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State Citrus Contacts

Alabama
Jeff Head, State Plant Health Director
Phone: 662-323-1291
Email: Jeffery.L. Head@usda.gov

Chad Wetzel, Gulf Coast Supervisor
Phone: 251-277-1532
Email: Chad.W.Wetzel@usda.gov

Arizona
Gary Russell, State Operations Coordinator
Phone: 602-431-3202
Email: Gary.Russell@usda.gov

Anthony Bocchino, Supervisory PPQ Field Operations
Phone: 602-431-3222
Email: Anthony.J.Bocchino@usda.gov

Michael Wallace, State Plant Health Director
Phone: 602-431-3201
Email: Michael.D.Wallace@usda.gov

California 
Norm Mullaly, State Operations Coordinator
Phone:  916-930-5510
Email: Norm.Mullaly@usda.gov/

Helene Wright, State Plant Health Director
Phone: 916-930-5500
Email: Helene.R.Wright@usda.gov

Florida
Paul Mears, Florida CHRP Coordinator
Phone: 352-313-3046
Email: Paul.Mears@usda.gov

Richard Miranda, State Plant Health Director
Phone: 352-313-3040
Email: Richard.Miranda@usda.gov

James Walker, Acting State Plant Health Director
Phone: 352-313-3045
Email: James.W.Walker@usda.gov

Georgia
Philip A. Bailey, Supervisory PPQ Officer
Phone: 770-860-4025
Email: Philip.A.Bailey@usda.gov

Carl Lightfoot, State Plant Health Director
Phone: 404-260-7840
Email: Carl.W.Lightfoot@usda.gov

Guam & Hawaii
Vernon Harrington, State Plant Health Director
Phone: 808-838-2780
Email: Vernon.Harrington@usda.gov

Louisiana
Philip Staudermann, Acting State Plant Health Director
Phone: 225-933-6301
Email: Philip.J.Staudermann@usda.gov

Joe Bravata, Officer in Charge (OIC)
Phone: 504-461-4221
Email: Joseph.J.Bravata@usda.gov

Mississippi
Jeff Head, State Plant Health Director
Phone: 662-323-1291
Email: Jeffery.L.Head@usda.gov

Chad Wetzel, Gulf Coast Supervisor
Phone: 251-277-1532
Email: Chad.W.Wetzel@usda.gov

Nevada
Alana Wild, State Plant Health Director
Phone: 775-851-8818
Email: Alana.L.Wild@usda.gov

Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands
Leyinska Wiscovitch, State Plant Health Director
Phone: 787-919-0585
Email: Leyinska.Wiscovitch@usda.gov

South Carolina
Margaret Raabe, State Plant Health Director
Phone: 843-480-4334
Email: Margaret.C.Raabe@usda.gov

Texas
Ruben Guerra, Assistant State Plant Health Director
Phone: 512-916-5241
Email: Ruben.R.Guerra@usda.gov

Guadalupe Gracia, Area Supervisor
Phone: 956-421-4041
Email: Guadalupe.Gracia@usda.gov

Mayra Arredondo, Officer in Charge (OIC) CHRP
Phone: 956-205-7700
Email: Mayra.J.Arredondo@usda.gov

Assistant National Policy Manager
Glorimar Marrero
Email: Glorimar.Marrero@usda.gov