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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.

To find an identifier in your area, click on the abbreviation of your state or province below:

By State: AK AR CA CO CT DC FL HI ID IL IO KS ME MI MN MO MT NH NJ NY NC OH OR PA SC TN TX UT VA VT WA WV

 

By Province: British Columbia | New Brunswick | Newfoundland | Quebec

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

Girdwood

Kate Mohatt
907-754-2348 (w), 907-783-0146 (h), 907-230-6916 (c)
kmohatt [at] fs.fed.us

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

St. Louis

Kenneth Gilberg
314-629-4686
kengilberg [at] gmail.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

NEW BRUNSWICK (CA)

Moncton

Jessika Gauvin
506-889-9579 (c) – primary, 506-800-6386 (c) – alternate
jessika.gauvin [at] gmail.com

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] 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), 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

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

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
864-986-5226 (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

Newton

David and Patricia Lewis
409-423-3776 (h)
dandplewis [at] gmail.com

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

Vashon Island

Lee Harrison-Smith
360-840-3781 (h)
redmushroom [at] gmail.com

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

Charleston

Nancy Ward
304-610-4040, 304-343-1617
naward57 [at] gmail.com

Elkins

Shelly Conrad
304-636-7074
geezerex [at] aol.com

Lewisburg

Glenn Freeman
304-646-2659 (h)
susanglenn1 [at] hotmail.com

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