WIC Farmers’ Market State Agencies as of April 1, 2012
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ALABAMA (02/29/12 update)
Don Wambles, Director
Alabama Farmers Market Authority
RSA Plaza Ste. 330
770 Washington Avenue
Montgomery, Alabama 36130
phone: (334) 242-2618
fax : (334) 242-0536
email: don.wambles@fma.alabama.gov
website: http://www.fma.alabama.gov/nutrition.aspx
ALASKA(1/23/12 update)
Kathleen Wayne, MS, RD, WIC Director
Family Nutrition Services Unit, WIC Program
Office of Children’s Services
Goldstein Building, Room 508
130 Seward Street
Juneau, AK 99801
phone: (907) 465-3100
fax: (907) 465-3416
email: kathleen_wayne@health.state.ak.us
FMNP Coordinator: Alice Albrecht
phone: (907) 465-8630
email: Alice.Albrecht@alaska.gov
SFMNP Coordinator: Elaine Nisonger
Phone (907)269-8446
Email: elaine.nisonger@alaska.gov
website: http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dpa/programs/nutri/FMNP/Default.htm
ARIZONA (02/29/12 update)
Allison Parisi-Giles, Manager
Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
Bureau of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Arizona Department of Health Services
150 N. 18th Avenue, Suite 310
Phoenix, AZ 85007
voice: (602) 542-0389
fax: (602) 542-1890
email: allison.giles@azdhs.gov
website: http://azdhs.gov/azwic/farmers_market.htm
ARKANSAS (1/23/12 update)
Susan Handford, WIC Director
Arkansas Department of Health
Slot 43
4815 West Markham Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205-3867
phone: (501) 661-2508
fax (501) 661-2004
FMNP Coordinator: Susan Pfeifer
phone: (501)661-2206
email: susan.pfeifer@arkansas.gov
website: http://www.healthyarkansas.com/wic/fmnp/index.html
CALIFORNIA (2/29/12 update)
Michele Y. van Eyken, MPH, RD, Chief
Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Nutrition Program
California Department of Public Health
3901 Lennane Drive
Sacramento CA 95834
Phone: 916-928-8806
Fax: 916-263-3321
Email: Michele.van.Eyken@cdph.ca.gov
FMNP Coordinator: Paula Griffin, MPH, RD
Chief, Local Agency Support Section III
Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Nutrition Program
California Department of Public Health
3901 Lennane Drive
Sacramento, CA 95834
Phone 916- 928-8648
Fax 916- 263-3314
Email: Paula.Griffin@cdph.ca.gov
Website: http://www.wicworks.ca.gov
SFMNP Coordinator: Monica Pedigo
Federal Funds Management Office
California Department of Food of Agriculture
1220 N Street, Room 120
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-403-6534
Fax: 916-653-0206
Email: Monica.pedigo@cdfa.ca.gov
Website: www.cdfa.ca.gov/go/sfmnp
COLORADO – SFMNP (3/20/12 update)
Todd Coffey, Manager
Colorado Department of Human Services
Division of Aging and Adult Services
1575 Sherman Street, 10th Floor
Denver, Colorado 80203
todd.coffey@state.co.us
Telephone: (303) 866-3056
Datafax: (303) 866-2696
Leighanna Konetski, RD (3/20/12 update)
Program Specialist, State Unit on Aging
Colorado Department of Human Services
1575 Sherman Street, 10th Floor
Denver, CO 80203
leighanna.konetski@state.co.us
phone: 303-866-3056
fax: 303-866-2696
CONNECTICUT (2/29/12 update)
FMNP Coordinator
Rick Macsuga
Department of Agriculture
165 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
860.713.2544
Fax: 860.713.2516
E-Mail:Richard.Macsuga@ct.gov
Web-Site: http://www.ctgrown.gov
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (2/29/12 update)
Gregory Foy, SFMNP Coordinator
899 North Capitol Street, NE, 3rd Floor
