Workforce Diversity in Agricultural Research
United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service
         

 

Current Members
(2001 - Present)
Previous Members
(1997 - 2001)
 
 

CO-CHAIRS:

Bhatnagar, Deepak, New Orleans, LA
Shepherd, Betty, Auburn, AL

MEMBERS:

Acosta, Georgina O., New Orleans, LA
Alonso, Carlos V., Oxford, MS
Ambrogio, C. David, New Orleans, LA
Cleveland, Thomas E., New Orleans, LA
Duke, Stephen O., Oxford, MS
Kagan, Isabelle A., Lexington, KY
Keeling, Rita, Stoneville, MS
McAlpine, Jimmy R., Stoneville, MS
McCain, Virginia Gay, Mississippi State, MS
Sistani, Karamat R., Bowling Green, KY
Smith, Barbara J., Poplarville, MS
Villa, Joseph D., Baton Rouge, LA
Winston, Patricia J., New Orleans, LA
Wright, Maureen S., New Orleans, LA

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS:

King, Edgar G., Stoneville, MS
Tucker, Archie, Stoneville, MS
Brennan, Deborah, Stoneville, MS
Jordan, John P., New Orleans, LA

*Uznick, Shahara and Kaczanowski, Robert,
Stoneville, MS (2001-2002); Edmund, Tony,
Athens, GA (2001-2004)

Mid South Area Workforce Diversity Committee Members

Alphabetical Listing, by last name:

Georgina O. Acosta
Program Analyst
Formosan Subterranean Termite National Program
USDA/ARS/SRRC
1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd
New Orleans, LA 70124
Phone: (504) 286-4429
FAX: (504) 286-4235
E-mail: gacosta@srrc.ars.usda.gov

Carlos V. Alonso
Research Leader
Channel and Watershed Processes
USDA/ARS, National Sedimentation Lab.
598 McElroy Dr.
P. O. Box 1157
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: (662) 232-2969
FAX: (662) 232-2915
E-mail: calonso@ars.usda.gov

C. David Ambrogio
Biological Science Technician
Food & Feed Safety Research
USDA/ARS/SRRC
1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd
New Orleans, LA 70124
Phone: (504) 286-4401
Fax: (504) 286-4419
E-mail: ambrogio@srrc.ars.usda.gov

Deepak Bhatnagar
Research Geneticist
Food & Feed Safety Research
USDA/ARS/SRRC
1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd
New Orleans, LA 70124
Phone: (504) 286-4388
FAX: (504) 286-4419
E-mail: dbhatnag@srrc.ars.usda.gov

Deborah L. Brennan
Associate Director
Mid-South Area, USDA/ARS  
JWDSRC
141 Experiment Station Road
Stoneville, MS 38776-0225
Phone: (662) 686-5266
FAX: (662) 686-5459
E-mail: dbrennan@ars.usda.gov

Thomas E. Cleveland
Supervisory Microbiologist
Food & Feed Safety Research
USDA/ARS/SRRC
1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd
New Orleans, LA 70124
Phone: (504) 286-4387
FAX: (504) 286-4269
E-mail: eclevela@srrc.ars.usda.gov

Stephen O. Duke
Research Leader
Natural Products Utilization Research
USDA/ARS
P.O. Box 8048
University, MS 38677-8048
Phone: (662) 915-1036
FAX: (662) 915-1035
E-mail: sduke@olemiss.edu

John Patrick Jordan, Ph. D
Director, SRRC
USDA/ARS/SRRC
1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd
New Orleans, LA 70124
Phone: (504) 286-4212
Fax: (504) 286-4234
E-mail: pjordan@srrc.ars.usda.gov

Isabelle A. Kagan
Plant Physiologist
USDA, ARS, FAPRU
500 S. Limestone
Agricultural Sciente Bldg. North
Lexington, KY 40546
Phone: (859) 257-4610
FAX: (859) 257-3334
E-mail: ikagan@ars.usda.gov

Rita Keeling
Human Resources and Outreach Coordinator
Mid-South Area, USDA/ARS
JWDSRC
141 Experiment Station Road
P.O. Box 225
Stoneville, MS 38776
Phone: (662)686-5201
FAX: (662) 686-5373
E-mail: rkeeling@ars.usda.gov

Edgar G. King, Jr.
Director
Mid-South Area, USDA/ARS
JWDSRC
141 Experiment Station Road
Stoneville, MS 38776-0225
Phone: (662) 686-5266
FAX: (662) 686-5459
E-mail: eking@ars.usda.gov
    

Jimmy R. McAlpine
Equal Employment Specialist
(Area Civil Rights Manager) 
USDA/ARS/SWSRU   
Bldg. #141, Experiment Station & Lee Rd.
P. O. Box 0350
Stoneville, MS 38776-0350
Phone:(662)686-5253
FAX: (662) 686-5422
E-mail: jmcalpine@ars.usda.gov

Virginia Gay McCain
Safety & Occupational Health Specialist
USDA/ARS Administration
P.O. Box 5367
810 Highway 12 East
Mississippi State, MS 39762-5367
Phone: (662)320-7419
FAX: (662)320-7603
E-mail: VMcCain@ars.usda.gov

Karamat Sistani
Research Soil Scientist
Animal Waste Management Research Unit
USDA-ARS
230 Bennett Lane
Bowling Green, KY 42104
Phone: (270) 781-2260
Fax: (270) 781-7994
Email: karamat.sistani@wku.edu

Betty Shepherd
Location Administrative Officer
Acquatic Animal Research
USDA/ARS
990 Wire Rd.
Auburn, AL 36831-1312
Phone: (334) 821-1700
FAX: (334) 821-7436
E-mail: bshepherd@ars.usda.gov

Barbara J. Smith
Research Plant Pathologist
Small Fruits Research
USDA/ARS
306 South High Street
Poplarville, MS 39470-0287
Phone: (601) 795-8751
FAX: (601) 795-4965
E-mail: barbarasmith@ars.usda.gov

Archie Tucker
Deputy Area Director
Mid South Area, USDA/ARS
JWDSRC
141 Experiment Station Road
Stoneville, MS 38776
Phone: (662) 686-5338
FAX: (662) 686-5350
E-mail: atucker@ars.usda.gov

Joseph D. Villa
Entomologist
Honey Bee Breeding Genetics and Physiology Research,
USDA/ARS
1157 Ben Hur Rd
Baton Rouge, LA 70820
Phone: (225) 767-9293
FAX: (225) 766-9212
E-mail: jvilla@ars.usda.gov

Patricia J. Winston
Supervisory Management Analyst
USDA/ARS/SRRC
1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70124
Phone: (504) 286-4311
FAX: (504) 286-4221
E-mail: pwinston@srr.ars.usda.gov

Maureen S. Wright
Research Molecular Biologist
Formosan Subterranean Termite Research
USDA/ARS/SRRC
1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd
New Orleans, LA 70124
Phone: (504) 286-4294
FAX: (504) 286-4419
E-mail: mswright@srrc.ars.usda.gov

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