PPCDL Workshops: Our 23rd Year Offering Advanced Diagnostic Workshops
Karen Snover-Clift and Barb Riker, Cornell University (NEPDN); Eric Newberry and Gem Santillana, USDA-APHIS-PPQ-S&T, PPCDL
The Communicator: Volume 6, Issue 7, July 2025
Karen Snover-Clift and Barb Riker, Cornell University (NEPDN); Eric Newberry and Gem Santillana, USDA-APHIS-PPQ-S&T, PPCDL
The Communicator: Volume 6, Issue 7, July 2025
Karen Snover-Clift and Barb Riker, Cornell University (NEPDN); Dr. Megan Romberg and Dr. John McKemy, USDA-APHIS-PPQ
The Communicator: Volume 6, Issue 7, July 2025
Clarissa Balbalian (Chair, National Data Committee)
The Communicator: Volume 6, Issue 6, June 2025
Alicyn Smart – Executive Director, NPDN
The Communicator: Volume 6, Issue 6, June 2025
Megan Romberg, National Mycologist/Plant Pathologist, USDA-APHIS
Edited and reviewed by Sara R. May* The Pennsylvania State University (NEPDN), Lina Rodriguez Salamanca* Virginia Tech (SPDN); Karen Rane** Emeritus diagnostician University of Maryland (NEPDN)
*Member of the NPDN Protocols and Validation Committee
** Member of the NPDN National Data Committee
Alexandria 'Alex' Wenninger University of Alaska Fairbanks - Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extension - Integrated Pest Management Program (WPDN)
The Communicator: Volume 6, Issue 6, June 2025
Alicyn Smart – Executive Director, NPDN
The Communicator: Volume 6, Issue 6, June 2025
Clarissa Balbalian (Chair, National Data Committee)
The Communicator: Volume 6, Issue 5, May 2025
Sara May*, The Pennsylvania State University – NEPDN, Swarnalatha Moparthi, North Carolina State University – SPDN, and Samantha Fieweger*, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection – NCPDN
*Members of the NPDN Protocol and Validation committee
The Communicator: Volume 6, Issue 5, May 2025

Stephanie Shea - Accreditation Program Manager, NPDN, and Associate D

NPDN supports plant health and biosecurity in U.S. agricultural and natural ecosystems by providing expert diagnostic capacity, communication, coordination, and quality pest and disease diagnostic information.