Washington, DC 20002
202-724-5644
gregory.foy@dc.gov
Sabrina Lewis, FMNP Coordinator
202-442-9367
sabrina.lewis@dc.gov
FLORIDA (06/29/09 update)
Gloria Van Treese, Chief
Bureau of Food Distribution
Florida Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Mayo Building, 2nd Floor, M-39
407 South Calhoun Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0800
phone: (850) 487-4322
fax: (850) 488-9006
FMNP Contact: Carl Penn
phone: (850)487-4322
fax: (850) 488-9006
email: pennc@doacs.state.fl.us
website: http://www.florida-agriculture.com/consumers/wic.htm
GEORGIA (11/18/09 update)
Abdul K. Lindsay, MScFT, RD, LD, CPT
Chief, Nutrition and WIC Program
Department of Community Health
Division of Public Health
Office of Maternal and Child Health
Two Peachtree Street, NW
Suite 10-394
Atlanta, GA 30303
email: aklindsay@dhr.state.ga.us
FMNP Contact:
Doris Evans-Gates, MS, CHES
Manager, Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
Georgia WIC Branch
2 Peachtree Street, NW
Suite 10-444
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3142
e-mail: degates@dhr.state.ga.us
Phone: (404) 657-2900
Fax: (404) 657-651-6728
GUAM (02/29/12 update)
Charles H. Morris, MPH, RD, WIC Director
Department of Public Health & Social Services
Government of Guam
15-6100 Mariner Avenue
Barrigada, GU 96913-1601
phone: (671) 475-0287
fax: (671) 477-7945
email: charles.morris@dphss.guam.govFMNP Manager: David SN Gumataotao
phone: 671- 475-0300
email: david.gumataotao@dphss.guam.gov
FMNP Coordinator: Remy Oshiro
phone: 671-475-0292
email: remy.oshiro@dphss.guam.gov
HAWAII SFMP Program
Mila Kaahanui, MSW, Executive Director
Office of Community Services
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
830 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, HI, 96813
Email: Mila.S.Kaahanui@hawaii.gov
Phone: 808-586-8675
Ben Cabreros, Program Specialist, SFMNP
Email: Benjamin.C.Cabreros@hawaii.gov
Phone: 808-586-3957
Fax: 808-586-8685
ILLINOIS (02/29/12 update)
Cathy Wilhelm, FMNP/SFMNP Asst. Coordinator
IL Dept. Human Services
815/823 E. Monore St.
Springfield, IL 62701-1915
217-782-2166
catherine.wilhelm@illinois.gov
INDIANA (02/29/12 update)
Denise Giddens
FMNP Coordinator
Indiana State Department of Health
2 North Meridian Street, Section 8E
Indianapolis, IN 46204
phone: 317-233-7871
toll free: 800-522-0874
fax: 317-233-5609
email: dgiddens@isdh.in.gov
IOWA – FMNP & SFMNP (3/20/12 update)
Mike Bevins, Bureau Chief
Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Wallace State Office Building
502 E. 9th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
mike.bevins@iowaagriculture.gov
Telephone: (515) 242-5043
Fax: (515) 242-0515
IOWA – FMNP & SFMNP (3/20/12 update)
Paul Ovrom
Horticulture Bureau
Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Wallace State Office Building
502 E. 9th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
paul.ovrom@iowaagriculture.gov
Telephone: (515) 242-6239
Datafax: (515) 242-5015
website: http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/Horticulture_and_FarmersMarkets/WIC.asp
KANSAS – SFMNP (Primary contact for Kansas SFMNP) (3/20/12 update)
Anthony Randles, SFMNP Manager
Missty Lechner, Worksite Wellness Specialist
mlechner@kdheks.gov
Bureau of Health Promotion
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 230
Topeka, Kansas 66612-1270
arandles@kdheks.gov
Telephone: (785) 296-1917
Datafax: (785) 296-8059
Kansas – SFMNP
Paula F. Clayton, M.S. R.D.
