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Official Member Laboratory Directory
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Official US Federal Laboratories
USDA-ARS-National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation (NCGRP)
National Seed Technology Laboratory
USDA Forest Service National Seed Laboratory
USDA, APHIS, PPQ Seed Exam Facility
USDA-FS-RMRS-Shrub Sciences Laboratory
USDA, AMS, L/S Seed Regulatory Testing Branch
USDA-ARS North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Canadian Official Laboratories
Canadian Food Inspection Agency- Ottawa Lab
Canadian Food Inspection Agency- Saskatoon Lab

Associate Members

Allied Members

Honorary Members

Alabama State Seed Laboratory
Seed Division	Telephone:(334) 240-7140
Dept. of Agriculture & Industry	FAX: (334) 240-7193
P. O. Box 336
1445 Federal Drive
Montgomery, AL 36109-0336
Director: John L. Crayton, CSA	Purity & Germination

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Andrae McMillian, RST, CSA Andrae.McMillian@agi.alabama.gov	Lab Manager	Purity & Germination
Tina Arnold Tina.Arnold@agi.alabama.gov	Seed Analyst
Teresa Boggs Teresa.Boggs@agi.alabama.gov	Seed Analyst
Aaron Cargle Aaron.Cargle@agi.alabama.gov	Laboratory Technician 3
Jahiallia Cook Jahiallia.Cook@agi.alabama.gov	Senior Seed Analyst
Charlie Mae Frazier	Secretary
Sharon Hattaway Sharon.Hataway@agi.alabama.gov	Senior Seed Analyst
David Higginbotham	Laborer
Vita Jackson Vita.Jackson@agi.alabama.gov	Secretary
Amanda Lane Amy.Lane@agi.alabama.gov	Seed Analyst
Howard Nowling Jeff.Nowling@agi.alabama.gov	Senior Seed Analyst
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exam, Cool Germination Test, Accelerated Aging, Tall Fescue Endophyte Test

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Alaska Plant Materials Center
5310 Bodenburg Spur Road	Telephone: (907) 745-4469
Palmer, AK 99645-9706	FAX: (907) 746-1568
	Email: `Kathi.Vanzant@alaska.gov`

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Kathi Van Zant	Seed Anaylst	Purity & Germination
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exam, Seeds/Germ.

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Arizona State Agricultural Laboratory
2422 W. Holly	Telephone: (602)-744-4915
Phoenix , AZ 85009	FAX: (602) 253-2247
Laboratory Manager: Dave Mills	Email: davem@sal.ah.state.az.us

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Meso Miovcic mmiovcic@azsal.gov	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Weed Exam, TZ, Cotton Cool Test, Vigor, and Fluorescence Testing on all Cereal, Legume, Cotton, Turf Grass, Vegetable, Flower, and Native Species of Seed.

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Arkansas State Plant Board Seed Laboratory
Arkansas State Plant Board	Telephone: (501) 225-1598
#1 Natural Resources Drive	FAX: (501) 225-7213
Little Rock, AK 72205	www.plantboard.org
Director: Mary Smith, CSA (purity & germination)	Email: Mary.Smith@aspb.ar.gov
Seed Laboratory Head: Aaron Palmer, CSA (purity & germination)	Email: Aaron.Palmer@aspb.ar.gov

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Gordon Baldridge gordon.baldridge@aspb.ar.gov	Seed Analyst II	Germination
Brenda Bland Brenda.Bland@aspb.ar.gov	Administrative Assistant
Pamela Bingham Pamela.Bingham@aspb.ar.gov	Seed Analyst II
Margaret Breard Margaret.Breard@aspb.ar.gov	Seed Analyst III
Sharla Christie Sharla.Christie@aspb.ar.gov	Secretary II
Deborah Hill Deborah.Hill@aspb.ar.gov	Seed Analyst III	Purity & Germination
Minta James Minta.James@aspb.ar.gov	Seed Analyst III	Purity & Germination
Barbara Moore Barbara.Moore@aspb.ar.gov	Seed Analyst III	Purity & Germination
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exam, Moisture, Accelerated Aging, Tetrazolium, Hypocotyl, Peroxidase, Phenol, Cool Test, Coleoptile, Fluorescence Test, Herbicide Resistance

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California Dept. of Food and Agriculture
Seed Laboratory	Telephone: (916) 262-1100
Plant Pest Diagnostics Center	FAX: (916) 262-1190
3294 Meadowview Road	Department Web Page: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov
Sacramento, CA 95832-1448
Laboratory Supervisor/Senior Seed Botanist: Deborah Meyer, RST, CSA (purity & germination)	Telephone: (916) 262-1137 Email: dmeyer@cdfa.ca.gov

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Dr. Riad Baalbaki Telephone: (916) 262-1100 rbaalbaki@cdfa.ca.gov	Senior Seed Botanist	Germination
Don Joley Telephone: (916) 262-3301 djoley@cdfa.ca.gov	Senior Seed Botanist (retired annuitant)
James Effenberger, RST Telephone: (916) 262-1136 jeffenbe@cdfa.ca.gov	Senior Seed Botanist	Germination & Purity
Dr. Robert (Bob) Price Telephone: (916) 262-1135 rprice@cdfa.ca.gov	Associate Seed Botanist
Lucita (Luci) Kumagai Telephone: (916) 262-0829 lkumagai@cdfa.ca.gov	Senior Agricultural Biological Technician
Evelyn Ramos Telephone: (916) 262-1141 eramos@cdfa.ca.gov	Senior Agricultural Biological Technician
Connie Weiner Telephone: (916) 262-2659 cweiner@cdfa.ca.gov	Agricultural Biological Technician
Tests Performed: Purity Analysis, Germination, Noxious Exam, Bulk Exam, Disseminule Identification, Phytosanitary Exam, Other Species Exam (Complete, Reduced, Limited), Field Run Clean-out Assessment, Anthropological and Archaeological Identification, Cold Tests, TZ, Accelerated Aging, X-Ray, Seed Count, Moisture Test, Fluorescence Tests, Bi-Directional Thermo Gradient Germination/Vigor Assessment, Seedling Performance Tests

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Colorado Seed Laboratory
Colorado State University	Telephone: (970) 491-6406
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences	FAX: (970) 491-1173
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1170	Manager Direct: (970) 491-4379
	Laboratory Webpage http://seeds.colostate.edu
Manager: Ethan Waltermire, CSA (germination)	Email: ethan.waltermire@colostate.edu

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Pam Bridgeman csl@lamar.colostate.edu	Seed Lab Technician
Irene Cardona, RST csl@lamar.colostate.edu	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Sunny Hanley csl@lamar.colostate.edu	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Sand Germination, Dormancy, Noxious Exam, TZ, Cut Test, Caryopsis/burr, Export Exam, Seeds/lb., Test (Bushel) Weight, Poa Annua Exam, Fluorescence Test, Moisture Exam, Clearfield Confirmed

