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Program Areas:
Office of the Administrator (OA)
Alfred V. Almanza, Administrator
(202) 720-7025
Fax: (202) 205-0158
Room: 331-E Jamie Whitten Building

Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator
(202) 720-7900
Fax: (202) 205-0158
Room: 331-E Jamie Whitten Building

Carmen Rottenberg, Chief of Staff
(202) 720-6618
Fax: (202) 205-0158
Room: 331-E Jamie Whitten Building

Dr. David Goldman, Acting USDA Chief Medical Officer
(202) 720-2644
Fax: (202) 690-2980
Room: 341-E Jamie Whitten Building

U.S. Codex Office
Karen Stuck, U.S. Manager for Codex
(202) 205-7760
Fax: (202) 720-3157
Room: 4861 South Building
U.S. Codex Office Contact Information

Civil Rights Division
Angela Kelly, Director
(301) 504-7755
Fax: (301) 504-7746
George Washington Carver Center, Mail Drop 5261
Civil Rights Staff Directory

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Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)
Joseph L. Garcia, Chief Financial Officer
(202) 720-8700
Fax: (202) 720-5399
Room: 3165 South Building

Michael Erickson, Acting Deputy Chief Financial Officer
(202) 690-3303
Fax: (202) 401-1760
Room: 3149 South Building

Allen Hepner, Senior Planning and Performance Manager
(202) 720-8788
Fax: 720-5399
Room: 2138 South Building

Michael Toner, Budget Director
(202) 690-8398
Fax: (202) 690-4155
Room: 2159 South Building

Martina Simms, Deputy Budget Director
(202) 720-3614
Fax: (202) 690-4155
Room: 2159 South Building

Cara LeConte, Director, Financial Management Division
(301) 344-0725
Fax: (301) 504-5910
George Washington Carver Center, Mail Drop 5262

Michelle Garner, Deputy Director, Financial Management Division
(301) 344-0750
Fax: (301) 504-5910
George Washington Carver Center, Mail Drop 5262

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Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
Janet Stevens, Chief Information Officer
(202) 205-9950
Fax: (202) 720-5399
Room: 3165 South Building

Carl Mayes, Deputy Chief Information Officer
(202) 720-0294
Fax: (202) 720-3984
Room: 4909 South Building

Miguel Rivera, Chief Technology Officer, Infrastructure Operations Division
(202) 720-4791
Fax: (202) 720-3984
Room: 4897 South Building

Dale Ferraro , Associate Chief Information Officer, Customer Support Division
(202) 692-4203
Fax: (202) 720-3984
Room: 4915 South Building

Elamin Osman, Chief Information Security Officer, Information Assurance Division
(202) 720-5164
Fax: (202) 720-3984
Room: 4908 South Building

Jerald Armstrong, Associate Chief Information Officer, Business Applications Division
(202) 708-8758
Fax: (202) 720-3984
Room: 4914 South Building

Jennifer Sisto, Associate Chief Information Officer, Enterprise Management Division
(202) 708-9505
Fax: (202) 720-3984
Room: 4899 South Building

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Office of Catfish Inspection Programs (OCIP)
Now part of the Office of Field Operations

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Office of Data Integration and Food Protection
Terri Nintemann, Assistant Administrator
(202) 690-6486
Fax: (202) 690-5634
Room: 3130 South Building
24-Hour Emergency Number: 1-866-395-9701

Mary Cutshall, Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator
(202) 690-6486
Fax: (202) 690-5634
Room: 3130 South Building

Christopher Alvares, Director, Data Analysis and Integration Group
(202) 690-6418
Fax: (202) 690-5634
Room: 3126 South Building

Michael Bailey, Acting Director, Food Defense Assessment Staff
(202) 690-0898
Fax: (202) 690-6459
Room: Patriot Plaza III, Room 9-163B

Mary Cutshall, Director
Emergency Response Staff
(202) 690-6523
Fax: (202) 690-6459
Room: Patriot Plaza III, Room 9-140

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Office of Field Operations (OFO)
Dr. Daniel L. Engeljohn, Assistant Administrator
(202) 720-8803
Fax: (202) 720-5439
Room: 344-E Jamie Whitten Building

Regulatory Operations
Dr. Hany Sidrak, Executive Associate
(202) 720-3697
Fax: (202) 690-3287
Room: 3157 South Building
Districts: Alameda, Atlanta

