APHIS’ Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) program safeguards U.S. agriculture and natural resources against the entry, establishment, and spread of economically and environmentally significant pests, and facilitates the safe trade of agricultural products.


Website: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth

Oregon based USDA APHIS Partners

  • Sean McMillen, Smuggling Interdiction and Trade Compliance Office, USDA-APHIS
  • Erin Stiers, Interim Oregon State Plant Health Director, USDA-APHIS

California based

Texas based

  • Allson Olofson, Field Operations Outreach Coordinator, USDA APHIS

Florida based

Ohio based

  • Mark Hitchcox, USDA APHIS, Ohio
  • Heidi Kennedy, USDA APHIS SITC, Illinois

DC Based

  • Heather Curlett, Web and Creative Services Director, USDA APHIS, Washington, DC
  • Dennis Martin, Offshore Programs, USDA APHIS