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                Contact InformationPENNSYLVANIA
**Mr. Dustin Mowery**
Emergency Response and Training Manager
Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Mine Safety
131 Broadview Road
New Stanton, PA  15672
Telephone: (724) 404-3146
Cell: (724) 541-2563
Email: dumowery@pa.gov
Website: https://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Land/Mining/BureauofMineSafety/Pages/default.aspx
Additional Contact: Mr. Richard A. Wagner
Email: Rwagner@pa.govRHODE ISLAND
**Dr. Talat Salama**ProfessorCentral Connecticut State UniversitySchool of Engineering, Science & TechnologyDepartment of Manufacturing and Construction Management1615 Stanley StreetP.O. Box 4010New Britain, CT 06050Telephone: 860-832-2619Email: talats@ccsu.edu
Additional Contact:Kathy MooreEmail: moorek@ccsu.eduWebsite: www.msha.gov/rhode-islandSOUTH CAROLINA
**Mary Corley**
Program Director
Tri-County Technical College
7900 U.S. Highway 76 (physical address)
P.O. Box 587 (mailing address)
Pendleton, SC  29670
Telephone: (864) 646-2047
Email:  mcorley1@tctc.edu
Website: www.tctc.edu/mining
Additional Contact:  Thomas Hudgins
Grants Administrator
Telephone: 864 646-1752
Email: thudgins@tctc.eduSOUTH DAKOTA
**Dr. Purushotham Tukkaraja, QP**
Associate Professor of Mining Engineering
Director, SD MSHA State Grants Program
Department of Mining Engineering and Management
South Dakota Mines
501 E. Saint Joseph Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
Telephone: 605-394-1267
Cell: 605-430-4880
Email: PT@sdsmt.eduTENNESSEE
**Mr. Robert Swisher**Director, Mine Safety UnitTN Department of Labor and Workforce DevelopmentP.O. Box 124Caryville, TN 37714Telephone: (423) 566-9272Email:  Robert.Swisher@tn.gov
Additional Contact: Thomas Herrod, Assistant CommissionerWorkplace Regulations and Compliance DivisionTelephone:  (615) 253-2741Email:  Thomas.Herrod@tn.gov
Additional Contact: Kenneth Nealy, Assistant AdministratorWorkplace Regulations and Compliance DivisionLabor Standards UnitTelephone: 615-532-1929Cell: 615-961-0434Email: Kenneth.Nealy@tn.gov
Additional Contact: Jamie Diefenbach, Executive Admin Assistant 3Workplace Regulations and Compliance Division220 French Landing, 2BNashville, TN 37243Telephone: 615-741-7707Email: jamie.diefenbach@tn.gov
Website: https://www.tn.gov/workforce/employers/safety---health/regulations-compliance/regulations---compliance-redirect/mine-safety-unit.html
https://www.msha.gov/tennesseeTEXAS
**Mrs. Karina Delany**Program ManagerUniversity of Texas – Health and Safety Training Center3220 Read Granberry Trail, Building PX3Austin, TX 78758Telephone: 512-232-1952 MainFax:  512-232-2242Direct:  512- 232-2240Email:   hstc@austin.utexas.edu             Website: http://healthsafetytraining.utexas.edu/ UTAH
**Mr. Jeff Passarella**Mine Safety and Industrial Education SpecialistUSU Eastern451 East 400 NorthPrice, Utah  84501Telephone:  435-613-5503Email:  jeff.passarella@usu.eduWebsite: https://eastern.usu.edu/cwd/miningVERMONT
**Mr. Richard Wobby Jr.**Mine Safety and Construction Education SpecialistAssociated General Contractors of VermontPO Box 750Montpelier, Vermont 05601Telephone: (802) 223-2374Email: RJW@agcvt.org
Additional Contacts: Jay Ramsey, Workforce Development DirectorVermont Department of LaborTelephone: (802) 828-4343Email: Jay.Ramsey@vermont.gov
Cindy Robillard (she/her)Asst. Director for Programming and Strategic PartnershipsWorkforce Development DivisionVermont Department of LaborPO Box 4885 Green Mountain DriveMontpelier, VT 05601Cell: 802-624-3981Email: Cindy.Robillard@vermont.gov
Website: www.agcvt.orgVIRGINIA
**Mr. Eddie Taylor**Compliance & Training SpecialistVirginia Department of Energy3405 Mountain Empire RoadBig Stone Gap, VA 24219Telephone: (276) 523-8100Email: Eddie.Taylor@energy.virginia.gov
Additional Contacts:
Brooke ColleyEmail: Brooke.Colley@energy.virginia.gov
Marshall "Randy" MooreEmail:  Marshall.Moore@energy.virginia.gov
Tim MartinEmail: Tim.Martin@energy.virginia.gov
Terri GibsonEmail: Terri.Gibson@energy.virginia.govWASHINGTON
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