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Division Of Shellfish Safety (DSS)<\/h3>\n

Central Office (CO): 804-864-7480<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Director & State Standardization Officer:\u00a0 Danielle Schools<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Plant Program Manager:\u00a0 Sarah Good<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

GIS Analyst & Classification Assistant:\u00a0 Daniel Powell, GISP<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Waterborne Hazards\u00a0 & Marina Programs Manager:\u00a0 Margaret Smigo, MENVS<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Data Manager\/Stat Analyst:\u00a0 \u00a0vacant\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Administrative Staff Assistant:\u00a0 Janell Thomas<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Shellfish Field Offices<\/h3>\n

Accomac Field Office (AFO): 757-787-5864<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Field Director:\u00a0 Daniel Miller<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Shellfish Specialist Senior:\u00a0\u00a0Ryan Snead<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

State Standardization Officer and Shellfish Specialist Senior:\u00a0 Tyler Charnock<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Shellfish Specialist Senior:\u00a0 Trisha Wagner<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Laboratory Specialist Senior:\u00a0\u00a0 Patricia Shertenlieb<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Laboratory Specialist Senior:\u00a0 Joyce Zuchel<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Kilmarnock Field Office (KFO): 804-577-4007<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Field Director:\u00a0 Jill Fleiger, MS, CPM<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Growing Area Manager: \u00a0 \u00a0vacant\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

State Standardization Officer and Shellfish Specialist Senior: \u00a0Julie Carrier<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Shellfish Specialist:\u00a0 Neill Shultz<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Shellfish Specialist:\u00a0 Jacques Cassidy<\/a><\/p>\n

Laboratory Specialist Senior:\u00a0 Kelli<\/a> Gree<\/a><\/span>nstreet<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Laboratory Specialist Senior:\u00a0 Ke<\/a>lsey<\/a>\u00a0Dawson<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Marine Scientist Senior:\u00a0 Matt Farnham<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Norfolk Field Office (NFO): 757-683-8461<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Field Director:\u00a0 Jonathan Dickerson<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Shellfish Specialist Senior:\u00a0 Farah Monis<\/u><\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

Shellfish Specialist Senior:\u00a0\u00a0Linda Sakach, MS<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

Shellfish Specialist Senior:\u00a0 Cate Turner, MS<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Laboratory Program Manager: \u00a0Linda McFarland<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Laboratory Specialist Senior:\u00a0 Carmel Saucer<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Laboratory Specialist Senior:\u00a0 Sarah Durham, MS<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

Shoreline Survey Coordinator:\u00a0 Evan Yeargan, MS<\/u><\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Marine Scientist Supervisor:\u00a0 Todd Egerton, PhD<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Marine Scientist Senior: \u00a0vacant<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Shellfish Closure Update Notification Request <\/strong><\/span>
\nIf you are interested in receiving notifications of updated shellfish closures, please email the contact information shown below to\u00a0 daniel.powell@vdh.virginia.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Name
\nAddress
\nCity
\nState
\nZip
\nPhone Number
\nCreek or water body name
\nCounty or City of water body<\/p>\n

Please note this information is not FOIA exempt and is subject to release if requested.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Additional questions should be sent to Daniel Powell, Classification Assistant at daniel.powell@vdh.virginia.gov<\/a> or Adam Wood, Growing Area Manager at adam.wood@vdh.virginia.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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