health/mine-safety-and-health
NAVAJO NATION	Ms. Rebecca Gilchrist Senior Mining Engineer Navajo Nation Minerals Department P.O. Box 1910 Window Rock, AZ 86515 Office Telephone 928 871-7398 Email rkgilchrist@navajo-nsn.gov Additional Contact: Richard Carlton Office Telephone 928 871-7949 Email richardcarlton@navajo-nsn.gov
NEBRASKA	Mr. Ryo Suzuki Business Manager Nebraska Safety Center, West Center, Rm 227E University of Nebraska at Kearney 1917 West 24th St. Kearney, NE 68849-4915 Telephone: (308) 865-8267 Email: morrisd@unk.edu Additional Contacts: Marshal Barth Telephone: (308) 865-8755 Email: barthmj@unk.edu Website: www.unk.edu/msha
NEVADA	Rodney Neils Chief Administrative Officer Nevada Mine Safety and Training Section Division of Industrial Relations Department of Business and Industry 1886 College Parkway, Suite 120 Carson City, NV 89706 Telephone: 775-684-7085 Email: rneils@dir.nv.gov Additional Contact: Sarena Nichols Management Analyst II Department of Business and Industry, Director’s Office 1830 College Pkwy, Suite #100 Carson City, NV 89706 Email: S.Nichols@business.nv.gov Phone: 775-684-2925 / Fax: 775-684-2998