Key Agency Contacts
Please note that this is a list of main points of contact within FSIS. please check out the Directories page offered by USDA under Employee Services.
For hearing or speech impaired callers, contact the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 (TTY).
Program Areas:
- Office of the Administrator
- Office of the Chief Financial Officer
- Office of the Chief Information Officer
- Office of Data Integration and Food Protection
- Office of Field Operations
- Office of Investigation, Enforcement and Audit
- Office of Management (Human Resources)
- Office of Outreach, Employee Education and Training
- Office of Policy and Program Development
- Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Education
- Office of Public Health Science
- Headquarters Mailing Addresses
- Field Office Locations and Contact Information
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
Civil Rights Division
Angela Kelly, Director
(301) 504-7755
Fax: (301) 504-7746
George Washington Carver Center, Mail Drop 5261
Civil Rights Staff Directory
U.S. Codex Office
Mary Frances Lowe, U.S. Manager for Codex
(202) 205-7760
Fax: (202) 720-3157
Room: 4861 South Building
U.S. Codex Office Contact Information
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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
Financial Management Division
Cara LeConte, Director
(301) 344-0725
Fax: (301) 504-5910
George Washington Carver Center, Mail Drop 5262
Michelle Garner, Deputy Director
(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
Business Application Division
Frances Byrd, Associate Chief Information Officer
(202) 708-8758
Fax: (202) 720-3984
Room: 4899 South Building
Customer Support Division
Dale Ferraro, Associate Chief Information Officer
(202) 692-4203
Fax: (202) 720-3984
Room: 4915 South Building
Governance & Quality Assurance Division Jennifer Sisto, Associate Chief Information Officer
(202) 708-9505
Fax: (202) 720-3984
Room: 4899 South Building
Information Assurance Division
Elamin Osman, Chief Information Security Officer
(202) 720-5164
Fax: (202) 720-3984
Room: 4908 South Building
Innovation & Operations Division
Charles Thompson, Acting Chief Technology Officer
(202) 692-4230
Fax: (202) 720-3984
Room: 0149 South Building
OFFICE OF DATA INTEGRATION AND FOOD PROTECTION (ODIFP)
Terri Nintemann, Assistant Administrator
(202) 690-6486
Fax: (202) 690-5634
Room: 3130 South Building
Christopher Alvares, Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator
(202) 690-6418
Fax: (202) 690-5634
Room: 3126 South Building
Data Analysis and Integration Staff
Christopher Alvares, Director
(202) 690-6418
Fax: (202) 690-5634
Room: 3126 South Building
Emergency Coordination Staff
Mary Cutshall, Director
(202) 690-6523
Fax: (202) 690-6459
Room: Patriot Plaza III, Room 9-140
Food Defense Assessment Staff
Donald Kautter, Jr., Director
(202) 772-9115
Fax: (202) 690-6459
Room: Patriot Plaza III, Room 9-148
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
Strategic Planning and Operations Management Staff
Dr. Quita Bowman Blackwell, Director
(202) 720-9866
Fax: (202) 205-0381
Room: 3175 South Building
Import Inspection Management Division
Dr. Linda Chittum, Acting Director
(202) 720-6240
Fax: (202) 720-6050
Room: 2141 South Building
Recall Management and Technical Analysis Staff
Regina Tan, Director
Room: 0205 South Building
Resource Management and Financial Planning Staff
Robert Cooke, Director
(202) 418-8928
Fax: (202) 245-5095
OFO DISTRICT OFFICES & District Managers
OFFICE OF INVESTIGATION, ENFORCEMENT, AND AUDIT (OIEA)
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
Compliance and Investigations Division
Dr. Jerry Elliott, Director
(202) 720-3781
Fax: (202) 720-9893
Room: 2149 South Building
REGIONAL Compliance and Investigations Division Offices & Regional Managers
Enforcement and Litigation Division
Scott C. Safian, Director
(202) 418-8872
Fax: (202) 418-8896
Room: Patriot Plaza III, 8-205
Hearings and Appeals Branch
Valerie Neris-Blankenship, Branch Chief
(202) 418-8846
Fax: (202) 260-0229
Room: Patriot Plaza III, 9-253
Management Controls and Audit Division
Vincent Fayne, Director
(202) 720-5959
Fax: (202) 690-0071
Room: 2175 South Building
International Audit Staff
Dr. Shaukat Syed, Director
(202) 690-0997
Fax: (202) 690-0071
Room: 2175 South Building
Resource Management Staff
Juandy Swinson, Director
(301) 504-0839
Fax: (301) 504-0611
5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Building #2; Room 2-2280
Beltsville, MD 20705
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
Office of Administrative Services
Gabrielle Y. James
(301) 504-3990
Fax: (301) 504-4274
George Washington Carver Center, Mail Drop 5260
Mediation and Work/Life Services Division
Lisa Wigfall, Director
(202) 720-3880
Fax: (202) 205-0319
Room: 3812 South Building
