State Contact List
Directory of State Small Business Ombudsmen

Small Business Ombudsmen assist small businesses in complying with environmental rules in each state, serving as a liaison between state environmental agencies and small business, local governments and the general public to keep these groups informed of regulatory changes and opportunities for compliance assistance.

"(national)" indicates a national toll-free number, "(state)" indicates an in-state toll-free number

Alabama
Gary Ellis, Ombudsman
Office of Education and Outreach
AL Department of Environmental Management
P.O. Box 301463
Montgomery, AL 36130-1463
334-394-4355
334-394-4383 (F)
800-533-2336 (national)
gle@adem.state.al.us

Alaska
Bill Smyth
AK DEC
555 Cordova Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
907-451-2177
907-451-2188 (F)
800 520-2332 (State)
bill_smyth@envircon.state.ak.us

California
Kathleen Tschogl
Ombudsman
Air Resources Board
1001 I St
P.O. Box 2815
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-323-6791
916-322-4737 (F)
800-272-4572 (state)
ktschogl@arb.ca.gov

California - South Coast
Barry Wallerstein
South Coast Air Management District
EPA
21865 E. Copley Drive
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
909-396-3131
909-396-3638 (F)
800-388-2121 (state)
800-CUT-SMOG (state)
bwallerstein@aqmd.gov

Colorado
Nick Melliadis
CDPHE
OCS-INF-A1
4300 Cherry Creek Drive, South
Denver, CO 80246-1530
303-692-2135
303-691-1979 (F)
800-886-7689 (state)
nick.melliadis@state.co.us

Connecticut
Robert Kaliszewski
Small Business Assistance Program
Department of Environmental Protection
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106-5127
860-424-3003
860-424-4153 (F)
robert.kaliszewski@po.state.ct.us

Delaware
Kim Finch
DE DNRC
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901
302-739-6400
302-739-6242 (F)
kimberly.finch@state.de.us

District of Columbia
Sandra Handon
DC Dept of Health/EHA/AQD
Air Quality Division
51 N Street, N.E., 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
202-535-1722
202-535-1371(F)
sandra.handon@dc.gov

Florida
William S. Davis, SBO/SBAP
Environmental Administrator,
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Office of Air Communication & Outreach
2600 Blair Stone Road, MS-5500
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400
850-921-9580
800-722-7457 (state)
william.davis@dep.state.fl.us

Hawaii
Patrick Felling
Environmental Ombudsman
Compliance Assistance Office
HI Department of Health
919 Ala Mona Boulevard, Suite 219
Honolulu, HI 96814
808-586-4528
808-586-7236 (F)
cao@eha.health.state.hi.us

Idaho
Sally Tarowsky
Small Business Advocate
Idaho DEQ
1410 N. Hilton
Boise, ID 83706
208-373-0472
208-373-0342 (F)
starowsk@deq.state.id.us

Illinois
Donald Squires
Illinois EPA/DAPC
Small Business Ombudsman
P.O. Box 19276
Springfield, IL 62794-9276
217-785-1625
217-785-8346 (F)
888-372-1996 (state)
don.squires@epa.state.il.us

Indiana
Erika Seydel Cheney
IDEM - OB&LR
100 N. Senate
P.O. Box 6015
Indianapolis, IN 46206-6015
317-232-8598
317-232-6647 (F)
800-451-6027 (press 0, request X 2-8598 (state)
eseydel@dem.state.in.us

Iowa
Wendy Walker
Small Business Air Quality Liaison
Iowa Dept of Economic Development
200 E. Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309
515-242-4761
800-358-5510 (state)
wendy.walker@ided.state.ia.us

Kansas
Cathy Colglazier
Environmental Ombudsman
Office of Pollution Prevention
KS DH&E
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 430
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-0669
785-291-3266(f)
ccolglaz@kdhe.state.ks.us

