VMRC Contact Information
Inquiries
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
For media inquiries, please fill out this form to be contacted by VMRC staff/VMRC’s Public Information Officer.
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
The Rights of Requesters and the Responsibilities of the Marine Resources Commission
Submit your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests here. For fisheries data requests, please fill out this form and upload it to your request during the submission process: Fisheries Data Request Form (PDF).
If you have any questions, please contact Zachary Widgeon, Director of Communications, at 380 Fenwick Road, Ft. Monroe, VA 23651; (757) 247-2200; Zachary.Widgeon@mrc.virginia.gov .
If you are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, DeafBlind or have difficulty speaking to communicate please use the free Virginia Relay service to contact Commission staff - dial 711 or visit https://www.varelay.org/ (external site) to learn more.
Offices
Virginia Marine Resources Commission Main Office
Building 96, 380 Fenwick Road
Ft. Monroe, VA 23651
Phone: (757) 247-2200
Map to Main Office (external site)
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 (external site)
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
E-mail: LEMiddleArea@mrc.virginia.gov
Map to Middle Area Office (external site)
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 (external site)
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 (external site)
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
Southern Area: Daniel Faggert at 757-509-0051
Eastern shore: Wallace Cooley to 757-604-3465
Staff listing
Click the headers to sort the table. (* denotes field personnel)
Staff email addresses are first.last@mrc.virginia.gov
| First, sort by this column | Last, sorted ascending, sort by this column | Division, sort by this column | Phone, sort by this column |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reece | Aponte | Fisheries Management | 757-778-5621 |
| Aaron | Arganda | Fisheries Management | 757-247-2244 |
| Louise | Atkins | Habitat Management | 757-247-2258 |
| Hank | Ayer (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Operations) | 757-247-2265 |
| Randal | Bailey (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Southern Area) | |
| Brandy | Battle | Administration and Finance | 757-247-2260 |
| Herbert | Bell (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Main Office) | 757-247-2073 |
| Rob | Berryman (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Southern Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Tiffany | Birge | Habitat Management | 757-247-2254 |
| Matthew | Boggs (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Eastern Shore) | 800-541-4646 |
| Teresa | Boyd | Habitat Management | 757-247-2259 |
| Matthew | Bretschneider (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Operations) | 757-247-2265 |
| Corey | Brinkley (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Southern Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Ann | Burnett | Fisheries Management | 757-491-5160 |
| Andrew | Button | Shellfish Management | 757-247-2121 |
| Ronald | Cagle (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Northern Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Stephanie | Chandler (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Operations) | 757-247-2265 |
| Nathan | Clark (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Southern Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| John | Collamore (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Middle Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Wallace | Cooley (field personnel) | Shellfish Management | 757-414-0712 |
| Debbie | Corker | Administration and Finance | 757-247-2270 |
| Sheri | Crocker | Administration and Finance | 757-247-2215 |
| Malinda | Cross | Human Resources | 757-247-2216 |
| Nathan | Curtis | Shellfish Management | 757-666-7730 |
| Clayton | Dameron (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Northern Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Jonathan | Daughton (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Eastern Shore) | 800-541-4646 |
| Kenneth | Davenport (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Southern Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Chris | Davis | Fisheries Management | 757-247-2245 |
| John | Dearstine | Fisheries Management | 757-247-2061 |
| Craig | DeCarlo (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Eastern Shore) | 757-247-2002 |
| Matthew | Dize | Law Enforcement (Main Office) | 757-247-2002 |
| Tarisha | Duckett (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Southern Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Desarie | Dupree | Habitat Management | |
| Melanie | Duran | Fisheries Management | 757-247-2238 |
| Kelly | Evans (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Middle Area) | 757-247-2265 |
| Daniel | Faggert | Shellfish Management | 757-247-2227 |
| Christopher | Flowers (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Middle Area) | 804-695-1936 |
| Brandon | Foor (field personnel) | Fisheries Management | 757-815-1682 |
| Benjamin | Foster | Regulatory Coordinator | 757-709-9277 |
| Gary | Fox (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Eastern Shore) | 800-541-4646 |
| Kenneth | Freeman (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Middle Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Alexa | Galván | Fisheries Management | 757-247-2069 |
| Shakira | Goffe | Fisheries Management | 948-205-5561 |
| Claire | Gorman | Habitat Management | 757-247-2285 |
| Robert | Griffin | Law Enforcement (Operations) | 757-247-2008 |
| Joseph | Grist | Commissioner | 757-247-2205 |
| Kaylea | Guilford | Fisheries Management | 757-247-2127 |
| Michele | Guilford | Commissioner's Office | 757-247-2206 |
| Ralph | Gunter | Law Enforcement (Northern Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Jacob | Guy (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Eastern Shore) | 800-541-4646 |
| Bill | Hall (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Middle Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Noah | Hamilton (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Northern Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Richard | Hancock | Fisheries Management | 757-247-2272 |
| Phillip | Hardison (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Middle Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Matt | Hargis | Fisheries Management | 948-229-1569 |
| David | Hargrave (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Northern Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Kylie | Harris | Habitat Management | 757-709-4904 |
| Gloria | Hatcher | Administration and Finance | 757-247-2219 |
