Volunteer Identification Consultants
This is a free service offered by NAMA. Listed below are telephone numbers of persons who have volunteered
to assist in the identification of mushrooms in poisoning cases. Please
contact them only when poisoning is involved or suspected. Contact through a local
poison center is recommended.
You may also contact the NAMA Toxicology
Committee, c/o Dr. Michael W. Beug, beugm@evergreen.edu
or optional contact, Marilyn Shaw, MariHShaw@aol.com,
303-377-1278.
Please send the Poison Case Registry a report by email or postal mail.
For non-emergency identification, contact a nearby mushroom club, nature center, museum or the botany department in a local college or university.
Note: phone numbers are either home, office or cell; for email addresses, substitute @ for space [at] space.
To find an identifier in your area, click on the abbreviation of your state or province below:
MO MT NH NJ NY NC OH OR PA SC TN TX UT VA VT WA WV
By Province: British Columbia | Quebec | Newfoundland
ALASKA
Anchorage
Diane Plenninger
907-278-6000 (h)
plen [at] gci.net
Christine Maack
907-278-4265 (c)
cmaack [at] gci.net
Eagle River
Blanche/James Tinius
907-694-1634 (h)
tinius [at] mtaonline.net
btinius [at] mtaonline.net
Fairbanks
Gary A. Laursen
907-474-6295 (w)
galaursen [at] alaska.edu
Girdwood
Kate Mohatt
907-754-2348 (w), 907-783-0146 (h), 907-230-6916 (c)
kmohatt [at] fs.fed.us
ARKANSAS
Jay Justice
501-682-0907 (w), 501-794-2669 (h), 501-837-5303 (c)
justice [at] aristotle.net, justice [at] adeq.state.ar.us
BRITISH COLUMBIA (CA)
Fraser Valley
Sharmin Gamiet
604-856-7572 (h)
sgamiet [at] shaw.ca
Kamloops
Gary Williams
250-376-3540 (h), 250-318-2951 (c)
mycos [at] shaw.ca
North Vancouver
Anne Leathem
604-988-9390 (h), 604-682-2344 (w)
anne [at] leathem.ca
Vancouver
Paul Kroeger
604-322-0074 (h)
kroeger.paul [at] gmail.com
CALIFORNIA
Aptos
Philip Carpenter
831-684-2074 (h)
philandmac [at] sbcglobal.net
Berkeley
Else Vellinga
510-525-1623 (h)
macrolepiota [at] comcast.net
Corte Madera
Robert West
415-924-4856 (h)
Daly City
Frederick Stevens
650-994-1374 (h)
fstev [at] sonic.net
Hillsborough
William Freedman, MD
650-344-7774 (h)
loufreed650 [at] yahoo.com
Mountain View
Douglas Smith
650-799-3146
douglas [at] slac.stanford.edu
Oakland
Debbie Viess
510-430-9353 (h)
amanitarita [at] sbcglobal.net
Palo Alto
Joseph Mandell
650-493-3798 (h)
joman [at] sonic.net
San Francisco
Dennis Desjardin
415-338-2439 (w)
ded [at] sfsu.edu
San Leandro
Michael Wood
510-357-7696 (h)
mgwood [at] mykoweb.com
Santa Rosa
Chris Kjeldsen
707-544-3091 (h), 707-664-2320 (w)
chris.kjeldsen [at] sonoma.edu
kjeldsen [at] sonic.net
Sebastopol
Darvin DeShazer
707-829-0596 (h)
muscaria [at] pacbell.net
Santa Cruz
Henry Young
831-426-1315 (h)
eitchpy [at] sbcglobal.net
back to topCOLORADO
Aurora
Ed Lubow
303-680-7724
edlubow [at] gmail.com
Boulder
Vera Evenson
303-443-8968 (h), 720-865-3651 (w)
theevensons [at] earthlink.net or evensonv [at] botanicgardens.org
Colorado Springs
Athalie Barzee
719-634-4715 (h)
Frieda Davis
719-630-7140 (h)
geoh.davis [at] gmail.com
Dennis Craig
719-596-5676 (h), 719-337-1898 (c)
dennycraig [at] aol.com
Dan/Caren Lacy
719-636-2470 (h)
Denver
Linnea Gillman
303-935-2390 (h)
linnea101 [at] gmail.com
Marilyn Shaw
303-377-1278 (h)
MariHShaw [at] aol.com