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Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
123 Huntington Street, P. O. Box 1106	Telephone: (203) 974-8601
New Haven, CT 06504-1106	FAX: (203) 974-8502
Lab Supervisor/Plant Pathologist: Dr. Sharon M. Douglas	Email: sharon.douglas@po.state.ct.us

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Mary K. Inman mary.Inman@po.state.ct.us	Technician
Tests Performed: Purity and Germination of vegetable, lawn and crop seeds, Fluorescence test, Noxious Exam

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Florida Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Florida State Seed Laboratory	Telephone: (850) 921-5908
3125 Conner Boulevard	FAX: (850) 410-5342
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1650
Biological Administrator: Joseph Sutton, Jr., RST CSA (Purity & Germination)	E-mail: suttonj@doacs.state.fl.us

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Gus Kelly, Jr., RST kellyg@doacs.state.fl.us	Biological Scientist I	Purity & Germination
Patti Jones jonesp@doacs.state.fl.us	Laboratory Technician II
Mike Yawn, RST yawnm@doacs.state.fl.us	Biological Scientist I	Purity & Germination
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exam, Corn Cold Test, Moisture Test, Seed Count, Fluorescence Test-(oats & ryegrass)

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Georgia Dept. of Agriculture Seed Division
Atlanta Laboratory	Telephone: (404) 656-5584
Room 536 Agriculture Building	FAX: (404) 463-8568
19 M. L. King Jr. Drive, SW Atlanta, GA 30334	Georgia Dept. of Agriculture Web Page: http://www.agr.georgia.gov
Laboratory Manager: Aida Galarza, CSA (Purity & Germination), RST Email: Aida.Galarza@agr.georgia.gov	Laboratory Supervisor: Lonnita Pritchett, CSA (Purity & Germination) E-mail: Lonnita.Pritchett@agr.georgia.gov

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Natasha Burt Morris Natasha.Burt@agr.georgia.gov	Seed Analyst II	Purity & Germination
Doretha Carter Doretha.Carter@agr.georgia.gov	Germination Analyst
Mureja Keraga Mureja.Keraga@agr.georgia.gov	Seed Analyst I
Rose Roman Rose.Roman@agr.georgia.gov	Germination Analyst
Tempy Sims Tempy.Sims@agr.georgia.gov	Seed Analyst I
Arthur Tye Arthur.Tye@agr.georgia.gov	Seed Analyst I
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exam, Seed Count, TZ, Variety Testing

Georgia Dept. of Agriculture Seed Division
Tifton Laboratory	Telephone: (229) 386-3145
P.O. Box 1507	FAX: (229) 386-7227
3150 U.S. Hwy. 41 South Tifton, GA 31793	Georgia Dept. of Agriculture Web Page: http://www.agr.state.ga.us
Section Director: Aida Galarza, CSA (Purity & Germination), RST Email: Aida.Galarza@agr.georgia.gov	Laboratory Supervisor: Scott Hobby, CSA Germination & Purity Email: Scott.Hobby@agr.georgia.gov

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Reida Evans Reida.Evans@agr.georgia.gov	Germination Analyst
Fannie J. English Fannie.English@agr.georgia.gov	Germination Analyst	Germination
Ruthellen Johnson Ruthie.Johnson@agr.georgia.gov	Seed Analyst II	Germination & Purity
Elizabeth Rizer erizer@agr.state.ga.us	Germination Analyst
Caroline Smith Caroline.Smith@agr.georgia.gov	Seed Analyst II	Germination & Purity
Dedria Smith Dedria.Smith@agr.georgia.gov	Seed Analyst II	Germination & Purity
Glenna (Sis) Swisher Glenna.Swisher@agr.georgia.gov	Germination Analyst
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exam, Seed Count, TZ, Vigor and Variety Tests

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Hawaii Seed Laboratory
Hawaii Department of Agriculture	Telephone: (808) 973-9538
1428 South King Street	FAX: (808) 973-9540
Honolulu, HI 96814
Chief Chemical/Mechanical Control Section: Becky Azama	becky.n.azama@hawaii.gov

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Derek Arakaki derek.k.arakaki@hawaii.gov	Noxious Weed Specialist
Ralden Chang ralden.j.chang@hawaii.gov	Noxious Weed Specialist
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Weed Seed Exams

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Idaho State Seed Laboratory
2240 Kellogg Lane	Telephone: (208) 332-8630 (Administration)
Boise, ID 83712	FAX: (208) 334-3482
	Telephone: (208) 332-8635 (Purity)
	Telephone: (208) 332-8633 (Germination)
Program Manager: Richard Killebrew	Email: rkillebrew@agri.idaho.gov
Technical Records Specialist: Choice Rawson	Email: crawson@agri.idaho.gov

Staff	Title	Certification
Stacy Bieberdorf Email: slamastra@agri.idaho.gov	C.S.A., Principal Analyst, Germination, Tetrazolium	Purity & Germination
Kathryn Sanders Email: ksanders@agri.idaho.gov	C.S.A., Senior Analyst, Germination, Tetrazolium	Germination
Dave Mitchell Email: dmitchell@agri.idaho.gov	C.S.A.,Senior Analyst, Germination, Purity	Germination
Sharon Weber Email: sweber@agri.idaho.gov	C.S.A., Principal Analyst, Purity	Purity & Germination
Ken Greger Email: kgreger@agri.idaho.gov	C.S.A., Senior Analyst, Purity	Purity & Germination
Chris Howard Email: choward@agri.idaho.gov	C.S.A., Senior Analyst, Purity	Purity
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exams, Tetrazolium, Oven Moisture, Undesirable Grass Seed, All States Noxious, Cold Tests, Fluorescence, Sod Quality, Quarantines, Roundup ready trait testing

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Illinois Department of Agriculture
Seed Laboratory - Bureau of API	Telephone: (217) 785-8487
801 Sangamon Ave.	FAX: (217) 524-7801
P.O. Box 19281	Dept. of Agriculture Web Page: http://www.state.il.us/AGR
Springfield, IL 62794-9281

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Tom Backs	Seed Analyst I	Germination
Brenda Books brenda.books@illinois.gov	Seed Analyst I	Purity & Germination
Carol Faires carol.faires@illinois.gov	Seed Analyst II	Purity & Germination
Mike Simpson mike.simpson@illinois.gov	Seed Analyst I	Purity & Germination
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exams, TZ, Seed Count/LB, Moisture, Trait Testing, ELISA Lateral Flow and Bioassay.

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Indiana State Seed Lab
Purdue University	Telephone: (765) 494-1557
175 S. University St.	FAX: (765) 496-3967
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1154	Web Page: www.isco.purdue.edu
Seed Administrator: Larry W. Nees	Email: neesl@purdue.edu

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Barbara Clark	Seed Analyst	Purity
Laura Donaldson DonaldsonL@purdue.edu	Seed Analyst	Germination & Purity
Minoo Faghihi	Seed Analyst
Jodi Small	Seed Analyst
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exams, TZ, Phenol, Peroxidase, Fluorescence (ryegrass, oats), Moisture, Seed Count, Bird Seed Noxious Weed Exams, Herbicide Trait Testing.

