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Agricultural Organizations — STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT

AgrAbility Virginia
Amanda Johnson, Program Director
201 East Main Street
Salem, VA 24153
540.777.7325, ext. 109; Toll-free: 800.365.1656
FAX: 540.777.2194
ajohnson@va.easter-seals.org

Fairfax County Department of Cable
Communications and Consumer Protection
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 433
Fairfax, VA 22035
703.222.8435, FAX: 703.324.3900

State Corporation Commission-Bureau of Insurance
1300 E. Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219
804.371.9741, Toll-free: 800.552.7945
TDD: 804.371.9206

Life and Health Division: 804.371.9691
Property & Casualty Division: 804.371.9185
Office of Managed Car Ombudsman:
804.371.9032, Toll-free: 877.310.6560

Secretariat of Agriculture and Forestry
Secretary, Robert S. Bloxom Deputy
Secretary, William P. Dickinson
P. O. Box 1475
Richmond, VA 23218
804.692.2511, FAX: 804.692.2466
robert.bloxom@governor.virginia.gov

Virginia Center for Innovative Technology (CIT)
Institute of Biotechnology

Dr. Francis L. Macrina Director - Massey Cancer Center
401 College Street
P. O. Box 980037
Richmond, VA 23298
804.828.0454, FAX: 804.828.8453

Virginia Department for the Aging
1610 Forest Avenue, Suite 100
Richmond, VA 23229
TTY: 804.662.9333; 800.552.3402
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman:
804.644.2923 FAX: 804.662.9354
aging@vdh.state.va.us

Virginia Department for the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing

1602 Rolling Hill Drive, Suite 203
Richmond, VA 23229-5012
Telephone & TTY 804.662.9502
FAX: 804.662.9718

Virginia Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services (VDACS)

P. O. Box 1163
102 Governor Street
Richmond, VA 23219
804.786.2373, FAX: 804.371.7679

Consumer Protection Hotline
Within Virginia: 800.552.9963
Richmond Area: 804.786.2042

Commissioner’s Office Phone:
804.786.3501, FAX: 804.371.2945
Todd P. Haymore, Commissioner
Donald G. Blankenship, Deputy Commissioner
Saba L. Shami, Deputy Commissioner

VDACS Offices and Divisions:

Administrative and Financial Services
Sandra Adams, Director
804.786.3532

Animal and Food Industry Services
Dr. Richard Wilkes, State Veterinarian
804.692-0601, FAX: 804.225.2666

Communication and Promotions
Elaine Lidholm, Director
804.786.2373, FAX: 804.371.7679
webmaster.vdacs@vdacs.virginia.gov

Consumer Affairs
804.786.2042, 800.552.9963
FAX: 804.786.5112

Division of Consumer Protection
Andres Alvarez, Director
804.786.3523, FAX: 804.371.7479

Dairy and Foods
Douglas Saunders
804.786.8899, FAX: 804.371.7792
doug.saunders@vdacs.virginia.gov

Sales and Market Development
Kent W. Lewis
804.371.6098, FAX: 804.371.7786
kent.lewis@vdacs.virginia.gov

Emergency Services Manager
Dr. Donald W. Butts
804.786.9600

Human Resource Office
Karen E. Jackson, Director
804.786.3531, FAX: 804.371.8879
karen.jackson@vdacs.virginia.gov

International Marketing
Keith Long
804.371.8990, FAX: 804.225.4434

Laboratory Services
Dr. Joseph Garvin
804.786.9202

Milk Commission
Rodney L. Phillips, Administrator
Vacant, Deputy Administrator
102 Governor Street
Richmond, VA 23219
804.786.2013, FAX: 804.786.3779
vanessa.jeffries@vdacs.virginia.gov

Marketing Director
Charles Green, Director
804.786.3530, FAX: 804.225.4434
charles.green@vdacs.virginia.gov

Meat and Poultry Services
Dr. Richard Hackenbracht
804.786.4569
richard.hackenbracht@vdacs.virginia.gov

Pesticide Services
Dr. Wayne Surles
804.371.6558, FAX: 804.371.6558

Plant and Pest Services
Frank Fulgham
804.786.3515, FAX: 804.371.7793

Policy, Planning and Research
Roy Seward, Director
804.786.3538

Product and Industry Standards
804.786.2476, FAX: 804.786.1571

Veterinary Services
Dr. Richard Wilkes, State Veterinarian
804.692.0601, FAX: 804.371.2380

Virginia Department of Business Assistance
Charlie H. Mills, III, Agency Director
707 E. Main Street, Suite 300
Richmond, VA 23219
804.371.8200, FAX: 804.371.8111
cmills@dba.state.va.us

Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Jack E. Frye, Director
Division of Soil and Water Conservation
203 Governor Street, Suite 206
Richmond, VA 23219-2094
804.786.6523, FAX: 804.786.1798

Virginia Department of Education
Dr. Glenn Anderson Associate Specialist, Agricultural Education
James Monroe Building, 21st Floor
P. O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
804.225.2840, FAX: 804.371.2456
ganderso@pen.k12.va.us

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Robert G. Burnley, Director
629 East Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219
804.698.4020, FAX: 804.698.4019
rgburnley@deq.state.va.us

Virginia Department of Forestry
900 Natural Resources Drive, Suite 800
Charlottesville, VA 22903
434.977.6555, FAX: 434.296.2369
Carl E. Garrison, III, State Forester
John M. Carroll, Deputy State Forester

Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Carlton Courter, III, Executive Director
P. O. Box 11104
Richmond, VA 23230-1104
804.367.9231, FAX: 804.367.0405

Virginia Department of Health
1500 E. Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219

