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. In case of a suspected mushroom poisoning immediately contact your doctor or local poison center. NAMA identification consults are available to help with mushroom identification if a mushroom poisoning is suspected.
You may also contact the chair of the NAMA Toxicology Committee by email.
Please help document mushroom poisonings by submitting an online report to the NAMA Poison Case Registry. 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.
ALASKA
Anchorage
Diane Plenninger
907-278-6000 (h)
dplen [at] live.com
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
ARIZONA
Christopher C. May, M.D.
480-326-6863 (mobile)
480-425-5000(work)
ccmaymd [at] gmail.com
Scottsdale, AZ
ARKANSAS
Jay Justice
501-837-5303 (c)
justice [at] aristotle.net
BRITISH COLUMBIA (CA)
Fraser Valley
Sharmin Gamiet
604-856-7572 (h)
sgamiet [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/Santa Cruz
Philip Carpenter
831-684-2074 (h)
philandmac [at] sbcglobal.net
Berkeley
Else Vellinga
510-525-1623 (h)
macrolepiota [at] comcast.net
Vancouver
Robert West
415-924-4856 (h)
Daly City
Frederick Stevens
650-994-1374 (h)
fstev [at] sonic.net
Davis
David Rizzo
530-754-9255 (w)
dmrizzo [at] ucdavis.edu
Georgetown/El Dorado County/Sacramento Area
Michael Sampson
530-957-7112
mwsampson [at] sbcglobal.net
Mountain View
Douglas Smith
650-799-3146
douglas.smith.mvca [at] gmail.com
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
Santa Barbara County
Bob Cummings
805-969-3685 (h), 805-680-4752 (c)
cummings [at] sbcc.edu
Santa Rosa
Chris Kjeldsen
707-544-3091 (h), 707-664-2320 (w)
chris.kjeldsen [at] sonoma.edu
kjeldsen [at] sonic.net
COLORADO
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)
marilyn.h.shaw16[at]gmail.com
Andrew Wilson
720-865-3662
andrew.wilson [at] botanicgardens.org
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)
DC Metropolitan Area
Martin Livezey
mobile: 301-276-1355
202-842-6195 (w), 301-897-4996 (h)
malivezey [at] gmail.com
FLORIDA
Gainesville
Rosanne Healy
515-231-2562 (c)
rosanne.healy [at] gmail.com
Matthew E. Smith
352-273-2837 (w)
Trufflesmith [at] ufl.edu
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] gmail.com
ILLINOIS
Champaign
Andrew Miller, Ph.D.
217-244-0439 (w)
amiller7 [at] illinois.edu
Chicago
Greg Mueller
312-493-1421 (h), 312-665-7840 (w)
gmueller [at] chicagobotanic.org
Bruch Reed
773.633.9411
COO@namyco.org
IOWA
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
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)
bbakaitis [at] hotmail.com
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
Baltimore/Columbia
William Needham
410-884-9127
Needham82 [at] aol.com
Glenn Dale
Mitch Fournet
301-766-6788 (h)
planet4net [at] gmail.com
Kensington
Martin Livezey
mobile: 301-276-1355
202-842-6195 (w), 301-897-4996 (h)
malivezey [at] gmail.com
MASSACHUSETTS
Falmouth
Nathan Wilson
508-563-5012 (h), 818-919-5947 (c)
nathan [at] collectivesource.com
Leeds
Dianna Smith
413-727-3369 (h)
diannaegsmith [at] comcast.net
MICHIGAN
Dexter
Phil Tedeschi
734-426-6182 (h), 734-355-0359 (c)
philt [at] umich.edu
Marquette
James Addison, MD
906-250-8833 (c), 906-225-2563 (w)
james.addison [at] mghs.org
Mt. Pleasant
Sister Marie Kopin
989-772-9453 (h), 989-621-7940 (c)
secmmhc [at] gmail.com
Petoskey
Marilyn Smith
231-622-4833(h), 231-838-6985(cell)
marilynsmith42 [at] gmail.co
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
Ron Spinosa
651-224-5274 (h)
ronspin [at] juno.com
MISSOURI
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
NEW BRUNSWICK (CA)
Moncton
Jessika Gauvin
506-889-9579 (c) – primary, 506-800-6386 (c) – alternate
jessika.gauvin [at] gmail.com
NEWFOUNDLAND (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] verizon.net
