Certified States

The map below shows the states throughout the U.S. that currently have USDA Certified Agricultural Mediation Programs in yellow. This certification means that the USDA will participate in agricultural mediation cases in such issues as agricultural credit, wetlands determinations, compliance with farm programs, rural water loan programs, grazing on National Forest System lands, pesticides, and any other issues deemed appropriate by the Secretary of Agriculture. The states shown in blue below have applications pending to have their Agricultural Mediation Programs certified by the USDA. To find out about specific issues for which Mediation is available within an individual state, please contact a representative of the Agricultural Mediation Program of that state.

Alabama

Lana M. Harms, Program Manager
Alabama Agricultural Mediation Program
Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries
1445 Federal Drive
Montgomery, AL 36107
Tel (334) 240-7151
Fax (334) 240-7190
E-Mail: alagmedharms@tds.net
www.agi.alabama/ag-mediation
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Arizona

Dr. Eric P. Thor, S.A.M.
State Ag Mediation Director
Arizona Ag Mediation Institute
13641 S. 33rd St.
Phoenix, AZ 85044
Office: 480 496-5926
Cell: 602 320-4294
erictho211@gmail.com

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www.azagmediation.org

Arkansas

Richard S. Johnston, Program Coordinator
Farm/Creditor Mediation Program
Arkansas Development Finance Authority
P.O. Box 8023
Little Rock, AR 72203
Tel: (501) 682-5895
Fax: (501) 682-5893
E-mail: rjohnston@adfa.state.ar.us adfa.arkansas.gov
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California

Carolyn Penny
Common Ground: Center for Cooperative Solutions
UC Davis Extension
1333 Research Park Dr.
Davis, CA 95618
Tel (530) 752-1985
Fax (530) 754-5105
E-mail: commonground@unexmail.ucdavis.edu
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Colorado

Mark Gallegos
Colorado Department of Agriculture
2331 West 31st Avenue
Denver, CO, 80211
Tel (303) 477-0054
Fax (303) 480-9236
E-mail: mark.gallegos@ag.state.co.us
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Florida

Bruce Delaney
Florida Agricultural Mediation Service
Florida Cooperative Extension Service
P.O. Box 110210
Gainesville, FL 32611-0210
Tel (888) 712-9421
Fax (352) 846-0458
E-mail: delaneyb@ufl.edu
fams.ifas.ufl.edu
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Idaho

Gayle A. Cooper
Associate Director

Fulcrum Institute Dispute Resolution Clinic
2100 Northwest Boulevard, Ste 320
Coeur d' Alene, ID 83814
Tel: (208) 667-5325
Tel: (208) 665-7958
E-mail: gcooper@fulcrumdispute.com
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www.fulcrumdispute.com

Illinois

Missy Greathouse
Illinois Agricultural Mediation Program
Dispute Resolution Institute, Inc.
P.O. Box 1136
Carbondale, IL 62903
Tel: (618) 549-1300
Fax: (618) 351-1419
E-mail: iamp@dri-inc.org
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www.ilagmediation.org

Indiana

Roslyn Amor, Director of Projects
Rural Services of Indiana, Inc.
60918 US 31
South Bend, IN 46614
Tel (800) 288-6581
Fax (574) 299-9666
E-mail: ramor@comprehensivecreditcounseling.com
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www.comprehensivecreditcounseling.com/mediation.html

Iowa

Michael L. Thompson, Executive Director
Iowa Mediation Services, Inc.
1025 Ashworth Road, Suite 504
West Des Moines, IA 50265
Tel (515) 331-8081
Fax (515) 331-8085
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Kansas

Forrest Buhler
Kansas Agricultural Mediation Service
K-State Research & Extension
2A Edwards Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
Tel: (785) 532-6958
Fax: (785) 532-6532
E-mail: fbuhler@k-state.edu
www.ksre.ksu.edu/kams
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Louisiana


Alvin Washington

Louisiana State Agricultural Mediation Program
Southern University Law Center
P.O. Box 9294
Baton Rouge, LA 70813
Tel: (225) 771-4900 ext 208
Fax: (225) 771-2474
E-mail: awashington@sulc.edu
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www.suagcenter.com/LAMP/lamp_info.html/

Maine

Elaine Bourne, Program Manager
Maine Agricultural Mediation Program & Community Mediation Services
Volunteers of America Northern New England
14 Maine Street, Suite 301
Brunswick, ME 04011
Tel (207) 373-1140 x 229
Fax (207) 373-1160
E-mail: mediate@voanne.org
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Maryland

