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For emergencies, boating accidents and to report violations call the Marine Police Dispatch Center toll free at 800-541-4646

For general inquiries, please call (757) 247-2200 or email web.info@mrc.virginia.gov

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Submit your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests here. If you have any questions, please contact Michele Guilford, Commissioner's Assistant, at 380 Fenwick Road, Ft. Monroe, VA 23651; (757) 247-2206; Michele.Guilford@mrc.virginia.gov.

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Virginia Marine Resources Commission Main Office
Building 96, 380 Fenwick Road
Ft. Monroe, VA 23651
Phone: 757-247-2200
Fax: 757-247-2002
Map to Main Office
Main Office Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Law Enforcement / Field Offices:

Operations Station and Southern Area Office
30 Jefferson Avenue
Newport News, VA 23607
Phone: 757-247-2265
Fax: 757-247-8026
Ops E-mail: DispatchersMRC@mrc.virginia.gov
Area E-mail: mrcsa@mrc.virginia.gov
Map to Southern Area Office
Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM.

Middle Area Office (Rt. 17)
6097 George Washington Highway
Towne and Country Shopping Center
Gloucester, VA 23061
Phone: 804-695-1936
Fax: 804-695-1938
E-mail: LEMiddleArea@mrc.virginia.gov
Map to Middle Area Office

Northern Area Office (on Rt. 200)
5366 Jessie Dupont Memorial Highway (street and mailing address)
Heathsville, VA 22473
Phone: 804-580-2901
E-mail: Captain Ronald.Cagle@mrc.virginia.gov
Map to Northern Area Office
Office Hours:
Mondays & Wednesdays 8:00 AM - 12:00 noon, 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Fridays 8:00 AM - 12:00 noon

Eastern Shore Office
15237 Authurs Court
Colonial Square
Belle Haven, VA 23306
{No Mail Receptacle -- mail to: P.O. Box 272 Belle Haven, VA. 23306}
Phone: 757-414-0713
E-mail: Brandon.Sterling@mrc.virginia.gov
Map to Eastern Shore Office
Office Hours:
Mondays & Wednesdays 8:00 AM - 12:00 noon


VMRC Shellfish Management Division Field Surveyors:
Northern area: Chris Myers at 757-509-2450
Middle Peninsula Area: Kevin Sutton at 757-945-1847
   or Shane Overbay at 757-509-2421
Southern Area: Shane Overbay at 757-509-2421
   or Daniel Faggert at 757-509-0051
Eastern shore: Wallace Cooley to 757-604-3465



Click the headers to sort the table. (* denotes field personnel)
Staff email addresses are first.last@mrc.virginia.gov