Director, Bureau of Health Promotion
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 230
Topeka, Kansas 66612-1270
pclayton@kdheks.gov
Telephone: (785) 296-8916
Datafax: (785) 296-8059
http://www.kdheks.gov/bhp/pan/index.htm
KENTUCKY (02/29/12 update)
Beverly S. Salchli
Procedures Development Coordinator
Nutrition Services Branch
275 East Main Street, HS2W-D
Frankfort, KY 40621
502-564-3827 Ext 3833
Fax: 502-696-3885
Beverly.Salchli@ky.gov
website: http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/mch/ns/fmnp.htm
LOUISIANA (1/23/12 update)
Rebecca Riecke
State FMNP and SFMNP Program Manager
Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry
47076 N. Morrison Blvd.
Hammond, LA 70401
Phone: (985) 345-9483
Fax: (225) 237-5630 fax
email: rriecke@ldaf.la.gov or rriecke@ldaf.state.la.us
http://www.ldaf.state.la.us/portal/Offices/MarketingAgriculturalEconomicDevelopment/FarmersMarketProgram/tabid/317/Default.aspx
MAINE (03/12/12 update)
Lisa Hodgkins, Director, ME WIC Nutrition Program
Division of Local Public Health
ME Center for Disease Control & Prevention
ME Dept. of Health & Human Services
286 Water Street
11 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
FMNP Coordinator: Kayla Cole
phone: (207) 287-3991
email: Kayla.Cole@maine.gov
MARYLAND (WIC and SFMNP) (03/20/12 update)
Amy Crone, Agricultural Marketing Specialist
50 Harry S Truman Pkwy
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-841-5776
croneag@mda.state.md.us
MASSACHUSETTS (02/29/12 update)
Mary Jordan, Director
Division of Agricultural Development
MA Dept of Agricultural Resources
251 Causeway Street, Suite 500
Boston, MA 02114-2151
FMNP Coordinator:
Lisa Damon
Phone, 617-626-1731
Email: Lisa.Damon@state.ma.us
MICHIGAN (02/29/12 update)
Stan Bien, Director, WIC Division
MI Dept of Community Health
Lewis Cass Building
320 S. Walnut St., 6th Floor
Lansing, MI 48913
phone: (517) 335-8951
fax: (517) 335-8835
Toll-free number: 1-800-942-1636
Email: BienS@michigan.gov
FMNP Contact: Brittany Hiner, Project FRESH Coordinator
phone: (517) 335-8625
fax: (517) 335-8835
email: HinerB@michigan.gov
SFMNP Coordinator
Offices of Svcs. To the Aging
Chandler Plaza – 3rd Fl.
300 E. Michigan Ave.
Lansing, MI 48933
517-373-4064
KingS1@michigan.gov
website: http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/1,1607,7-132-2942_4910_4921—,00.html
MINNESOTA (02/29/12 update)
Dave Frederickson, Commissioner
MN Dept. of Agriculture
625 Robert Street., N.
St. Paul, MN 55155
fax: 651-201-6118
FMNP Coordinator: Carol Milligan
phone: (651) 201-6606
fax: (651) 201-6118
email: carol.milligan@state.mn.us
MISSISSIPPI (3/12/12 update)
Cindy Hyde-Smith, Commissioner
Mississippi Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 1609
Jackson, Mississippi 39215-1609
phone: (601) 359-1100
fax: (601) 354-6290
FMNP Coordinator: Purvie Green
phone: (601) 359-1168
email: purvie@mdac.state.ms.us
website: http://www.mdac.state.ms.us/n_library/programs/mfmnp/mfmnp_program.html
MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS (02/29/12 update)
Iva Denson, Program Director
WIC Program
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
P.O. Box 6010
Philadelphia, MS 39350
phone: (601) 650-1850
fax: (601) 650-1860
email: Idenson@choctaw.org
MONTANA FMNP (3/20/12 update)
Joan Bowsher, WIC Director
Family and Community Health Bureau
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Box 202951
Helena, Montana 59620-2951
jbowsher@mt.gov
Phone: (406) 444-4747
Datafax: (406) 444-0239
Bree Thompson, Vendor Coordinator (3/20/12 update)
Montana WIC Program
Dept of Public Health & Human Services
Cogswell Bldg.