Kay-Megan Washington, Director, Agricultural Mediation Program
Maryland State Department of Agriculture
50 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401
Tel: (410)-841-5778
Fax: (410) 841-5987
E-mail: storrsjm@mda.state.md.us
www.farmsense.org/
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Massachusetts

Loraine Della Porta
Massachusetts Ag Mediation Program
c/o MA Office of Dispute Resolution
University of MA - Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd.
McCormack Bldg. - Room 627
Boston, MA 02125
Tel (617) 287-4048
Fax (617)
E-mail: loraine.dellaporta@umb.edu
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Michigan

Vera Bitsch
Michigan Ag Mediation Program

Michigan State University
306 Agriculture Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824-1039
Tel (517) 353-9192
Fax (517) 432-7644
E-mail: bitsch@msu.edu
www.msue.msu.edu/aoe/slg.html
Michigan

Minnesota

Mary Nell Preisler, Statewide Mediation Coordinator
Minnesota Farmer Lender Mediation Program
1526 170th Avenue
Bejou, MN 56516-9736
Tel: (218) 935-5785
Fax: (218) 935-9053
E-mail: preis002@umn.edu
Minnesota

www.extension.umn.edu/specializations/businessmanagement/FarmerLenderMediation.html

Mississippi

LyTanya Toomer
Mississippi Association of Cooperatives
233 E. Hamiltion St.
Jackson, MS 39225
Tel (601)-354-2750
Fax (601)-354-2777
E-mail: lytanyatoomer@federation.coop
Mississippi

Missouri

J. Chris Klenklen, Administrator
or
Joe Walker, Mediation Coordinator
Missouri Agricultural Mediation Services
P.O. Box 630
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Tel: (573) 751-5520
Fax: (573) 751-5516
E-mail: chris.klenklen@mda.mo.gov
http://www.mda.mo.gov/
or
E-mail: joe.walker@mda.mo.gov
www.mda.mo.gov/
Missouri

Montana

Jim Auer, Program Manager
Montana Agriculture Mediation Program
Montana Department of Agriculture
PO Box 200201
Helena, MT 59620-0201
Phone: (406) 444-5424
Fax: (406) 444-9442
E-mail: ag.mediation@mt.gov
http://agr.mt.gov/Ag-Mediation
Montana

Nebraska

Marian Beethe
Nebraska Farm Mediation Service
Nebraska State Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 94947
Lincoln, NE 68509
Tel: (402) 471-6890 or 1-800-446-4071
E-mail: marian.beethe@nebraska.gov
Nebraska
www.agr.ne.gov/division/med/med.htm

Nevada

Jennifer Bartlett, Program Coordinator
Nevada Agricultural Mediation Program
Nevada Department of Agriculture
350 Capitol Hill
Reno, NV 89502
Tel: (775) 688-1180
Fax: (775) 688-1178
E-mail: jbartlett@agri.state.nv.us
Nevada
agri.state.nv.us/AGRI_Sitemap_Administration.htm

New Jersey

David Kimmel
New Jersey Agricultural Mediation Program
State Agriculture Development Committee
P.O. Box 330
Trenton, NJ 08625-0330
Tel (609) 984-2504
Fax (609) 633-2004
E-mail: david.kimmel@ag.state.nj.us
www.state.nj.us/agriculture/sadc
New Jersey

New Mexico

Eduardo Medina
New Mexico Agricultural Mediation Program
NMSU Cooperative Extension Service
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3AE
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Tel: (575) 646-2925 or (575)-621-1188
Fax: (575) 646-3808
E-mail: emw@nmsu.edu
aces.nmsu.edu/nmamp/
New Mexico

New York

New York State Agricultural Mediation Program
NYS Unified Court System
Mark V. Collins, Assistant Coordinator

Dan Kos, Management Court Analyst
State Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution Programs
98 Niver Street
Cohoes, NY 12047
Tel (518) 238-4355 (Collins)
Tel (518)238-4354 (Kos)
Fax (518)238-2951
E-mail: MCollins@courts.state.ny.us or
E-mail: dkos@courts.state.ny.us
www.courts.state.ny.us/ip/adr

Charlotte Carter, NYSAMP State Program Manager
New York State Dispute Resolution Association
255 River Street
Troy, NY 12180
Tel: (518) 687-2246
Toll Free: (866) 669-7267
FAX: (518) 687-2245
E-mail: charlotte@nysdra.org
New York

