Meet Our Staff


Missouri Department of Agriculture
Animal Health Division
P.O. Box 630
1616 Missouri Blvd.
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-3377
Fax: (573) 751-6919

Livestock movement and permit information:
(573) 751-4359
Animal.Health@mda.mo.gov

Animal Health
Animal.Health@mda.mo.gov

Administration

Taylor Woods, DVM, Acting State Veterinarian
(573) 751-3377

Dr. Linda Hickam, Assistant State Veterinarian
(573) 526-0860

Luan Whittle, Executive I
(573) 751-4259

Penny Gottschalk, Executive I
(573) 751-4358

Sheri Berendzen, Senior Office Support Assistant
(573) 751-5608

Jackie Hagenhoff, Administrative Office Support Assistant
(573) 751-4260

Agri Security
(573) 751-2539
Fax: (573) 751-6919

Ray Wadley, Agri Security & Operations Officer
(573) 751-2539
(573) 291-3493 - cell phone

Amy Luecke, Agri Security Administrative Assistant
(573) 526-2090

Animal Care Facilities Act Program (ACFA)
(573) 751-3076
Fax: (573) 751-6919
acfa@mda.mo.gov

Dr. Jerry Eber, DVM, Veterinarian II & Program Coordinator
(573) 751-3076
(573) 999-2021 - cell phone

Patty Kempker, Administrative Office Support Assistant
(573) 751-3076

Field Staff:
1. Ron Praiswater, (816) 383-1830
2. Joe Atteberry, (417) 425-9694
3. Mary Martin, (636) 358-1690
4.
5. Lennie Clayton, (417) 225-8334
6. Matt Rold, (573) 999-2031
7. Gary Jones, (660) 890-1213
8. John Cupps, (417) 489-1214
9. Sabetha Davis, (417) 448-7770
10. Judi Riordan-Lolli, (660) 888-0322
11. Elizabeth Wainwright,
12. Greg Twidwell, (573) 778-2399

Animal Care Facilities Act Field Staff (PDF: 206kb)

Meat and Poultry Inspection
(573) 522-1242
Fax: (573) 751-6919

Dr. Harold Treese, DVM, Meat and Poultry Inspection Program Director
(573) 751-3377
(573) 690-2748 - cell phone

Beth Ewers, Deputy Director
(573) 690-1733 - cell phone

Dr. Anna Bruening, Veterinarian
(573) 680-3673 - cell phone

Linda Stokes, Executive I
(573) 522-1242

Chretta Mastin, Compliance Officer
(816) 752-0630 - cell phone

Joe Stropp, Compliance Officer
(417) 732-5192
(417) 225-8339 - cell phone

John Jordan, Compliance Officer
(573) 247-2628 - cell phone

Meat and Poultry Inspection Field Staff
1. Chretta Mastin, (816) 752-0630
2. Brett Jackson, (660) 888-0323
3. J C Owsley, (573) 291-8517
4. Dick Whittington, (573) 690-2679
5. Gloria Meyer, (636) 208-5503
6. Sam Forester, (417) 793-1474
6. Darla Pool, (573) 291-7902
7. Rebecca Dowden, (573) 690-2732
8. David Mauk, (573) 225-7114

Meat and Poultry District Map (199kb pdf)

Missouri Animal Identification Program (MAIP)
(573) 751-2540
Fax: (573) 526-0745
animalid@mda.mo.gov

Greg Onstott, Program Specialist
(573) 751-7766
(573) 690-2513 - cell phone

Poultry Health Program Staff
(573) 522-3377
Fax: (573) 751-5279
poultry@mda.mo.gov

Rose Foster
Program Coordinator
(573) 522-3377
(573) 690-2153 - cell phone

Tony Perryman
(573) 522-3378
(573) 999-1191 - cell phone

District Veterinarians

District 1 - Sam Jameson, DVM, State Field Veterinarian
(660) 726-4369
(816) 383-1831 - cell phone

District 2 - Ann Shannon, DVM, Federal Field Veterinarian
(660) 385-5232
(573) 680-0471 - cell phone

District 3 - Jerry Eber, DVM, State Field Veterinarian and ACFA Coordinator
(573) 751-2494
(573) 999-2021 - cell phone

District 4 - Royce Wilson, DVM, Federal Field Veterinarian
(816) 884-3219
(573) 680-0791 - cell phone

District 5 - Charles Massengill, Epidemiologist - Jefferson City Federal Cooperative - Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and State Field Veterinarian
(573) 751-3460
(573) 690-2689 - cell phone

District 6 - John Wilcox, DVM, Federal Field Veterinarian
(573) 439-5873
(573) 680-0524 - cell phone

District 7 - Michael Good, DVM, Federal Field Veterinarian
(417) 886-1580
(417) 268-8301 - cell phone

District 8 - Joseph Baker, DVM, State Field Veterinarian
(573) 624-7747
(573) 421-2194 - cell phone

District 9 - Larry Forgey, DVM, State Field Veterinarian
(417) 581-5350
(417) 225-8390 - cell phone

Veterinarian Districts (PDF: 449kb)

Animal Health Officers Field Staff
Jean Nee (Federal), (573) 680-0630
Judi Riordan-Lolli, (660) 888-0322
Linda Barnes (Federal), (573) 301-9238
Lawson Burgfeld, (573) 225-5181
Greg Twidwell, (573) 778-2399
Jon Payne, (417) 225-8336

Laboratories Staff

Jefferson City Lab
(573) 751-3460

Charles Massengill, DVM State Veterinary Epidemiologist
(573) 751-3460

Quintin Muenks - Lab Manager
Amber Mader
Jackie Forck
Andy Heimericks
Rose Lamberson
Scott Ramsdell
Karla Stafford
John Wilkes
Ronda Wohlt

Springfield Lab
(417) 895-6861

Duke Dana, DVM - Lab Manager
(417) 895-6861

Connie Bruner
Robert Buynak
Kevin Cook
Lacey Johnston
Beth Melton
Betty Swem
Missy Thornton