Interested participants may contact the persons below for more information.
State agencies who would like to have their information posted should contact the LFPA team at LFPA@usda.gov.
Updated on 5/22/2023
Northeast Region
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Massachusettes Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virgin Rhode Island Islands)
Connecticut
Cyrena Thibodeau – cyrena.thibodeau@ct.gov
Maine
ME Dept. of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry - localfoods.dacf@maine.gov
Massachusetts
Ahley Randle - Ashley.Randle@Mass.gov
Rhode Island
Jack Sisson - jack.sisson@dem.ri.gov
New York
Nicole LeBlond - Nicole.leblond@agriculture.ny.gov
Vermont
Trevor Lowell - trevor.lowell@vermont.gov
Mid-Atlantic Region
(Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Virginia, West Puerto Rico Virginia)
Maryland
Mark Powell - mark.powell@maryland.gov
Pennsylvania
Caryn Long Earl - cearl@pa.gov
Puerto Rico
Andres Rosado - arosado2@agricultura.pr.gov
West Virginia
Michelle Parsons - michelleparsons@wvda.us
Southeast Region
(Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee)
Alabama
Don Wambles - don.wambles@agi.alabama.gov
Georgia
GA Dept. of Agriculture - grants@agr.georgia.gov
Kentucky
Ian Hester – ian.hester@ky.gov
Louisiana
Crystal Tipton - ctipton@ldaf.state.la.us
North Carolina
Beth Farrell – beth.farrell@ncagr.gov
Oklahoma
Gina Kazerooni - Gina.Kazerooni@okdhs.org
South Carolina
Jason Smith - jsmith@scda.sc.gov
Mid-West Region
(Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois Ohio, Wisconsin)
Illinois
Troy Wetter - troy.wetter@illinois.gov
Indiana
Naima Gardner-Rice – NGardner1@isdh.in.gov
Iowa
Tammy Stotts - tammy.stotts@iowaagriculture.gov
Minnesota
Valerie Gamble – valerie.gamble@state.mn.us
Wisconsin
April Yancer – april.yancer@wi.gov
Southwest Region
(Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Arkansas Oklahoma, Texas, Utah)
Arkansas
James Ponzini - James.ponzini@dhs.arkansas.gov
Pamela Burton - pamela.burton.dccece@dhs.arkansas.gov
Arizona
Gloria Garcia-Hernandez - ggarcia-hernandez@azdes.gov
Marina Quiroz - mmquiroz@azdes.gov
New Mexico
LFPA - LFPA@nmda.nmsu.edu
Texas
Texas Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition - Ryan.Horsak@TexasAgriculture.gov
Western Region
(Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Alaska Oregon, Washington, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa)
Alaska
Kristi Short – kristi.short@alaska.gov
California
CA Dept. of Food and Agriculture - grants@cdfa.ca.gov
Idaho
Cho Heide - Cho.Heide@dhw.idaho.gov
Oregon
Lucy Huffman - LUCY.HUFFMAN@dhsoha.state.or.us
Washington
Katie Rains - krains@agr.wa.gov
Mountain Plain Region
(Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming)
Colorado
David Dingus - david.dingus@state.co.us
Kansas
Brittney Grother - Brittney.Grother@ks.gov
Missouri
Patrick Fitzgerald - Patrick.Fitzgerald@dss.mo.gov
Montana
Olivia Mays - Olivia.Mays@mt.gov
North Dakota
Kara Haff – khaff@nd.gov
South Dakota
Timothy Schoonhoven – Timothy.Schoonhoven@state.sd.us
Wyoming
Christina Nation - christina.nation@wyo.gov