Hassey Brooks
Deputy Commissioner
Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries
1445 Federal Dr.
Montgomery, AL 36107-1123
P: (334) 240-7100
hassey.brooks@agi.alabama.gov
Amanda Swanson
Development Specialist
Alaska Division of Agriculture
1800 Glenn Highway, Suite 12
Palmer, AK 99645
P: (907) 761-3861
Amanda.swanson@alaska.gov
Paola Zaragoza
Agriculture & Rural Development
International Relations & Marketing
301, 7000-113 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T6H 5T6
P: N/A
paola.zaragoza@gov.ab.ca
Heather Flowers
Assistant Director, Strategic Initiatives and Policy
Arizona Department of Agriculture
1688 W. Adams Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
P: (602) 680-0923
hflowers@azda.gov
Amy Lyman
Director of Marketing and Communications
Arkansas Agriculture Department
1 Natural Resource Drive
Little Rock, AR 72205
P: (501) 410-4616
amy.lyman@agriculture.arkansas.gov
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Suzanne Lashley
Interim Contact – Marketing Division Office Staff
California Department of Food & Agriculture
1220 N Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
P: (916) 900-5011
suzanne.lashley@cdfa.ca.gov
Tom Lipetzky
Director, Division of Markets
Colorado Department of Agriculture
305 Interlocken Parkway
Broomfield, CO 80021
P: (303) 869-9172
tom.lipetzky@state.co.us
Jaime Smith
Director, Bureau of Agricultural Markets, Promotion and Resource Preservation
Connecticut Department of Agriculture
450 Columbus Blvd, Suite 703
Hartford, CT 06103
P: (860) 713-2533
jaime.smith@ct.gov
Stacey Hofmann
Chief of Community Relations, Division of Communications and Marketing
Delaware Department of Agriculture
2320 S. Dupont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
P: (302) 698-4542
stacey.hofmann@delaware.gov
Eric Sespico
Assistant Director, Marketing & Development
Florida Department of Ag & Consumer Services
432 Mayo Building
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0800
P:(850) 617-7310
eric.sespico@fdacs.gov
Paul Thompson
Director, Business Development
Georgia Department of Agriculture
19 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW, Room 204
Atlanta, GA 30334-2001
P: (404) 680-5747
paul.thompson@agr.georgia.gov
Sharon Hurd
Administrator, Agricultural Development Division
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
1428 S. King Street
Honolulu, HI 96814
P: (808) 973-9465
sharon.k.hurd@hawaii.gov
Laura Johnson
Section Manager, Market Development Division
Idaho State Department of Agriculture
2270 Old Penitentiary Road
Boise, ID 83701
P: (208) 332-8533
laura.johnson@agri.idaho.gov
Jackie Sambursky
Marketing Bureau Chief, Bureau of Marketing, Promotion & Grants
Illinois Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 19281
Springfield, IL 62794-9281
P: (217) 558-0788
jackie.sambursky@illinois.gov
Caroline Patrick
Indiana Grown Program Director
Indiana State Department of Agriculture
One North Capitol Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204
P: (317) 605-4268
cpatrick@isda.in.gov
Paul Ovrom
Bureau Chief, Agricultural Diversification and Market Development Bureau
Iowa Department of Agriculture
502 E. 9th St., Henry A. Wallace Building
Des Monies, IA 50319
P: (515) 242-6239
paul.ovrom@iowaagriculture.gov
Russell Plaschka
Ag Marketing Director
Kansas Department of Agriculture
1320 Research Park Drive
Manhattan, KS 66502
P: (785)564-7466
russell.plaschka@ks.gov
Melanie McPartlin
Executive Director, Marketing
Kentucky Department of Agriculture
100 Fair Oaks, 5th Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
P: (502) 564-4983
melanie.mcpartlin@ky.gov
Nicholas Cole
Director, Louisiana Agricultural Finance Authority
Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry
5825 Florida Boulevard
Suite 1002
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
P: (225) 952-8074
nicholasc@ldaf.state.la.us
Michelle Webb
Director of Agricultural Resource Development
Maine Dept of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
90 Blossom Lane 28 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0028
P: (207) 287-3494
Michelle.T.Webb@maine.gov
Kathy Sawchuk
Business Development Specialist
Manitoba Agruculture
810 Phillips Street
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba R1N 4A4
P: (204) 945-2397
Kathy.Sawchuk@gov.mb.ca
Mark Powell
Program Manager – Marketing
Maryland Department of Agriculture
50 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401
P: (410) 841-5775
powellms@maryland.gov
Mary Jordan
Director, Division of Agricultural Development
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
251 Causeway Street, Suite 500
Boston, MA 02114
P: (617) 626-1750
mary.jordan@state.ma.us
Jamie Zmitko-Sommers
Division Director
Michigan Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 30017
Lansing, MI 48909
P: (517) 373-9144
zmitkoj@michigan.gov
Paul Hugunin
Director, Minnesota Grown Program
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
625 N. Roberts Street
St. Paul, MN 55107
P: (651) 201-6510
paul.hugunin@state.mn.us
Paige Manning
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Mississippi Department of Agriculture & Commerce
