Division Of Shellfish Safety (DSS)
Central Office (CO): 804-864-7480
Director & State Standardization Officer: Danielle Schools
Plant Program Manager: Sarah Good
GIS Analyst & Classification Assistant: Daniel Powell, GISP
Waterborne Hazards & Marina Programs Manager: Margaret Smigo, MENVS
Data Manager/Stat Analyst: Lyndia Branch, MS, QMHP-A
Administrative Staff Assistant: Janell Thomas
Shellfish Field Offices
Accomac Field Office (AFO): 757-787-5864
Field Director: Daniel Miller
Shellfish Specialist Senior: Ryan Snead
Shellfish Specialist Senior: Tyler Charnock
Shellfish Specialist Senior: Trisha Wagner
Laboratory Specialist Senior: Patricia Shertenlieb
Laboratory Specialist Senior: Joyce Zuchel
Kilmarnock Field Office (KFO): 804-577-4007
Field Director: Jill Fleiger, MS, CPM
Growing Area Manager: Adam Wood, MS
State Standardization Officer and Shellfish Specialist Senior: Julie Carrier
Shellfish Specialist: Neill Shultz
Shellfish Specialist Senior: Matt Farnham
Laboratory Specialist Senior: Taylor Hennage
Laboratory Specialist Senior: Kelsey Dawson
Marine Scientist: Jackie Friedman, MS
Norfolk Field Office (NFO): 757-683-8461
Field Director: Jonathan Dickerson
Shellfish Specialist Senior: Farah Monis
Shellfish Specialist Senior: Linda Sakach, MS
Shellfish Specialist Senior: Cate Turner, MS
Laboratory Program Manager: Linda McFarland
Laboratory Specialist Senior: Carmel Saucer
Laboratory Specialist Senior: Sarah Durham
Shoreline Survey Specialist: Ian Geeson, MIS
Marine Scientist Supervisor: Todd Egerton, PhD
Marine Scientist: Evan Yeargan
Shellfish Closure Update Notification Request
If you are interested in receiving notifications of updated shellfish closures, please email the contact information shown below to daniel.powell@vdh.virginia.gov.
Name
Address
City
State
Zip
Phone Number
Creek or water body name
County or City of water body
Please note this information is not FOIA exempt and is subject to release if requested.
Additional questions should be sent to Daniel Powell, Classification Assistant at daniel.powell@vdh.virginia.gov or Adam Wood, Growing Area Manager at adam.wood@vdh.virginia.gov.