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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
Christian Foster Assistant Deputy Administrator 202-690-1791 christian.foster@fas.usda.gov
 
Policy Coordination and Planning Staff
Roger Mireles Director 202-720-1314 Roger.Mireles@fas.usda.gov 
Kora Buettner Program Specialist 202-720-0128 Kora.Buettner@fas.usda.gov
Sara Schwartz Interagency Outreach Coordinator 202-720-0022 Sara.Schwartz@fas.usda.gov
Lawrence Barbieri Department of State's Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (SCRS) Coordinator 202-720-9459 Lawrence.Barbieri@fas.usda.gov
 
Asia
Emel Lyons Asia Coordinator (India, ASEAN) 202-720-1483 Emel.Lyons@fas.usda.gov
Amy Freitas Asia Coordinator (Pakistan) 202-690-1752 Amy.Freitas@fas.usda.gov
Hoa Van Huynh Asia Coordinator (North Asia, China, APEC) 202-720-1347 Hoa.Huynh@fas.usda.gov
 
Eurasia
Veronica Priddy Eurasia Coordinator 202-690-1831 Veronica.Priddy@fas.usda.gov
Amy Freitas Eurasia Coordinator 202-690-1752 Amy.Freitas@fas.usda.gov
 
Middle East/North Africa
Tawhid Al-Saffy Middle East (Afghanistan, Iraq) Coordinator 202-720-0091 Tawhid.Al-Saffy@fas.usda.gov
Amy Freitas Middle East/North Africa Coordinator 202-690-1752 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
Jerry Brown Sub-Saharan Africa 720-0131 Jerry.Brown@fas.usda.gov
 
Western Hemisphere
Candice Bruce Western Hemisphere Coordinator 202-720-3736 Candice.Bruce@fas.usda.gov
Sara Schwartz Western Hemisphere Coordinator 202-720-0022 Sara.Schwartz@fas.usda.gov
 
Interagency Outreach (MCC/USAID/WTO) Development/Gates Branch
Sara Schwartz Outreach Director 202-720-0022 Sara.Schwartz@fas.usda.gov
 
Monitoring and Evaluation Staff
Brenda Freeman Staff Director 202-690-1177 Brenda.Freeman@fas.usda.gov
Liliana Bachelder   202-720-0581 liliana.bachelder@fas.usda.gov
Angella Greaves   202-720-0761 angela.greaves@fas.usda.gov
Lita Echiverri   202-720-4678 lita.echiverri@fas.usda.gov
Delphine Hamlin   202-720-4233 delphine.hamlin@fas.usda.gov
Shane Townsend   202-720-4090 shane.townsend@fas.usda.gov
 
Trade and Scientific Exchanges Division
Lynne Reich Director 202-690-1821 lynne.reich@fas.usda.gov
Betsy Davis Deputy Director 202-690-1941 Elizabeth.Davis@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 and Disaster Assistance Division
Grant Pettrie Director 202-690-1924 grant.pettrie@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 and Disaster Assistance Branch
Bruce Crossan Branch Chief 202-690-2928 Bruce.Crossan@fas.usda.gov
 
Agricultural Market Systems Development Branch
Mark Hawthorne Branch Chief 202-690-1858 Mark.Hawthorne@fas.usda.gov 
 
Rural Development and Natural Resources Branch
Mark Holt Branch Chief 202-690-2922 Mark.Holt@fas.usda.gov
 
Trade and Scientific Capacity Building Division
Susan Owens Director 202-690-4872 susan.owens@fas.usda.gov
Gary Laidig Deputy Director 202-720-7481 Gary.Laidig@fas.usda.gov 
Margaret M. McDaniel Deputy Director 202-720-6078 Margaret.McDaniel@fas.usda.gov 
 
Regulatory and Policy Capacity Building Branch
Joseph Hain Branch Chief 202-720-1818 Joseph.Hain@fas.usda.gov 
 
International Agreements Team
Debbie Rubas Leader 202-690-2937 Debbie.Rubas@fas.usda.gov
 
Animal Health Team
Jennifer Maurer Leader 202-690-0707 Jennifer.Maurer@fas.usda.gov 
 
Plant Health Team
Megan Schildgen Leader 202-690-3747 Megan.Schildgen@fas.usda.gov 
 
Food Safety Team
Jason Sandahl Leader 202-690-3985 Jason.Sandahl@fas.usda.gov 
 
Science and Technology Capacity Building Branch
Philip Harlan Branch Chief 202-690-1879 Philip.Harlan@fas.usda.gov 
 
Biotechnology/Biofuels/Bioterrorism Team
Steven Beasley Leader 202-720-0405 Steven.Beasley@fas.usda.gov 
 
Egypt Science and Technology IARC Team
David Williams Leader 202-720-4090 David.Williams@fas.usda.gov 
 
Romania Closeout Team
Scott Goldman Leader 202-690-1913 Scott.Goldman@fas.usda.gov 
 
Trade and Investment Missions Team
Darrell Upshaw Leader 202-690-1786 Darrell.Upshaw@fas.usda.gov 
 
Food Assistance Division
Ron Croushorn Director 202-720-4221 Ron.Croushorn@fas.usda.gov 
 
Food for Development Branch
Judy Phillips Branch Chief 202-720-0732 Judy.Phillips@fas.usda.gov  
 
School Feeding and Humanitarian Branch
Ken Naylor Branch Chief 202-720-0150 Ken.Naylor@fas.usda.gov 
 
Transportation and Logistics Branch
Tim Powers Branch Chief 202-720-6334 Tim.Powers@fas.usda.gov