P.O. Box 202951
Helena, MT 59620-2951
phone: (406) 444-2841
email: bthompson2@mt.gov
website: http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/PHSD/family-health/farmers-market/phsd-farmers-market-index.shtml
Montana – SFMNP (3/20/12 update)
Kelly Williams
Glenna Kurns
Department of Public Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 4210
Helena, Montana 59604
gkurns@mt.gov
kewilliams@mt.gov
Phone: (406) 444-7786
Fax: (406) 444-7743
NEBRASKA SFMNP & FMNP (3/20/12 update)
Casey Foster, Ag Promotion Coordinator – Value Added
Nebraska Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 94947
Lincoln, NE 68509
email: casey.foster@nebraska.gov
Phone: (402) 471-4876
Fax: (402) 471-2759
website: http://www.agr.ne.gov and http://www.ourbesttoyou.nebraska.gov
NEVADA (2/2/12 update)
Jenelle Gimlin, Program Chief
State of Nevada, Dept. of Administration
Purchasing Division
Food Distribution Program
2250 Barnett Way
Reno, NV 89512
phone: (775) 684-1830
fax: (775) 688-1503
email: jgimlin@admin.nv.gov
FMNP Coordinator: Trish Newman
phone: (775) 684-1837
email: tnewman@admin.nv.gov
website: http://purchasing.state.nv.us/com_food/comfood.htm
NEW HAMPSHIRE (02/29/12 update)
Margaret S. Murphy, Administrator
Healthy Eating & Physical Activity Section
29 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
mmurphy@dhhs.state.nh.us
603.271.4545
NEW JERSEY
Dorothy Ngumezi, WIC/SR
Department of Health & Senior Services
50 East State St, 6th Floor
Trenton, NJ 08625-0364
609-292-9560
dorothy.ngumezi@doh.state.nj.us
NEW MEXICO (1/23/12 update)
Sarah Flores-Sievers, MPA
New Mexico WIC Director
2040 S. Pacheco St, suite 152
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Telephone: 505-476-8801
Cell: 505-690-2913
Fax: 505-476-8900
Email: sarah.flores-siever@state.nm.us
Website: www.nmwic.org
NEW MEXICO PUEBLO OF SAN FELIPE (1/23/12 update)
Mary Lucero, WIC Director
Pueblo of San Felipe WIC
PO Box 4339
San Felipe, NM 87001
voice: 505-867-2466 ext. 1124
fax: 505-771-9978
email: mlucero@sfpueblo.com
NEW MEXICO FIVE SANDOVAL INDIAN PUEBLOS (1/23/12 update)
Karen Griego-Kite, WIC Director
Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos, Inc.
