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Office of the Chief Directory

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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
Ton 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
Hannah Peyton Confidential Assistant 202-805-3909 hannah.peyton@usda.gov
Sanaz Arjomand Natural Resources Communications Specialist 202-441-2356 sanaz.arjomand@usda.gov
Katlin Iszard Executive Assistant 202-720-7246 katlin.iszard@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 McAffee Urban Agriculture Coordinator 443-205-9763 robert.mcafee@usda.gov
Deborah Miles Executive Assistant 202-720-4531 deborah.miles@usda.gov
Vacant Management Analyst
Vacant Senior Policy Advisor
Office of the Regional Conservationists
Title Position/Title Phone Email
Jon Hubbert Regional Conservationist, Northeast (Acting) 202-690-2196 jon.hubbert@usda.gov
James Tillman, Sr. Regional Conservationist, Southeast 202-690-2197 james.tillman@usda.gov
Carrie Lindig Regional Conservationist, Central (Acting) 202-690-2197 carrie.lindig@usda.gov
Astor Boozer Regional Conservationist, West 202-690-2196 astor.boozer@usda.gov
Tom Watson Chief of Staff (Acting) 406-640-2309 tom.watson@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
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
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 434-806-7840 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 karen.woodrich@usda.gov
Julie Hawkins (Acting) Associate Deputy Chief for Programs 732-537-6041 julie.hawkins@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
Martha Joseph Director, Easements Program Division (EPD) (Acting) 814-203-5562 martha.joseph@usda.gov
Juan Hernandez Branch Chief, FAPD Projects (Acting) 352-338-9501 juan.hernandez@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 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
Vacant Branch Chief, Technical Service Provider (TSP) Program
Soil Science and Resource Assessment Deputy Area
Title Position/Title Phone Email
Luis Tupas Deputy Chief for Soil Science and Resource Assessment (SSRA) 202-731-4642 luis.tupas@usda.gov
Matt Walker Associate Deputy Chief (Acting) 207-385-6620 matt.walker@usda.gov
Emmabelle Kenyon Special Assistant to the SSRA Deputy Chief (Acting) 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
David Hoover (Acting) Director, National Water and Climate Center (NWCC)    402-437-4013 dave.hoover@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 608-508-2868 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
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
Vacant Executive Assistant
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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