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Listed below is contact information for product safety liaisons from CPSC, states, and U.S. territories. These state contacts work with CPSC to promote product safety programs around the U.S.

Product Safety State Contacts

Betsy Cagle
Director, Injury Prevention Branch
Alabama Dept. of Public Health
P.O. Box 303017
Montgomery, AL 36130-3107
Phone: (334) 206-3995
E-mail:  Betsy.Cagle@adph.state.al.us

Contact:
Gloria Davis, Director
Fatality Review Branch
Alabama Department of Public Health
E-mail:  Gloria.Davis@adph.state.al.us

Margy Hughes
Injury Prevention / Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Alaska Division of Public Health 3601 C Street – Suite 722
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: (907) 334-5967
Fax: (907) 269-5446
E-mail: marfy.hughes@alaska.gov

Eric T. Thomas. 
Chief, Office of Environmental Health
Arizona Department of Health Service
150 N 18th Ave Ste. 430
Phoenix AZ 85007
Phone: 602-364-3142
E-mail: eric.thomas@azdhs.gov

Jacob Smith, Branch Chief
Substance Abuse and Injury Prevention Branch
Arkansas Department of Health
4815 W. Markham Street, Slot 10
Little Rock, AR  72205  
Phone:  501-671-1611
Jacob.R.Smith@arkansas.gov

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Frank Greene, RS, MPH, Director
Division of Food & Standards
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
450 Columbus Boulevard – Suite 901 North
Hartford, CT  06103
Phone:  860-713-6168
Email:  Frank.Greene@ct.gov

Denise P. Beatty, Director
State and Local Programs
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
4330 East West Highway, Room 610-17
Bethesda, MD 20841
Phone: (301) 504-7676
E-mail: dbeatty@cpsc.gov

Marion Quirk
Consumer Protection Chief
Fraud and Consumer Protection Division
Delaware Department of Justice
820 N. French Street, 5th Floor
Wilmington, DE  19801
Phone:  302-577-8841  
marion.quirk@delaware.gov

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Nicholas Lupo
Investigator Supervisor
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement
Myrick State Farmers Market
1265 W Atlantic Boulevard
Pompano Beach, FL  33069
Phone:  850-245-1330
Nicholas.Lupo@FDACS.gov

Cathy Mendelsohn
Communications & Marketing Specialist
Communications & Outreach Specialist Consumer Protection Unit Georgia Department of Law
2 M L King, Jr. Drive, SE - Suite 356
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: (404) 656-3504
Fax: (404) 463-8683
E-mail: CMendelsohn@LAW.GA.GOV

James W. Gillan, Director
Department of Public Health and Social Services
123 Chalan Kareta
Mangilao, GU 96913-6304
Phone: (671) 735-7102
Fax: (671) 734-5910

Mr. Dwayne Lopes
Program Specialist (EMSS) V
Hawaii State Department of Health
Emergency Medical Services & Injury Prevention Systems Branch
3675 Kilauea Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96816
Phone:  808-733-8326
dwayne.lopes@doh.hawaii.gov

Stephanie Guyon
Deputy Attorney General
Idaho Attorney General’s Office
Consumer Protection Division
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720
Phone: (208) 334-4135
E-mail: stephanie.guyon@ag.idaho.gov

Jennifer L. Martin
Injury Prevention Coordinator Injury and Violence Prevention Program 
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 West Jefferson Street, 2nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62761
Phone: (217) 558-4081
Fax: (217) 524-2831
E-mail: Jennifer.L.Martin@illinois.gov

Jamie Smith
Division Director
Indiana State Department of Health
2 N. Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN  46204
Phone: 317-234-1433
jamismith@isdh.in.gov

Contact:
Allison Houston
Prevention Program Director
AHouston@health.in.gov

Maggie Ferguson, MS, CRC, CBIS
Brain Injury and Disability Program Manager Office of Disability, Injury and Violence Prevention Division of Behavioral Health
Iowa Department of Public Health
321 E. 12th Street Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: (555) 281-8465
E-mail: Maggie.Ferguson@idph.iowa.gov

Cherie Sage 
Program Manager
KDHE - Bureau of Health Promotions, Injury Section 
1000 SW Jackson, Ste 230
Topeka, KS 66612-1274
Phone: 785-296-1223
E-mail: Cherie.Sage@ks.gov

Rebecca R. Gillis, MPH, CHES
Director, Division of Public Health Protection and Safety
Kentucky Department of Public Health
275 East Main St.  HS1E-B
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone:  502-564-7398 X4151
Email:  RebeccaL.gillis@ky.gov