Gunnison
James Worrall
970-642-4424 (h), 970-642-1166 (w)
jworrall [at] fs.fed.us
CONNECTICUT
Haddam
Bill Yule
203-824-3784 (h)
byule [at] ctrivermuseum.org, boletebill [at] yahoo.com
Trumbull
Terry Stoleson
203-268-3023 (h)
fungaloony [at] charter.net
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (WASHINGTON, DC)
Ray LaSala
202-332-8727 (h)
raymond.lasala [at] stanfordalumni.org
HAWAII
Hilo
Don Hemmes
808-935-6214 (h), 808-974-7383 (w)
hemmes [at] hawaii.edu
IDAHO
Boise
Robert Chehey
208-343-8018 (h)
cheheyr [at] gmail.com
Genille Steiner
208-345-2515 (h)
gsteiner [at] sitestar.net
ILLINOIS
Chicago
Greg Mueller
312-493-1421 (h), 312-665-7840 (w)
gmueller [at] chicagobotanic.org
Murphysboro (Southern Illinois)
Walt Sundberg
616-684-6873(h)
sundberg.wj.407 [at] verizon.net
IOWA
Ames
Rosanne Healy
515-231-2562 (c)
healy089 [at] umn.edu
Grinnell
Kathryn Jacobson
641-269-4359
jacobsok [at] grinnell.edu
Iowa City
Dean Abel
319-354-3510 (h), 319-335-1396 (w)
dean-abel [at] uiowa.edu
Pella
Donald Huffman
515-628-1573 (h), 515-628-5203 (w)
huffmand [at] central.edu
KANSAS
Lawrence
Sherry Kay
785-842-1245 (h)
sherry.kay [at] gmail.com
Pomona
George M. Sayers
785-418-6359 (c)
mycolog [at] gmail.com
MAINE
Bowdoin
Michaeline Mulvey
207-737-8695 (h)
mjpmm955i [at] gwi.net
Cushing
Bill Bakaitis
(during summer)
845-677-3185 (h)
bakaitis [at] vh.net
Falmouth
Lawrence Leonard
207-781-2426 (h)
lleonar1 [at] maine.rr.com
Rockland
Greg Marley
207-596-0558 (h), 207-319-4556 (w)
innrneuf [at] midcoast.com or mushroom [at] midcoast.com
MARYLAND
Glenn Dale
Mitch Fournet
301-766-6788 (h)
planet4net [at] gmail.com
Hyattsville
Jon Ellifritz
301-422-7517 ((h)
ellijon [at] earthlink.net
MASSACHUSETTS
Falmouth
Nathan Wilson
508-563-5012 (h), 818-919-5947 (c)
nathan [at] collectivesource.com
MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor
Marti Cochran
734-971-2552 (h)
kwcee [at] umich.edu
Dexter
Phil Tedeschi
734-426-6182 (h), 734-355-0359 (c)
philt [at] umich.edu
Linden
Larry Hildreth
810-629-8402 (h)
lar8180 [at] aol.com
Mt. Pleasant
Sister Marie Kopin
989-772-9453 (h), 989-621-7940 (c)
mkopin [at] winntel.net
Rochester
Sandy Sheine
248-672-5301 (h)
ssheine [at] aol.com
Sawyer
John W. Rippon
269-426-4674 (h)
jwilrippon [at] aol.com
MINNESOTA
Afton
Anna Gerenday
651-436-1909 (h), 612-625-7008 (w)
geren002 [at] umn.edu
Bloomington
Adele Mehta
952-884-7362 (h), 952-541-1019 (w)
a.mehta [at] seniorcommunity.org
St. Paul
Rosanne Healy
515-231-2562 (c)
healy089 [at] umn.edu
Ron Spinosa
651-224-5274 (h)
ronspin [at] juno.com
MISSOURI
Glencoe
Kenneth Gilberg
314-629-4686 (h), 314-822-7627 (w)
info [at] herbariasoap.com
St. Louis
Don Dill
314-647-3307 (h,w)
drwjdill [at] yahoo.com
MONTANA
Bozeman
Cathy Cripps
406-586-4307 (h), 406-994-5226 (w)
ccripps [at] montana.edu
Missoula
Larry Evans
406-543-6630 (h)
fungus [at] fungaljungle.org
NEBRASKA
Lincoln
Heather Hallen-Adams
hhallen-adams2 [at] unl.edu
NEWFOUNDLAND (CA)
Corner Brook
Andrus Voitk
709-639-8341 (h)
foray [at] nlmushrooms.ca
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Center Sandwich
Rick Van de Poll
603-284-6851 (h), 603-677-2473 (c)
rickvdp [at] gmail.com
Lincoln
Rosalind Lowen
603-745-3604 (h)
roz.lowen [at] gmail.com
r.lowen [at] att.net
NEW JERSEY
Millington
Dorothy Smullen
908-647-5740 (h)
