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Office of the Chief Directory
| Title | Position/Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Cosby | Chief | 202-720-7246 | terry.cosby@usda.gov |
| Alexandra Lawrence | Chief of Staff | 336-933-1946 | Alexandra.Lawrence@usda.gov |
| Kenneth Walker | Assistant Chief | 202-913-1775 | Kenneth.Walker2@usda.gov |
| Tom O'Halleran | Senior Advisor | 202-805-2777 | Tom.OHalleran@usda.gov |
| Michele J. Altemus | Senior Advisor for External Communications | 202- 948-3637 | m.altemus@usda.gov |
| Lisa Bertelson | Senior Advisor | 253-778-2409 | lisa.bertelson@usda.gov |
| Ellis Collier | Senior Policy Advisor | 202-731-5961 | ellis.collier@usda.gov |
| Maya Johnson | Policy Advisor | 771-233-5161 | Maya.Johnson@usda.gov |
| Maya Cohn | Climate Policy Advisor | 202-205-1165 | Maya.Cohn@usda.gov |
| Vacant | Natural Resources Communications Specialist | ||
| Tyrone Cole | Executive Assistant to the Chief | 202-720-7246 | tyrone.cole@usda.gov |
| Katherine Burse | Assistant Chief of Staff (Acting) | 615-686-8313 | katherine.burse@usda.gov |
| GuruBandaa Khalsa | Natural Resource Specialist, Presidential Management Fellow | 202-441-3880 | GuruBandaa.Khalsa@usda.gov |
| Shaneria Lee | Natural Resource Specialist, Presidential Management Fellow | Shaneria.lee@usda.gov | |
| Christopher Mackay | Natural Resource Specialist, Presidential Management Fellow | Christopher.Mackay@usda.gov | |
| Louis Aspey | Associate Chief | 202-720-4531 | louis.aspey@usda.gov |
| Amie English | Chief of Staff to the Associate Chief (Acting) | 202-308-3086 | amie.english@usda.gov |
| Gayle Barry | Senior Advisor Inflation Reduction Act Coordinator | 530-902-1093 | gayle.barry@usda.gov |
| Martha Joseph | Senior Policy Advisor | 814-203-5562 | martha.joseph@usda.gov |
| Noller Herbert | Gulf Coast Ecosystem Resoration Director (Acting) | 202-720-5125 | noller.herbert@usda.gov |
| Jennifer Zwicke | Mission Delivery Optimization Team Leader | 970-295-5519 | jennifer.zwicke@usda.gov |
| Christine Hall | National Innovation Leader | 732-569-5383 | christine.hall@usda.gov |
| Jewel McKenzie | Senior Advisor Wellness and Employee Engagement | 202-205-6130 | jewel.mckenzie@usda.gov |
| Robert McAfee | Urban Agriculture Coordinator | 443-205-9763 | robert.mcafee@usda.gov |
| Deborah Miles | Executive Assistant to the Associate Chief | 202-720-4531 | deborah.miles@usda.gov |
| Vacant | Management Analyst |
| Title | Position/Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasey L. Taylor | Regional Conservationist, Northeast | 202-690-2196 | kasey.taylor@usda.gov |
| James Tillman, Sr. | Regional Conservationist, Southeast | 202-690-2197 | james.tillman@usda.gov |
| Curtis Elke | Regional Conservationist, Central | 202-690-2197 | curtis.elke@usda.gov |
| Astor Boozer | Regional Conservationist, West | 202-690-2196 | astor.boozer@usda.gov |
| Rebekah Lauster | Chief of Staff | 202-420-9104 | rebekah.lauster@usda.gov |
| Brenda Blango | Executive Assistant, Northeast and West Regions | 202-690-2196 | brenda.blango@usda.gov |
| Sheila McLeod | Executive Assistant, Southeast and Central Regions | 202-690-2197 | sheila.mcleod@usda.gov |
| Title | Position/Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Guse | Director, Urban Agriculture & Innovative Production | 202-641-7249 | brian.guse@usda.gov |
| Leslie Glover | Program Manager | 602-309-9536 | leslie.glover@usda.gov |
| Nina Bhattacharyya | Urban Agriculture Specialist | 202-834-2166 | nina.bhattacharyya@usda.gov |
| Markus Holliday | Management and Program Analyst (UAIFAC) | 301-974-1287 | markus.j.holliday@usda.gov |
| Sharonte Williams | Management and Program Analyst (Grants and Agreements) | 202-981-1653 | sharonte.williams@usda.gov |
| Sean Potts | Management and Program Analyst (CFWR) | 202-957-8998 | sean.potts@usda.gov |
| Jose Jimenez | Management and Program Analyst (UAIP) | 202-437-9228 | jose.jimenez@usda.gov |
| Title | Position/Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vivian Dickson | Director | 202-603-8760 | vivian.dickson@usda.gov |
