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Office of Planning, Analysis and Risk Management (OPARM)

The Office of Planning, Analysis and Risk Management (OPARM) supports food safety and protects public health through strategic planning, evaluation, data analysis and visualization, as well as enterprise risk management and internal controls Agency-wide.

Leadership

Ms. Geraldine French

Assistant Administrator

(202) 937-4803

geraldine.french@usda.gov

Dr. Damon Ranftle

Deputy Assistant Administrator

(202) 937-4193

Damon.Ranftle@usda.gov

Justin Ronca

Chief Data Scientist/ Assistant Chief Data Officer

(202) 708-8168

Headquarters

Ms. Yolanda Kennedy-Edwards

Chief Evaluation Officer; Director, Planning, Evaluation and Enterprise Risk Staff (301) 837-7731
Dr. Tamar Khafi

Director, Data Analytics and Innovation Staff (202) 641-5681

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Food Safety and Inspection Service