Robert Stroube, M.D., M.P.H. Commissioner
804.786.3563, FAX: 804.786.4616
rstroube@vdh.state.va.us

Jim Burns, M.D. Deputy Commissioner
804.786.3564, FAX: 804.786.0814
jburns@vdh.state.va.us

Dr. Julie Murphy
Public Health Veterinarian Office of Epidemiology
109 Governor Street
Richmond, VA 23219
804.864.8113.
julia.murphy@vdh.virginia.gov

Virginia Department of Health Professions
Robert A. Nebiker, Director
6603 West Broad Street, 5th Floor
Richmond, VA 23230-1712
804.662.9900; TDD 804.662.7197
FAX: 804.662.9943

Complaints Against Health Professionals:
800.533.1560 or 804.662.9579

Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
501 North Second Street
The Jackson Center
Richmond, VA 23219-1321
804.371.7000; TTP: 804.371.7089

Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
Mary C. Broz, Communications Director
3600 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23230-4917
804.367.8500, FAX: 804.367.2475
TDD: 804.367.9753

Senior Citizens' Hotline: 804.367.2178
Complaints: 804.367.8504
Examinations: 804.367.8569
Fair Housing: 804.367.8530, Toll-free: 888.551.3247
Speaker’s Bureau: 804.367.2194
Unlicensed Activity: 804.367.2195

Virginia Division of Mined Land Reclamation
Rich Lambert, Director DMLR
P. O. Drawer 900
Big Stone Gap, VA 24219
276.523.8160, FAX: 276.523.8100
rich.lambert@dmme.virginia.gov

Virginia Division of Mineral Resources
C. R. (Rick) Berquist, Jr.
State Geologist
900 Natural resources Drive, Suite 500
Charlottesville, VA 22903
434.951.6350, FAX: 434.951.6365
rick.berquist@dmme.virginia.gov

Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)
Office of Public Affairs
1401 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Highway Helpline 800.367.ROAD, 804.786.5731

Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP)
Mark R. Kilduff, Executive Director
P. O. Box 798
Richmond, VA 23218-0798
804.371.8108, FAX: 804.371.8112
mkilduff@yesvirginia.org

Virginia Employment Commission
Michelle Abraham, Manager, Rural Services
703 E. Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219
804.786.8714, FAX: 804.786.6091
Michelle.Castellow@vec.virginia.gov

Virginia Liaison Office
Alfonso H. Lopez, Director
444 North Capitol Street, Suite 214
Washington, D.C. 20001
202.783.1769, FAX: 202.783.7687

Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Peter Eyre, Dean
Blacksburg Campus
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0442
540.231.7910, FAX: 540.231.3505
cvmpxe@vt.edu

Dr. William D. Hueston, Associate Dean
Maryland Campus - University of Maryland
8075 Greenmead Drive
College Park, MD 20742-3711
301.935.6083, x11, FAX: 301.935.6079
wh73@umail.umd.edu

Virginia Motor Vehicle Dealer Board
2201 West Broad Street, Suite 104
Richmond, VA 23220
804.367.1100, FAX. 804.367.1053
dboard@mvb.state.va.us

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Sharron Quisenberry, Dean
104 Hutcheson Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540.231.4152, FAX: 540.231.4163
sharronq@vt.edu

College of Natural Resources
James E. Johnson, Associate Dean of Outreach
324 Cheatham Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540.231.7679, FAX: 540.231.7664
jej@vt.edu

Rural Economic Analysis Program (REAP)
Dr. Wayne Purcell, Coordinator
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
309 Hutcheson Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0401
540.231.9443, FAX: 540.231.7417
purcell@vt.edu

Virginia Agricultural Experiment Stations
Dr. Craig Nessler, Director
104 Hutcheson Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0402
540.231.6336, FAX: 540.231.4163

Virginia Cooperative Extension
Mark A. McCann, Director
101 Hutcheson Hall, Mail Code 0402
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540.231.5299, FAX: 540.231.4370
mmccnn@vt.edu

Agriculture and Natural Resources
James E. Riddell, Assistant Director
106-B Hutcheson Hall, Mail Code 0437
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540.231.9347, FAX: 540.231.5545
jriddell@vt.edu

Community Viability
D. Brian Calhoun, Assistant Director
110 Hutcheson Hall, Mail Code 0437
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540.231.1247, FAX: 540.231.5545
dcalhoun@vt.edu

4-H
Robert Ray Meadows, Associate Director
117 Hutcheson Hall, Mail Code 0419
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540.231.6371, FAX: 540.231.7866
bmeadows@vt.edu

Department of Agricultrual and Applied Economics
208 Hutcheson Hall
540.231.6301, FAX: 540.231.7417

Virginia Port Authority
Thomas D. Capozzi
Senior Managing Director of Marketing
600 World Trade Center
Norfolk, VA 23510
757.683.2113, FAX: 757.683.8500
tcapozzi@portofvirginia.com

Virginia Racing Commission
Stanley K. Bowker, Executive Secretary
10700 Horsemen’s Road
New Kent, VA 23124
804.966.7400, FAX: 804.966.7418
Bowker@vrc.state.va.us

Virginia State University
Dr. Alma Hobbs, Dean/Administrator
School of Agriculture
P. O. Box 9081
Petersburg, VA 23806
804.524.5691, FAX: 804.524.5967

Andy G. Hankins
Extension Specialist-Alternative Agriculture
P. O. Box 9081
Petersburg, VA 23806
804.524.5962, FAX: 804.524.5714
ahankins@vsu.edu

Virginia Tourism Corporation
John Watt, III, Director of Community Development & Electronic Marketing
904 E. Byrd Street
Richmond, VA 23219
804.786.2051, FAX: 804.786.1919

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