
TRANSCAER CoordinatorsThe TRANSCAER® Program operates across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Coordinators manage the program at the state level. Ready to bring hazmat training to your community? Apply now.
State Coordinators
Each state coordinator volunteers with communities within their state to help prepare them for and respond to a possible hazardous materials transportation incident. State coordinators implement TRANSCAER in their state, share information and learnings with regional coordinators, organize resources, and prioritize TRANSCAER activity locations.

Responsibilities
- Promote TRANSCAER events that are being hosted by TRANSCAER Sponsors and Partners within your state/region.
- Identify state TRANSCAER needs and opportunities.
- Submit training requests to TRANSCAER sponsors or the national level.
- Engage local LEPCs to identify training/emergency planning needs.
- Provide speakers and/or make TRANSCAER presentations.
- Maintain a list of state TRANSCAER activities, contacts, resources, and speakers.
- Keep your contact information updated on the TRANSCAER website.
- Provide updates on state TRANSCAER issues to your Regional Coordinator.
- Commit one to two days a month to implementing TRANSCAER.

Find Your Local Coordinator
If you are looking for training or additional resources, please contact your State Coordinator.
United States
If your state is not listed, please contact us with any questions.
Alaska
- Tyler Bones
Arizona
- Ray Vasquez Jr.
Arkansas
- Chip Heard, REMUnion Pacific Railroad
1000 West Fourth St
Teléfono 501-373-2301
North Little Rock AR 72114
Móvil 870-635-7907
caheard@up.com - Bill JohnsonOEM
1780 Myers Street
Teléfono 8707938816
Batesville AR 72501
Móvil 8703078917
bill.johnson@independencecounty.com
California
- Tanya Rogers
- Richard StewartTerraLithium
1534 Jones St.
Teléfono 931-535-4454
Brawley CA 92227
Móvil 731-441-1297
richard_stewart2@oxy.com
Carolina del Norte
- Carlos Juarez
- Bob BaxterMarion Environmental
1704 Tower Industrial Drive
Móvil 704-290-9659
Monroe NC 28110
bbaxter@marionenv.com
Carolina del Sur
- Steve CoffinHomeland Security Office - State Law Enforcement Division
332 Cove St.
Teléfono 803-896-4602
Columbia SC 29212
Móvil 803-995-0259
jcoffin@sled.sc.gov
Colorado
- Benjamin SaloSecurity and Emergency Response Training Center (SERTC)
350 Keeler Pkwy
Teléfono 719-584-0584
Pueblo CO 81001
Móvil 719-696-4150
ben_salo@aar.com - John Ireland
Florida
- Joshua Dearing
Georgia
- Trey Wood
- David BullardHEPACO
1776 Lonergan Hulme Rd
Teléfono 7065134850
Appling GA 30802-5400
Móvil 7065334643
dbullard@hepaco.com
Idaho
- RubyDawn ManningWestern Plains Emergency Services
1009 Keith Dr.
Móvil 775-340-5167
Weaver AL 36277
Red_Elk_Woman@yahoo.com
Illinois
- Dan Posateri3M and Albany Fire Protection District
1907 Stone St
Teléfono 13092352552
Albany IL 61230
Móvil 309-235-2552
firedan1229@yahoo.com
Indiana
- Michael WhiteIndiana Department of Homeland Security/State Fire Marshal Office
302 W. Washington Street
Teléfono 765-366-9758
Indianapolis IN 46204
Móvil 317-439-8071
mwhite@dhs.in.gov - Ronald TrouttIndianapolis Fire Department / Indiana University
Indianapolis Fire Department
Teléfono 317 327-6041
955 Fort Wayne Ave
Indianapolis IN 46202
Móvil 317 697-1775
rtroutt@IU.edu
Iowa
- Amber Denman-WeathersSergeant Bluff Fire Rescue
601 Stongate Court
Teléfono 712-251-0659
Sergeant Bluff IA 51054
Móvil 906-202-1638
medicweathers@gmail.com
Kansas
- Derek LampkinBNSF Railway
4515 Kansas Ave
Teléfono 6127601365
Kansas City KS 66106
Móvil 612-760-1365
derek.lampkin@bnsf.com
Kentucky
- F. Allen HockensmithCarlisle Fire Department
123 Liberty Street
Teléfono 5022290920
Nicholasville KY 40356
Móvil 5022290920
trainingchiefcfd@gmail.com - Tevis GrahamCamp dick fire & rescue
PO Box 16
Teléfono 8595483008
Bryantsville KY 40410
Móvil 8595483008
campdickfire@outlook.com
Louisiana
- Gray YoungLouisiana State University Fire and Emergency Training Institute
214 Dutch Harbor
Teléfono 318-371-3385
Minden LA 71055
Móvil 225-202-8835
gyoung01@icloud.com - Mark Allen
Maine
- Paul SmeltzerWaldoboro Fire Department
45 West Ridge
Teléfono 207-832-5369
Waldoboro ME 04572
Móvil 207-380-9760
firechief@waldoboromaine.org
Maryland
- Rick BlandfordWashington County Md Hazmat/Montgomery County Md Hazmat Ret.
