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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

Mr. James G. Revak
Chief
PEOSH Consultation & Mine Safety Training Program
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Division of Public Safety and Occupational Safety and Health
P. O. Box 953
Trenton, NJ 08625-0953
Phone: 609-633-2587
Email: james.revak@dol.nj.gov
Website: https://www.nj.gov/labor/safetyandhealth/consultations-trainings/mine-safety-training/

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