Designated Scrapie Epidemiologists and Local Points of Contact

(March 2023)

Following are the USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services Designated Scrapie Epidemiologists (DSEs) and local points of contact listed by State. 

Please contact them for information on the National Scrapie Eradication Program or the Scrapie Free Flock Certification Program (SFCP).

For tag orders and tag information, please call 1-866-USDA-TAG and ask to speak with the scrapie tag clerk.

Alabama Idaho Minnesota North Dakota Utah

Alaska Illinois Mississippi Ohio Virginia

Arizona Indiana Missouri Oklahoma Vermont

Arkansas Iowa Montana Oregon Washington

California Kansas Nebraska Pennsylvania West Virginia

Colorado Kentucky Nevada Puerto Rico Wisconsin

Connecticut Louisiana New Hampshire Rhode Island Wyoming

Delaware Maine New Jersey South Carolina

Florida Maryland New Mexico South Dakota

Georgia Massachusetts New York Tennessee

Hawaii Michigan North Carolina Texas

Addresses for:

VS District Offices- Veterinary Services District Offices

State Offices - State Animal Health Offices
Designated Scrapie Epidemiologists

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State Name Position Affiliation Phone Email Address

Alabama Dr. Julie Schnuelle POC USDA APHIS VS 334-551-2280(O) Julie.schnuelle@usda.gov

 Alabama

Jacob P. Smithson POC USDA APHIS VS 615-864-5062 (M) jacob.p.smithson@usda.gov

Alaska Dr. Jodie Jones POC USDA APHIS VS 360-819-7151 (M) Jodie.M.Jones@usda.gov

Arizona Dr. Toria Davis Foster DSE USDA, APHIS, VS 480-486-6287 (M) Toria.Davis-Foster@usda.gov

Arkansas Dr. Melissa Clegg DSE

(Provisional)

USDA APHIS VS 501-543-3442

(M)

Melissa.H.Clegg@usda.gov

California Dr. Mohamed

Elramady

POC USDA APHIS VS 916-854-3900 (O) Mohamed.Elramady@usda.gov>

Colorado vacant DSE

Connecticut Dr. Nicole Giguere POC (CT, MA,

ME, NH, RI, VT)

USDA APHIS VS 508-363-2290 (O) Nicole.M.Giguere@usda.gov

Delaware Dr. Daniel Schultz POC (DE, MD) USDA APHIS VS 240-530-0231 Daniel.schultz2@usda.gov

Florida Dr. Richard Austin DSE USDA APHIS VS 850-410-0953(O)

334-672-4380 (M)

richard.austin@usda.gov

Georgia Dr. Stan Crane DSE GA Dept of

Agriculture

404-656-3667 (O) Stan.Crane@agr.georgia.gov

Hawaii Dr. Gregory Ramos DSE (HI, NV, UT) USDA APHIS VS 707-227-0202 (M) Greg.R.Ramos@usda.gov

Idaho Dr. Kelly Scheuer DSE

(Provisional)

USDA APHIS VS 208-373-1623 (O) kelly.a.scheuer@usda.gov

Illinois Dr. Janelle Bols POC USDA APHIS VS 217-622-3269 (M) Janelle.Bols@usda.gov

Indiana Dr. Cheryl Miller DSE IN State Board of

Animal Health

317-402-1527 (M) Cmiller@boah.in.gov

Iowa Dr. Gregory Schmitt DSE IA Dept of Agriculture

and Land Stewardship

515-669-5633 (O) Greg.Schmitt@iowaagriculture.gov

 Iowa Dr. Bailey Goos POC USDA APHIS VS 515-350-6922 (O) Bailey.Goos@usda.gov
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State Name Position Affiliation Phone Email Address

Kansas vacant DSE USDA APHIS VS 785-228-6567 (O)

Kentucky Dr. Madeline Tabor POC USDA APHIS VS 502-382-5461 (M) Madeline.Tabor@usda.gov

Louisiana Dr. Scott DeJean DSE USDA APHIS VS (225) 573-5646 (M) Scott.K.DeJean@usda.gov

Maine Dr. Nicole Giguere POC (CT, MA,

ME, NH, RI, VT)

USDA APHIS VS 508-363-2290 (O) Nicole.M.Giguere@usda.gov

Maryland Dr. Daniel Schultz POC (DE, MD) USDA APHIS VS 240-530-0231 Daniel.schultz2@usda.gov

Massachusetts Dr. Nicole Giguere POC (CT, MA,

ME, NH, RI, VT)

USDA APHIS VS 508-363-2290 (O) Nicole.M.Giguere@usda.gov

Michigan Dr. Nicole Amey POC USDA APHIS VS 517-337-4700 (O) Nicole.A.M.Amey@usda.gov

 Michigan Ms. Michelle Barrett POC USDA APHIS VS 517-242-6743 (O) Michelle.L.Barrett@usda.gov

Minnesota Dr. Steven Just DSE USDA APHIS VS 651-270-2999 (O) Steven.D.Just@usda.gov

 Minnesota Dr. Stacey Schwabenlander DSE MN Board of Animal

Health

651-201-6813 (O) Stacey.Schwabenlander@state.mn.us

Mississippi Dr. Sandra

Weatherford

DSE

(Provisional)