| Christopher | Hawkins (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Southern Area) | |
| Rebecca | Herrington | Human Resources | 757-247-8052 |
| Mark | Hill (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Middle Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Erik | Hodgson (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Eastern Shore) | 800-541-4646 |
| Jamie | Hogge | Shellfish Management | 757-247-2120 |
| Lawrence | Holcombe (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Northern Area) | |
| Preston | Hudlow | Fisheries Management | 757-951-5702 |
| Pippa | Jackson | Habitat Management | 757-247-8031 |
| Mike | Johnson | Habitat Management | 757-247-2255 |
| Andre | Jones (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Southern Area) | |
| Rachel | Kellam (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Middle Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Adam | Kenyon | Shellfish Management | 757-247-8068 |
| Hannah | Kieler | Habitat Management | 757-247-2252 |
| Hank | Liao | Fisheries Management | 757-247-2240 |
| Brooke | Lowman | Fisheries Management | 757-247-2267 |
| Jeff | Madden | Habitat Management | 757-247-2276 |
| Susan | March | Fisheries Management | 757-247-8102 |
| Allen | Marshall (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Eastern Shore) | 800-541-4646 |
| Meghan | Mayfield | Deputy Commissioner | |
| Nancy | McElligott | Fisheries Management | 757-247-2116 |
| Joshua | McGilly | Fisheries Management | 757-247-2299 |
| Terrie | McKellips (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Northern Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Thomas | Mears (field personnel) | Fisheries Management (Repletion) | 757-247-2120 |
| Christopher | Miller (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Middle Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Barry | Mizelle (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Southern Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Justin | Montgomery (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Operations) | 800-541-4646 |
| William | Murray (field personnel) | Fisheries Management (Repletion) | 757-247-2120 |
| Chris | Myers (field personnel) | Shellfish Management | 757-247-2200 |
| Alicia | Nelson | Fisheries Management | 757-247-8155 |
| Lindsey | Nelson | Fisheries Management | 948-229-3859 |
| Jackson | Niblo (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Southern Area) | |
| Forest | Nielson (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Middle Area) | 757-247-8155 |
| Randy | Owen | Habitat Management | 757-247-2251 |
| Gerald | Pitt | Law Enforcement(Main Office) | 757-666-9478 |
| John | Poch (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Southern Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Richard | Pruitt (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Eastern Shore) | 800-541-4646 |
| Lisa | Pyle | Administration and Finance | 757-268-2108 |
| Jill | Ramsey | Fisheries Management | 757-247-2243 |
| Brad | Reams | Habitat Management | 757-247-8120 |
| Marshall | Reedy (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Eastern Shore) | 800-541-4646 |
| Henry | Reichle (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Middle Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Kevin | Richard (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Middle Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| John | Richardson (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Southern Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Hunter | Rippon (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Eastern Shore) | |
| Matthew | Rogers | Law Enforcement (Main Office) | 757-247-2278 |
| David | Rose (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Northern Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Vernon | Rowe (field personnel) | Fisheries Management (Repletion) | 757-247-2120 |
| Seth | Sadler (field personnel) | 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 (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Northern Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Clinton | Smith (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Middle Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Hunter | Smith | Fisheries Management | 757-247-2237 |
| Somers | Smott | Administration and Finance | 757-268-2705 |
| Hunter | Southall (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Middle Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Todd | Sperling | Administration and Finance | 757-508-7423 |
| Casey | Springfield (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Southern Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Alan | Squires (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Southern Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Brandon | Sterling (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Eastern Shore) | 800-541-4646 |
| Thomas | Straughan (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Northern Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Kevin | Sutton (field personnel) | Shellfish Management | 757-247-2200 |
| Hunter | Taylor (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Eastern Shore) | 800-541-4646 |
| Bill | Thompson (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Southern Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Adam | Tomlin | Commissioner's Office | 948-229-1570 |
| Jeremiah | Toth | Law Enforcement (Main Office) | 757-247-8096 |
| Kirsten | Travis | Habitat Management | 757-247-8027 |
| Alexander | Tucker (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Eastern Shore) | 800-541-4646 |
| Patrick | Turpin (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Southern Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Olivia | Upton | Habitat Management | 757-247-8028 |
| Nicole | Vargas (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Southern Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Beth | Varhola | Shellfish Management | 757-247-2226 |
| Lora | Vedder | Administration and Finance | 757-247-8057 |
| Chandora | Warren (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Operations) | 800-541-4646 |
| Trevor | Wessels (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Middle Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Zachary | Widgeon | Director of Communications | 757-247-2200 |
| Catherine | Wilhelm | Fisheries Management | 757-247-2004 |
| Thomas | Wilkins (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Northern Area) | 800-541-4646 |
| Chris | Williams | Fisheries Management | 757-247-2272 |
| Eugenia | Williams | Administration and Finance | 757-247-2200 |
| Justin | Worrell | Habitat Management | 757-247-8063 |
| Steve | York (field personnel) | Law Enforcement (Southern Area) | 800-541-4646 |