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Iowa State University Seed Laboratory
109 Seed Science Center	Telephone: (515) 294-6826
Ames, IA 50011-3228	FAX: (515) 294-8303
Laboratory Manager: Michael Stahr, CGT, CSA email:mgstahr@iastate.edu	Seed Center Web Page: www.seeds.iastate.edu/seedtest Email: seedlab@iastate.edu

Staff	Titles	Accreditation
Usha Arora, RST, CGT	Purity	CSA- Purity and Germination CGT- Herbicide Bioassay & Immunoassay
Bonnie Crippen	Customer Care
John Ferrari	Germination
Nancy Heideman	Germination	CSA- Germination
Christa Hoffman,CGT	Trait/AP	Immunoassay, HB, Electrophoresis
Liz Miller	Germination	CSA- Germination
Bobbie Nordyke	Purity, Germination	CSA- Germination
Kim North	Germination	CSA- Germination
Ronna Jones-Peterson	Germination	CSA- Germination
Connie Sandve	Customer Care
Lisa Shephard	Seed Health
Tests Performed: Warm Germ, Sand Germ, Tray Cold , Saturated Cold, Accelerated Aging, Purity, IEF, Noxious, Moisture, Varietal Purity, Bioassay, Immunoassay, PCR, Fast Green, Hypochlorite Seed Soak, Bacterial Blight, Downy Mildew, Cercospora, Stewart Wilt, SMV, and H.maydis. Many other health tests available. Other lab tests as requested.

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Kentucky Ag. Experiment Station Seed Laboratory
Division of Regulatory Services	Telephone: (859) 257-5656
103 Regulatory Services Bldg. University of Kentucky	FAX: (859) 257-7351
Lexington, KY 40546-0275
Coordinator of Seed Testing: Cindy Finneseth, CSA (germination & purity)	Email: chfinn0@email.uky.edu
Laboratory Supervisor: Tina Tillery, CSA (germination & purity)	ttillery@uky.edu

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Karen Nichol kmnich4@uky.edu	Staff Assistant
Beth Nichol bnichol@uky.edu	Research Analyst	Germination
Janice Zimmer jmswea@uky.edu	Research Analyst	Germination
Kent Von Lanken, RST kvlanken@uky.edu	Research Analyst	Purity and Germination
Nining Sutardjo mwartidi@uky.edu	Research Analyst	Purity and Germination
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exams, Fungal Endophyte, TZ, Accelerated Aging, Cold Test, Seed Count, Hypocotyl Color Test, Peroxidase Test, Fluorescence Test, Treated Seed Germination, Test Weight, Moisture Testing, Herbicide Bioassay

Kentucky State Seed Research Staff
Department of Agronomy
429 Plant Science Building
1405 Veterans Dr.
University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40546-0091
Seed Physiologist: Dr. Dennis Tekrony	Phone: (859) 257-5020 (ext. 80754)
Research Technician: Marcy Rucker	FAX: (859) 257-7874

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Louisiana State Seed Testing Laboratory
5825 Florida Blvd.	Telephone: (225) 925-4733
PO Box 3596	FAX: (225) 925-4124
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Director of Seed Programs: Eric Gates (CSA Purity & Germination)	E-Mail: Eric_g@ldaf.state.la.us

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Lola Turner	Purity Analyst	Germination
Janet Frierson	Germination Analyst	Germination
Susan Jackson	Germination Analyst	Germination
Valerie Spencer	Purity Analyst
Barbara Cronin	Germination Analyst Supervisor	Germination
Mark Moak	Germination Analyst	Germination
Mark Spencer	Purity Analyst
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Cool Germination (cotton), Accelerated Aging, Phenol, Peroxidase, TZ (tetrazolium), Seed Counts, Noxious Exam, Red Rice Check.

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Maryland State Seed Laboratory
Maryland Dept. of Agriculture	Telephone: (410) 841-5960
50 Harry S. Truman Parkway	FAX: (410) 841-5969
Annapolis, MD 21401
Chief: Lois Capshaw, CSA (purity & germination)	Email: capshalt@mda.state.md.us

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Jennifer Crook millerj@mda.state.md.us	Laboratory Manager	Purity & Germination
Donna Birdsong birdsoDM@mda.state.md.us	Secretary
Pamela Randall Randalpj@mda.state.md.us	Secretary
Carleeta Carter CarterCD@mda.state.md.us	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Stephen Hurst HurstSJ@mda.state.md.us	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Kadawedduwa Kumara KumaraK@mda.state.md.us	Seed Analyst
Kim McFarland MacFarKL@med.state.md.us	Seed Analyst
Susan Wagner WagnerSK@mda.state.md.us	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Nancy Wilkinson WilkinNJ@mda.state.md.us	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exams, Cold Testing, Accelerated Aging, Seed Counts, TZ, Peroxidase Testing, and Round-up Ready Testing.

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Michigan Department of Agriculture
Laboratory Division, Seed Section	Telephone: (517) 337-5084
1615 S. Harrison Road	FAX: (517) 337-5086
East Lansing, MI 48823
Laboratory Supervisor/State Seed Analyst: Steve McGuire, CSA (purity & germination)	E-mail mcguires@michigan.gov

Please note laboratory has closed due to budget cuts and is no longer a member of AOSA.

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Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Laboratory Services Division MDA/MDH Lab Building	Telephone: 651-201-6649
601 Robert Street North	FAX: 651-201-6106
St. Paul, MN 55155-2531
Seed Laboratory Supervisor: Michael A. Muggli, CSA (purity & germination)	E-mail: mike.muggli@state.mn.us

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Harold Rifled	Senior Analyst, Germination	Purity & Germination
Sarlyn Ziegler	Senior Analyst, Purity	Purity & Germination
Debra Andazola	Seed Analyst
Royce Fuller	Seed Analyst
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exam, Accelerated Aging, Cold Test, TZ, Fluorescence-Ryegrass, Moisture Bu. Weight, Seed Count, Identification

Laboratory Services Division, Regulatory Enforcement	Telephone: (612) 296-6123
90 West Plato Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55107
Supervisor of Seed and Noxious Weed Section: Charles Dale

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Mississippi State Seed Testing Laboratory
Mississippi Dept. of Agriculture	Telephone: (662) 325-3992
P O Box 5207	FAX: (662) 325-3833
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Director: Fabian Watts	Email: Fabian@mdac.state.ms.us

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Tracy Gregory	Administrative Assistant IV
Nancy K. Collier	Administrative Assistant V
Candace Fulton	Seed Analyst II
Renee Pinnix	Seed Analyst II
Holli Mitchell	Seed Analyst II
Michele Robertson	Seed Analyst II
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exam, TZ, Accelerated Aging, Cool Germination (Cotton), Tall Fescue Endophyte Testing