| Samora Bennerman | Senior Equity Program Manager | 301-504-2314 | samora.bennerman@usda.gov |
| Michael Carlo Altman | Equity Data Analyst, Natural Resource Specialist | 804-659-7643 | michael.carlo@usda.gov |
| Patrick Vincent | Equity Program Manager | 804-664-0816 | patrick.vincent@usda.gov |
| Amy Overstreet | Equity Communications Specialist | amy.overstreet@usda.gov | |
| Nizhoni LaFrance-Pettigrew | Equity Program Manager | nizhoni.lafrance@usda.gov |
| Title | Position/Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Strobel | National Climate Coordinator (Acting) | 202-492-5650 | michael.strobel@usda.gov |
| Sara del Fierro | Management and Program Analyst, Climate Change | sara.delfierro@usda.gov | |
| Laura Schreeg | Senior Special Projects Coordinator Project Lead for IRA GHG Quantification | 202-525-0298 | laura.schreeg@usda.gov |
| Chad Stachowiak | Climate Change Adaptation Lead | 202-205-9434 | Chad.Stachowiak1@usda.gov |
| Title | Position/Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Woodrich | Deputy Chief for Programs | 785-452-3411 | karen.woodrich@usda.gov |
| Vacant | Executive Assistant | ||
| Luis Cruz-Arroyo | Associate Deputy Chief for Programs (Acting) | 787-281-4836 | luis.cruz-arroyo@usda.gov |
| Richelle Perazich | Special Assistant to the Deputy Chief for Programs | 202-720-1201 | richelle.perazich@usda.gov |
| Jeff White | Branch Chief, Outreach and Oversight | 202-617-5906 | jeffrey.white2@usda.gov |
| Jerry Raynor | Director, Financial Assistance Program Division (FAPD) | 317-430-9521 | jerry.raynor@usda.gov |
| Astrid Martinez | Director, Conservation Planning and Technical Assistance Division (CPTAD) | 202-708-0083 | astrid.martinez@usda.gov |
| Carrie Lindig | Director, Easements Program Division (EPD) | 202-720-1882 | carrie.lindig@usda.gov |
| Russell Ames | Branch Chief, FAPD Projects | 202-720-0945 | russell.ames@usda.gov |
| Vacant | Branch Chief, Operations Support | ||
| Michael Watson | Branch Chief, TSP | 202-738-2081 | michael.watson2@usda.gov |
| Mike Whitt | Branch Chief, FAPD Policy | 202-690-2267 | michael.whitt@usda.gov |
| Myron Taylor | Branch Chief, FAPD Program Implementation | 202-720-9733 | myron.taylor@usda.gov |
| Kelly Ireland | Branch Chief, EPD Policy | 202-308-0773 | kelly.ireland@usda.gov |
| Danielle Balduff | Branch Chief, Implementation & Stewardship | 202-720-6168 | danielle.balduff@usda.gov |
| Jeremy Stone | Branch Chief, Easement Acquisitions Branch | 202-308-1153 | jeremy.stone2@usda.gov |
| Ralph Smith | Branch Chief, Watershed Programs (Acting) | 202-260-8036 | ralph.smith@usda.gov |
| Aaron Lauster | Branch Chief, Conservation Planning | 202-260-9230 | aaron.lauster@usda.gov |
| Martin Lowenfish | Branch Chief, Areawide Planning | 202-690-4979 | martin.lowenfish@usda.gov |
| Title | Position/Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terron Hillsman | Deputy Chief for Soil Science and Resource Assessment (SSRA) | 410-382-4150 | terron.hillsman@usda.gov |
| Aaron Lauster | Associate Deputy Chief (Acting) | 202-260-9230 | aaron.lauster@usda.gov |
| Sanaz Arjomand | Chief of Staff (Acting) | 202-441-2356 | sanaz.arjomand@usda.gov |
| Terri Gill | Executive Assistant | 301-504-2302 | terri.gill@usda.gov |
| David Lindbo | Director, Soil and Plant Science Division (SPSD) | 202-720-7848 | david.lindbo@usda.gov |
| Neil Dominy | SPSD Associate Director, National Soil Survey Center (NSSC) | 402-437-4103 | neil.dominy@usda.gov |
| Cory Christine Owens | SPSD Associate Director, Soil Services and Information (Acting) | 971-712-6323 | cory.owens@usda.gov |
| Roy Vick | SPSD Associate Director, Soil Operations | 202-302-8610 | roy.vick@usda.gov |
| Edgar Mersiovsky | SPSD Associate Director, Soil Program Management | 501-301-3163 | edgar.mersiovsky@usda.gov |
| Lori Ziehr | Director, Resource Inventory & Assessment Division (Acting) | 254-760-9508 | lori.ziehr@usda.gov |
| Daniel Mullarkey | Branch Chief, Resource Assessment Branch | 202-631-1943 | daniel.mullarkey@usda.gov |
| James Gordon | Branch Chief, Resource Inventory Branch (Acting) | 817-851-4943 | james.gordon@usda.gov |
| Heather Hofman | Director, National Water and Climate Center (NWCC) | 971-325-5171 | heather.hofman@usda.gov |
