Organic Staff

• General contact information
• Organic Food Program staff
• Submitting comments & reporting problems

General contact information

Washington State Department of Agriculture
Organic Food Program
1111 Washington Street
PO Box 42560
Olympia, WA 98504-2560

PHONE  (360) 902-1805
FAX  (360) 902-2087

EMAIL  organic@agr.wa.gov   NOTE: Please put Organic Food Program in the Subject line. 

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Organic Food Program staff

Acting Program Manager and Organic Field Supervisor

Les Eklund, 360-902-1891
Acting Program Manager and supervises and trains field inspectors; conducts inspections throughout Washington and Alaska State and Quality Assurance.

Brenda Book, 360-902-2090
Certification and Accreditation Manager, Quality Assurance. Supervises Program Coordinators and Admin. Staff.

Del Long, Richland, 509-420-3004
Organic Field Inspector, and
supervises and trains field inspectors for Eastern Washington.

Organic Program Fee Specialist and Receptionist

Elizabeth Apley, 360-902-1885
Certification Fee Specialist, General administrative assistant.

Customer Service Specialist

Christa Bemis, 360-902-1805
First point of Contact for Customers, General administrative assistant, Export document assistant. 

Material Review Specialist

Lisa Brines, 360-725-3893
Evaluates registration of materials for the Brand Name Materials Program.

Organic Certification Inspectors

Jeff Collins, Chelan, 509-682-8457
Inspector for North Central Washington.

Mike Haskett, Yakima, 509-225-2612
Inspector for South Central Washington.

Lee Graham, Wenatchee, 509-881-9571
Inspector for Eastern Washington.

 
Georgana Webster, Lynden, 360-961-5375
Inspector for Washington & Oregon. 

 
David Simpson, Olympia, 360-202-3069
Inspector for Western Washington.

 
Erin Mirrett, Vancouver, 360-607-3402
Inspector for Oregon & Southwest Washington.

Michael Hackett, Bellingham, 360-561-0326
Inspector for Western Washington.  

Jody Bailie, Mesa, 509-222-4110
Inspector for Eastern Washington.

Program Coordinators

 
Linda Condon, 360-902-1951
Crop Certification Coordinator, Producer Certification.

Katherine Withey, 360-902-1882
Livestock Certification Coordinator/Materials Specialist, Livestock Certification and Materials Registration.

Program Specialists

 
Michelle Lucero, 360-725-3899
Organic Certification Specialist, EU Producers, Handler/Processor Certification.

       
Scott Rice, 360-359-3021
Organic Certification Specialist,  Producer Certification for Crops and Producers, remote reviewer.

Renee Delaney, 360-902-7716
Organic Certification Specialist, Producer Certification for Crops and Livestock.

Jennifer Gridley, 360-902-2175
Organic Certification Specialist, Producer/Processor and Handler/Processor Certification.

Nate Lewis, 360-725-5492
Organic Certification Specialist, Producer Certification for Crops.

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