First Last Division Phone
Louise Atkins Habitat Management 757-247-2258
Hank Ayer * Law Enforcement (Operations) 757-247-2265
Brandy Battle Administration and Finance 757-247-2260
Herbert Bell Law Enforcement (Main Office) 757-247-2073
Rob Berryman * Law Enforcement (Southern Area) 800-541-4646
Tiffany Birge Habitat Management 757-247-2254
Sonca Bolthouse Administration and Finance 757-247-2200
Teresa Boyd Habitat Management 757-247-2259
Matthew Bretschneider * Law Enforcement (Operations) 757-247-2265
Corey Brinkley * Law Enforcement (Southern Area) 800-541-4646
Matthew Boggs * Law Enforcement (Eastern Shore) 800-541-4646
Ann Burnett Fisheries Management 757-491-5160
Andrew Button Shellfish Management 757-247-2121
Ronald Cagle * Law Enforcement (Northern Area) 800-541-4646
Stephanie Chandler * Law Enforcement (Operations) 757-247-2265
Nathan Clark * Law Enforcement (Southern Area) 800-541-4646
John Collamore * Law Enforcement (Middle Area) 800-541-4646
Wallace Cooley * Shellfish Management 757-414-0712
Jeff Copperthite * Law Enforcement (Southern Area) 800-541-4646
Debbie Corker Administration and Finance 757-247-8057
John Cosgrove Deputy Commissioner 757-755-1499
Sheri Crocker Administration and Finance 757-247-2215
Malinda Cross Human Resources 757-247-2216
Clayton Dameron * Law Enforcement (Northern Area) 800-541-4646
Michelle Dancy * Fisheries Management 757-719-0066
Jonathan Daughton * Law Enforcement (Eastern Shore) 800-541-4646
Kenneth Davenport * Law Enforcement (Southern Area) 800-541-4646
Chris Davis Fisheries Management 757-247-2245
Matthew Dize Law Enforcement (Main Office) 757-247-2002
Tarisha Duckett * Law Enforcement (Southern Area) 800-541-4646
Wade Ellis * Law Enforcement (Southern Area) 757-247-2265
Kelly Evans * Law Enforcement (Middle Area) 757-247-2265
Christopher Flowers Regulatory Coordinator 757-247-2245
Brandon Foor * Fisheries Management 757-815-1682
Daniel Faggert Shellfish Management 757-247-2227
Gary Fox * Law Enforcement (Eastern Shore) 800-541-4646
Kenneth Freeman * Law Enforcement (Middle Area) 800-541-4646
Alexa Galván Fisheries Management 757-247-2069
Pat Geer Fisheries Management 757-247-2236
Shakira Goffe Fisheries Management 948-205-5561
Claire Gorman Habitat Management 757-247-2285
Jamie Green Commissioner 757-247-2205
Robert Griffin Law Enforcement (Operations) 757-247-2008
Joseph Grist Deputy Commissioner 757-247-8193
Kaylea Guilford Commissioner's Office 757-247-2127
Michele Guilford Commissioner's Office 757-247-2206
Ralph Gunter Law Enforcement (Northern Area) 800-541-4646
Jacob Guy * Law Enforcement (Eastern Shore) 800-541-4646
Bill Hall * Law Enforcement (Middle Area) 800-541-4646
Noah Hamilton * Law Enforcement (Northern Area) 800-541-4646
Richard Hancock Fisheries Management 757-247-2272
David Hargrave * Law Enforcement (Northern Area) 800-541-4646
Kylie Harris Habitat Management 757-709-4904
Gloria Hatcher Administration and Finance 757-247-2219
Phillip Hardison * Law Enforcement (Middle Area) 800-541-4646
Richard Haynie * Law Enforcement (Eastern Shore) 800-541-4646
Rebecca Herrington Human Resources 757-247-8052
Mark Hill * Law Enforcement (Middle Area) 800-541-4646
Erik Hodgson * Law Enforcement (Eastern Shore) 800-541-4646
Jamie Hogge Shellfish Management 757-247-2120
Beth Howell Habitat Management 757-247-2252
Stephanie Iverson-Cason Fisheries Management 757-247-2061
Pippa Jackson Habitat Management 757-247-8031
Debra Jenkins Shellfish Management 757-247-2226
Mike Johnson Habitat Management 757-247-2255
Rachel Kellam * Law Enforcement (Middle Area) 800-541-4646
Adam Kenyon Shellfish Management 757-247-8068
Hank Liao Fisheries Management 757-247-2240
Savannah Longest Shellfish Management 757-247-2262
