2007 NRSP-6 TECHNICAL COMMITTEE LIST


NRSP-6 TECHNICAL COMMITTEE E-MAIL GROUP: nr6tac@ars-grin.gov

Dr. Jorge A. Abad
Plant Pathologist-Team Leader
USDA APHIS PPQ PGQP
Bldg 580 BARC-East
Powder Mill Road
Beltsville, MD  20705
(301) 504-8630
FAX:  301-504-6124
jorge.a.abad@aphis.usda.gov

Dr. Edward Ashworth
AA-NER
University of Maine
Dean/Director
Maine Agricultural & Forest Experiment Station
5782 Winslow Hall, Room 105
Orono, ME 04469-5782
(207) 581-3202
FAX:  (207) 581-3207
edward.ashworth@umit.maine.edu

Dr. John Bamberg
Project Leader
USDA, ARS
US Potato Genebank
4312 Highway 42
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235-9620
(920) 743-5406
FAX: 920-743-1080
john.bamberg@ars.usda.gov

Dr. Murali D. Bandla
USDA, APHIS, PPQ, PHP
Director, PSPI
UNIT 52
4700 River Road
Riverdale, MD  20737
(301) 734-5312
FAX:  301-734-5276
murali.bandla@aphis.usda.gov
Dr. Peter K. Bretting
National Program Leader
USDA, ARS
Room 4-2211, Mail Stop 5139
5601 Sunnyside Avenue
Beltsville, MD  20705-5139
(301) 504-5541
Mobile Phone:  (301) 346-7719
FAX:  301-504-6191
peter.bretting@ars.usda.gov

Dr. Chuck R. Brown
Tech Rep - USDA, ARS
USDA, ARS
WSU – Prosser IAREC
24106 N Bunn Road
Prosser, WA  99350-9687
(509) 786-9252
FAX:  509-786-9277
chuck.brown@ars.usda.gov
Dr. Walter De Jong
Technical Rep – NE Region
Cornell University
Department of Plant Breeding
252 Emerson Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 254-5384
FAX: 607-255-6683
Wsd2@cornell.edu
Dr. David S. Douches
Technical Rep - NC Region
Michigan State University
Department of Crop & Soil Sciences
East Lansing, MI 48824-1325
(517) 355-6887
FAX: 517-353-5174
douchesd@msu.edu


Dr. Richard Guthrie
AA-SR
Auburn University
107 Comer Hall
Auburn, AL  36849
(334) 844-3209
FAX:  334-844-2937
guthrrl@auburn.edu

Dr. Kathy Haynes
USDA, ARS - Vegetable Laboratories
10300 Baltimore Avenue
Bldg. 010A, Room 312
Beltsville, MD  20705-2350
(301) 504-7405
FAX:  301-504-5555
haynesk@ba.ars.usda.gov

Dr. Ching Yuan Hu
Administrative Advisor - W Region
Associate Dean
University of Hawaii - Manoa
Gilmore Hall 202
Honolulu, HI  96822
(808) 956-8131
FAX:  808-956-9105
HuCY@ctahr.hawaii.edu

Dr. Molly M. Jahn
Lead AA-NCR
Dean and Director – Genetics
University of Wisconsin
College of Agricultural & Life Sciences
140 Agricultural Hall
1450 Linden Drive
Madison, WI  53706
(608) 262-4930
FAX:  608-262-4556
mjahn@cals.wisc.edu

Mr. Max W. Martin
Project Assistant
US Potato Genebank
4312 Highway 42
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
(920) 743-5406
FAX: 920-743-1080
mwmarti1@wisc.edu
Dr. J. Creighton Miller, Jr.
Technical Rep - S Region
Texas A&M University
Department of Horticultural Sciences
Room 202/Forest Science Building
College Station, TX 77843
(409) 845-3828
FAX: 409-845-0627
jcmillerjr@tamu.edu

Dr. Jiwan Palta
University of Wisconsin
Department of Horticulture
1575 Linden Drive
Madison, WI  53706
(608) 262-5782
FAX:  608-262-4743
jppalta@wisc.edu

Dr. Benildo G de los Reyes
University of Maine
Biological Sciences
Hitchner Hall 174
Orono, Maine 04469
(207) 581-2564
FAX:  207-581-2537
benildo.de@maine.edu

Dr. Steven R. Shafer
Midwest Area Director
USDA, ARS, MWA
Room 2008
1815 N University St.
Peoria, IL 61604-0000
(309) 681-6602
FAX: 309-681-6653
sshafer@mwa.ars.usda.gov
Dr. Philipp W. Simon
RL Vegetable Crops Research Unit
USDA, ARS
University of Wisconsin
Department of Horticulture
1575 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 262-1248
FAX: 608-262-4743
philipp.simon@ars.usda.gov

Don Sklarczyk
8714 M-32 E
Johannesburg, MI  49751
(989) 731-5452
FAX:  989-732-8133
donsklarczyk@verizon.net


Dr. David Spooner
Taxonomist/Collector
USDA, ARS
University of Wisconsin
Department of Horticulture
1575 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 262-0159
FAX: 608-262-4743
david.spooner@ars.usda.gov

Dr. T. Richard Tarn
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Potato Research Centre
850 Lincoln Road
P.O. Box 20280
Fredericton, NB E3B 4Z7
(506) 452-3260
FAX: 506-452-3316
tarnr@agr.gc.ca

Dr. Christian Thill
University of Minnesota
Department of Horticultural Sciences
1970 Folwell Avenue - 334 Alderman Hall
St. Paul, MN  55108
(612) 624-9737
FAX:  612-624-4941
thill005@tc.umn.edu
Dr. Asunta Lee Thompson
North Dakota State University
Department of Plant Sciences
Loftsgard Hall, Room 166
Fargo, ND  58105
(701) 231-8892
FAX:  701-231-8474
asunta.thompson@ndsu.nodak.edu

Dr. Ann Marie Thro
National Program Leader
Plant Breeding and Genomics
CSREES, USDA Plant & Animal Systems
Waterfront Centre Rm 3443
800 9th Street S.W.
Washington, DC  20024
(202) 401-6702
FAX: 202-401-4888
athro@csrees.usda.gov

Dr. Isabel Vales
Tech Rep – WR
Oregon State University
Crop & Soil Science
451A Crop Science Bldg
Corvallis, OR 97331
(541) 737-3539
FAX:  541-737-1589
isabel.vales@oregonstate.edu

Dr. Richard Veilleux
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Department of Horticulture
206 Saunders Hall
Blacksburg, VA  24061-0327
(540) 231-5584
FAX:  540-231-3083
potato@vt.edu

Dr. Gail C. Wisler
Crop Production and Protection
Horticulture and Sugar
GWCC-BLTSVL
Room 4-2210
5601 Sunnyside Avenue
Beltsville, MD  20705-5139
(301) 504-4562
FAX:  301-504-6191
gail.wisler@ars.usda.gov

Dr. Craig Yencho
North Carolina State University
Vernon G. James Research & Extension Ctr
207 Research Station Road
Plymouth, NC  27962
(252) 793-4428
FAX:  252-793-5142
craig_yencho@ncsu.edu


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