1043 Highway 313
Bernalillo, NM 87004
phone: (505) 771-5386
fax: (505) 867-3514
Email: kgriegokite@fsipinc.org
NEW YORK (06/29/09 update)
Div of Agricultural Protection & Development Services
10-B Airline Drive
Albany, NY 12235
FMNP Coordinator: Jonathan Thomson
phone: 518-457-7076
fax: 518-457-2716
email: Jonathan.Thomson@agmkt.state.ny.us
website: http://www.health.state.ny.us/prevention/nutrition/fmnp/index.htm
NORTH CAROLINA (3/13/12 update)
Alice Lenihan, RD, MPH, LDN, Director
Nutrition Services Branch
NC Division of Public Health
Department of Health and Human Services
1914 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1914
FMNP Coordinator: Tysha Grays
phone: (919) 707-5765
fax: (919)870-4818
email: tysha.grays@dhhs.nc.gov
http://www.nutritionnc.com/wic/fmarket.htm
NORTH DAKOTA – Standing Rock – SFMNP (3/20/12 update)
Luella Harrison, Director
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Nutrition for the Elderly (NFE) Program
P.O. Box D
Fort Yates, North Dakota 58538
Telephone: (701) 854-3846
lharrison@standingrock.org
OHIO FMNP (02/29/12 update)
Michele Frizzell, Chief
Bureau of Women Infants and Children
Ohio Dept. Of Health
246 North High Street
P.O. Box 118
Columbus, OH 43266-0118
phone: (514) 644-7868
fax: (614) 564-2470
email: Michele.Frizzell@odh.ohio.gov
Kadie Donahoe, FMNP Manager
614-644-9798
Kadie.Donahoe@odh.ohio.gov
fax: (614) 564-2470
website: http://www.odh.ohio.gov/odhPrograms/ns/wicfm/wicfm1.aspx
Shari Baker, SFMNP Manager
Ohio Department of Aging
50 West Broad Street 9th Fl.
Columbus, OH 43215-3363
614-466-0783
SBaker@age.state.oh.us
http://www.aging.ohio.gov/services/seniorfarmersmarketnutritionprogram/
OKLAHOMA
CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA (1/23/12 update)
Peggy Carlton, Choctaw Nation FMNP Director
P.O. Box 1210
Durant, OK 74702-1210
phone: (580) 924-8280 X2303
(800)522-6170 x 2303
cell: (580)579-9784
fax: (580) 924-4831
toll-free: (800) 522-6170
email: pcarlton@choctawnation.com
OSAGE NATION WIC, OKLAHOMA (1/23/12 update)
Renee Harris, WIC Director
1301 Grandview
Pawhuska, OK 74056
phone: (918) 287-5360
fax: (918) 287-5362
email: osagewic@osagetribe.org
FMNP Coordinator: Debbie Simpson
email: dsimpson@osagetribe.org
CHICKASAW NATION, OKLAHOMA (12/23/12 update)
Melinda Newport, Director of Nutrition Services
Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma
Division of Health
P.O. Box 1548
Ada, OK 74820-1548
phone: (580) 436-2603 X7296
fax: 580-436-7225
FMNP Coordinator: Jennifer Hayes
phone: (580) 436-7292
email: Jennifer.Hayes@chickasaw.net
OREGON (02/29/12 update)
Susan Woodbury, WIC Director
Oregon WIC Program
Nutrition and Health Screening
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 865
Portland, OR 97232
telephone: (971) 673-0040
toll-free in-state: 1-800-SAFENET or 1-800-723-3638
TDD: 1-800-SAFENET
fax: (971) 673-0071
email: susan.woodbury@state.or.us
FMNP Coordinator: Maria Menor
phone: (971) 673-0056
email: maria.i.menor@state.or.us
website: http://oregon.gov/ODA/ADMD/farm_direct.shtml
PENNSYLVANIA ( 02/29/12 update)
Sandy Hopple, FMNP Coordinator
2301 North Cameron Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717)772-2693
shopple@pa.gov
PUERTO RICO (updated 02/29/12)
Gerardo Vila Villegas
Dorado, PR 00646
(787)796-6905
gjvilavillegas@gmail.com
website: http://www.pahunger.org/html/resources/reference_wic_fmnp.html
RHODE ISLAND (06/29/09 update)