18619 Warm Spring Court
Móvil 301-573-6513
Hagerstown MD 21740
br4196@gmail.com
Massachusetts
- John McVeigh
Michigan
- Pete KirkThe Dow Chemical Company
2010 Dow Corporate Center, office 109
Teléfono 989-636-0068
Midland MI 48674
Móvil 989-205-9141
PDkirk@dow.com - Byron BeattieResponse EHS Management Consulting and Training LLC
17202 Autumn Lane
Teléfono 7347754134
Southgate MI 48195
Móvil +1-734-775-4134
bsqurdehs@comcast.net
Mississippi
- Greg "Spinner" VaughanCN Southern Region Network Operations
297 Rivergate Rd
Teléfono 901-786-5686
Memphis TN 38109
Móvil 901-409-6237
Greg.vaughan@cn.ca
Missouri
- Lisa JobeMissouri Emergency Response Commission
2302 Militia Drive
Teléfono 573-526-9241
Jefferson City MO 65101
Móvil 573-230-5182
lisa.jobe@sema.dps.mo.gov - Kimberly (Kim) BrundageMissouri Emergency Response Commission
2302 Militia Drive
Teléfono 573-526-8243
Jefferson City MO 65101
Móvil 573-338-5754
kim.brundage@sema.dps.mo.gov
Montana
- John DriscollOlympus Technical Services, Inc.
765 Colleen St
Teléfono 4064383225
Helena MT 59602
Móvil 4064383225
jdriscoll@olytech.com
Nebraska
- Ron EriksenLincoln-Lancaster County Health Department
3131 O Street
Teléfono 402-450-6162
Lincoln NE 68510
reriksen@lincoln.ne.gov - Lynnea Yunker
Nevada
- RubyDawn ManningWestern Plains Emergency Services
1009 Keith Dr.
Móvil 775-340-5167
Weaver AL 36277
Red_Elk_Woman@yahoo.com
Nueva Jersey
- Michael StephensonSkyline Environmental, Inc.
7 Croman Court
Teléfono 5517770631
Hazlet NJ 07730
Móvil 551-777-0631
stephenson_mc@hotmail.com - Ed PattersonEnergy Transfer
1824 Horsehoe Pike
Teléfono 610-942-1924
Honey Brook PA 19344-8500
Móvil 610-246-0843
edward.patterson@energytransfer.com
Nueva York
- Clem Wm. SchimikowskiCanadian Pacific Rail (CP Rail)
200 Clifton Corporate Parkway
Teléfono 518-383-7200 x 234
Clifton Park NY 12065
Móvil 518-930-1772
Clemens_Schimikowski@cpr.ca
Nuevo Hampshire
- Mark CotreauRye Fire Rescue
555 Washington Rd
Teléfono 6039646411
Rye NH 03870
Móvil 9785806453
mcotreau@town.rye.nh.us
Nuevo México
- Jeff HankinsBNSF Railway
1624 1st St. NW
Teléfono 505-767-6847
Albuquerque NM 87102
Móvil 505-218-3582
Jeffrey.Hankins2@BNSF.com
Ohio
- John VergisWheeling and Lake Erie Railway
100 East First Street
Teléfono 330-767-7280
Brewster OH 44613
Móvil 330-704-9553
jvergis@wlerwy.com
Oklahoma
- Clinton GreenwoodOklahoma City Fire Department
820 NW 5th Street
Teléfono 14052973733
Oklahoma City OK 73106
Móvil 14056278965
clint.greenwood@okc.gov
Oregon
- Christopher KuenziOregon Department of Transportation
455 Airport Rd SE, Building A
Móvil 5033836611
Salem OR 97301
christopher.l.kuenzi@odot.oregon.gov
Pensilvania
- Ed PattersonEnergy Transfer
1824 Horsehoe Pike
Teléfono 610-942-1924
Honey Brook PA 19344-8500
Móvil 610-246-0843
edward.patterson@energytransfer.com - John CaseyCasey's Specialized Services
23 South Oak Street
Teléfono 717-344-9807
Ephrata PA 17522
john.casey.cruising@gmail.com - Robert HilliardLewis Environmental, Inc.
