Office Contacts
Phone: 360-236-3330
Fax: 360-236-2257
Shellfish Safety Hotline (recorded): 1-800-562-5632
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 47824, Olympia, WA 98504-7824
Physical Address: 101 Israel Rd. S.E., Tumwater, WA 98501
Management
Licensing Section Manager, Dani Toepelt, 360-890-6054
Growing Area Section Manager, Scott Berbells, 360-236-3324
Topics
Biotoxins (Paralytic Shellfish Poison, Domoic Acid/Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning, Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning)
Jerry Borchert, 360-236-3328
Tracie Barry, 360-236-3354
Conditional Growing Area Management
Jean Frost, 360-489-2384
Scott Chernoff, 564-999-1617
Enforcement (Commercial Shellfish Licensing)
Dani Toepelt, 360-890-6054
Export Certification
Grace Workman, 360-918-4867
Flooding
Jean Frost, 360-489-2384
Scott Chernoff, 564-999-1617
Growing Area Classification
Scott Berbells, 360-236-3324
Harvest Site Certification
Dani Toepelt, 360-890-6054
Grace Workman, 360-918-4867
Illness Reports
Beth Lorence, 360-972-6911
Inspections - Commercial Shellfish Operations
Curtis Villa, 360-522-0719
Licensing and Certification - Commercial Shellfish Operations
Curtis Villa, 360-522-0719
Marina Issues
Merita Trohimovich, 564-669-0643
Marine Water Quality
Trevor Swanson, 360-236-3313
Recreational Shellfish
Liz Maier, 360-236-3308
Relay Permit
Cari Franz-West, 360-236-3326
Restoration Activities
Scott Chernoff, 564-999-1617
Shoreline Evaluations and Non-point Pollution
Jean Frost, 360-489-2384
Scott Chernoff, 564-999-1617
Spills (Oil, Chemical, Sewage)
Merita Trohimovich, 564-669-0643
Scott Berbells, 360-236-3324
Tribal Liaison
Grace Workman, 360-918-4867
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Beth Lorence, 360-972-6911
Wastewater Treatment Plants (in marine areas)
Merita Trohimovich, 564-669-0643
Scott Berbells, 360-236-3324
Water Quality Data (request access to preliminary data)
Becky Schaffer, 360-236-3331
Wet Storage Permit
Cari Franz-West, 360-236-3326