Ann Barone, LDN
Chief, Rhode Island WIC Program
State of Rhode Island Dept of Health
Division of Family Health
3 Capital Hill, Room 303
Providence, RI 02908-5097
FMNP Coordinator: Tracy Berg
phone: (401) 222-4630
fax: (401) 222-1442
email: tracy.berg@health.ri.gov
website: http://www.health.ri.gov/family/wic/farmers.php
SOUTH CAROLINA (06/29/09 update)
Burnese Walker, WIC Director
Division of Preventive and Personal Health
South Carolina Dept. of Health & Environmental Control
Mills/Jarrett Complex
P.O. Box 101106
1751 Calhoun Street
Columbia, SC 29201-2911
phone: (803) 898-0743
fax: (803) 898-0383
email: walkerbw@colum60.dhec.state.sc.us
FMNP Coordinator: Yolanda Kennedy
email: kennedyb@colum60.dhec.state.sc.us
website: http://www.scdhec.gov/health/mch/wic/farmers.htm
TENNESSEE (08/23/05 update)
Ann Hopton, FMNP Coordinator
WIC/TN Supplemental Food Programs
Tennessee Dept. of Health
Cordell Hull Building, 5th Floor
425 Fifth Avenue, North
Nashville, TN 37243
phone: (615) 532-8184
fax: (615) 532-7189
email: Ann.Hopton@TN.gov
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (1/23/12 update)
Sam Varela, Coordinator
Coordinator for Commodity Distribution Programs
Food and Nutrition Division
P.O. Box 12847
Austin, Texas 78711
512-475-0069 Office
888-237-4958 Fax
Sam.Varela@TexasAgriculture.gov
http://www.TexasAgriculture.gov
VERMONT (02/29/12 update)
Richard Giddings, Deputy Commissioner
Economic Services Division
VT Dept. for Children and Families
103 South Main St.
Waterbury, VT 05671-1201
FMNP Coordinator: Mary Carlson
Food & Nutrition Program Coordinator
VT Dept for Children and Families
103 South Main St.
Waterbury, VT 05671-1201
phone: (802) 769-6264
email: mary.carlson@state.vt.us
website: http://dcf.vermont.gov/esd/farm_to_family
Sr. FMNP Program (updated 3/12/12)
Mary Woodruff, MPH, RD
Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
State Unit on Aging and Disabilities, Operations
103 South Main St.
Waterbury, VT 05671-1601
Phone: 802.279.3700
Fax: 802.871.3281
Office location:
289 Hurricane Lane
Suite 201
Williston, VT
mary.woodruff@state.vt.us
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Abelle Bakr, WIC
ajrichmarl@aol.com
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT FOR THE AGING (1/23/12 update)
Elaine S. Smith, MS, RD
Program Coordinator
1610 Forest Avenue, Suite 100
Richmond, VA 23229
Phone: 804-662-9319 Toll Free: 800-552-3402
Fax: 804-662-9354
http://www.vda.virginia.gov
WASHINGTON STATE DEPT. OF HEALTH (3/12/12 update)
Steven Garrett
WIC FMNP Coordinator
Office of Nutrition Services
P.O. Box 47886
Olympia, WA 98504-7886
Phone: (360) 236-3628
Fax: (360) 236-2345
steven.garrett@doh.wa.gov
http://extension.wsu.edu/farmersmarket/Pages/default.aspx
WEST VIRGINIA (3/12/12 update)
Jean Smith, Sr.FMNP
1900 Kanawha Blvd.
Charleston, WV 25035
(304)558-2210
jsmith@ag.state.wv.us
Rhiain Sovine WIC
350 Capitol Street, Room 519
Charleston, WV 25302-3717
(304)558-7156
rhiain.k.sovine@wv.gov
WISCONSIN (02/29/12 update)
Wisconsin WIC Program
Division of Public Health
1 W. Wilson St.
Madison, WI 53701-2659
telephone: (608) 261-8867fax: (608) 266-3125
FMNP Coordinator: Judy Allen
phone: 608-261-8867
email: judy.allen@wisconsin.gov
website: http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/wic/Fmnp/fmnphome.htm
SFMNP website: http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/wic/Fmnp/senior.htm
