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DPCA Legislative Regions

Regional and State Directors (Modified March 2007)

Northeast (7) (Pam Burns, R.D.)

Maine (Penny Cary)

New Hampshire

Vermont

Massachusetts (J. Maurer)

Rhode Island (B. Szczygiel)

Connecticut (P. Haring)

New York (P. Burns)

Mid-Atlantic (6)

Pennsylvania (Joyce Cates)

Delaware

New Jersey (Sue Sullivan)

Maryland

West Virginia

Washington, D.C.

Southeast (5)

Virginia

North Carolina (J. Pitts)

South Carolina (Carolyn Atkinson)

Georgia (S. Dingus)

Florida (Dante DeAngelis)

South (5)

Alabama

Mississippi

Louisiana (Melanie Tichenor, DVM)

Tennessee (Teri Dugan)

Kentucky

Great Lakes (5)

Ohio

Indiana (Joan Krieg)

Michigan (Jerry Hart)

Wisconsin

Illinois

Mid-West (6) (Sharon Casey, R.D.)

Iowa (Stacy Sims)

Missouri

Arkansas

Oklahoma (Sharon Casey)

Kansas (Maria Ciski)

Nebraska

Rocky Mountain (7) (Meg Dollinger, R.D.)

Minnesota

Colorado (Nancy Christiansen)

North Dakota (Meg Dollinger)

South Dakota

Montana

Wyoming

Utah (M. Shepard)

Southwest (4)

Texas (Jane Menz)

New Mexico (Janet Miller)

Arizona

Nevada

West (6) (Dana Johnson, R.D.)

Alaska

Hawaii

Washington (Cathy Ceely)

Idaho

Oregon (Ellen Hanley)

California (Dana Johnson)