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Missouri State Seed Control Laboratory
Missouri Department of Agriculture	Telephone: (573) 751-4340
1616 Missouri Blvd, Box 630	FAX: (573) 526-7777
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Bureau of Feed and Seed Supervisor: Tony Claxton	Tony.Claxton@mda.mo.gov

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Nevelyn Higgins Nev.Higgins@mda.mo.gov	Seed Analyst II	Purity & Germ.
David Hoskins David.Hoskins@mda.mo.gov	Seed Analyst III	Purity & Germ.
Becky Lueckenotte Becky.Lueckenotte@mda.mo.gov	Senior Office Support Assistant

Montana State Seed Laboratory
Montana State University	Telephone: (406) 994-3252 (Laboratory) Telephone: (406) 994-2141 (Office)
PO Box 173145	FAX: (406) 994-3786
Bozeman, MT 59717-3145
Laboratory Manager (interim): Bridget Westfall, RST	E-mail: westfall@montana.edu

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Bridget Westfall, RST	Seed Analyst	Germination & Purity
Lucy Cooke lcooke@montana.edu	Seed Analyst	Germination & Purity
Carli Lofing clofing@montana.edu	Program Specialist
Kim Prosek foxycreek@hotmail.com	Seed Analyst	Germ
John Terry jterry@montana.edu	Seed Analyst	Germination, Purity
Emby Davich
Judah Davich
Israel Davich
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exam, TZ, BSMV (Barley Stripe Mosaic Virus), KOH (sodium hydroxide), Moisture, Ascochyta, Clearfield Confirmed, Utricle Fill, Seed Identification, and Seed Count

Nebraska Crop Improvement Association
Nebraska Dept. of Agriculture 264 Plant Science Hall	Telephone: (402) 472-8648
Lincoln, NE 68583	FAX: (402) 472-8652
Laboratory Manager/Seed Control Official: David Svik, RST, CSA (Purity & Germination)	Email: david.svik@nebraska.gov

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Randy Crowl, RST rcrowl2@unl.edu	Seed Analyst, Registered Seed Technologist	Purity & Germination
Chris Marisette	Seed Analyst
Donna Maul, RST dmaul2@unl.edu	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Diane Brestel dbrestel1@unl.edu	Administrative Assistant
Tests Performed: Crop & Weed Id's, Purity, Germ., Noxious, Sod Quality, UGS, TZ, Vigor, Herbicide Tolerance, Seeds/lb., Moisture

Nevada State Division of Agriculture
P.O. Box 11100	Telephone: (775) 688-1182
Reno, NV 89510	FAX: (775) 688-1178
Laboratory Analyst and Supervisor: Steve Marty

Tests Performed:
Purity, Germination, Noxious Exams, Identification

New Jersey State Seed Laboratory
New Jersey Department of Agriculture Division of Plant Industry	Telephone: (609)292-5443
PO Box 330	FAX: (609) 292-4710
Trenton, NJ 08625
Supervisor, Bureau Seed Certification & Control: Floyd Yoder	E-mail: agpfree@ag.state.nj.us

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Glenn W. Freeman	Principal Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Marcello Mangano	Seed Analyst
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exam, Vigor Tests, TZ, Electrophoresis

New Mexico State Seed Laboratory
New Mexico State University	Telephone: (575) 646-3407
PO Box 30005, MSC 3190	FAX: (575) 646-5977
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8005
State Seed Analyst: Michael Gill, CSA (Purity & Germination)	Email: MGill@nmda.nmsu.edu

Kathleen Willey, CSA Email: kwilley@nmda.nmsu.edu	Germination & Purity
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exam, TZ

New York State Ag. Experiment Station
Seed Testing Laboratory Dept. of Horticultural Sciences, Cornell University	Telephone: (315) 787-2242
630 West North St.	FAX: (315) 787-2320
Director: Kyle Arvin	Email: kwa3@nysaes.cornell.edu Website: http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/hort/seedlab/main.htm

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Kathleen Campo kwc1@nysaes.cornell.edu	Seed Analyst	Germination
Nancy Jensen nej1@nysaes.cornell.edu	Seed Analyst
Gail Knapton gck2@nyseas.cornell.edu	Service Coordinator
Seed Research Leaders, Dept. of Horticultural Sciences
Dr. Alan G. Taylor	Professor, Seed Science	Tel. (315)787-2243
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exam, Cold Test, Sand Test, Embryo Excision Tests, Seed Counts, Purities for Canadian export, Identification, Oven Moisture, Ryegrass Fluorescence, Sclerotina Exam

North Carolina Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Seed Section NCDA and Consumer Services	Telephone: (919) 733-3930
PO Box 27647, 216 West Jones Street Raleigh, NC, 27603	FAX: (919) 733-1041
Seed Administrator: G. Eddie Martin	Email: eddie.martin@ncmail.net
Seed Laboratory Supervisor: Patricia Stowe	Email: pat.stowe@ncmail.net
Seed Pathologist: Kathryn J. Imbriani	Email: Kathryn.Imbriani@ncmail.net
Lead Germination Analyst: Randy Balley	Email: randy.balley@ncmail.net
Lead Purity Analyst: John E. Hartland	Email: john.hartland@ncmail.net

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Andre J. Austin andre.austin@ncmail.net	Seed Analyst
Roger B. Cross roger.cross@ncmail.net	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Ronwood L. Harris ronwood.harris@ncmail.net	Seed Analyst
Nichole Gibson nichole.gibson@nc.mail.net	Seed Analyst
Jason H. Williams jason.williams@ncmail.net	Seed Analyst
Nichole Holland nichole.holland@ncmail.net	Seed Analyst
Nathan Wilder nathan.wilder@ncmail.net	Seed Analyst
Chandrika Cooper chandrika.cooper@ncmail.net	Processing Assistant
Dennis H. Forsyth dennis.forsyth@ncmail.net	Processing Assistant
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exam, Cold Test, Cool Test, TZ, Accelerated Aging, Phenol, Hypocotyl Color, Peroxidase, Sand Test, Seedling Vigor, Moisture, and Round-up Ready Tolerance, Endophyte (seed and plant tissue), Loose Smut of Small Grain, Phomopsis and other seed health tests(call)

North Dakota State Seed Laboratory
North Dakota Dept. of Agriculture	Telephone: (701) 231-5400
University Station	FAX: (701) 231-5401
Fargo, ND 58105
Seed Laboratory Director: Mark P. Hafdahl, RST	Email: mhafdahl@ndseed.ndsu.edu
Diagnostic Laboratory Director: Jeffrey Prischmann, RGT	Email: jprischmann@ndseed.ndsu.edu

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Sharon Brandt, RST sbrandt@ndseed.ndsu.edu	Seed Analyst III	Purity & Germination
Cecelia Leverson cleverson@ndseed.ndsu.edu	Seed Analyst III	Germination
Jeanna Mueller jmueller@ndseed.ndsu.edu	Seed Analyst II
Danilo Martinez-Rivera dmartinez-rivera@ndseed.ndsu.edu	Seed Analyst II
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exam, Accelerated Aging, Barley Loose Smut, TZ, Seed Identification, Seed Count, Test Weight, Fluorescence Test, Commodity Grading of Buckwheat, Mustard, Rape, Electrophoresis (Variety ID), Blackleg of Canola, Ascochyta, Roundup Ready Soybean

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Ohio Department of Agriculture
Grain, Feed, and Seed Section	Telephone: 614-728-6410
8995 East Main Street	FAX: 614-728-6412
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-3399
Agriculture Inspection Manager: Dave Simmons	email: simmons@agri.ohio.us

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Denise Hatch	Secretary
Tests Performed: (Lab Services Contracted) Purity, Germination, Noxious Exam, TZ, Sand Test, Flourescense Test.