Gina Payton Lagarde, M.D., MBA
Regional Administrator/Medical Director
OPH Southeast Region IX
Department of Health and Hospitals
Office of Public Health
15481 W. Club Deluxe Road
Hammond, LA  70403
Phone: 985-543-4880
Fax:  982-543-4888
E-mail: Gina.Lagarde@LA.GOV

Nancy Beardsley, Director
Division of Environmental Health
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
286 Water Street
11 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
Phone: 207-287-5674
Email: nancy.beardsley@maine.gov
Website: www.mainepublichealth.gov

Dr. Cliff Mitchell
Environmental Health Bureau
Prevention and Health Promotion Administration
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
201 W. Preston Street, Room 327
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 767-7438
Fax (410) 333-5995
E-mail: CMitchell@dhmh.state.md.us

Contact:
Joyce Dantzler, M.S., MCHES
Chief, Office of Healthy Homes and Communities
Phone:  410 767-1372
joyce.dantzler@maryland.gov

Max Rasbold-Gabbard, J.D., M.P.H.
Injury Prevention Policy Coordinator
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street - 4th Floor
Boston MA  02108-4619
Phone: 617-624-6132
max.rasbold-gabbard@state.ma.us

Laura Rowen
Unintentional Injury Prevention Consultant
Michigan Safe Kids Coordinator
MDCH, Division of Chronic Disease & Injury Control
Injury and Violence Prevention Section
109 Michigan Avenue
Lansing, MI 48913
Phone: (517) 335-9519
Fax: (517) 335-9669
E-mail: RowenL@michigan.gov
Website: www.michigan.gov/injuryprevention

Mr. Mark Kinde, MPH
Minnesota Department of Health
Injury & Violence Prevention Unit Leader
85 East Seventh Place, Suite 220
P.O. Box 64882
St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0882
Phone: (651) 201-5447
Fax: (651) 201-5800
E-mail: Mark.kinde@health.state.mn.us

Rayford Horton
Environmental Administrator
Mississippi State Department of Health
570 E. Woodrow Wilson Drive
P. O. Box 1700
Jackson, Mississippi 39215-1700
Phone: (601) 576-7693
Fax: (601) 576-7632
E-mail: rayford.horton@msdh.ms.gov

Ms. Lesha Peterson
Injury Prevention Program Manager
Bureau of Community Health and Wellness
Missouri Department of Health and Human Services
930 Wildwood Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Phone: 573-751-6340
E-mail: Lesha.Peterson@health.mo.gov

Ed Evanson, Supervisor
Food and Consumer Safety Section
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
1400 Broadway, Room C214
PO Box 202951
Helena, Montana 59620
Phone: (406) 444-5309
Fax: (406) 444-5055
E-mail: EEvanson@mt.gov

Peg Ogea-Ginsburg
Injury Prevention Program Coordinator
Nebraska Health and Human Services,
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
301 Centennial Mall, South
P.O. Box 95044
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: 402-471-3490
Fax: 402-471-6446
E-mail: Peg.OgeaGinsburg@nebraska.gov

Rebecca Cruz-Nanez, LMSW-Health Educator II
Office of Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance-Southern Nevada Health District
280 S Decatur Blvd. 
Las Vegas, NV 89107
cruz-nanez@snhd.org 
Phone:702-759-1689

Contact:
Belen Campos-Garcia, Health Educator
campos-garcia@SNHD.ORG
Phone: 702-759-0537

Joanne Miles Holmes, MPH
Injury Surveillance Program Coordinator
Maternal & Child Health Section
Injury Prevention Program
NH Division of Public Health Services
29 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH  03301
Phone:  603-271-5384
JoAnne.E.MilesHolmes@dhhs.nh.gov

Contact:
David Schreiner
Program Specialist, III
NH Department of Safety
Department of Health and Human Services
Cell Phone: (603) 717-6229
David.r.schreiner@dhhs.nh.gov

Gregory K. Turner, Executive Director
State of New Jersey, Office of the Attorney General
Division of Consumer Affairs - Office of Consumer Protection
124 Halsey Street, 7th Floor
Newark, New Jersey 07101
Phone: 973-504-6366
TurnerG@dca.lps.state.nj.us

Contact: 
Edward George, Chief Investigator
GeorgeE@dca.njoag.gov

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Paula O’Brien, Esq.
Director, Division of Consumer Protection
New York Department of State
99 Washington Avenue, Suite 640
Albany, New York 12231
Phone:  518-474-2257
Email:  Paula.OBrien@dos.ny.gov

Mr. Allan Buchanan
Community Risk Reduction Supervisor
NC Department of Insurance, Office of State Fire Marshal 
1202 Mail Service Center 
Raleigh, NC  27699-1202
Phone: 919-218-7855 (cell)
allan.buchanan@ncdoi.gov

