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Pesticide Safety Education Program

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Pesticide Safety Education Specialists

Patty Bingaman, PSEP Facilitator
Extension Assistant
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Coordinates commercial PSEP clinics. Conducts commercial clinic preregistration and PSEP publication distribution. Maintains financial accounts, develops new data bases, and prepares special reports and brochures. Co-coordinates acquisition, reprinting, and marketing of PSEP study material.
http://www.nres.uiuc.edu/faculty/directory/bingaman_pa.html
Scott Bretthauer, Private PSEP Coordinator
Extension Specialist in Application Equipment
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Provides subject matter expertise and training in pesticide application equipment and calibration. Conducts special aerial calibration clinics and pesticide drift reduction programs. Manages the PSEP website. Maintains and coordinates storage of PSEP supplies and equipment. Coordinates the private PSEP program. Has primary responsibility for producing and updating private applicator training materials.
http://age-web.age.uiuc.edu/acadprof/smb/smb.asp
Phil Nixon, Reporting Coordinator
Extension Specialist in Entomology
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Provides subject matter expertise and training in entomology. Prepares grant proposals, state and federal reports, and other reports and summaries. Co-coordinates PSEP study material activities. Structural pest control liaison with the Illinois Department of Public Health. Coordinates Commercial PSEP support trainers.
http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/~nres/faculty/directory/nixon_pl.html
Jim Schuster, Publications Coordinator
Extension Specialist in Plant Pathology
Department of Crop Sciences
Provides subject matter expertise and training in plant pathology. Coordinates PSEP study materiel activities and the development of electronic training materials.
Michelle Wiesbrook, Newsletter Coordinator
Extension Specialist in Horticulture
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Provides subject matter expertise and training in horticultural weed science. Collects and organizes newsletter information and ensures its timely publication. Facilitates the establishment and collection of supportive data related to weed science. Co-coordinates Illinois' Worker Protection Standard Program.
http://www.nres.uiuc.edu/faculty/directory/wiesbrook_ml.html
Jean Miles, PSEP Office assistant
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Helps handle telephone queries and registration, collect registration and publication data, mail orders for educational materials, and assist in other operational functions within the PSEP office.