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Office of Capacity Building and Development (OCBD) - Contacts

Contact Title Phone E-mail
Patricia Sheikh Deputy Administrator 202-720-6887 pat.sheikh@fas.usda.gov 
Ross Kreamer Assistant Deputy Administrator 202-720-4056 ross.kreamer@fas.usda.gov
Gary Groves Assistant Deputy Administrator 202-690-1791 gary.groves@fas.usda.gov
Pat Wetmore Special Asst. to the Deputy Administrator 202-690-1826 pat.wetmore@fas.usda.gov
Larry McClain EL Special Asst. to the Deputy Administrator 202-690-1682 larry.mcclain@fas.usda.gov
Mark Holt Special Asst. to the Deputy Administrator 202-690-2922 mark.holt@fas.usda.gov
 
Policy Coordination & Planning Staff
Roger Mireles Director 202-720-1314 Roger.Mireles@fas.usda.gov 
Sara Schwartz Interagency Outreach Coordinator 202-720-0022 Sara.Schwartz@fas.usda.gov
Lawrence Barbieri Reconstruction & Stabilization/Military 202-720-9459 Lawrence.Barbieri@fas.usda.gov
Veronica Priddy Gates Foundation 202-690-1831 Veronica.Priddy@fas.usda.gov
Micah Rosenblum Avian Influenza International Coordinator 202-720-5876 micah.rosenblum@fas.usda.gov
 
Asia
Emel Lyons Asia Coordinator 202-720-1483 Emel.Lyons@fas.usda.gov
Amy Freitas Asia Coordinator (Pakistan) 202-720-0686 Amy.Freitas@fas.usda.gov
Bryan Norrington Asia Coordinator 202-720-0131 Bryan.Norrington@fas.usda.gov
 
Eurasia
Veronica Priddy Eurasia Coordinator (Former Soviet Union/Turkey) 202-690-1831 Veronica.Priddy@fas.usda.gov
Amy Freitas Eurasia Coordinator (East Europe) 202-720-0686 Amy.Freitas@fas.usda.gov
 
Middle East/North Africa
Amy Freitas Middle East/North Africa Coordinator 202-720-0686 Amy.Freitas@fas.usda.gov
 
Sub-Saharan Africa
Pauline Simmons Sub-Saharan Africa 202-720-0129 Pauline.Simmons@fas.usda.gov
Don Evans Sub-Saharan Africa 202-720-3622 Don.Evans@fas.usda.gov
 
Monitoring & Evaluation Staff
Brenda Freeman Director 202-690-1177 Brenda.Freeman@fas.usda.gov
Angella Greaves Government Associations Close out 202-720-0761 angela.greaves@fas.usda.gov
Lita Echiverri Evaluations & Monitoring Coordinator 202-720-4678 lita.echiverri@fas.usda.gov
Delphine Hamlin Senior Analyst, COTR 202-720-4233 delphine.hamlin@fas.usda.gov
Barbara Shumar
 Senior Analyst, Food Agreements Close out
202-205-8449
barbara.shumar@fas.usda.gov
 
Trade & Scientific Exchanges Division
Lynne Reich Director 202-690-0880 lynne.reich@fas.usda.gov
Marianne McElroy Deputy Director 202-720-3736 marianne.mcelroy@fas.usda.gov
 
Cochran Fellowship Branch
Scott Lewis Branch Chief 202-690-1734 Scott.Lewis@fas.usda.gov
 
Scientific Exchanges Branch
Rao Achutuni Branch Chief 202-720-2036 Rao.Achutun@fas.usda.gov
 
Development Resources & Disaster Assistance Division
Robert H. Curtis Director 202-690-1927 Robert.Curtis@fas.usda.gov  
Virginia Wolf Deputy Director 202-690-1941 Virginia.Wolf@fas.usda.gov
Brian Guse Deputy Director 202-690-2870 Brian.Guse@fas.usda.gov
 
Post Conflict & Disaster Assistance Branch
Bruce Crossan Branch Chief 202-690-2928 Bruce.Crossan@fas.usda.gov
 
Agricultural Extension & Market Systems Development Branch
Mark Hawthorne Branch Chief 202-690-1522 Mark.Hawthorne@fas.usda.gov 
 
Rural Development & Natural Resources Branch
Sylvana Li Branch Chief 202-690-2868 Sylvana.Li@fas.usda.gov 
 
Trade & Scientific Capacity Building Division
Susan Owens Director 202-720-0303 susan.owens@fas.usda.gov
Gary Laidig Deputy Director 202-720-1818 Gary.Laidig@fas.usda.gov 
Michelle Moore Deputy Director 202-720-6078 Michelle.Moore@fas.usda.gov
Margaret M. McDaniel Senior Advisor 202-720-0855 Margaret.McDaniel@fas.usda.gov 
Darrell Upshaw Public–Private Sector Advisor 202-690-1786 Darrell.Upshaw@fas.usda.gov
 
Regulatory & Policy Capacity Building Branch
Larry Trouba Branch Chief 202-720-5337 Larry.Trouba@fas.usda.gov  
 
Plant Health Team
Marsha Sheehan Leader 202-690-0755 Marsha.Sheehan@fas.usda.gov
 
Animal Health Team
Trachelle Carr Leader 202-690-0787 Trachelle.Carr@fas.usda.gov
 
Science & Technology Capacity Building Branch
Vacant Branch Chief 202-690-1879  
 
Food Safety Team
Cynthia Evans Leader 202-690-3985 Cynthia.Evans@fas.usda.gov
 
International Agreements Team
Roxana Henderson Leader 202-690-3748 Roxana.Henderson@fas.usda.gov
 
Food Assistance Division
Ron Croushorn Director 202-720-3038 Ron.Croushorn@fas.usda.gov 
Staff Contacts (.pdf)      
 
Food for Development Branch
Judy Phillips Branch Chief 202-720-0732 Judy.Phillips@fas.usda.gov  
 
School Feeding & Humanitarian Branch
Dorothy Feustel Branch Chief 202-720-0150 Dorothy.Feustel@fas.usda.gov
 
Transportation & Logistics Branch
Tim Powers Branch Chief 202-720-6334 Tim.Powers@fas.usda.gov