USDA APHIS VS 6017289363 (M) Sandra.Weatherford@usda.gov

Missouri Ms. Kim Gish POC USDA APHIS VS 573-658-9844 Kimberly.Gish@usda.gov

Montana Dr. Janet Hughes POC

(Provisional)

USDA APHIS VS 406-403-4200 Janet.A.Hughes@usda.gov

Nebraska Dr. Bill Meier DSE Nebraska Dept. of 

Agriculture

402-471-6824 (O) Bill.Meier@nebraska.gov

Nevada Dr. Gregory Ramos DSE (HI, NV, UT) USDA APHIS VS 707-227-0202 (M) Greg.R.Ramos@usda.gov

New

Hampshire

Dr. Nicole Giguere POC (CT, MA,

ME, NH, RI, VT)

USDA APHIS VS 508-363-2290 (O) Nicole.M.Giguere@usda.gov

New Jersey Vacant DSE (NJ, NY) USDA APHIS VS
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State Name Position Affiliation Phone Email Address

 New Jersey Jody Keever POC USDA,APHIS,VS 609-309-2347 Jody.l.keever@usda.gov

New Mexico Dr. Toria Davis-Foster DSE USDA, APHIS, VS 480-486-6287 (M) Toria.Davis-Foster@usda.gov

New York Vacant DSE (NJ, NY) USDA APHIS VS

 New York Gabriella Barilli POC USDA APHIS VS 585-590-2623 (O) Gabriella.Barilli@usda.gov

North Carolina Dr. Leslie Kent DSE USDA APHIS VS 919-855-7700 (O) Leslie.P.Kent@usda.gov

North Dakota Dr. Beth Carlson DSE ND Dept of

Agriculture

701-328-2655 (O) bwcarlson@nd.gov

Ohio Dr. Leeza Bercaw POC USDA APHIS VS 614-867-7015 Leeza.Bercaw@usda.gov

 Ohio Dr. David Frew DSE OH Dept of

Agriculture

614-728-6220 (O) Frew@agri.ohio.gov

Oklahoma Dr. Jill Duel DSE

(Provisional)

USDA APHIS VS 405-751-1701 (O) Jill.M.Duel@usda.gov

Oregon Dr. Victoria Knutson POC USDA AHIS VS 503-351-3575 Victoria.L.Knutson@usda.gov

Pennsylvania Dr. Corrin Markey POC (PA, WV) USDA APHIS VS 717-540-2777 (O) Corrin.markey@usda.gov

Puerto Rico Dr. Sarai Rivera-Garcia POC USDA APHIS VS 787-766-6050 (O) Sarai.Rivera-Garcia@usda.gov

Rhode Island Dr. Nicole Giguere POC (CT, MA,

ME, NH, RI, VT)

USDA APHIS VS 508-363-2290 (O) Nicole.M.Giguere@usda.gov

South Carolina Dr. Patty Scharko DSE Clemson University 

Livestock Poultry

Health

803-422-6998 (M) Pschark@clemson.edu

 South Carolina Dr. Sarah Kline POC USDA APHIS VS 803-351-8482 (M) sarah.kline@usda.gov

South Dakota Dr. Lynn Tesar POC USDA APHIS VS 605-224-6186 (O) Lynn.A.Tesar@usda.gov

 South Dakota Dr. Todd Tedrow DSE South Dakota Animal

Industry Board

605-773-3321 (O) Todd.Tedrow@state.sd.us
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State Name Position Affiliation Phone Email Address

Tennessee Dr. Leslie F. Cmach POC USDA APHIS VS 615-781-5313 (O)

502-682-2232 (M)

Leslie.F.Cmach@usda.gov

Texas Dr. Luisa Collins DSE USDA APHIS VS 512-383-2449 (O) Patricia.L.Collins@usda.gov

Utah Dr. Gregory Ramos DSE (HI, NV, UT) USDA APHIS VS 707-227-0202 (M) Greg.R.Ramos@usda.gov

Vermont Dr. Nicole Giguere POC (CT, MA,

ME, NH, RI, VT)

USDA APHIS VS 508-363-2290 (O) Nicole.M.Giguere@usda.gov

Virginia Dr. Brittney Waranius POC (VA) USDA APHIS VS 540-240-3748 Brittney.waranius@usda.gov

Washington Dr. Luci Dimick POC USDA AHIS VS 360-338-5858 Luci.T.Dimick@usda.gov

West Virginia Dr. Corrin Markey POC (PA, WV) USDA APHIS VS 717-540-2777 (O) Corrin.markey@usda.gov

 West Virginia Dr. Vanessa Harper POC USDA APHIS VS 304-703-8362 (M) Vanessa.L.Harper@usda.gov

Wisconsin Dr. Doris Olander DSE USDA APHIS VS 608-662-0610 (O);

608-444-5237 (M)

Doris.Olander@usda.gov

 Wisconsin Dr. Julie McGwin DSE WI DATCP 608-224-4897 (O) Julie.McGwin@wisconsin.gov

Wyoming Dr. Avery Strait DSE USDA APHIS VS (307) 760- 1008 

(M)

Avery.E.Strait@usda.gov