Contacts in the Office of Pesticide Programs, Registration Division
The Registration Division (RD) is responsible for conventional chemical product registrations, amendments, registrations, tolerances, experimental use permits, and emergency exemptions for conventional chemical pesticides.
On this page:
- Immediate Office
- Invertebrate-Vertebrate Branch 1
- Invertebrate-Vertebrate Branch 2
- Invertebrate-Vertebrate Branch 3
- Fungicide Branch
- Herbicide Branch
- Fungicide Herbicide Branch
- Minor Use and Emergency Response Branch
- Chemistry, Inerts and Toxicology Assessment Branch
- Information Services Branch
Immediate Office
| Name | Phone | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles "Billy" Smith | [email protected] | 202-566-2427 | Division Director |
| Dan Rosenblatt | [email protected] | 202-566-2875 | Deputy Director |
| Jennifer Saunders | [email protected] | 202-566-2885 | Acting Associate Division Director |
| Kable (Bo) Davis | [email protected] | 202-566-2576 | Senior Regulatory Specialist |
| Paul Di Salvo | [email protected] | 202-566-2597 | Senior Regulatory Specialist (Endangered Species Act Coordinator) |
| RD Ombudsman | [email protected] | RD Ombudsman | |
| CRP Team | [email protected] | Child-Resistant Packaging (CRP) | |
| Invert Efficacy Team | [email protected] | Invertebrate Efficacy Team | |
| Inerts Mailbox | [email protected] | Inert Ingredients Team |
Invertebrate-Vertebrate Branch 1
Insecticides, insect repellents, pyrethroids
| Name | Phone | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Fertich | [email protected] | 202-566-2674 | Acting Branch Chief |
| Jackie Herrick | [email protected] | 202-566-2758 | PM Team 3 |
| Hester Dingle | [email protected] | 202-566-2596 | Acting PM Team 4 |
| Kevin Ulrich | [email protected] | 202-566-1281 | Senior Entomologist |
Invertebrate-Vertebrate Branch 2
Insecticides, insect growth regulators, OPs, Carbamates, fipronil
| Name | Phone | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ideliz Negron-Encarnacion | [email protected] | 202-566-1754 | Branch Chief |
| Tamica Cain | [email protected] | 202-566-2550 | PM Team 10 |
| Michael Walsh | [email protected] | 202-566-2952 | PM Team 11 |
| Debra Rate | [email protected] | 202-566-2867 | Senior Regulatory Specialist |
Invertebrate-Vertebrate Branch 3
Insecticides, structural fumigants, rodenticides, wildlife control products (including contraceptives)
| Name | Phone | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deanna Colby | [email protected] | 202-566-2558 | Branch Chief |
| Venus Eagle | [email protected] | 202-566-2654 | PM Team 1 |
| Gene Benbow | [email protected] | 202-566-2500 | Senior Regulatory Specialist |
| Melissa (Mel) Bridges | [email protected] | 202-566-1693 | PM Team 7 |
Fungicide Branch
Fungicides, nematicides, fumigants, plant growth regulators
| Name | Phone | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cynthia Giles-Parker | [email protected] | 202-566-2704 | Branch Chief |
| Manjula Unnikrishnan | [email protected] | 202-566-2949 | PM Team 21 |
| Kristy Crews | [email protected] | 202-566-1813 | PM Team 22 |
| Stephanie Suarez | [email protected] | 202-566-2918 | Senior Regulatory Specialist |
Herbicide Branch
Herbicides (including phenoxys, aquatics, desiccants and defoliants)
| Name | Phone | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Roe | [email protected] | 202-566-2878 | Branch Chief |
| Mindy Ondish | [email protected] | 202-566-2857 | PM Team 23 |
| Sarah Meadows | [email protected] | 202-566-2828 | Senior Regulatory Specialist |
| Emily Schmid | [email protected] | 202-566-2893 | PM Team 25 |
Fungicide-Herbicide Branch
Fungicides and herbicides
| Name | Phone | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan (Nate) Mellor | [email protected] | 202-566-2829 | Branch Chief |
| Shaja Joyner | [email protected] | 202-566-2808 | PM Team 20 |
| Heather McFarley | [email protected] | 202-209-5934 | PM Team 24 |
| Aswathy Balan | [email protected] | 202-209-2355 | Senior Regulatory Specialist |
Minor Use and Emergency Response Branch
| Name | Phone | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Bohnenblust | [email protected] | 202-566-2506 | Branch Chief |
| Jennifer Gaines | [email protected] | 202-566-2685 | Senior Regulatory Specialist; Emergency Response Team (Section 18 and 24c Coordinator) |
| Nancy Fitz | [email protected] | 202-566-2675 | Minor Use Team Leader; IR-4 liaison, minor use policy |
Chemistry, Inerts and Toxicology Assessment Branch
| Name | Phone | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Leifer | [email protected] | 202-566-2812 | Branch Chief |
| Inerts Team Mailbox | [email protected] | Please send all Inerts Team questions and correspondence to this mail box | |
| Shyam Mathur | [email protected] | 202-566-2826 | Product Chemistry Team Leader; review of product chemistry data |
| Lindsay Odell | [email protected] | 202-566-0618 | Acting Acute Toxicity Team Leader; review of acute toxicity studies for formulated products and review of precautionary labeling |
Information Services Branch (ISB)
Fax: 703-305-7670
Responsible for in-processing registrant submissions including applications, studies, administrative information, adverse effects information, fees, and other required information. Manages central collections of regulatory case records, studies and incident reports. Maintains information in OPP's core office-wide databases.
| Name | Phone | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Holloman | [email protected] | 202-566-2778 | Branch Chief |
| Raderrio Wilkins | [email protected] | 202-566-2960 | Team Leader; Central Data Systems and Fees Management In-processing including PRIA actions; Transfers (Product Registration; Data and Company Ownership Transfers); Salesforce Pilot/ Digital Transformation |
| Banza Djapao | [email protected] | 202-566-2601 | Electronic Submissions |
| Christopher Green | [email protected] | 202-566-2707 | Transfers (Product Registration; Data and Company Ownership Transfers) |
| Christopher Green | [email protected] | 202-566-2707 | PRIA fee waivers; Voluntary Cancellations |
| Brenda Minnema | [email protected] | 202-566-2840 | Central Data Systems and Fees Management In-processing including PRIA Actions and Fee Allocations; PRIA Fee Refunds; Maintenance Fee Collections; PRIA Due Date Modifications; Data Submitters List; 6(f)(1) use deletions/ Voluntary Cancellations |
| Vacant | 6(a)(2) Data Coordinator | ||
| Vacant |
Electronic Submissions; |
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| Shirley Burgess | [email protected] | 202-566-2524 | Document in-processing and imaging; Assignment of EPA company numbers submissions; Electronic Signature Agreements (ESA) verification and approvals |
| Brenda Minnema | [email protected] | 202-566-2840 | Process PRIA Fee Allocations and Refunds; Maintenance Fee Collections; |