Elizabeth Oestreich, BS, CHES, EMR
Injury Prevention Program Director
Division of Family Health & Wellness
North Dakota Department of Health
600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 301
Bismarck, ND  58505-0200
Phone:  701-328-4537
eoestreich@nd.gov

Randall Dana 
Investigator, Consumer Protection Section
Ohio Attorney General
30 E. Broad St., 14th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone:  (614) 728-8831
Fax: (866) 728-8831
E-mail: randall.dana@ohioattorneygeneral.gov

Edward J. Early
Chief Investigator, Consumer Protection
Phone: ( 614) 466-8546
Fax: (866) 347-2540
E-mail: Edward.early@ohioattorneygeneral.gov

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Chris Melgard
Investigator
Oregon Department of Justice
Consumer Protection/Financial Fraud Section
1162 Court Street, N.E.
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: (503) 934-4403
E-mail: christopher.w.melgard@doj.state.or.us

Sarah A. E. Frasch
Chief Deputy Attorney General
Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
15th Floor Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: (215) 560-2952
Email: sfrasch@attorneygeneral.gov

Michael Byrns
Sr. Risk Assessment Toxicologist
Center for Healthy Homes and Environment
RI DOH – 3 Capitol Hill – Room 206
Providence, RI 02908
Phone:401-222-7766
Email: Michael.byrns@health.ri.gov

Javier Olmo, Supervisor
Departamento de Asuntos al Consumidor (DACO)
P.O. Box 41059
Dept. de Asuntos del Consumidor
Complejo Gubernamental Roberto Sanchez Vilella
4to Piso, Torre Norte
Ave. José De Diego, Santurce
San Juan, PR 00940
Phone:  (787) 722-7555 x 4039
E-Mail: jolmo@daco.gobierno.pr

Carri Grube Lybarker
Administrator South Carolina
State of South Carolina
Department of Consumer Affairs
2221 Devine Street - Suite 200
Columbia, SC 29250-5757
E-mail: clybarker@scconsumer.gov    

Contact:
Kyla Capers
Program Assistant South Carolina
Department of Consumer Affairs
Phone: (803) 734-0043
Email: kcapers@scconsumer.gov

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Annabelle Dillard, Manager
Environmental Hazards Group
Policy, Standards & Quality Assurance Unit
Texas Department of State Health Services
P.O. Box 149347 M.C. 1987
Austin, Texas 78714-9347
Phone:  (512) 834-6608
E-mail: Annabelle.Dillard@dshsl.state.tx.us

Claire Marsalis
Director Division of Consumer Affairs
500 James Robertson Parkway
Davy Crockett Tower - 12th Floor Nashville,
TN 37243
Phone: (615) 741-4737
E-mail: claire.marsalis@tn.gov

Katie Hass, Director
Division of Consumer Protection
State of Utah, Department of Commerce
160 E. 300 S. 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 146704
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Phone: (801) 530-6601
khass@utah.gov

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Lisa Wooten, MPH, BSN, RN
Injury Prevention Program Supervisor
Division of Prevention and Health Promotion
Virginia Department of Health
109 Governor St, 9th Floor
Richmond, VA  23219
Phone: (804) 864-7735
Fax: (804) 864-7748
E-mail: Lisa.Wooten@vdh.virginia.gov 

Wayne Biggs, Jr., Commissioner
Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs (DLCA)
Golden Rock Shopping Center
Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands 00820
Phone: (340) 773-2226
Mobile: (340) 690-8383
Fax: (340) 778-8250
E-mail: wayne.biggs@dlca.gov.vi

Will Hitchcock, PhD
Child Injury Prevention Specialist
Washington State Department of Health
111 Israel Rd SE,
Olympia, WA 98501
Phone: 360-236-2863
E-mail: will.hitchcock@doh.wa.gov

Ann L. Haight
Deputy Attorney General
West Virginia Attorney General’s Office
812 Quarrier Street,
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304) 380-9615
E-mail: Ann.L.Haight@wvago.gov 

Contact:
Lia Palmer
Lia.M.Palmer@wvago.gov

Michelle Reinen
Administrator
Director of Trade & Consumer Protection
WI Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
2811 Agriculture Drive
Madison, WI 53718-8911
Phone: 608-224-5160
Fax: 608-224-4939
E-mail: michelle.reinen@wi.gov

Jeff Grant
Unintentional Injury Prevention Coordinator
Wyoming Department of Health
122 W. 25th Street
3rd Floor West
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone (307) 777-2424
Jeff.grant@wyo.gov

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