dsbs [at] bellatlantic.net
NEW YORK
Cortland, Ithaca, Syracuse area
Timothy J. Baroni
607-753-2725 (w), 607-835-6476 (h)
baronit [at] cortland.edu
Kathie Hodge
607-255-5356 (w), 607-256-1257 (h)
kh11 [at] cornell.edu
Croton on Hudson
Dianna Smith
914-271-5209
diannasmith [at] optonline.net
New York
Gary Lincoff
212-662-2651 (h)
garylincoff [at] earthlink.net
Pleasant Valley
Bill Bakaitis
(Summer in Cushing, Maine)
845-677-3185 (h)
bakaitis [at] vh.net
Rochester
William Hollenbaugh
716-266-4987 (h), 716-422-4403 (w)
william.hollenbaugh [at] usa.xerox.com
Syracuse
David Fischer
315-876-0355 (c)
mycology [at] aol.com
NORTH CAROLINA
Northwestern Region
S. Coleman McCleneghan
828-963-4116 (h), 828-964-2612 (c)
mccleneghanc [at] hotmail.com
Canton
Theresa Oursler
828-506-4584 (c), 828-250-5249 (w)
toursler [at] gmail.com
theresa.oursler [at] buncombecounty.org (w)
Chapel Hill
William Burk
919-942-6387 (h), 919-962-3783 (w)
billburk [at] email.unc.edu
Harrisburg
James Marcinko
704-786-7985 (h)
Mount Holly
Allein C. Stanley
704-827-1939 (h), 704-689-2260 (c)
allstanley [at] earthlink.net
OHIO
Cincinnati
Richard R. Doyle
740-587-0019 (h), 740-587-6499 (w)
rdoyle5 [at] gmail.com
East Palestine
Walt Sturgeon
330-426-9833 (h), 330-261-0090
Email: mycowalt [at] comcast.net
OREGON
Beaverton
Jolie Jordan
503-469-0601 (h)
heronwoods [at] yahoo.com
Bend
Linda Gilpin
541-389-1160 (h), 541-280-9686 (c)
linronad [at] bendbroadband.com
Corvallis
Nancy Weber
541-753-9626 (h)
weberja [at] aol.com
Depoe Bay
Harry Caylor
541-765-4326 (h)
clearh20 [at] jnrcom.com
Gladstone
Judy Roger
503-657-7358 (h)
971-275-4235 (c)
jaroger [at] comcast.net
Hubbard
Bill Burt
503-982-1503
kotbooks [at] greencloaks.com
Jacksonville
Bob Burch
541-973-3575 (h)
dwburch [at] charter.net
Lincoln City
Freda Holloran
541-996-3103 (h)
lpholloran [at] live.com
Port Orford
Steve and Mary Taylor
541-332-0166 (h), 541-425-0213 (c - after 8 pm)
stevenrtaylor.portorford [at] gmail.com
or: MadAboutMushrooms [at] gmail.com
Portland
Richard Bishop
503-255-8074 (h)
dlbishop [at] pcez.com
Lorelei Norvell
503-297-3296 (h,w)
llnorvell [at] pnw-ms.com
Talent
John Teem
541-533-5511 (h), 541-621-6137 (c)
john [at] continuumfarm.com
Yoncalla
Sherry Redd
541-849-2586 (h)
sherry.redd [at] wmni.net
Wallowa
Paula Brooks
541-886-4002 (h), 541-426-5551 (w), 541-398-0874 (c)
paula_j_brooks [at] yahoo.com
PENNSYLVANIA
Greensburg
John Plischke III
(724) 832-0271 (h)
fungi01 [at] aol.com
QUEBEC (CA)
Alma
Michelle Bouchard
418-662-4037
micbou46 [at] cgocable.ca
Claire Turcotte
418-662-2687 (cellulaire) au 418-662-4418
turcotteclaire [at] hotmail.com
Estrie
Guylaine Auger (Sherbrooke)
819-346-6856
auger.guylaine [at] videotron.ca
Montréal et région
Raymond Archambault (Montréal, Jardin botanique)
514-252-7915 au 514-872-7239
raymond.archambault [at] gmail.com et
raymond_archambault [at] ville.montreal.qc.ca
Denise Boudreau (Montréal)
514-543-1729 au 514-223-6977
deboud [at] videotron.ca
Jean Després (Laval)
450-666-7633
jean.despres [at] videotron.ca
Renée Lebeuf (Montréal)
514-683-1132
renee.myco [at] videotron.ca
Raymond McNeil (Châteauguay)
450-691-5784
Raymond.McNeil [at] videotron.ca
Peterjürgen Neumann (Saint-Bruno)
450-653-7925
peterjurgen.neumann [at] umontreal.ca
Outaouais
Michel Corbeil
819-423-5637
