Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government.

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  
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

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: Kimberly Royle
Office: 575-835-5460
Email: kimberly.royle@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
Telephone:  918-465-1799
Email:  mreed2@eosc.edu  

Additional Contacts: 
Suzen Rodesney, Director
Oklahoma Department of Mines
Office: 405-522-9847
Email:  Suzen.rodesney@mines.ok.gov  

Benita Jose-Mathew
Chief Financial Officer
Oklahoma Department of Mines
2915 N. Classen Blvd., Suite 213
Oklahoma City, OK  73106
Office:  405-522-9846
Email: Benita.JoseMathew@mines.ok.gov

Chassey Kirk 
Email: ckirk@eosc.edu 

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