North Carolina

North Carolina Agricultural Mediation Program
Western Carolina University
202 Forsyth
Cullowhee, NC 28723
ncamp@email.wcu.edu
website: www.wcu.edu/NCAMP/

Jayne Zanglein, Executive Director
319 Belk
Cullowhee, NC 28723
(828) 277-7191
jzanglein@email.wcu.edu

Betty Mayo, Outreach Coordinator
304 Woodlawn Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27401
(336) 272-2722
ncampoutreach@bellsouth.net - business
bkmayo@bellsouth.net - personal
North Carolina

North Dakota

Tom Silbernagel, Administrator
North Dakota Agricultural Mediation Service
North Dakota Department of Agriculture
600 East Boulevard, Department 602
Bismarck, ND 58505-0020
Tel (701) 328-2061 or 328-2231
Fax (701) 328-1870
E-mail: tsilbern@nd.gov
www.agdepartment.com/Programs/AMS.html
North Dakota

Oklahoma

Mike Mayberry, Executive Director
E-mail: mike.mayberry@ag.ok.gov

Cara Brooke Adams, Operations and Communications Manager
E-mail: cara.adams@ag.ok.gov

Alan Ware, Outreach Specialist
E-mail: alan.ware@oda.state.ok.us

Oklahoma Agriculture Mediation Program, Inc.
2800 N. Lincoln Blvd, 2nd Floor
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Tel: (405) 521-3934
Toll Free: (800) 248-5465
Fax: (405) 521-3926
ok.gov/mediation/
Oklahoma

Oregon

Marti Kantola, Director
Six Rivers Community Mediation Services
Hood River Address: 205 N Wasco Loop Hood River, OR 97031
The Dalles Address: 1113 Kelly Ave. The Dalles, OR 97058
Tel: (541) 386-1283
Toll Free: (888) 628-4101
Fax: (541) 386-2189
E-mail: marti@6rivers.org
Oregon
www.6rivers.org

Rhode Island

Erin Wright, Program Director
Center for Mediation and Collaboration Rhode Island (CMCRI)
500 Broad Street, Unit 4B
Providence, RI 02907
Tel: (401) 273-9999
Toll-Free: (855) 343-0072
Fax: (401) 632-0504

E-mail: agmediationri@gmail.com
www.cmcri.org/services.html
Rhode Island

South Dakota

Dawn Letellier
South Dakota Department of Agriculture
523 E. Capitol Ave, Foss Bldg
Pierre, SD 57501-3182
Tel: (605) 773-5436
Fax: (605) 773-3481
In State: 1-800-228-5254
E-mail: dawn.letellier@state.sd.us
South Dakota
www.state.sd.us/doa/ag_dev/mediation.htm

Texas

D. Gene Valentini
Texas Rural Mediation Services
Lubbock County ODR
916 Main, Suite 800
P.O. Box 10536
Lubbock, Texas 79408-3536
Tel: (806) 775-1720 or 866-329-3522
Fax: (806) 775-7929
E-mail: odr@co.lubbock.tx.us
www.co.lubbock.tx.us
Texas

Utah

Kyle R. Stephens
Deputy Commissioner

Utah Department of Agriculture & Food
P.O. Box 146500
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6500
Tel: (801) 538-7102
Fax: (801) 538-7126
E-mail: kylestephens@utah.gov
Utah
www.ag.state.ut.us/divisns/comisnr/medlinks.htm

Vermont

Matt Strassberg, Director
Vermont Agricultural Mediation Program
Environmental Mediation Center
177 Paddy HIll Road
Moretown, VT 05660
802-583-1100
E-mail: matts@emcenter.org
www.emcenter.org
Vermont

Washington

Jack Hebner, Mediator Director
Fulcrum Institute Dispute Resolution Clinic
915 W. Second Avenue, Ste 1
Spokane, WA 99201
Tel: (509) 838-2799
Fax: (509) 838-5588
E-mail: jhebner@fulcrumdispute.com
www.fulcrumdispute.com
Washington

Wisconsin

Paul Dietmann, Director
Farm and Rural Services Bureau
"The Wisconsin State Farm Mediation & Arbitration"
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
2811 Agriculture Drive, P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708
Tel: (608) 224-5038
Fax: (608) 224-5110
E-mail: paul.dietmann@wisconsin.gov
Wisconsin
datcp.state.wi.us/mktg/agriculture/farm-center/farm-mediation/