Roosevelt
Rod Tulloss
609-448-5096 (h)
ret [at] eticomm.net
NEW YORK
Catskill Mountains - Hudson Valley
John C. Michelotti
520-603-4191 (c) – please text for the fastest response
John [at] CatskillFungi.com
Cortland, Ithaca, Syracuse area
Timothy J. Baroni
607-753-2725 (w), 607-835-6476 (h)
tim.baroni [at] cortland.edu
Kathie Hodge
607-255-5356 (w), 607-330-0323 (h)
kh11 [at] cornell.edu
Geneseo
Shannon Nix
585-267-0296 (c)
mycoprof [at] gmail.com
Pleasant Valley
Bill Bakaitis
(Summer in Cushing, Maine)
845-677-3185 (h)
bbakaitis [at] hotmail.com
Rochester
William Hollenbaugh
716-266-4987 (h), 716-422-4403 (w)
w58hollenbaugh [at] frontiernet.net
David McCheyne
Mobile: 585-902-8211
Davidmccheyne @ gmail.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] appstate.edu
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
Durham
Frank Hyman
919-824-2239 (c)
frankhyman [at] liberatedgardener.net
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
Athens
Martha Bishop
740-593-4552 (w), 740-541-0091 (c)
bishopm [at] ohio.edu
Cincinnati
Richard R. Doyle
513-541-1581 (h)
rdoyle55 [at] gmail.com
East Palestine
Walt Sturgeon
330-426-9833 (h)
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
Hubbard
Bill Burt
503-982-1503
williamburt [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
Pendleton
Paula Brooks
541-886-4002 (h), 541-426-5551 (w), 541-398-0874 (c)
paula_j_brooks [at] yahoo.com
Portland
Leah Bendlin
leahbendlin [at] gmail.com
(503) 560-5888 (c – text photos for quickest response)
Richard Bishop
503-255-8074 (h)
dlbishop [at] pcez.com
Lorelei Norvell
503-297-3296 (h,w)
llnorvell [at] pnw-ms.com
Salem
Henry Young
971-273-7907 (h)
eitchpy [at] sbcglobal.net
Talent
John Teem
541-533-5511 (h), 541-621-6137 (c)
john [at] continuumfarm.com
PENNSYLVANIA
Greensburg
John Plischke III
(724) 832-0271 (h)
fungi01 [at] aol.com
Kennett Square
Tug De Luce
302-332-8340
tugruldeluce [at] yahoo.com
QUEBEC (CA)
Alma
Michelle Bouchard
418-662-4037
micbou46 [at] cgocable.ca
Estrie
Guylaine Auger (Sherbrooke)
819-346-6856
augg [at] sympatico.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
Jean Després (Laval)
450-666-7633
jean.despres [at] videotron.ca
Renée Lebeuf (Montréal)
514-683-1132
renee.lebeuf [at] gmail.com
Outaouais
Michel Corbeil
819-423-5637
michelcorbeil [at] gmail.com
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
Roland Labbé
418-667-9285
r.labbe1 [at] videotron.ca
Rimouski
Pauline Dubé
418-722-4708
pauline.dube7 [at] cgocable.ca
Gaétan Lefebvre
418-775-8151
glefebvre [at] globetrotter.net
SOUTH CAROLINA
Charleston
Timothy Geho
843-795-3331 (h)
tgeho [at] bellsouth.net
Greenville
Tradd Cotter
864-986-5226 (c)
myceliumtradd [at] gmail.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
Fort Worth
Denis Benjamin, MD
Available for direct consultation with physicians, emergency rooms and hospitals
817-614-8654 (h)
drbenjamin2003 [at] yahoo.com
Lubbock
Kenneth H. Neldner, MD
806-743-2463 (w)
Nacogdoches
Josephine Taylor
409-468-2268 (h)
jtaylor [at] sfasu.edu
UTAH
Salt Lake City
Mark Cannon
801-277-7039 (h)
stephrobcan [at] yahoo.com
Don Johnston
801-942-0637 (h)
dwjohnston [at] q.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
Husum
Dr. Michael Beug
beugm [at] evergreen.edu
Port Angeles
Richard Sieger
360-452-7284 or 360-808-0599 (h)
sieger [at] att.net
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.n
Stevenson
John R. Davis
509-427-5871 (h), 503-231-6179 (w)
davisj [at] gorge.net
WEST VIRGINIA
Belington
Donna Mitchell
304-637-0245 (w)
mitchell_roody [at] hotmail.com
Bill Roody
304-637-0245 (w)
mitchell_roody [at] hotmail.com
Lewisburg
Glenn Freeman
304-646-2659 (h)
susanglenn1 [at] hotmail.com
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