| Jonathan Smith | Senior Scientist | 301-504-2341 | jonathan.smith@usda.gov |
| Michael Strobel | Senior Natural Resource Specialist, Climate Change | 971-255-9801 | michael.strobel@usda.gov |
| Title | Position/Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noller Herbert | Deputy Chief for Science and Technology (S&T) | 202-720-5125 | |
| Vacant | Associate Deputy Chief for S&T (Acting) | ||
| Ramon Ortiz | Chief of Staff | 202-934-3366 | ramon.ortiz@usda.gov |
| Vacant | Executive Assistant | ||
| Dana Ashford-Kornburger | Director, Ecological Science Division | 202-205-9434 | dana.ashford@usda.gov |
| Kevin Farmer | Director, Conservation Engineering Division | 202-720-3413 | kevin.farmer@usda.gov |
| Amanda Branham | Director, Soil Health Division | 202-821-5823 | amanda.branham@usda.gov |
| Kristina Jerome | Director, East National Technology Support Center | 336-370-3352 | tina.jerome@usda.gov |
| Ray Dotson | Director, Central National Technology Support Center | 682-206-7822 | ray.dotson@usda.gov |
| Amanda Moore | Director, West National Technology Support Center | 503-273-2413 | amanda.moore@usda.gov |
| Ken Worster | Co-Director, National Design, Construction & Soil Mechanics Center (Acting) | 970-296-5215 | ken.worster@usda.gov |
| Kamara Holmes | Director, National Water Management Center (Acting) | 336-370-3335 | kamara.holmes@usda.gov |
| Ron Howard | Senior Advisor, Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Team | 601-812-9449 | ron.howard@usda.gov |
| Title | Position/Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Biggs | Deputy Chief for Management and Strategy | 608-509-2868 | angela.biggs@usda.gov |
| Ann English | Associate Deputy Chief (Acting) | 803-253-3935 | ann.english@usda.gov |
| Emmabelle Kenyon | Chief of Staff | 202-692-0099 | emmabelle.kenyon@usda.gov |
| Josiel Uc | Executive Assistant | 202-690-2198 | josiel.uc@usda.gov |
| Michael Robotham | Director, International Programs Division | 202-702-5547 | michael.robotham@usda.gov |
| Edwin Almodovar | Director, Outreach and Partnership Division (Acting) | 202-867-8372 | edwin.almodovar@usda.gov |
| Jason Steele | Director, Policy and Accountability Division (Acting) | 661-817-7144 | jason.steele2@usda.gov |
| Theresa Killings | Director, Operations Support Division | 202-768-6598 | theresa.killings@usda.gov |
| Geno Bulzomi | Director, Business Resources Management Division | 970-295-5475 | geno.bulzomi@usda.gov |
| Pedro Torres | National Tribal Liaison | 951-654-6328 | pedro.torres@usda.gov |
| Vacant | Senior Advisor, Workload Analysis Team Leader | ||
| Dale Bogardus | Director, Technical Training & Development Division (Acting) | 706-546-2059 | dale.bogardus@usda.gov |
| Breanna Gaffney | Director, Appropriations & Allocation Division (Acting) | Breanna.Gaffney@usda.gov | |
| Jeremy Bennett | Branch Chief, Above States Management and Strategy (Acting) | 202.720.0244 | jeremy.bennett@usda.gov |
| Justin Tuthill | Branch Chief, Operational Support (Acting) | 802-505-3701 | justin.tuthill@usda.gov |
| Shiromi Vethamani | Branch Chief, Partenship and Affiliates (Acting) | 951-384-7906 | shiromi.vethamani@usda.gov |
| Becky Faught | Branch Chief, Formulation (Acting) | 602-280-8819 | becky.faught@usda.gov |
| Jon Welch | Branch Chief, Allocations & Execution (Acting) | jon.welch@usda.gov | |
| James Morgan | Branch Chief, Audit & Reporting (Acting) | 816-926-6343 | James.Morgan2@usda.gov |
| James Holloman | Branch Chief, Human Capital Planning (Acting) | James.Holloman@usda.gov | |
| Lane Johnson | Branch Chief, Strategic Planning & Analysis (Acting) | 817-807-5333 | lane.johnson@usda.gov |
| John Drumm | Branch Chief, Project & Portfolio Management (Acting) | john.drumm@usda.gov | |
| Ron Duvall | Branch Chief, Training Logistics (Acting) | 701-680-5772 | Ronald.Duvall@usda.gov |
| Tara McAdoo | Branch Chief, Training Delivery (Acting) | Tara.McAdoo@usda.gov | |
| Vacant | Branch Chief, Curriculum Development (Acting) | ||
| Vacant | Branch Chief, Records Management (Acting) |
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