State Plant Regulatory Officials

State Plant Regulatory Officials are members of the National Plant Board, oversee state level pest detection and regulatory activities and coordinate survey activities between government agencies, public and private sector organizations. SPROs coordinate the state's initial emergency response if an exotic pest is detected.


Region State Name Phone Email
W AK Kirk, Mia (907) 761-3866
S AL Harden, Christel (334) 240-7226
S AR Stoll, Mark (150) 454-5013
W AZ Peterson, Jack (602) 542-3575
W CA McLoughlin, Mark (916) 403-6689
W CO Gebru, Wondirad (303) 869-9052
E CT Stafford, Kirby (203) 974-8485
E DE Munski, Jessica 302-698-4587
S et Vacant
S FL Smith, Trevor (352) 372-3505
S GA Evans, Mike (404) 586-1140
W GU Rosario, Christopher (671) 487-1640
W HI Vacant
C IA Pruisner, Robin (515) 725-1470
W ID Thompson, Andrea (208) 332-8622
W ID Eiman, Tina 2087362195
C IL Schirmer, Scott (815) 787-5481
C IN Abraham, Megan (317) 232-4189
C KS Vogel, Jeff (785) 564-6698
S KY Collins, Joe (859) 257-5838
S LA Peltier, Tina (225) 952-8100
E MA LaScola-Miner, Taryn (617) 626-1776
E MD Rice, Kimberly (410) 841-5920
E ME Fish, Gary (207) 287-7545
C MI Vacant
C MN Abrahamson, Mark (651) 296-6509
C MO Wamsley, Colin (573) 751-5505
S MS Colquitt, Kacey (662) 325-7761
W MT Foley, Ian (406) 444-9454
S NC Goforth, Joy (919) 707-3753
C ND Elhard, Charles (701) 220-0485
C NE Bjorklund, Natalia (402) 471-6847
E NH Siegert, Piera (603) 271-2561
E NJ Zoltowski, Joseph (609) 406-6940
W NM Hiles, Ryan (575) 646-1867
W NV Jeppson, Ashley (775) 353-3729
E NY Logue, Christopher (518) 457-2087
C OH Kenny, Dan (614) 728-6400
S OK Naylor, Kenny (405) 522-5974
W OR Benemann, Chris (503) 986-4678
E PA Rhodes, Dana (717) 772-5205
S PR Muñiz-Lasalle, Alex (787) 723-1568
E RI Ayars, Ken (401) 222-2781
S SC Long, Steven (864) 646-2135
C SD Sievers, Brenda (605) 773-3623
S TN Self, Anni (615) 837-5313
S TX Bhatkar, Awinash (512) 463-5025
W UT Hougaard, Rob (801) 538-7180
S VA Gianino, David (804) 786-3515
S VI Vacant
E VT Rosovsky, Judy (802) 279-2212
W WA Haubrich, Greg (509) 225-2604
W WA Spichiger, Sven (360) 280-6327
C WI Kuhn, Brian (608) 224-4590
S wt Vacant
E WV Vacant
W WY Drake, Kent (307) 777-6781