121 North Jefferson St
Jackson, MS 39201
P: (601) 359-1163
paige@mdac.ms.gov
Jill Wood
Division Director, Ag Business Development Division
Missouri Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 630
Jefferson City, MO 65102
P: (573) 751-5624
jill.wood@mda.mo.gov
Anoy Fjeseth
Bureau Chief, Ag Development Division
Montana Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 200201
Helena, MT 59601
P: (406) 444-3571
afjeseth@mt.gov
Cicely Wardyn
Assistant Director, Ag Promotion and Development
Nebraska Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 94947
Lincoln, NE 68509
P: (402) 471-2341
cicely.wardyn@nebraska.gov
Dillon Davidson, NAAMO 2nd Vice President
Senior Trade Officer
Nevada Department of Agriculture
405 South 21st St.
Sparks, NV 89431
P: (775) 353-3627
ddavidson@agri.nv.gov
Kimberly Watson
Director, Export Development/Business
New Brunswick Trade
P.O. Box 6000
Fredericton, NB, E3B 5H1
P: (506) 444-5053
kimberly.watson@gnb.ca
Crystal Anderson-Baggs
Market Development Officer
Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture
P.O. Box 2006, 192 Wheelers Road
Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador A2H 0J1
P: (709)729-3390
crystalandersonbaggs@gov.nl.ca
Josh Marshall
Director, Division of Agricultural Development
New Hampshire Department of Agriculture
25 Capitol Street
Concord, NH 03301
P: (603) 271-3688
Joshua.K.Marshall@agr.nh.gov
Joe Atchison, NAAMO Treasurer
Assistant Secretary & Director, Jersey Fresh Marketing
New Jersey Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 330
Trenton, NJ 08625-0330
P: (609) 913-6520
Joe.Atchison@ag.nj.gov
Jason New
Director, Marketing & Development Division
New Mexico Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 30005- MSC 5600
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8005
P: (575) 646-4929
jnew@nmda.nmsu.edu
M. Kelly Young
Director of Agricultural Development
New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
10 B Airline Drive
Albany, NY 12235
P: (518) 457-7897
kelly.young@
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John Hammond
International Marketing Specialist
North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
1020 Mail Service Centre
Raleigh, NC 27699-1020
P: (919) 707-3160
john.hammond@ncagr.gov
John Schneider
Director, Public Information Officer
North Dakota Department of Agriculture
600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 602
Bismarck, ND 58505-0020
P: (701) 328-4899
jfschneider@nd.gov
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Drew Williams
Contact to get to the Minister – Wally Schumann
Comms & Public Affairs Contact
Industry, Tourism and Investment
P.O. Box 1320
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2L9
P: (867) 767-9202 ext. 63037
drew_williams@gov.nt.ca
Scott Hosking
Director of Marketing, Industry Development & Business Services Branch
Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 2223
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3C4
P: (902) 424-8868
hoskinsp@gov.ns.ca
Ashley McDonald
Senior Program Manager, Ohio Proud Program
Ohio Department of Agriculture
8995 E. Main Street
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
P: (614) 728-6206
Ashley.Mcdonald@agri.ohio.gov
Meriruth Cohenour, NAAMO 1st Vice President
Director of Market Development
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture
2800 N. Lincoln
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
P: (405) 522-4676
Meriruth.Cohenour@ag.ok.gov
Rick Berthiaume
Trade & Investment Lead
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
P: 509-362-2649
rick.berthiaume@ontario.ca
Jess Paulson
Program Area Director, Market Access and Certification
Oregon Department of Agriculture
1207 NW Naito Parkway, Suite 104
Portland, OR 97209-2832
P: 503-507-9313
jess.paulson@oda.oregon.gov
Ashley Fehr
Director, Bureau of Market Development
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
2301 North Cameron Street, Room 310
Harrisburg, PA 17110-9408
P: (717) 803-1452
ashfehr@pa.gov
Ziad Ghaith
Legislative & Program Specialist
Agriculture Policy & Regulatory Division
Prince Edward Island
11 Kent St. 5th Flr., Jones Building
Charlottetown, PEI C1A 7N8
P: (902) 620-3119
zghaith@gov.pe.ca
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Ministry of Agriculture
Transformation Alimentaire Quebec
201, boul. Cremazie Est, 4 Floor
Montreal, Quebec H2M 1L4
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Rhode Island Division of Agriculture & Resource Marketing
235 Promenade Street
Providence, RI 02908-5767
P: (401) 222-2781, ext 4517
Stephen Norgate
Manager, Ministry of Agriculture
Saskatchewan Agriculture
302-3085 Albert Street
Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0B1
P: (306) 787-8095
stephen.norgate@gov.sk.ca
Chad Truesdale
Assistant Director of Marketing
South Carolina Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 11280
Columbia, SC 29211
P: (803) 734-2210
ctruesd@scda.sc.gov
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Andy Holt
Division of Business Development
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 40627
Nashville, TN 37204
P: (615) 837-5299
andy.holt@tn.gov
Dan Hunter
Commissioner, Trade & Business Development
Texas Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 12847
Austin, TX 78711
P: (512) 463-9132
dan.hunter@texasagriculture.gov
Caroline Hargraves
Director Marketing & Economic Development
Utah Department of Agriculture & Food
4315 South 2700 W.
TSOB South Bldg, Floor 2
Taylorsville, UT 84129
P: (801) 458-9116
carolinehargraves@utah.gov
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Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
116 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620-2901
P: (802) 505-5413
Rob Davenport, NAAMO Secretary
Director, Division of Marketing
Virginia Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 1163
Richmond, VA 23218
P: (804) 786-5447
robert.davenport@vdacs.virginia.gov
Rianne Perry, NAAMO President
Trade Manager, International Marketing
Washington Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 42560
Olympia, WA 98504-2560
P: (360) 902-1841
rperry@agr.wa.gov
Beth Southern
Assistant Director, Business Development Division
West Virginia Department of Agriculture
408 Jones Avenue
Oak Hill, WV 25901
P: (304) 382-3848
Krista Knigge
Administrator, Division of Agricultural Development
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection
2811 Agriculture Drive
Madison, WI 53708
P: (608) 224-5142
Krista.Knigge@wisconsin.gov
Jill Tregemba
Agribusiness Manager
Wyoming Business Council
214 W 15th St.
Cheyenne, WY 82002
P: (307) 777-2862
jill.tregemba@wyo.gov