Workers' Safety and Health Division
Dan Smigal, Director
(202) 205-2833
Room: 2129 South Building
Workplace Violence Prevention Program Team Members
FSIS Workplace Violence Prevention Hotline
1-877-987-3747
Employee Assistance Program
1-800-222-0364 (1-888-262-7848 TTY)
Office of Human Resources
Sandra Burrell, Director, Human Resources
(202) 205-0699
Fax: (202) 401-1760
Room: 3150 South Building
Karen Jackson, Deputy Director, Office of Human Resources
(202) 720-9258
Fax: (202) 401-1760
Room: 3150 South Building
Human Resources Management Division
Steve Feigenbaum, Acting Assistant Director
(202) 720-6745
Fax: (202) 690-1666
Room: 3144 South Building
Human Resources Operations
Jackie Ray Shamblin, Assistant Director
(612) 659-8590
Fax: (612) 370-2005
Room: Butler Square West
Mailing Address: FSIS Human Resources Office
Butler Square West 4th Floor
100 North Sixth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55403-1564
1-800-370-3747
Fax: (612)370-2060
Labor and Employee Relations Division
Thomas Funciello, Assistant Director
(202) 690-0279
Fax: (202) 245-4798
Room: 3164 South Building
OFFICE OF OUTREACH, EMPLOYEE EDUCATION AND TRAINING (OOEET)
Michael Watts, Assistant Administrator
(202) 205-0194
Fax: (202) 205-0159
Room: 4862 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: 350-E Jamie L. Whitten Building
Dr. Soumaya Tohamy, Deputy Assistant Administrator
(202) 205-0495
Fax: (202) 720-2025
Room: 350-E Jamie L. Whitten Building
Import/Export Coordination and Policy Development Staff
Rick Harries, Director
(202) 720-0082
Fax: (202) 720-7990
Rita Kishore, Deputy Director
(202) 720-0082
Fax: (202) 720-7990
International Equivalence Staff
Andreas Keller, Director
(202) 720-0082
Fax: (202) 720-3856
International Relations and Strategic Planning Staff
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
Issuances Staff
Charles Williams, Director
(202) 720-5627
Fax: (202) 690-0486
Room: 6065 South Building
April Regonlinski, Deputy Director
(202) 720-5627
Fax: (202) 690-0486
Labeling and Program Delivery Staff
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 Staff
Dr. Soumaya Tohamy, Director
(301) 504-3374
Fax:(202) 245-4791
Room: Patriot Plaza III, Room D29
Todd Furey, Deputy Director
301-504-0841
Fax: (202) 245-4791
Room: Patriot Plaza III, Room N33
Policy Development Staff
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
Risk, Innovations, and Management Staff
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
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
Executive Correspondence and Issues Management Staff
Vacant, Director
(202) 690-3882
Fax: (202) 720-7609
Room: 1167 South Building
Food Safety Education Staff
Maria Malagon, 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)
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Staff
Leilani Hannie, Director
(202) 690-2760
Fax: (202) 690-3023
For FOIA Requests:
FSIS Freedom of Information Act Office
Room 1140-South Building
14th and Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250-3700
Phone: (202) 720-2109
Fax: (202) 690-3023
Email: fsis.foia@usda.gov
Web and Digital Communications Staff
Kim Taylor, Director
(202) 690-6188
Fax: (202) 690-0460
Room: 1180 South Building
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. J. Emilio Esteban, Executive Associate for Laboratory Services
(706) 546-3420
Fax: (706) 546-3428
Athens, GA
Dr. Kerry Dearfield, Chief Scientist
(202) 690-6451
Fax: (202) 690-6337
Room: Patriot Plaza III, Mail Drop 3766
Janell Kause, Scientific Advisor for Risk Assessment
(202) 690-0286
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
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
Applied Epidemiology Division
Dr. Regina Tan, Director
(202) 690-6045
Fax: (202) 690-6414
Room: Patriot Plaza III, Mail Drop 3766
Eastern Laboratory
Dr. William C. Cray, Jr., Director
(706) 546-3576
Fax: (706) 546-3383
Eastern Laboratory
Athens, GA
Food Emergency Response Network Division
Dr. Randal C. Layton, Director
(706) 546-3572
Fax: (706) 546-3518
Athens, GA
Laboratory QA/QC Division
Dr. Charles E. Pixley, Director
(706) 546-3559
Fax: (706) 546-3453
Athens, GA
Accredited Laboratory Program: Contact Information
Microbiology Division
Dr. Uday Dessai, Director
(202) 690-6431
Fax: (202) 690-6364
Room: Patriot Plaza III, Mail Drop 3766
Midwestern Laboratory
James Hess, Director
(314) 263-2680
Fax: (314) 263-2679
Midwestern Laboratory
St. Louis, Missouri
Resource & Program Management Staff
Sherri Johnson, Director
(202) 690-6623
Fax: (202) 690-6337
Room: Patriot Plaza III, Mail Drop 3766
Risk Assessment Division
Vacant, Director
(202) 690-0286
Fax: (202) 690-6337
Room: Patriot Plaza III, Mail Drop 3766
Western Laboratory
John Rivera, Director
(510) 814-3004
Fax: (510) 814-3090
Western Laboratory
Alameda, CA
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.