Dr. Armia Tawadrous, Executive Associate
(202) 720-3697
Fax: (202) 690-3287
Room: 3155 South Building
Districts: Philadelphia, Raleigh

Haroon Mian, Executive Associate
(202) 720-4863
Fax: (202) 690-3287
Room: 3153 South Building
Districts: Dallas, Chicago, Jackson

Keith Gilmore, Executive Associate
(785) 766-9830
Des Moines District Office
Districts: Des Moines, Springdale, Denver

Catfish Inspection Staff
Dr. Quita Bowman Blackwell, Director
(202) 720-9866
Fax: (202) 205-0381
Room: 3175 South Building

Resource Management and Planning Staff
Robert Cooke, Director
(202) 418-8928
Fax: (202) 245-5095

Recall Management Division
Lisa Volk, Director
(202) 690-1975
Fax: (202) 690-6388
Room: 0008 South Building

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Office of International Affairs (OIA)
Dr. Ron Jones, Assistant Administrator
(202) 720-3473
Fax: (202) 690-3856
Room: 3143 South Building

Vacant, Senior Director
(202) 690-0297
Fax: (202) 690-3856
Room: 3143 South Building

Dr. Andreas Keller, Director, International Equivalence Staff
(202) 690-5646
Fax: (202) 690-3856
Room: 3805 South Building

Rick Harries, Director, Export Programs Staff
(202) 720-0082
Fax: (202) 720-7990
Room: 2147 South Building

Jerry Elliott, Director, Import Inspection Division
(202) 720-9904
Fax: (202) 720-6050
Room: 2143 South Building

Dr. Shauket H. Syed, Director, International Audit Staff
(202) 720-3473
Fax: (202) 690-3856
Room: 2143 South Building


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Office of Management (OM)
Jacqueline Myers, Assistant Administrator
(202) 720-4425
Fax: (202) 690-1742
Room: 347-E Jamie Whitten Building

Ron Banegas, Deputy Assistant Administrator
(202) 720-4744
Fax: (202) 690-1742
Room: 347-E Jamie Whitten Building

Mike Erickson, Special Assistant to the Assistant Administrator
(202) 690-3303
Fax: (202) 690-1742
Room: 347-E Jamie Whitten Building

Peter Bridgeman, Director, Administrative Services Division
(301) 504-3987
Fax: (301) 504-4274
George Washington Carver Center, Mail Drop 5260

Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer
Vacant, Chief Human Resources Officer
(202) 205-0699
Fax: (202) 401-1760
Room: 3149 South Building

Karen Jackson, Acting Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer
(202) 720-9258
Fax: (202) 401-1760
Room: 3150 South Building

Jonathan Theodule, Director, Labor & Employee Relations Division
(301) 504-5986
Fax: (202) 245-4797
Room: Patriot Plaza III, Mail Stop 5276, Room 8-247A

Lisa Wigfall, Director, Mediation and Work/Life Services Division
(202) 720-3880
Fax: (202) 205-0319
Room: 3812 South Building

Robbie Terry, Acting Director, Demonstration Project Staff
(202) 720-4847
Fax: (202) 690-2773
Room: 2134 South Building

Jackie Ray Shamblin, Director, Human Resources Operations
(612) 659-8590
Fax: (612) 370-2005
Room: Butler Square West

Mary Gioglio, Acting Director, Human Resources Policy
(202) 690-0766
Fax: (202) 690-1666
Room: 3144 South Building

Dan Smigal, Director, Workers' Safety and Health Division
(202) 205-2833
Room: 2129 South Building

Workplace Violence Prevention Program Team Members

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Office of Outreach, Employee Education and Training (OOEET)
Vacant, Acting Assistant Administrator
(202) 205-2954
Fax: (202) 690-2040
Room: 2936 South Building

Outreach and Partnership Division
Daniel P. Puzo, Director
(202) 641-7130
Fax: (202) 690-6519
Room: Patriot Plaza III, Room 09N26

Keith Payne, Deputy Director
(202) 690-6522
Fax: (202) 690-6519
Room: Patriot Plaza III, Room 09N27

Center for Learning
1400 Independence Ave., SW
Room 2930 South Building
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: 1-800-336-3747

Stephanie Wilkins, Chief Training Officer
(202) 205-2954
Fax: (202) 690-2040
Room: 2936 South Building

