Contacts in the Office of Pesticide Programs, Registration Division
The Registration Division (RD) is responsible for conventional chemical product registrations, amendments, registrations, tolerances, experimental use permits, and emergency exemptions for conventional chemical pesticides.
On this page:
- Immediate Office
- Invertebrate-Vertebrate Branch 1
- Invertebrate-Vertebrate Branch 2
- Invertebrate-Vertebrate Branch 3
- Fungicide Branch
- Herbicide Branch
- Fungicide Herbicide Branch
- Minor Use and Emergency Response Branch
- Chemistry, Inerts and Toxicology Assessment Branch
Immediate Office
| Name | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|
| Charles "Billy" Smith | smith.charles@epa.gov | Division Director |
| Dan Rosenblatt | rosenblatt.dan@epa.gov | Deputy Director |
| Jennifer Saunders | saunders.jennifer@epa.gov | Associate Division Director |
| Kable (Bo) Davis | davis.kable@epa.gov | Senior Regulatory Specialist |
| Melissa Bridges | bridges.melissa@epa.gov | Acting Senior Regulatory Advisor |
| Alexandra Boukedes | boukedes.alexandra@epa.gov | Acting Senior Regulatory Specialist |
| RD Ombudsman | OPP_RD_Ombudsman@epa.gov | RD Ombudsman |
| CRP Team | ChildResistantPackaging@epa.gov | Child-Resistant Packaging (CRP) |
| Invert Efficacy Team | OPP_RD_INVERT_EFFICACY@epa.gov | Invertebrate Efficacy Team |
| Inerts Mailbox | inertsbranch@epa.gov | Inert Ingredients Team |
Invertebrate-Vertebrate Branch 1
Insecticides, insect repellents, pyrethroids
| Name | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|
| Vacant | Acting Branch Chief | |
| Jackie Herrick | herrick.jacquelyn@epa.gov | PM Team 3 |
| Elizabeth Fertich | fertich.elizabeth@epa.gov | PM Team 4 |
| Kevin Ulrich | ulrich.kevin@epa.gov | Senior Entomologist |
Invertebrate-Vertebrate Branch 2
Insecticides, insect growth regulators, OPs, Carbamates, fipronil
| Name | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|
| Ideliz Negron-Encarnacion | negron-encarnacion.ideliz@epa.gov | Branch Chief |
| Tamica Cain | cain.tamica@epa.gov | PM Team 10 |
| Loren LaPointe | lapointe.loren@epa.gov | PM Team 11 |
| Debra Rate | rate.debra@epa.gov | Senior Regulatory Specialist |
Invertebrate-Vertebrate Branch 3
Insecticides, structural fumigants, rodenticides, wildlife control products (including contraceptives)
| Name | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Bohnenblust | bohnenblust.eric@epa.gov | Branch Chief |
| Elizabeth Andrews | andrews.elizabeth@epa.gov | PM Team 1 |
| Ralph Narain | Narain.Ralph@epa.gov | Acting PM Team 1 |
| Gene Benbow | benbow.gene@epa.gov | Senior Regulatory Specialist |
| Jennifer Gaines | gaines.jennifer@epa.gov | Senior Regulatory Specialist; Emergency Response Team (Section 18 and 24c Coordinator) |
| Melissa (Mel) Bridges | bridges.melissa@epa.gov | PM Team 7 |
Fungicide Branch
Fungicides, nematicides, fumigants, plant growth regulators
| Name | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|
| Cynthia Giles-Parker | giles-parker.cynthia@epa.gov | Branch Chief |
| Manjula Unnikrishnan | unnikrishnan.manjula@epa.gov | PM Team 21 |
| Kristy Crews | crews.kristy@epa.gov | PM Team 22 |
| Vacant | Senior Regulatory Specialist | |
| Stephanie Suarez | suarez.stephanie@epa.gov | Senior Regulatory Specialist |
Herbicide Branch
Herbicides (including phenoxys, aquatics, desiccants and defoliants)
| Name | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Roe | roe.lindsay@epa.gov | Branch Chief |
| Mindy Ondish | ondish.mindy@epa.gov | PM Team 23 |
| Sarah Meadows | meadows.sarah@epa.gov | Senior Regulatory Specialist |
| Emily Schmid | schmid.emily@epa.gov | PM Team 25 |
Fungicide-Herbicide Branch
Fungicides and herbicides
| Name | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan (Nate) Mellor | mellor.nathan@epa.gov | Branch Chief |
| Alexandra Boukedes | boukedes.alexandra@epa.gov | PM Team 20 |
| Lydia Crawford | crawford.lydia@epa.gov | PM Team 24 |
| Aswathy Balan | balan.aswathy@epa.gov | Senior Regulatory Specialist |
Chemistry, Inerts and Toxicology Assessment Branch
| Name | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|
| Vacant | Branch Chief | |
| Inerts Team Mailbox | inertsbranch@epa.gov | Please send all Inerts Team questions and correspondence to this mailbox |
| Shyam Mathur | mathur.shyam@epa.gov | Product Chemistry Senior Scientist; review of product chemistry data |
| Vacant | Acute Toxicity Senior Scientist; review of acute toxicity studies for formulated products and review of precautionary labeling | |
| Evisabel Craig | craig.evisabel@epa.gov | Inerts Senior Scientist |