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Oklahoma State Dept. of Agriculture
Seed Laboratory, Laboratory Services Div.	Telephone: (405) 522-5458
2800 N. Lincoln Blvd. PO Box 528804	FAX: (405) 522-1855
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4298
Laboratory Supervisor: Wade Krivanek	Email: wade.krivanek@oda.state.ok.us

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Laurie Mercer laurie.mercer@oda.state.ok.us	Administrative Assistant
Brenda Gilbert brenda.gilbert@oda.state.ok.us	Seed Analyst
Margaret Phillips margaret.phillips@oda.state.ok.us	Seed Analyst
Harris Casey harris.casey@oda.state.ok.us	Maintenance Technician
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exam, Cold Tests, AA, Phenol Testing of Wheat, TZ

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Oregon State University Seed Laboratory
OSU Seed Laboratory	Telephone: (541) 737-4464
Oregon State University	FAX: (541) 737-2126
Corvallis, OR 97331-3801	www.seedlab.oscs.oregonstate.edu
	E-mail: seedlab@oscs.oregonstate.edu
Manager: Dr. Adriel Garay, PhD	E-mail: Adriel.Garay@oregonstate.edu
Purity Unit Supervisor: Sherry Hanning, CSA (Purity)	Email: sherry.hanning@oregonstate.edu
Viability Unit Supervisor: Dr. Sabry Elias, PhD, CSA (Germination)	Email: sabry.elias@oregonstate.edu
Office Manager: Linda Toynton

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Hortencia Borrero	Seed Analyst- entry level
Amy Carrick	Office Specialist
Jonas Cartwright	Seed Analyst I
Kimberly Diamond-Schwahn	Seed Analyst I
Gary Girdler	Seed Analyst I
Denise Goughnour	Seed Analyst II
Mary Grey	Seed Analyst II
Isabel Hayes	Seed Analyst II
Josefa Herman	Seed Analyst II
Cindy House	Seed Analyst I
Jodi Keeling	Office Specialist I
Kathleen Korn	Seed Analyst II	Purity
Pamela Moore	Office Specialist II
Heather Nott, M.S.	Seed Analyst I	Purity
John Richards, B.S.	Seed Analyst II	Purity & Germination
Claudia Regier	Seed Analyst I
Richard Triplett	Seed Analyst II	Purity
Scott Weston	Seed Analyst I
Ben Withrow	Seed Analyst I
Laura Youravish	Seed Analyst I
Tests Performed: Purity, All states noxious weed, Oregon sod quality, UGS, Crop & Weed Exams, Bentgrass species, identification, pest & disease exams, Germination, tx, excised embryo, cold test, fluorescence, ammonia tests, vernation and grow-out tests for ryegrass, endophyte test, x-ray test, chromosome count and ploidy by cytometry, phenol test, NaOh test for wheat, seed moisture content, seed weight and number per pound.

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Pennsylvania State Seed Laboratory
2301 N. Cameron Street	Telephone: (717) 787-5609
Harrisburg, PA 17110-9408	FAX: (717) 705-6518
Seed Program Supervisor: Charles Boettinger, CSA (purity & Germination)	Email: cboettinge@state.pa.us
Seed Laboratory Manager: Johnny Zook, CSA (purity & Germination)	Email:jzook@state.pa.us

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Vicki Morelli vmorelli@state.pa.us	Seed Analyst
Arlene K. Taylor ataylor@state.pa.us	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exam, Cold Tests, TZ

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South Carolina Dept. of Agric. Seed Laboratory
1101 Williams Street, P.O. Box 11280	Telephone: (803) 737-9700
Columbia, SC 29211	FAX: (803) 737-9703
Chief Seed Analyst: David Wannamaker, CSA (Purity & germination)	Telephone: 803-737-9710 Email: dwann@scda.sc.gov

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Robin Plexico Rplexico@scda.sc.gov	Seed Lab Supervisor
Robin Lambert Rlambert@scda.sc.gov	Seed Analyst
Sally Neuhierl Sneuhie@scda.sc.gov	Seed Analyst
Kelly Reed Kellyr@scda.sc.gov	Seed Analyst
Renee Weber Rweber@scda.sc.gov	Seed Analyst
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exam, Cold Tests, Limited--TZ, Phenol, Round-up, AA

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South Dakota State University Seed Laboratory
Seed Testing Laboratory	Telephone: (605) 688-4589
Box 2207-A, Ag Hall 240	FAX: (605) 688-4013
Brookings, SD 57007	E-mail: sdsu.seedlab1@sdstate.edu
Director: Brent Turnipseed, PhD, RST	E-mail: brent.turnipseed@sdstate.edu

Staff	Title/Accreditation
Ronny Parmely, RST ronny.parmely@sdstate.edu	Assistant Manager/RST
Dennis Ruhlman dennis.ruhlman@sdstate.edu	Germination Supervisor/Germination
Sharon Clasen sharon.clasen@sdstate.edu	Secretary
Mary Thompson mary.thompson@sdstate.edu	Variety ID/Verification Supervisor
Floyd Wiesner	Part-time Purity Analyst
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exam, Rough Purity (for uncleaned chaffy seed lots), Seed Fill Checks (aids in harvest decisions), Accelerated Aging, Corn Cold Test, Soybean Roundup Ready Test, , Seed Counts, Moisture, Test Weights, Tetrazolium test, Varietal Identification/Verification (Electrophoresis -PAGE/IEF), Seed Identification, Barley Smut Test, other specialized tests available by request.

