Regulatory and Environmental Affairs Division

Building 11, 15, & 7
Gus R. Douglass Agricultural Center at Guthrie
304-558-2227
Fax: 304-558-3594​

Carrie Summers
Director of Regulatory and Environmental Affairs Division
304-558-2227 Ext. 4365
csummers@wvda.us

Chad Linton
Deputy Director of Regulatory Operations
304-558-2227 Ext. 4045
clinton@wvda.us

Stacy Straight
Executive Assistant
304-558-2227 Ext. 4040
sstraight@wvda.us

Diana Graley
Office Assistant II
304-558-2227 ext. 4125
dgraley@wvda.us

Compliance and Registration Programs

Dairy, Other Food, Fertilizer, Lime, Seed, Commercial Feed and Pet Food

Mike Baker
Assistant Director of Registration, Inspection, Compliance, and Enforcement
304-541-5467
mbaker@wvda.us

Chessie Shamblin
Registration & Compliance Supervisor
304-558-2227 x5656
cshamblin@wvda.us

Bailee Keblesh
Compliance Officer
304-558-2227 x4015
bkeblesh@wvda.us

Kindra McCue
Registration Specialist
304-558-2227 x 4150
kmccue@wvda.us

Delaney Welling
Animal Nutritional Specialist
304-558-2227 x4155
delaneyparsons@wvda.us

Vacant
Registration Specialist – Temp
304-558-2227

Produce Safety, Hemp, Kratom, Grade A Dairy, AFRPS, MFRPS

Produce Safety & Farmers Market Programs

Millie Taylor
Assistant Director of Programs
304-558-2227 x4080
mtaylor@wvda.us

Andrea O’Dell
Produce Safety Program Manager
304-521-5968
aodell@wvda.us

Jeremy Grant
Produce Safety Inspection Manager 
304-380-8823 
jgrant@wvda.us

Stacy Stewart
Farmers Market Program Coordinator
304-558-2227 x2065
sstewart@wvda.us

Sidney Crihfield
Data Entry Specialist
304-558-2227 x 4270
scrihfield@wvda.us

Joseph Stimmel
Data Verification Specialist
304-558-2559 x7065
jstimmel@wvda.us

Hemp

Destiny Helmick
Hemp and Kratom Program Manager
304-558-2227 x4090
dhelmick@wvda.us

Vacant
Hemp and Kratom Registration Specialist
304-558-2227

Jonathan Davis
Hemp and Kratom Compliance
304-558-2227 x 4143
jdavis@wvda.us

George Lightfoot
Hemp and Kratom Regulatory Officer
304-256-6783
glightfoot@wvda.us

Taylor Cook
Office Assistant-Temp
304-558-2227 x2066
tcook@wvda.us

Eric Burdette
Hemp and Kratom Regulatory Officer
304-558-2227 x 5015
eburdette@wvda.us

Robert Bulleck
Hemp and Kratom Regulatory Officer
304-558-2227 x 2246
rbulleck@wvda.us

Dairy

Rachel Shockey
Dairy Program Manager
304-558-2227 x4072
rshockey@wvda.us

Vacant
Dairy Program Inspector – Temp

AFRPS

Jessica Douglas
AFRPS Specialist
304-617-2123
jdoulglas@wvda.us

MFRPS

Nicole Stingle
MFRPS Consultant
304-238-1028
nstingle@wvda.us

Enforcement

Food Inspection Program

Jennifer Branham
Regulatory Officer Supervisor 
304-558-2227 x 4005 
jbranham@wvda.us

Zella Graham
Regulatory Officer
304-357-5125
zgraham@wvda.us

Sara Ballard
Regulatory Officer
304-357-5137
sballard@wvda.us

Rob Nichols
PSI/Aquaculture Specialist 
304-558-2227 x 4055 
rnichols@wvda.us

Emily Barb
Regulatory Officer
304-538-2397 x6830
ebarb@wvda.us

Jack Piekarski
Regulatory Officer
304-558-0670 x 5010
jpiekarski@wvda.us

Heather Sansom
Regulatory Officer
304-558-2227 x 4025
hsansom@wvda.us

Agricultural Materials

Travis Redden 
Regulatory Officer Supervisor 
304-573-4479
tredden@wvda.us

Shawn Bland
Regulatory Officer
304-538-2397 x6995
sbland@wvda.us

Samantha Villers  
Regulatory Officer
304-532-4993
svillers@wvda.us

Shawn Gilmore
Regulatory Officer
304-678-6888
sgilmore@wvda.us

Lydia Kenyon
Regulatory Officer
304-558-2227 x 4526
lkenyon@wvda.us

Regulatory and Environmental Affairs Division
Guthrie Laboratory Services

Joshua Arbaugh
Deputy Director of Laboratories
304-558-2227 x4030
jarbaugh@wvda.us

Zachary Kuhl
Assistant Director of Guthrie Laboratory Services
304-558-2227 x 4135 
zkuhl@wvda.us

