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Office of the Chief Directory

Office of the Chief
Title Position/Title Phone Email
Terry Cosby Chief 202-720-7246 terry.cosby@usda.gov
Jon Bourdon Chief of Staff (Acting) 304-284-7542 jon.bourdon@usda.gov
Kenneth Walker Assistant Chief 202-913-1775 Kenneth.Walker2@usda.gov
Tom O'Halleran Senior Advisor Tom.OHalleran@usda.gov
Michele J. Altemus Senior Advisor for External Communications 202-720-7246 m.altemus@usda.gov
Margaret (Meg) Campbell Senior Advisor 202-961-0873 margaret.campbell@usda.gov
Lisa Bertelson Senior Advisor 253-778-2409 lisa.bertelson@usda.gov
Hannah Peyton Confidential Assistant 202-805-3909 hannah.peyton@usda.gov
Sanaz Arjomand Natural Resources Communications Specialist 202-441-2356 sanaz.arjomand@usda.gov
Tyrone Cole Executive Assistant 202-720-7246 tyrone.cole@usda.gov
Louis Aspey Associate Chief 202-720-4531 louis.aspey@usda.gov
Leslie Deavers Chief of Staff to the Associate Chief 202-690-4616 leslie.deavers@usda.gov
Gayle Barry Senior Advisor Inflation Reduction Act Coordinator 530-792-5661 gayle.barry@usda.gov
Noller Herbert (Acting) Gulf Coast Ecosystem Resoration Director 202-720-5125
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 202-720-4531 deborah.miles@usda.gov
Office of the Regional Conservationists
Title Position/Title Phone Email
Kasey L. Taylor Regional Conservationist, Northeast (Acting) 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 (Acting) 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
Office of Urban Agriculture & Innovative Production
Title Position/Title Phone Email
Brian Guse Director, Urban Agriculture & Innovation Production 202-720-4531 brian.guse@usda.gov
Leslie Glover Program Manager 602-309-9536 leslie.glover@usda.gov
Nina Bhattacharyya Urban Agriculture Specialist 352-672-3056 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
Office of Equity
Title Position/Title Phone Email
Vivian Dickson Director 202-720-5477 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
Climate
Title Position/Title Phone Email
Dana Ashford-Kornburger National Climate Coordinator 202-205-9434 dana.ashford@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
Programs Deputy Area
Title Position/Title Phone Email
Karen Woodrich Deputy Chief for Programs 785.452.3411 karen.woodrich@usda.gov
Julie Hawkins (Acting) Associate Deputy Chief for Programs 732-537-6041 julie.hawkins@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
Mike Whitt Branch Chief, FAPD Policy 202-690-2267 michael.whitt@usda.gov
Ronnie Maurer Branch Chief, FAPD Programs 202-720-9733 ronnie.maurer@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 (Acting) Branch Chief, Watershed Programs 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
Soil Science and Resource Assessment Deputy Area
Title Position/Title Phone Email
Matt Walker Deputy Chief for Soil Science and Resource Assessment (SSRA) (Acting) 207-385-6620 matt.walker@usda.gov
Cory Owens Associate Deputy Chief (Acting) 971-712-6323 cory.owens@usda.gov
Emmabelle Kenyon Chief of Staff 202-692-0099 emmabelle.kenyon@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
David Hoover Director, SPSD National Soil Survey Center (NSSC) 402-437-4013 dave.hoover@usda.gov
David Kingsbury SPSD Associate Director, Soil Services and Information 304.284.7589 david.kingsbury@usda.gov
Roy Vick SPSD Associate Director, Operations 202-302-8610 roy.vick@usda.gov
Edgar Mersiovsky SPSD Associate Director, Programs 501-301-3163 edgar.mersiovsky@usda.gov
Weihuan (Mark) Xu Director, Resource Inventory & Assessment Division 301-504-0303 weihuan.xu@usda.gov
Daniel Mullarkey Branch Chief, Resource Assessment Branch 202-631-1943 daniel.mullarkey@usda.gov
Weihuan (Mark) Xu (Acting) Branch Chief, Resource Inventory Branch 301-504-0303 weihuan.xu@usda.gov
Heather Hofman Director,National Water and Climate Center (NWCC) 971-325-5171 heather.hofman@usda.gov
Michael Robotham Senior Scientist 202.720.5547 michael.robotham@usda.gov
Michael Strobel Senior Natural Resource Specialist, Climate Change 971-255-9801 michael.strobel@usda.gov
Science and Technology Deputy Area
Title Position/Title Phone Email
Noller Herbert Deputy Chief for Science and Technology (S&T) 202-720-5125
Vacant Associate Deputy Chief for S&T
Ramon Ortiz Chief of Staff 202-934-3366 ramon.ortiz@usda.gov
Tyrone Cole Executive Assistant 202-720-4527 tyrone.cole@usda.gov
Terron Hillsman Director, Ecological Science Division 410-382-4150 terron.hillsman@usda.gov
Kevin Farmer Director, Conservation Engineering Division 402-499-3726 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
Jon Fripp Co-Director, National Design, Construction & Soil Mechanics Center 817-509-3771 jon.fripp@usda.gov
Tim Wilson Director, National Water Management Center 501-210-8902 timothy.wilson@usda.gov
Ron Howard Senior Advisor, Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Team 601-812-9449 ron.howard@usda.gov
Management and Strategy Deputy Area
Title Position/Title Phone Email
Angela Biggs Deputy Chief for Management and Strategy 608-509-2868 angela.biggs@usda.gov
Becky Ross Associate Deputy Chief (Acting) 603-868-7581 becky.ross@usda.gov
Odessa Armstrong Chief of Staff (Acting) 919-208-8069 odessa.armstrong@usda.gov
Josiel Uc Executive Assistant josiel.uc@usda.gov
Allison Johnson Director, International Programs Division 202-302-7255
Ronald Harris Director, Outreach and Partnership Division 202-720-6646 202-690-2257 ronald.harris@usda.gov
Keisha Tatem Director, Policy and Program Analysis Division (Acting) 602-280-8808 keisha.tatem@usda.gov
Tom Morgart Director, Strategic Support Services Division (Acting) 860-871-4014 thomas.morgart@usda.gov
Vacant Senior Advisor, Budget and Financial Management
Geno Bulzomi Administrative Enterprise Business Initiatives (AEBI) 970-295-5475 geno.bulzomi@usda.gov
Edwin Almodovar Senior Advisor, Workload Analysis Team Leader 202-867-8372 202-690-2257 edwin.almodovar@usda.gov
Agriculture Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie meets with Austrian Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism Norbert Totschnig  for bi-lateral talks at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. on Friday, July 15, 2022. USDA photo by Tom Witham.

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