Kentucky
Rose Marie Wilmoth
Air Quality Representative
Office of Commissioner
Department for Environmental Protection
14 Reilly Road
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-2150, x128
502-564-4245 (F)
800-926-8111 (national)
wilmoth@nrdep.nr.state.ky.us

Louisiana
Jim Friloux
LA DEQ
P.O. Box 82263
Baton Rouge, LA 70884
225-765-0735
225-765-0746 (F)
800-259-2890 (state)
jim_f@deq.state.la.us

Maine
Ron Dyer, NSC Vice Chair
ME Department of Environmental Protection
Office of Innovation and Assistance
Station 17
State House Augusta, ME 04333
207-287-4152
207-287-2814 (F)
ron.e.dyer@state.me.us

Maryland
Don Jackson
MD Department of the Environment
Environmental Permits Service Center
2500 Broening Highway
Baltimore, MD 21224
410-631-3165
410-631-4477 (F)
800-633-6101, x3772 (state)
djackson@mde.state.md.us

Michigan
Cindy Douglas
Customer Advocate
Customer Advocacy Division
MI Economic Development Corp
Victor Center, 4th Floor
201 N. Washington Sq
Lansing, MI 48913
517-373-4600
517-241-3689 (F)
800-662-9278 (N)
DOUGLASC@michigan.org

Minnesota
Charlie Kennedy
MPCA/PPRF/SBO
520 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-4194
651-297-8615
651-297-8676 (F)
800-985-4247 (state)
charlie.kennedy@pca.state.mn.us

Mississippi
Jesse Thompson
Small Business Ombudsman
MS DEQ
2380 Hwy. 80 West
P.O. Box 20305
Jackson, MS 39289
601-961-5167
601-961-5541 (F)
800-725-6112 (national)
jesse_thompson@deq.state.ms.us

Montana
Bonnie Rouse
MT DEQ
P.O. Box 200901
1520 E. 6th Avenue
Helena, MT 59620-0901
406-444-3641
406-444-6836 (F)
800-433-8773 (national)
brouse@state.mt.us

Nebraska
Tom Franklin
Small Business & Publick Assistance
NE DEQ
P.O. Box 98922
Lincoln, NE 68509-8922
402-471-8697
402-471-2909 (F)
franklin@ndeq.state.ne.us

Nevada
Marcia Manley
NV Department of Environmental Protection
333 West Nyle Lane
Carson City, NV 89706-0851
775-687-9309
775-687-5856 (F)8
00-992-0900, x4670 (state)
mmanley@ndep.state.nv.us

New Hampshire
Rudolph Cartier
Air Resources Division
Department of Environmental Services
6 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301-2033
603-271-1379
603-271-1381 (F)
800-837-0656 (state)
rcartier@des.state.nh.us

New Jersey
Chuck McCarty
Ombudsman
Office of Business Advocacy
NJ Commerce and Economic Growth Commission
P. O. Box 820
Trenton, NJ 08625-0820
609-984-6922
609-777-4097 (F)
800-643-6090 (national)
chuck.mccarty@commerce.state.nj.us

New Mexico
Rita Trujillo
NMED AQB
P.O. Box 26110
Santa Fe, NM 87502
505-955-8024
505-827-1523 (F)
800-810-7227 (national)
rita_trujillo@nmenv.state.nm.us

New York
Keith Lashway
Environmental Management Invest/Group
SBEO Director
Environmental Ombudsman Unit
30 S. Pearl Street
Albany, NY 12245
518-292-5340
518-292-5886 (F)
800-782-8369 (national)
klashway@empire.state.ny.us

North Carolina
Edythe McKinney
NC DENR Customer Service Center
Small Business Assistance Program
1640 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1640
919-733-0823
919-715-7468 (F)
877-623-6748 (national)
edythe.mckinney@ncmail.net