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Texas Department of Agriculture
Texas Department of Agriculture	Telephone: (512) 463-7607
PO Box 12847	FAX: (888) 215-4746
Austin, TX 78711
Regulatory Branch Chief: Ed Price	E-mail: ed.price@tda.state.tx.us

Giddings Seed Laboratory	Telephone: (979) 542-3691
PO Box 629	FAX: (888) 205-8417
Giddings, TX 78942
Laboratory Coordinator: Jeff Claxton, CSA (Germination & Purity)	E-mail: jeff.claxton@tda.state.tx.us

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Steve Goehring steve.goehring@tda.state.tx.us	Seed Analyst
Mary Frances Arriaga Mary.Arriaga@tda.state.tx.us	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Lois Govan Lois.Govan@tda.state.tx.us	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Judy Keaghey Judy.Keaghey@tda.state.tx.us	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Ever Jean James Jean.James@tda.state.tx.us	Seed Analyst	Germination
Alberta Wright Alberta.Wright@tda.state.tx.us	Administrative Technician
Lori Dallmeyer Lori.Dallmeyer@tda.state.tx.us	Seed Analyst

Lubbock Seed Laboratory	Telephone: (806) 799-0017
4502 Englewood Ave.	FAX: (806) 215-4744
Lubbock, TX 79414
Laboratory Coordinator: Marilyn Demons, CSA (Purity & Germination)	Email: marilyn.demons@tda.state.tx.us

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Patricia Lynch patricia.lynch@tda.state.tx.us	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Jack Harper jack.harper@tda.state.tx.us	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Cecelia Garnenez cecelia.garnenez@tda.state.tx.us	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Brent Winfrey brent.winfrey@tda.state.tx.us	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Casey Summers casey.summers@tda.state.tx.us	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Billy Barron billy.brown@tda.state.tx.us	Seed Analyst
John Thomas john.thomas@tda.state.tx.us	Seed Analyst
Elizabeth Wesley Spears elizabeth.spears@tda.state.tx.us	Administrative Technician
Rebecca England-Brittrn rebecca.england@tda.state.tx.us	Seed Analyst
Lance Epperson lance.epperson@tda.state.tx.us	Seed Technician

Stephenville Seed Laboratory	Telephone: (254) 965-5097
241 East McNeill	FAX: (888) 215-2808
Stephenville, TX 76401	Contact Person:
Laboratory Coordinator: vacant

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Michael Tallant michael.tallant@tda.state.tx.us	Seed Analyst
Dawn Pawelek dawn.pawelek@tda.state.tx.us	Seed Analyst
Warren Poulsen warren.poulsen@tda.state.tx.us	Seed Analyst
Staci Murphy staci.murphy@tda.state.tx.us	Seed Analyst
Tommie Tate tommie.tate@tda.state.tx.us	Administrative Technician
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exams, Cold Tests, TZ, Accelerated Aging, Cool-warm index on cotton, Copper Sulfate, Moisture, Red Rice Test, Fescue Endophyte Test

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Utah Department of Agriculture & Food
State Seed Laboratory	Telephone: (801) 538-7182
350 North Redwood Road PO Box 146500	FAX: (801) 538-7189
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6500

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Stanley T. Akagi sakagi@utah.gov	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Terry S. Freeman terryfreeman@utah.gov	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Liza Hipolito lbhipolito@utah.gov	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Rhonda Overman 801-538-7196 rsoverman@utah.gov	Secretary
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exam, TZ, Cut Test, Embryo Analysis (Loose Smut), Seed Counts, Moisture, Identification.

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Virginia State Seed Laboratory
Virginia Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services	Telephone: (804) 786-8795
600 N. Fifth St. Rm. 232	FAX: (804) 371-7790
Richmond, VA 23219
Laboratory Manager: Susan Reed, CSA (Purity & Germination)	Email: Susan.Reed@vdacs.virginia.gov

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Arrington, Sarah sarah.arrington@vdacs.virginia.gov	Seed Analyst Senior	Germination & Purity
Bradshaw, Jerry	Seed Analyst
Gebremichael, Abaynesh D. abaynesh.gebremichael@vdacs.virginia.gov	Seed Analyst Senior	Germination & Purity
Jones, Alma alma.jones@vdacs.virginia.gov	Seed Analyst Senior	Germination & Purity
Leonard, Colleen	Seed Analyst
Palmer, David D. dave.palmer@vdacs.virginia.gov	Seed Analyst Senior	Germination & Purity
Roberts, Pamela S. pamela.roberts@vdacs.virginia.gov	Germination Testing Coordinator	Germination & Purity
Saur, Dana C. dana.saur@vdacs.virginia.gov	Special Testing Coordinator
Smith, W. Carter wcarter.smith@vdacs.virginia.gov	Purity Testing Coordinator	Germination & Purity
Thornton, Shanne shanne.thornton@vdacs.state.gov	Seed Analyst	Purity
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exam, TZ, Phenol for variety, Peroxidase testing, Electrophoresis, GMO testing, Seed Count, Visual & field growout variety testing

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Washington Seed Program
Washington Dept. of Ag.	Telephone: (509) 249-6950 Toll Free: (866) 865-6137
21 N 1st Avenue, #203	FAX: (509) 454-4395
Yakima, WA 98902
Program Manager: Fawad S. Shah, Ph.D	Email: fshah@agr.wa.gov Telephone: 509-249-6950
Seed Program Operations Manager: Victor Shaul, RST, CSA (Purity & Germination)	Email: vshaul@agr.wa.gov Telephone: 509-249-6950

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Jones, Nancy njones@agr.wa.gov Telephone: 509-249-6950	Seed Laboratory Supervisor	Purity & Germination CSA and RST
Benfiet, Amy abenfiet@.agr.wa.gov	Seed Analyst II	Purity & Germination CSA and RST
Cox, Terri tcox@agr.wa.gov	Seed Analyst III	Purity & Germination CSA and RST
Davis, Cindy cdavis@agr.wa.gov	Seed Analyst IV	Purity & Germination CSA and RST
Norvell, Christy cnorvell@agr.wa.gov	Seed Analyst III	Purity & Germination CSA and RST
Rainey, Linda Lrainey@agr.wa.gov	Seed Analyst II	Purity & Germination CSA and RST
Triggs, Maryanne mtriggs@agr.wa.gov	Seed Analyst III	Purity & Germination CSA and RST
Valles, Monica Mvalles@agr.wa.gov	Laboratory Analyst I
Tests Performed: Purity, Noxious Exam, ASN, UGS, Phytosanitary Exams, Fluorescence Testing, Ammonia Tests, Sod Quality, Quarantines, Quality Timothy Seed Certification, Seed counts, Germination, TZ, Cold Test, Moisture Testing Purity, Germination, Noxious Exam, TZ, Cold Test, Phytosanitary Exams, Moisture Testing.