michel_corbeil1 [at] sympatico.ca
Yolande Dalpé (Ottawa et Gatineau)
613-759-1381 au 819-684-7289
DALPEY [at] agr.gc.ca
Scott Redhead (Ottawa et Gatineau)
613-759-1384 au 613-614-5234
Québec et région
Marc Bois
418-831-6994
marc.bois [at] cegep-ste-foy.qc.ca
André Jean
418-243-2567
andre_jean [at] globetrotter.net
Roland Labbé
418-667-9285
r.labbe1 [at] videotron.ca
Rimouski
Pauline Dubé
418-722-4708
pauline_dube [at] uqar.qc.ca
Gaétan Lefebvre
418-775-8151
glefebvre [at] globetrotter.net
Sept-Îles
Gilles St-Amand
418-968-2306
cmsite [at] cgocable.ca
SOUTH CAROLINA
Charleston
Timothy Geho
843-795-3331 (h)
tgeho [at] bellsouth.net
Greenville
Tradd Cotter
864-855-2469 (h), 864-633-6624 (c)
traddcotter [at] mushroommountain.com
TENNESSEE
Eastern Region
S. Coleman McCleneghan
828-963-4116 (h), 828-964-2612 (c)
mccleneghanc [at] hotmail.com
Knoxville
Brandon Matheny
865-974-8896 (w), 865-244-5355 (c)
pmatheny [at] utk.edu
TEXAS
El Paso
Karen Austin
505-824-3533 (h), 915-565-9938 (w)
kaustin [at] whc.net
Fort Worth
Susan H. / Van Metzler
713-645-5755 (h), 713-522-6722 (w)
suemetzler [at] aol.com
Lake Jackson
Warren Pruess
979-285-4960 (h)
wwp_838 [at] hotmail.com
Lubbock
Kenneth H. Neldner, MD
806-743-2463 (w)
Nacogdoches
Heinz and Julie Gaylord
409-564-1453 (h), 409-468-1404 (w)
hgaylord [at] sfasu.edu
Josephine Taylor
409-468-2268 (h)
jtaylor [at] sfasu.edu
Newton
David and Patricia Lewis
409-423-3776 (h)
plewis [at] jas.net
UTAH
Salt Lake City
Mark Cannon
801-277-7039 (h)
stephrobcan [at] yahoo.com
Don Johnston
801-942-0637 (h)
dwjohnston [at] q.com
Ardean W. Watts
801-581-1931 (h)
ardeanwa [at] xmission.com
VERMONT
Burlington
Terrence P. Delaney
802-338-1030 (h), 802-656-0416 (w)
terrence.delaney [at] uvm.edu
Robert Resnik
802-862-3998 (h), 802-865-7222 (w)
rresnik [at] vpr.net
VIRGINIA
Clifton
Bruce Boyer
703-863-9633 (h)
bruceaboyer [at] cox.net
Southwestern Region
S. Coleman McCleneghan
828-963-4116 (h), 828-964-2612 (c)
mccleneghanc [at] hotmail.com
WASHINGTON
Bellingham
Buck McAdoo
360-671-9531 (h), 360-650-9412 (w)
lobovago [at] hotmail.com
Fred M. Rhoades
360-733-9149 (h), 360-319-5226 (c)
fmrhoades [at] comcast.net
Chehalis
Eugene Butler
360-748-9658 (h)
juneb2 [at] earthlink.net
Cle Elum
Denis Benjamin, MD
817-614-8654 (h)
drbenjamin2003 [at] yahoo.com
Husum
Dr. Michael Beug
509-493-2237 (h)
beugm [at] evergreen.edu
Longview
Dan Finn
360-578-2849 (h), 360-430-5940 (c)
dan.finn [at] cdid1.org
Port Angeles
Richard Sieger
360-452-7284 or 360-808-0599 (h)
sieger [at] att.net
Pullman
Lori Carris
509-339-0015 (c)
carris [at] cahe.ad.wsu.edu
Seattle
Joseph Ammirati
206-440-1775 (h)
206-543-1986 or 206-543-1942 (w)
cort [at] u.washington.edu
Michelle Seidl
206-604-4186 (c)
seidl [at] comcast.net
Snohomish
Igor Malcevski
360-668-9046 (h)
igor [at] premier1.net
Spokane
Lynda Foreman
509-466-3105
schroomerlyn [at] msn.com
Stevenson
John R. Davis
509-427-5871 (h), 503-231-6179 (w)
davisj [at] gorge.net
Vancouver (WA)
Janet Lindgren
360-573-6918 (h)
jlindg [at] pacifier.com
Vashon Island
Lee Harrison-Smith
360-840-3781 (h)
redmushroom [at] gmail.com
WEST VIRGINIA
Belington
Donna Mitchell
304-637-0245 (w)
Donna.M.Mitchell [at] wv.gov
Bill Roody
304-637-0245 (w)
William.C.Roody [at] wv.gov
Lewisburg
Glenn Freeman
304-646-2659 (h)
susanglenn1 [at] hotmail.com
