Michigan Control Officials

State Website: http://www.michigan.gov/mdard

For Reporting of Pesticide Incidents: 1-800-292-3939

Michael Philip, Director
Bureau of Environment and Sustainability
P.O. Box 30017
Lansing, MI 48909-7517
Duties: 1
Phone: (517) 512-0187
Fax: (517) 335-4540
Email: philipm@michigan.gov
Steve Carlson, Director
Pesticide & Plant Pest Mgmt. Division
P.O. Box 30017
Lansing, MI 48909-7517
Duties: 1
Phone: (213) 499-0062
Fax: (517) 335-4540
Email: carlsons9@michigan.gov
Brian Verhougstraete, Pesticide Section Manager
Pesticide & Plant Pest Mgmt. Division
P.O. Box 30017
Lansing, MI 48909-7517
Duties: 2
Phone: (517) 582-4573
Fax: (517) 335-4540
Email: verhougstraeteb@michigan.gov
Kevin Kern, Pesticide Registration Specialist
Pesticide & Plant Pest Mgmt. Division
P.O. Box 30017
Lansing, MI 48909-7517
Duties: 3,4,5,S18,24c,EUP
Phone: (989) 239-7637
Fax: (517) 335-4540
Email: kernk@michigan.gov
Craig VanBuren, Director
Laboratory Bureau
1615 South Harrison Road
East Lansing, MI 48823-5224
Duties: 6
Phone: (517) 337-5067
Fax: (517) 337-5094
Email: vanburenc9@michigan.gov
Antonio Castro-Escobar, Worker Protection Specialist
Pesticide & Plant Pest Mgmt. Division
P.O. Box 30017
Lansing, MI 48909-7517
Duties: 9
Phone: (517) 643-5278
Fax: (517) 335-4540
Email: escobara@michigan.gov
Caitlin Burkman, Pesticide Enforcement Manager
Pesticide & Plant Pest Mgmt. Division
P.O. Box 30017
Lansing, MI 48909-7517
Duties: 10,11
Phone: (517) 599-5825
Fax: (517) 335-4540
Email: burkmanc@michigan.gov
Tom Lawrence, Licensing Specialist
Pesticide and Plant Management Division
P.O. Box 30017
Lansing, MI 48909-7517
Duties: Pesticide Disposal/Container Recycling
Phone: (989) 239-0229
Fax: (517) 335-3329
Email: lawrencea@michigan.gov
Kelcie Sweeney, Environmental Monitoring Specialist
Bureau of Environment and Sustainability
P.O. Box 30017
Lansing, MI 48909-7517
Duties: 8
Phone: 517-449-1922
Email: sweeneyk3@michigan.gov
Lauren Gott, Certification Specialist
Pesticide and Plant Management Division
P.O. Box 30017
Lansing, MI 48909-7517
Duties: 4,5
Phone: (517) 420-1865
Fax: (517) 335-4540
Email: gottl@michigan.gov