Dean Norman, Chief, Distance Learning Branch
(301) 504-4828
Fax: (301) 504-3371
Room: George Washington Carver Center, 2-L224

Sylvia Bourn, Chief, Organization and Employee Development Branch
(202) 205-0359
Fax: (202) 690-2040
Room: 2936 South Building

LaRia Robinson, Chief, Training Operations Branch
(214) 767-2793
Fax: (214) 767-8439
1100 Commerce St., Room 516
Dallas, TX 75242

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Office of Policy and Program Development (OPPD)
Rachel Edelstein, Assistant Administrator
(202) 205-0495
Fax: (202) 720-2025
Room: 349-E Jamie Whitten Building

Rosalyn Murphy-Jenkins, Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator
(202) 205-0495
Fax: (202) 720-2025
Room: 349-E Jamie Whitten Building

Vacant, Special Assistant to the Assistant Administrator
(202) 720-2709
Room: 4866 South Building

International Policy Division
Mary Stanley, Director
(202) 690-4354
Fax: (202) 720-4929
Room: 2925 South Building

Shannon McMurtrey, Deputy Director
(202) 690-4354
Fax: (202) 720-4929
Room: 2925 South Building

Labeling and Program Delivery Division
Rosalyn Murphy-Jenkins, Director
(301) 504-0879
Fax: (202) 245-4792
Room: Patriot Plaza III, Room D23

Jeffery Canavan, Deputy Director
(301) 504-0879
Fax: (202) 245-4792
Room: Patriot Plaza III, Room D25

Policy Analysis Division
Dr. Soumaya Tohamy, Director
(301) 504-3374
Fax:(202) 245-4791
Room: Patriot Plaza III, Room D29

Gary Roseman, Deputy Director
301-504-0892
Fax: (202) 245-4791
Room: Patriot Plaza III, Room N33

Policy Development Division
Dr. Laura Hulsey, Director
(402) 344-5000
1-800-233-3935
Fax: (402) 344-5005
Omaha, NE

Scott Seebohm, Deputy Director
(402) 344-5000
Fax: (402) 344-5005
Omaha, NE

Policy Issuances Division
Charles Williams, Acting Director
(202) 720-5627
Fax: (202) 690-0486
Room: 6065 South Building

Risk, Innovations, and Management Division
Dr. William Shaw, Director
(301) 504-0889
Fax: (202) 245-4793
Room: Patriot Plaza III, Room D27

Evelyne Mbandi, Deputy Director
(301) 504-0889
Fax: (202) 245-4793
Room: Patriot Plaza III, Room D26

Valeria Jefferson, Deputy Director
(301) 504-0884
Fax: (202) 245-4793
Room: Patriot Plaza III, Room N32

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Office of Program Evaluation, Enforcement & Review (OPEER)
William C. "Bill" Smith, Assistant Administrator
(202) 720-8609
Fax: (202) 720-9893
Room: 3133 South Building

Dr. Jane Roth, Deputy Assistant Administrator
(202) 720-8609
Fax: (202) 720-9893
Room: 3133 South Building

Vincent Fayne, Director, Internal Control and Audit Division
(202) 720-5959
Fax: (202) 690-0071
Room: 2175 South Building

Leonard Uptain, Acting Director, Program Evaluation and Improvement Staff
(202) 720-6735
Fax: (202) 690-1030
Room: 3835 South Building

Juandy Swinson, Director, Program Support Staff
(301) 504-0839
Fax: (301) 504-0611
5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Building #2; Room 2-2280; Beltsville, MD 20705

Scott Safian, Director, Evaluation and Enforcement Division
(202) 418-8872
Fax: (202) 418-8896
Room: 300 West End Court

Randy Robertson, Director, Compliance and Investigations Division
(785) 331-1773
Fax: (785) 843-05486
4920 Bob Billings Parkway
Lawrence, KS 66049

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Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Education (OPACE)
Carol Blake, Assistant Administrator
(202) 720-3884
Fax: (202) 690-0550
Room: 331-E Jamie Whitten Building

Aaron Lavallee, Deputy Assistant Administrator
(202) 720-0460
Room: 3137 South Building

Congressional and Public Affairs Staff
Elizabeth Dann, Director
(202) 720-9113
Fax: (202) 720-5704
Room: 1175 South Building

Brian Mabry, Deputy Director
(202) 720-9113
Fax: (202) 720-5704
Room: 1175 South Building