North Dakota
Dana Mount
ND Dept of Health
1200 Missouri Avenue
P.O. Box 5520
Bismarck, ND 58506
701-328-5150
701-328-5200 (F)
800-755-1625 (state)
dmount@state.nd.us

Ohio
Mark Shanahan
Clean Air Resource Center
50 West Broad Street, Room 1901
Columbus, OH 43215-5985
614-728-3540
614-752-9188 (F)
800-225-5051 (state)
mark.shanahan@aqda.state.oh.us

Oklahoma
Steve Thompson
Deputy Executive Director
Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 1677
Oklahoma City, OK 73101-1677
405-702-7100
405-702-7181 (F)
steve.thompson@deq.state.ok.us

Pennsylvania
Bruce McLanahan
Small Business Ombudsman
PA DEP
RCSOB, 15th Floor
P.O. Box 8772
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8772
717-772-5942
717-783-2703 (F)
bmclanahan@state.pa.us

Rhode Island
Joe Antonio
RI Department of Environmental Management
Office of Technical & Customer Assistance
235 Promenade Street
Providence, RI 02908
401-222-4700, x4410
401-222-3810 (F)
jantonio@dem.state.ri.us

South Carolina
Phyllis T. Copeland, SBO
Small Business Ombudsam
SC Dept. of Health & Environmental Ctrl.
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201-1708
803-896-8932
803-896-8999 (F)
800-819-9001 (national)
copelapt@columb30.dhec.state.sc.us

South Dakota
Joe D. Nadenicek
Small Business Ombudsman
Department of Environment & Natural Resources
Joe Foss Building
523 East Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
605-773-3836
605-773-6035 (F)
800-438-3367 (state)
joe.nadenicek@state.sd.us

Tennessee
Linda Sadler
TN Small Business Assistance Program
L&C Annex, 8th Floor
401 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37243-1551
615-532-0779
615-532-8007 (F)
800-734-3619 (national)
linda.sadler@state.tn.us

Texas
Tamra Shae Oatman
Small Business Assoc. Prog. Manager
TNRCC (Mail Code 106)
P.O. Box 13087
Austin, TX 78711-3087
512-239-1066
512-239-1065 (F)
800-447-2827 (national)
toatman@tnrcc.state.tx.us

Utah
Renette Anderson
UT Department of Environmental Quality
Office of the Small Business Ombudsman
168 North 1950 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4810
801-536-4478
801-536-0061 (F)
800-458-0145 (national)
randerso@deq.state.ut.us

Virginia
John Daniel, Director Air Programs Coordinator
VA Department of Environmental Quality
629 E. Main Street
P.O. Box 10009
Richmond, VA 23240
804-698-4311
804-698-4510 (F)
800-592-5482 (state)
jmdaniel@deq.state.va.us

Virgin Islands
Marylyn A. Stapleton
V.I. Department of Planning & Natural Resources
Terminal Bldg, 2nd Fl.
Cyril E. King Airport
St. Thomas, VI 00802
340-774-3320, x5167
340-714-9528-5416 (F)
envprotj@viaccess.net

Washington
Bernard Brady
WA Department of Ecology
Air Quality Program
P.O. Box 47600 Olympia, WA 98504-7600
360-407-6803
360-407-6802 (F)
bbra461@ecy.wa.gov

West Virginia
Terry L. Polen PE, QEP
WV DEP
10 McJunkin Road
Nitro, WV 25143
304-759-0510
304-759-0528 (F)
tpolen@wvdep.org

Wisconsin
Pam Christenson
WI Small Business Clean Air Assistance Program
P.O. Box 7970 - 6th Floor
201 West Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53707-7970
608-267-9384
608-267-0436 (F)
800-435-7287 (national)
pchristenson@commerce.state.wi.us

Wyoming
Dan Clark
Department of Environmental Quality
Herschler Bldg. 4-W
122 W. 25th Street
Cheyenne, WY 82002
307-777-7388
307-777-3610 (F)
dclark@state.wy.us