Lillie Kuhl 
Quality Manager
304-558-2227 x4050 
lkuhl@wvda.us

Cooper Maxwell
Laboratory Intern
304-558-2227 x4150
cmaxwell@wvda.us

Beverly Moore
LFFM RO - Charleston
304-558-2227 x4123
beverlymoore@wvda.us

Microbiology Laboratory

Megan Young
Research Scientist Manager 
304-558-2227 x4061
myoung@wvda.us

Faith Hysell
Infectious Research Scientist
304-558-2227 x4141
fhysell@wvda.us

Vacant
Microbiologist I

Vacant
Microbiologist I

Karlie Hill
Laboratory Assistant
304-558-2227 x4160
karliehill@wvda.us

Abigail Legg
Laboratory Assistant
304-558-2227 x4161
alegg@wvda.us

Elizabeth Conrad
Microbiologist I
304-558-2227 x4085
econrad@wvda.us

Brianna Harris
Microbiologist I
304-558-2227 x4065
bharris@wvda.us

Dairy Laboratory

Tawna Heath 
Microbiologist I
304-558-2227 x4062 
theath@wvda.us

Agricultural Materials Laboratory

Marjan Nadimi
Chemist III
304-558-2227 x4120
mjadmi@wvda.us

Amanda Carte
Chemist I
304-558-2227 x4489
acarte@wvda.us

Wil Mullins 
Chemist
304-558-2227 x4140
wmullins@wvda.us

Kara Meyers
Chemist I
304-558-2227 x4145
kdavis@wvda.us

Frankie Anthony
Chemist
304-558-2227 x 4335
fanthony@wvda.us

Seed Laboratory

Kyra Porter
Seed Analyst/Microscopist 
304-558-2227 x4127
kporter@wvda.us

Pesticide Residue/Hemp Laboratory

Priscilla Jolly
Chemist III
304-558-2227 x4122
pjolly@wvda.us

Christina Sparks
Chemist III
Pesticides/Residue
304-558-2227 x4142
csparks@wvda.us

Greg Young
Chemist Research Scientist
304-558-2227 x4050
gyoung@wvda.us

PESTICIDES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS

Grant Bishop
Deputy Director Pesticides and Environmental Programs
304-558-2209 x4200
gbishop@wvda.us

Chad Carpenter
Assistant Director Pesticides
304-558-2209 x4220
ccarpenter@wvda.us

Amy Monday
Administrative Assistant
304-558-2209 x4280
amonday@wvda.us

CERTIFICATION/COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Jennifer Shivley
Supervisor Certification/Compliance Assistance
304-558-2209 x4250
jshivley@wvda.us

Hannah Gorrell
Compliance Assistance Specialist
304-558-2209 x4325
hgorrell@wvda.us

Debbie Taylor
Pesticide Certification Assistant
304-558-2209 x4320
dtaylor@wvda.us

Pesticide Licensing and Registration

Business License, Commercial Applicators, Dealers, Technicians

Tamara Harpold
Licensing Specialist
304-558-2209 x4230
tharpold@wvda.us

Product Registration and Private Applicators

Kimberly D'Arco
Licensing & Pesticide Product Registration Specialist
304-558-2209 x4240 
kdarco@wvda.us

Environmental Programs

Devin Johnston
Environmental Programs Specialist
304-767-1608
djohnston@wvda.us

Health and Safety

Tim Young
Agriculture Health and Safety Coordinator
304-951-9935
tyoung@wvda.us

Compliance / Enforcement Program

Jay Orndoff
Compliance Registration and Licensing Supervisor - Pesticides
304-558-2209 x 4275
jorndoff@wvda.us
Cell: 304-661-1454

Enforcement

Aaron Bailey
Regulatory Supervisor
304-558-2209 x4260
abailey@wvda.us

Michael Jennings
Regulatory Officer
304-807-7641
mjennings@wvda.us

Kaleb Mizener
Regulatory Officer
304-638-2673
kmizener@wvda.us

Benjamin Gibson
Regulatory Officer
681-280-2921
bgibson@wvda.us

Vacant
Regulatory Officer

Regulatory and Environmental Affairs Division
Environmental Programs- Moorefield Agricultural Complex

Matt Monroe
Assistant Director Environmental Programs
304-538-2397 ext. 6860
mmonroe@wvda.us

Megan Taylor
Administrative Assistant
304-538-2397 x6875
megantaylor@wvda.us

Charlie Smith
Custodian
304-538-5397 x6840
csmith@wvda.us

Nutrient Management Program

Jason Dalrymple 
Nutrient Management Specialist III 
304-538-2397 x 4585
jdalrymple@wvda.us

Mark Hedrick 
Nutrient Management Specialist III 
304-538-2397 x 6895
mhedrick@wvda.us

Gina Alt 
Nutrient Management Specialist I 
304-538-2397 x 7510
galt@wvda.us

John Halterman 
Nutrient Management Specialist II 
304-538-2397 x 6855
jhalterman@wvda.us

Shawna McGuinness
Nutrient Management Specialist I
304-538-2397 x6820
smcguinness@wvda.us

Jill Hauser
Nutrient Management Specialist II
304-538-2397 x7585
jhauser@wvda.us

Environmental Programs

John Winslow 
Environmental Technician I 
304-538-2397 x 6810
jwinslow@wvda.us

Water Quality/Nutrient Management Laboratory

Josh Hardy
Assistant Director Environmental Laboratories
304-538-2397 ext. 6920
jhardy@wvda.us

Paul See 
Microbiologist III 
304-538-2397
psee@wvda.us

Kriston Strickler 
Microbiologist III 
304-538-2397 x6890
kstrickler@wvda.us

Matthew Sites 
Chemist III 
304-538-2397 x6980 
msites@wvda.us

Brenda Bramsen 
Chemist I
304-538-2397 x 6905
bbramsen@wvda.us