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West Virginia Department of Agriculture
Regulatory Protection Division	Telephone: (304) 558-2208
1900 Kanawha Blvd, East	FAX: (304) 558-3594
Charleston, WV 25305-0177
Director: Herma Johnson	Email: hjohnson@ag.state.wv.us

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Joyce Cochran	Product Registration Specialist
Marjorie D. McCutcheon	Seed Analyst
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exams

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Wyoming State Seed Lab
Wyoming Seed Analysis Lab	Telephone: (307) 754-4750
749 Road 9	FAX: (307) 754-4932
Powell, WY 82435
Director: Gil Waibel, RST	Email: gwaibel@uwyo.edu

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Denny Hall, RST rdhall@uwyo.edu	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exams, Tetrazolium, Seed Counts, Moisture

Official US Federal Laboratories

USDA-ARS-National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation (NCGRP)
1111 South Mason Street	Telephone: (970) 495-3200
Fort Collins, CO 80521-4500	FAX: (970) 221-1427
Supervisory Plant Physiologist: David Ellis	Email: david.ellis@ars.usda.gov
Secretary: Andra Cox	Email: Andra.cox@ars.usda.gov

Plant Genetics Resource Preservation Program
Staff	Title	Accreditation	Email
Barbara Ambruzs	Bio Science Lab Technician		Barbara.ambruzs@ars.usda.gov
Michael Bricker	Bio Science Lab Technician	Purity & Germination	mike.ricker@ars.usda.gov
James Bruce	Bio Science Lab Technician	Purity &Germination	jim.bruce@ars.usda.gov
Irene Cardona	Bio Science Lab Technician	Purity & Germination	irene.cadona@ars.usda.gov
Patricia Conine	Supvsr., Bio Sci Lab Tech	Germination	patricia.conine@ars.usda.gov
Joseph Duchene	Computer Specialist		joseph.duchene@ars-grin.gov
Dr. David Ellis	Curator/Plant Physiologist		david.ellis@ars.usda.gov
Gregory Holman	Bio Science Lab Technician		gregory.holman@ars.usda.gov
Victoria Hernandez	Bio Science La Technician		vicki.hernan@ars.usda.gov
Maria Jenderek	Plant Physiologist		maria.jenderek@ars.usda.gov
Jolene Kershaw	Bio Science Lab Technician		jolene.kershaw@ars.usda.gov
Andrea Lawrence	Computer Specialist		andrea.lawrence@ars.usda.gov
Annette Miller	Bio Science Lab Technician	Purity & Germination	annette.miller@ars.usda.gov
Dennis Moss	Bio Science Lab Technician	Germination	dennis.moss@ars.usda.gov
Diane Skogerboe	Bioscience Lab Tech		diane.skogerboe@ars.usda.gov
Elise Staats	Bio Science Lab Technician		elise.staats@ars.usda.gov
William Prange	Bio Science Lab Technician	Germination	william.prange@ars.usda.gov
Cheryl Walter	Bio Science Lab Technician	Purity & Germination	cheryl.walter@ars.usda.gov
Tests Performed: Germination, Moisture, TZ, Vigor Tests on approximately 2,000 different species

Plant Germplasm Preservation Research Unit
Staff	Title	Email
Jennifer Kendall	Lab Secretary	jennifer.kendall@ars.usda.gov
Jennifer Crane	Plant Physiologist	jennifer.crane@ars.usda.gov
Adam Henk	Bio Science Lab Technician	adam.henk@ars.usda.gov
Lisa Hill	Bio Science Lab Technician	lisa.hill@ars.usda.gov
Pat Reeves	Bio Science Lab Technician	pat.reeves@ars.usda.gov
Christopher Richards	Population Geneticist	chris.richards@ars.usda.gov
Gayle Volk	Plant Physiologist	gayle.volk@ars.usda.gov
John Waddell	Biological Sci Lab Technician	john.waddell@ars.usda.gov
Christina W. Walters	Research Leader/Plant Physiologst	christina.walters@ars.usda.gov
Lana Wheeler Biological	Biological Sci Lab Technician	lana.wheeler@ars.usda.gov
Tests Performed: Seed Longevity, Deterioration, Rescue, including orthodox and recalcitrant seeds; Seed Image Analysis; Non-Seed Preservation Research

National Seed Technology Laboratory
3800 South 20th Street	Telephone: (785) 539-8761
Manhattan, KS 66502	FAX: 785) 539-2034

Staff	Title	Email
Richard L Wynia	Center Manager	richard.wynia@ks.usda.gov
John M. Row	Assistant Manager	john.row@ks.usda.gov

USDA Forest Service National Seed Laboratory
USDA Forest Service	Telephone: (478) 751-3551
5675 Riggins Mill Rd.	FAX: (478) 751-4135
Dry Branch, GA 31020-9696

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Robert P. Karrfalt rkarrfalt@fs.fed.us	Laboratory Director
Jill R. Barbour jbarbour@fs.fed.us	Forester
Becky Loth bloth@fs.fed.us	Program Assistant
Victor Vankus vvankus@fs.fed.us	Botanist
Tests Performed: Germination, Purity, Seed Weight, Moisture Content, TZ, Excised Embryo, and X-ray

USDA-FS-RMRS-Shrub Sciences Laboratory
Shrub Sciences Laboratory 735 N 500 East	Telephone: (801) 356-5100
Provo, UT 84606	FAX: (801) 375-6968
Stanley G. Kitchen	Botanist
Susan E. Meyer	Ecologist

USDA, APHIS, PPQ Seed Examination Facility
Building 580, BARC-East	Telephone: (301) 504-8605 Ext. #254
Beltsville, MD 20705	FAX: (301) 504-8539
Botanist Specialist-In-Charge: Rodney W. Young	Email: rodney.w.young@aphis.usda.gov

Staff	Title	Accreditation
David F. Bitzel david.f.bitzel@aphis.usda.gov	Botanist	Germination & Purity
Tests Performed: Noxious weed seed examinations for import provisions of the Federal Seed Act, Identification of propagules intercepted at ports of entry.

USDA AMS LS Seed Regulatory and Testing Branch
L&S Program, AMS-USDA, Testing Section	Telephone: (704) 810-8870
801 Summit Crossing Place, Suite C	FAX: (704) 852-4189
Gastonia, North Carolina 28054	Web Page: http://www.ams.usda.gov/Seed
Branch Chief: Dr. Richard C. Payne	Email: richard.payne2@usda.gov
Assistant Branch Chief/Lab Supervisor: Susan Maxon, CSA Purity & Germination	Email: susan.maxon@usda.gov

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Ernest Allen ernest.allen@usda.gov	Botanist	Purity & Germination
Charlene Burton charlene.burton@usda.gov	Botanist	Purity & Germination
Carolyn Camidge carolyn.camidge@usda.gov	Office Automation Clerk
Sandy Dawson sandy.dawson@usda.gov	Botanist	Purity & Germination
Todd Erickson todd.erickson@usda.gov	Botanist	Purity & Germination
Susan Haney susan.haney@usda.gov	Lab Secretary
Pattsy Jackson pattsy.jackson@usda.gov	Botanist	Purity & Germination
Mike Lovelace michael.lovelace@usda.gov	Agronomist
Winston Robinson winston.robinson@usda.gov	Office Automation Clerk
Karen Sussman karen.sussman@usda.gov	Branch Secretary
Anitra Walker anitra.walker@usda.gov	Lab Technician	Germination
Sandra Walker sandra.walker@usda.gov	Plant Pathologist
Yujia Wu Yujia.wu@usda.gov	Plant Physiologist
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Weed Exam, Pathological Tests, Cold Test, TZ, Accelerated Aging, Electrophoresis, and other variety tests including field tests by ISTA Rules.