Brooke Lowman Fisheries Management 757-247-2267
Jeff Madden Habitat Management 757-247-2276
Shanna Madsen Fisheries Management 757-247-2247
Susan March Fisheries Management 757-247-8102
Allen Marshall * Law Enforcement (Eastern Shore) 800-541-4646
Nancy McElligott Fisheries Management 757-247-2116
Joshua McGilly Fisheries Management 757-247-2299
Terrie McKellips * Law Enforcement (Northern Area) 800-541-4646
Thomas Mears * Fisheries Management (Repletion) 757-247-2120
Christopher Miller * Law Enforcement (Middle Area) 800-541-4646
Barry Mizelle * Law Enforcement (Southern Area) 800-541-4646
Justin Montgomery * Law Enforcement (Operations) 800-541-4646
William Murray * Fisheries Management (Repletion) 757-247-2120
Chris Myers * Shellfish Management 757-247-2200
Alicia Nelson Fisheries Management 757-247-8155
Shane Overbay * Shellfish Management 757-247-2200
Randy Owen Habitat Management 757-247-2251
Patrick Palmiotto * Law Enforcement (Operations) 757-247-2265
Gerald Pitt Law Enforcement(Main Office) 757-666-9478
John Poch * Law Enforcement (Southern Area) 800-541-4646
Richard Pruitt * Law Enforcement (Eastern Shore) 800-541-4646
Lisa Pyle Administration and Finance 757-268-2108
Melanie Duran Fisheries Management 757-247-2238
Jill Ramsey Fisheries Management 757-247-2243
Brad Reams Habitat Management 757-247-8120
Marshall Reedy * Law Enforcement (Eastern Shore) 800-541-4646
Henry Reichle * Law Enforcement (Middle Area) 800-541-4646
Kevin Richard * Law Enforcement (Middle Area) 800-541-4646
John Richardson * Law Enforcement (Southern Area) 800-541-4646
Matthew Rogers Law Enforcement (Main Office) 757-247-2278
David Rose * Law Enforcement (Northern Area) 800-541-4646
Vernon Rowe * Fisheries Management (Repletion) 757-247-2120
Seth Sadler * Law Enforcement (Northern Area) 800-541-4646
Marian Self Law Enforcement (Northern Area) 800-541-4646
Andy Shin Fisheries Management (Repletion) 757-247-2121
Ethan Simpson Fisheries Management 757-247-2272
Charles Smith * Law Enforcement (Northern Area) 800-541-4646
Clinton Smith * Law Enforcement (Middle Area) 800-541-4646
Hunter Smith Fisheries Management 757-247-2237
Somers Smott Administration and Finance 757-268-2705
Hunter Southall * Law Enforcement (Middle Area) 800-541-4646
Todd Sperling Administration and Finance 757-508-7423
Casey Springfield * Law Enforcement (Southern Area) 800-541-4646
Alan Squires * Law Enforcement (Southern Area) 800-541-4646
Brandon Sterling * Law Enforcement (Eastern Shore) 800-541-4646
Thomas Straughan * Law Enforcement (Northern Area) 800-541-4646
Kevin Sutton * Shellfish Management 757-247-2200
Hunter Taylor * Law Enforcement (Eastern Shore) 800-541-4646
Bill Thompson * Law Enforcement (Southern Area) 800-541-4646
Jeremiah Toth Law Enforcement (Main Office) 757-247-8096
Alexander Tucker * Law Enforcement (Eastern Shore) 800-541-4646
Patrick Turpin * Law Enforcement (Southern Area) 800-541-4646
Lora Vedder Administration and Finance 757-247-8057
Juanna Wasserman Administration and Finance 757-247-2222
Nicole Vargas * Law Enforcement (Southern Area) 800-541-4646
Keauna Walker * Law Enforcement (Operations) 757-247-2265
Chandora Warren * Law Enforcement (Operations) 800-541-4646
Trevor Wessels * Law Enforcement (Middle Area) 800-541-4646
Zachary Widgeon * Law Enforcement (Main Office) 757-686-4301
Catherine Wilhelm Fisheries Management 757-247-2004
Thomas Wilkins * Law Enforcement (Northern Area) 800-541-4646
Chris Williams Fisheries Management 757-247-2272
Justin Worrell Habitat Management 757-247-8063
Steve York * Law Enforcement (Southern Area) 800-541-4646

Page updated: 8:21 AM Monday, March 3, 2025
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