Greg DiNapoli, Deputy Director
(202) 720-9113
Fax: (202) 720-5704
Room: 1175 South Building

Dirk Fillpot, Media Supervisor
(202) 720-9113
Fax: (202) 690-0460
Room: 1180 South Building

Neil Gaffney, Press Officer
(202) 720-9113
Fax: (202) 690-0460
Room: 1180 South Building

Vacant, Supervisor, Constituent Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Fax: (202) 690-0460
Room: 1180 South Building

Kim Taylor, Director, Web Services
(202) 720-9113
Fax: (202) 690-0460
Room: 1180 South Building

Christopher Gould, Chief, Congressional Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Fax: (202) 690-0460
Room: 1180 South Building

Food Safety Education Staff
Robert T. Tuverson, Director
(301) 344-4755
Fax: (301) 504-0203
Room: George Washington Carver Center, Mail Stop 5268

Diane Van, Deputy Director
(301) 344-4755
Fax: (301) 504-0203
Room: George Washington Carver Center, Mail Stop 5268

USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline
1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854)

Executive Correspondence & Issues Management Staff
Alicemary Leach, Director
(202) 690-3882
Fax: (202) 720-7609
Room: 1167 South Building

Vacant, Deputy Director
(202) 720-2821
Fax: (202) 720-7609
Room: 1162 South Building

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Office of Public Health Science (OPHS)
Dr. David Goldman, Assistant Administrator
(202) 720-2644
Fax: (202) 690-2980
Room: 341-E Jamie Whitten Building

Dr. Vivian Chen, Deputy Assistant Administrator
(202) 205-0293
Fax: (202) 690-2980
Room: 341-E Jamie Whitten Building

Dr. Emilio Esteban, Acting Executive Associate for Laboratory Services
(706) 546-3420
Fax: (706) 546-3428
Athens, GA

Dr. Kerry Dearfield, Scientific Advisor for Risk Assessment
(202) 690-6451
Fax: (202) 690-6337
Room: Patriot Plaza III, Mail Drop 3766

Dr. Alice Thaler, Senior Director for Program Services
(202) 690-2687
Fax: (202) 720-8213
Room: Patriot Plaza III, Mail Drop 3766

Sherri Johnson, Director, Resource & Program Management Staff
(202) 690-6623
Fax: (202) 690-6337
Room: Patriot Plaza III, Mail Drop 3766

Dr. Kristin G. Holt, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Liaison
(404) 639-3379
Fax: (404) 639-3359
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA

Dr. Uday Dessai, Director, Microbiology Division
(202) 690-6431
Fax: (202) 690-6364
Room: Patriot Plaza III, Mail Drop 3766

Dr. Regina Tan, Director, Applied Epidemiology Division
(202) 690-6045
Fax: (202) 690-6414
Room: Patriot Plaza III, Mail Drop 3766

Janell Kause, Director, Risk Assessment Division
(202) 690-0286
Fax: (202) 690-6337
Room: Patriot Plaza III, Mail Drop 3766

James Hess, Director, Midwestern Laboratory
(314) 263-2680
Fax: (314) 263-2679
Midwestern Laboratory
St. Louis, Missouri

Dr. Joseph E. Hill, Director, Eastern Laboratory
(706) 546-3576
Fax: (706) 546-3383
Eastern Laboratory
Athens, GA

Dr. Ken Dobson, Director, Western Laboratory
(510) 814-3000
Fax: (510) 814-3090
Western Laboratory
Alameda, CA

Dr. Charles E. Pixley, Director, Laboratory QA/QC Division
(706) 546-3559
Fax: (706) 546-3453
Athens, GA

Dr. Randal C. Layton, Director, Food Emergency Response Network Division
(706) 546-3572
Fax: (706) 546-3518
Athens, GA

Accredited Laboratory Program: Contact Information

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Surface mail address for Washington, DC:
Food Safety and Inspection Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC 20250-3700

Surface mail address for George Washington Carver Center:
5601 Sunnyside Ave.
Beltsville, MD 20705

Send updates to fsis.webmaster@fsis.usda.gov.

For Further Information Contact:
  • Media Inquiries: (202) 720-9113
  • Congressional Inquiries: (202) 720-9113
  • Constituent Inquiries: (202) 720-9113
  • Consumer Inquiries: Call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline; TTY: 1-800-256-7072.


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Last Modified: October 16, 2012

 

 

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