USDA-ARS North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Iowa State University	Telephone: 515.294.3255
G-212 Agronomy	FAX: 515.294.4880
Ames, IA 50011-1170	Email: swinter@iastate.edu

Canadian Official Laboratories

CFIA Ontario Plant Laboratories - Ottawa Laboratory Fallowfield
3851 Fallowfield Rd	Telephone: (613) 228-6698
Ottawa, ON CANADA K2H 8P9	FAX: (613) 228-6669
Director: Linda DeVerno	Email: devernol@inspection.gc.ca
Lab contact: Cheryl Dollard	Email: dollardc@inspection.gc.ca

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Lambert Beaubien lbeaubien@inspection.gc.ca	Field Tech
Stephan Brière brieresc@inspection.gc.gov	Head, Phytopathology
Wendy Carnegie carnegiew@inspection.gc.gov	Head, Seed Science
Marie-José Côté, PhD. cotemj@inspection.gc.gov	Research Scientist
Cheryl Dollard dollardc@inspection.gc.ca	Head, Genotyping/Botany
Monique Girouard girouardmo@inspection.gc.gov	Seed Bourne Disease Technician
Shawn Kavanagh kavanaghsa@inspection.gc.ca	Cultivar Technician
Mary Jane Kelly mjkelly@inspection.gc.ca	Variety Testing Technician
Lysane Maynard maynardl@inspection.gc.ca	Molecular Biology Technician
Jim Wilson wilson@inspection.gc.ca	Field Tech
Tests Performed: Disease testing for fungi, bacteria, and viruses, Variety Purity Testing - Field plot, electrophoresis, AP testing, Varietal ID testing

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CFIA Saskatoon Laboratory, Seed Science & Technology Section
301-421 Downey Rd.	Telephone: (306) 975-5832
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada S7N 4L8	FAX: (306) 975-6450

Janine Maruschak	Section Head	Email: Janine.maruschak@inspection.gc.ca
Dr. Steve Jones	Chief, Seed Purity and Germination	Email: Steve.jones@inspection.gc.ca
Brenda Baergen	National Seed Herbarium Biologist	Email: Ruojing.wang@inspection.gc.ca

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Leanne Duncan	Invasive Alien Species Biologist	Purity & Germination
Dr. Maria Matus-Cadiz	Biologist, Research & Development
Joanne Hinke	Quality, Accreditation & Project Specialist	Purity & Germination
Brenda Baergen	Laboratory Supervisor – Germination	Purity & Germination
Susan Putz	Laboratory Supervisor – Purity	Purity & Germination
Jenny Koehnlein	A/Seed Analyst Trainer	Purity & Germination
Jennifer Neudorf	Technologist, National Seed Herbarium & Special Projects
Janet Holick	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Jo Ann Hornsmith	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Hilbert Macadaes	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Rosemary Neufeld	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Chelsea Schettler	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Karen Zoller	Seed Analyst	Purity & Germination
Tanya Neudorf	Laboratory Technician
Maria Cumming	Laboratory Assistant – Seed Analysis
Bobbie-Jo Knorr	Laboratory Assistant – Seed Analysis	Germination
Marge Kowalchuk	Laboratory Assistant – Seed Analysis	Germination
Nicole Wurm	Laboratory Assistant – Seed Analysis	Germination
Janessa Emerson	Seed Analyst Trainee
Sharon Leung	Seed Analyst Trainee
Michelle Valleau	Seed Analyst Trainee
Lindsay Wunsch	Seed Analyst Trainee

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Associate Members

Dr. Udai Ram Bishnoi Alabama A&M University Department of Plant and Soil Science P.O. Box 1208 Normal, AL 35762 Telephone: (205) 882-1663 FAX: (205) 851-5429 Email: ubishnoi@aamu.edu	Dr. Marc Cohn Louisiana State University Dept. of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Telephone: (225) 578-1464 FAX: (225) 578-1415 Email: mcohn@lsu.edu
Mr. Eric Fabrizius Kansas Crop Improvement Association 2000 Kimball Avenue Manhattan, KS 66502 Telephone 785/532-6118 Fax 785/532-6551 E-mail: kscrop@kansas.net	Alan Galbreth Indiana Crop Improvement Association, Inc. 7700 Stockwell Rd. Lafayette, IN 47909 Telephone: (765) 523-2535 FAX: (765) 523-2536 Email: galbreth@indianacrop.org www.indianacrop.org
Dr. Allen Knapp Iowa State University 1569 Agronomy Ames, IA 50011 FAX: (765) 474-8959 Email: adknapp@iastate.edu	Dr. Dennis Thompson Illinois Crop Improvement Association 3105 Research Road P.O. Box 9013 Champaign, IL 61826-9013 Telephone: (217) 359-4053 FAX: (217) 359-4075 Email: ilcrop@ilcrop.com

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Allied Members

Laboratorio Official de Analisis de Semillos	Telephone: 562-696-2996
Cosilla 4088, Correo Central	FAX: 562-697-2179
Santiago, CHILE
Seed Lab Manager: Patricia Espinosa Sepulveda

Staff	Title	Accreditation
Raquel Azua	Agr. Tecnician - Seed Analyst	Purity & Germ.
Regina Gonzalez	Agr. Tecnician - Seed Analyst	Purity & Germ.
Cristian Gutierrez	Agr. Tecnician - Seed Analyst	Purity & Germ.
Helia Plama	Agr. Tecnician - Seed Analyst	Purity & Germ.
Bernarda Ramirez	Agr. Tecnician - Seed Analyst	Purity & Germ.
Luis Riveros	Ing. Agr. - Purity Manager	Purity
Luz Maria Rojas	Agr. Tecnician - Seed Analyst	Purity & Germ.
Laura Salazar	Agr. Tecnician - Seed Analyst	Purity & Germ.
Rosa Villalobos	Agr. Tecnician - Seed Analyst	Purity & Germ.
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Weed Exams, Tetrazolium, Cold Test, Accelerated Aging, Moisture, Phenol, Fluorescence, and Seed Count

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Honorary Members

Doris Baxter California	Jennie Bloodgood New Jersey	Ellen Chirco New York
Dr. Larry Copeland Michigan	Haniford Day Maryland	Wendell Ditmer West Virginia
Gail Fenderson Oklahoma	Dwight Forsyth Wisconsin	Dr. Wayne Guerke Georgia
Don Grabe Oregon	Ralph Hoffman Pennsylvania	Louise Jensen Oregon
James Lair Illinois	Dr. Arnold Larsen Colorado	Milton Meadows Florida
William Rice Massachusetts	Malcolm Sarna Maryland	Jane Skinner Louisiana
Wayne Still Kentucky	George Spain North Carolina	E.W. Sundermeyer Missouri
Dennis TeKrony Kentucky	Vivian Toole North Carolina	Thomas Umstattd Missouri