155 Railroad Plaza
Teléfono 610-495-6695 x 246
Royersford PA 19468
Móvil 484-366-2326
rhilliard@discoverlewis.com - Dustyn RyderThe Lewis Group, Lewis Environmental, LLC
5500 Paxton St
Teléfono 610-960-8592
Harrisburg PA 17111
Móvil 717-695-1474
dryder@discoverlewis.com
Rhode Island
- David Dumsar
South Dakota
- Kent WarreyAberdeen Fire Rescue/Aberdeen Rural
1714 Royal Rd
Teléfono 605-626-7048
Aberdeen SD 57401
Móvil 605-380-2489
zook9110@gmail.com - Bruce Wade jrHaztek Inc.
514 Americas Way #17511
Teléfono 8324729987
Box Elder SD 57719
Móvil 8324729987
wadesworld03@yahoo.com
Tennessee
- Eric AllenNew Johnsonville Fire Department
323 Long Street
Teléfono 931-209-5789
New Johnsonville TN 37134
dale.allen@newjohnsonvilletn.us - Luke GibsonHEPACO
7420 Lee HIghway
Teléfono 423-624-9210
Chattanooga TN 37421
Móvil 404-694-9700
lgibson@hepaco.com - Gary SheltonMarion Environmental Inc.
1911 Gillespie Avenue
Teléfono 865-525-7117
Knoxville TN 37917
Móvil 865-254-5096
gshelton@marionenv.com
Texas
- Rick Ferguson
- Cristofer BurchUnion Pacific
24125 ALDINE WESTFIELD RD
Teléfono 8328089733
Spring TX 77373
Móvil 8328089733
CRISTOFER.BURCH@UP.COM
Utah
- Levi PrattPacific West LLC
1555 West 2200 South
Teléfono 801-972-2727
Suite A
Grantsville UT 84029
Móvil 435-241-0025
lpratt@pacwestllc.com
Virginia
- Clifford O'CarrollFord Fire and Ems
24522 Plantation Drive
Teléfono 804-605-4847
North Dinwiddie VA 23803
Móvil 804-605-4847
techrescue262@gmail.com - Ian PleetBooz Allen Hamilton - McLean, VA
13267 Crail Ct.
Teléfono 7038955233
Bristow VA 20136
Móvil CINA Distinguished Speaker Series
ipleet@gmail.com
Washington
- Samuel FowlerOrcas Island Fire & Rescue
187 Bartel Road
Móvil (360)317-6863
Eastsound WA 98245
samuelj.fowler@gmail.com - Rictor OverlieSouth Thurston Fire & EMS
15115 Palmer Ln Se
Móvil 3607911874
P.O. Box 1327
Tenino WA 98589
rloverlie@fairpoint.net
West Virginia
- THOMAS MILLERWVU FIRE SERVICE EXTENSION
100 CONESTOGA LANE, #9
Teléfono 3045903684
CHARLESTON WV 25312
Móvil 3045903684
TOMFIRERESCUE@MSN.COM - Travis LindseyNorfolk Southern
209 Shenandoah Avenue NW
Teléfono 8049105721
Roanoke VA 24016
Móvil 8049105721
TRAVIS.LINDSEY@NSCORP.COM
Wisconsin
- Ken CollinsCanadian National
1625 Depot Street
Teléfono 715-210-0416
Stevens Point WI 54481
Móvil 901-846-0569
Kenneth.collins@cn.ca
Wyoming
- Brent OsborneCheyenne Fire and Rescue
415 West 18th Street
Teléfono 1-307-637-6311
Cheyenne WY 82001
Móvil 1-307-630-7053
bcosborne07@yahoo.com - Chris GravesLaramie County Fire Authority
3020 Iron Mountain Rd.
Teléfono 602-502-4346
Cheyenne WY 82009
Móvil 602-502-4346
cgraves@lcfawy.com - Dillon ConnerWyoming Regional Emergency Response Team 7
3800 Gunsmoke Rd.
Móvil 307-214-3993
Cheyenne WY 82001
dillonconner1@gmail.com
Mexico
Regional Coordinators
- Manuel Betancourt Lopez
- Francisco Merchant Perez
- Alan Mora PicazzoGrupo Mexico Transportes - FerromexMobile: +52-92-1131-9583Office: +52-33-3827-2000alan.mora@ferromex.mx
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