Meet Your Board of Directors
Allison Cuellar, President
Allison Cuellar is the Coordinator for the Structural Pest Control Service at the Texas Department of Agriculture. Allison graduated from University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts and a master’s in public affairs. Allison has been a licensed applicator for several years and has been a member of ASPCRO for over a decade. Allison was elected to serve as the ASPCRO President in August 2023 and is also the chair of the IPM in Schools Committee.
You can contact Allison at [email protected].
John Pitcock, Vice President
John Pitcock was born and raised on a small farm in Kentucky where his family raised tobacco and beef cattle. After his college years and a short stint in the military, including one deployment to Iraq, he took a job with Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) as a Pesticide Inspector in 2012. John advanced quickly to Executive Staff Advisor until being promoted to his current position in 2018 as the Product Registration and Technical Support Branch Manager for Environmental Services with KDA. He now lives in Lexington, KY with his wife Anna, their two dogs Bear & Jack, and one cat Esmeralda.
John was recently elected to serve as Vice President of the ASPCRO Board of Directors beginning in August of 2023.
Contact John at [email protected]
Courtney Frazier, Secretary
Courtney Frazier serves as the Assistant Director for the division of Agricultural Environmental Services with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Courtney began her career with FDACS in 2015 as a senior attorney with the Office of General Counsel, ultimately moving to the Assistant Director position where she currently assists with planning and directing the overall objectives of the division. She assists with setting program priorities, evaluates outcomes, and assists in carrying out legislative mandates of Chapters 388, 482, 487, 576, 578 and 580, Florida Statutes. This includes Florida’s Pesticide, Pest Control and Mosquito Control laws. Prior to joining FDACS, Courtney worked as an assistant state attorney prosecuting criminal cases. Courtney holds a B.S. in Criminology and a Jurist Doctor from Florida State University.
Contact Courtney at [email protected]
Grant Bishop, Treasurer
Grant Bishop has been with the West Virginia Department of Agriculture employee since 1992. Currently he is the Deputy Director of the Regulatory and Environmental Affairs Division and manages the Pesticide Regulatory Programs Unit and The Environmental Programs Unit of the Division. A proud graduate of West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Grant has served as the Board of Directors Treasurer since 2003 and is the current Chair of the Building Code Committee.
Contact Grant at [email protected]
Christine Wicks, At Large Member
Christine serves as an Agricultural Chemical Supervisor for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA). She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science in Agronomy and later earned a Management Practices Certificate in 2018. She began her career with the Department in 2008 and now supervises statewide inspectors responsible for state and federal routine inspections, as well as complaint investigations. Additionally, Christine oversees continuing education to applicators for recertification and compliance assistance to all pesticide users. In her free time, Christine authors articles regularly related to non-agricultural structural pest control issues that are published in the MDA’s newsletter, and was a key player helping host the successful 2022 Annual Conference.
Christine was recently elected to serve as an At Large member of the ASPCRO Board of Directors in 2022.
Contact Christine at [email protected]
William 'Bill' Reid, At Large Member
Bill Reid has been with The Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC) for approximately four years primarily as a structural pest control investigator. Bill’s primary experience comes from an enforcement background as a code enforcement officer for the city of Indianapolis. He has obtained a state home inspector license and International Code Council (ICC) credentials. During his last four years at OISC he has been an instructor for the termite training classes and has been working on a committee to review and assist with writing training exams. More recently, he has been on the OISC’s safety committee ensuring safety policy and procedures are being followed by our office. Finally, he was trained through the Council on Licensure, Enforcement, & Regulation (CLEAR) Basic and Specialized trainings. Bill was elected as an At Large member of the Board of Directors in August 2023.
Contact Bill at [email protected].
Vacant, At Large Member
Ryan Okey, Past President
Ryan Okey is the Assistant Director for the Clemson University Department of Pesticide Regulation in South Carolina. Ryan began his career with the Department in 2003 as a Field Investigator. In his current role as Assistant Director, Ryan oversees the Department’s field and support operations, enforcement decisions and actions, as well as termiticide registrations in South Carolina. Ryan graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelors in Turfgrass Science and a Masters in Agricultural Education. Ryan has served on the Board of Directors since 2015 and has assumed the role of immediate past president in 2023. He is the chair of the Termiticide Label Review Committee as well as a member of the Structural Fumigation, Building Codes, and Termiticide Standards Committee.
Contact Ryan at [email protected]
Michael Page, Executive Secretary
Michael "Mike" Page was formerly with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) retiring in 2015. While with FDACS, he served as the Chief of the Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control responsible for the regulation of the pest control industry and mosquito control statewide. Mike also served as an at large member and Secretary on the ASPCRO Board of Directors. He was responsible for promoting the safe use of mosquito misting systems, borate termite applications, was a force to be reconed with on training related issues (PIRT & PREP) and School IPM. Not satisfied with retired life, Mike currently serves as the ASPCRO Executive Secretary since February of 2019. And, he's really glad to be back!
Contact Mike at [email protected]