Contact Us

Frequently Asked Questions
Departments:
General Information:
- Address
  - Headquarters: 5585 Guilford Rd., Madison, WI 53711
  - Science Policy Office, 502 C St. NE, Washington DC 20002
- Phone/Fax
  Certification Information: 608-273-8085; Certification Fax: 608-273-2081
  Society Information: 608-273-8080; Fax: 608-273-2021
- General Email
  Certification Information - Send Message
  Society Information - Send Message

Administration/Executive Office & Agronomic Science Foundation (ASF)

Jim Cudahy
CEO
Send Message; 608-268-4973

Sara Uttech
Director of Governance
Send Message; 608-268-4948

Susan Varghese
Director of People & Culture
Send Message; 608-268-4943

Certifications

International Certified Crop Adviser (CCA)/Certified Professional Agronomist (CPAg)

Certified Professional Soil Scientist/Classifier (CPSS/CPSC)/Certified Soil Technician (CST)

Contact the representative for your state, province, or country:

Luther Smith
Director of Professional Development and Business Relations
Send Message; 608-268-4977

Shannon Bellis
Associate Director of Business Relations
Send Message; 608-273-8081

Jessica Elliott
Certification Representative for AZ, CA, CO, HI, IA, MN, NM, WI, Mexico;
Send Message; 608-278-8739

Penny Magana
Certification Representative for AB, AL, AK, AR, BC, CT, DE, FL, GA, ID, KY, LA, MA, MB, MD, ME, MI, MS, NB, NC, NF, NH, NJ, NS, NV, NY, OH, OK, ON, OR, PA, PE, RI, SC, SK, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WV;
Send Message; 608-268-4954

Chloe Nowicki
Certification Representative for IL, IN, KS, MO, MT, ND, NE, SD, WY;
Send Message; 608-268-4978

Marta McCoy
Program Manager--Business Relations
Send Message; 608-268-4955

Education and Credentialing Exams

Chris Boomsma
Director of Education
Send Message; 608-819-3917

Lacey Edwardson
Education Program Manager and Data Specialist
Send Message; 608-268-4953

Dawn Gibas, PhD, CPSS and PSS
Assessment Specialist
Send Message; 608-819-3900

Michele Lovejoy
Program Manager--Assessments
Send Message; 608-268-4947

DJ May
Carbon and Ecosystem Services Education Project Manager
Send Message; 608-273-8089

Luther Smith
Director of Professional Development and Business Relations
Send Message; 608-268-4977

Shannon Bellis
Associate Director of Business Relations
Send Message; 608-273-8081

Finance

Wes Meixelsperger
Chief Financial Officer
Send Message; 608-268-4958

Veronica Gunderson
Accountant
Send Message; 608-268-4941

Lynne Navis
Accounting Manager
Send Message; 608-268-4961

Bhargavi Rahatekar
Accountant, Book Order Customer Service
Send Message; 608-268-4960

Priscilla Westra
Accountant
Send Message

IT/Operations

Ian Popkewitz
Director of IT and Operations
Send Message; 608-268-4940

Dan Bank
Software Engineer
Send Message; 608-268-3978

Chad Bishop
Lead Programmer
Send Message; 608-268-4944

Steven Ceithamer
Senior Software Engineer
Send Message; 608-268-3984

Keith Lovejoy
Support Operations & Production Specialist
Send Message; 608-268-4946

Meetings

Wes Meixelsperger
Director of Meetings
Send Message; 608-268-4958

Nathan Ehresman
Technical Program and Communications Manager
Send Message; 608-268-4942

Stacey Giesen
Meetings Manager
Send Message; 608-268-3975

Jeanne Pluemer
Associate Director of Meetings
Send Message; 608-268-4962

Member Services

Susan Chapman
Director of Member Services
Send Message; 608-268-4951

Lauren McCann
Manager of Member Services and Programs
Send Message; 608-268-4952

Brigid Moran
Manager of Student and Early Career Programs
Send Message; 608-268-4949

Marketing

Hanna Jeske
Senior Manager of Marketing & Brand Strategy
Send Message; 608-268-3972

Karen Brey
Graphic Designer
Send Message; 608-273-8082

Chris Flores
Marketing Specialist
Send Message; 608-819-3919

Caitlin Heitman
Content Marketing Manager
Send Message

Beth Jacques
Market Research Analyst
Send Message; 608-268-4972

Lauren Matthews
Lifecycle Marketing Manager
Send Message; 608-268-3970

Publications

Matt Wascavage
Director of Publications
Send Message; 608-819-3916

Mary Ellen Archer
Production Editor
Send Message; 608-268-3982

Kristen Coyne
Science Editor/Writer, CSA News
Send Message; 608-268-4979

Richard Easby
Managing Editor, Books, Monographs, Special Publications, Methods of Soil Analysis
Send Message; 608-268-4991

Ann Edahl
Managing Editor, Agricultural & Environmental Letters; Journal of Environmental Quality; Journal of Plant Registrations
Send Message; 608-268-4970

Rebecca Funck
Senior Editorial Manager
Send Message; 608-268-4969

Liz Gebhardt
Managing Editor, Crop Science; The Plant Genome; Urban Agriculture & Regional Food Systems
Send Message; 608-268-4950

Beverly Lindeen
Production Editor
Send Message; 608-268-3983

Kaitlin Miller
Managing Editor, Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment; Vadose Zone Journal; Soil Science Society of America Journal
Send Message; 608-268-4975

Abby Morrison
Publications Operations Specialist
Send Message; 608-268-3974

Emily Mueller
Managing Editor, Agronomy Journal; Natural Sciences Education; The Plant Phenome Journal
Send Message; 608-268-3988

Matt Nilsson
Managing Editor, CSA News; Crops & Soils; Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management
Send Message; 608-268-4968

Kelsey Stanczak
Copy Editor
Send Message; 608-268-3973