United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service
 
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Introduction
ARS's Office of Technology Transfer helps move ARS research discoveries to the marketplace.  We have a proven reputation for partnerships leading to commercial success. Our agency has formed more than 1,000 government and industry partnerships. We have also entered into more than 200 active license agreements with businesses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assistant Administrator's Office


Conducts day-to-day operations, coordinates technology transfer policy development, and signs licenses and Cooperative Research and Development Agreements.

Richard J. Brenner
Assistant Administrator
Richard.Brenner@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-6905
    Fax: (301) 504-5060

Martha B. Steinbock
Deputy Assistant Administrator
Martha.steinbock@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-6905
    Fax: (301) 504-5060

Ronald B. Buckhalt
Special Projects Coordinator
Ron.Buckhalt@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-4881
Fax: (301) 504-5060

Vice - Dillon
Management Analyst
Tara.Dillon@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-4877
    Fax: (301) 504-5060

Paula Reed
Executive Assistant
Pauline.reed@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-6786
    Fax: (301) 504-5060

Kimberly Garner
Program Support Assistant
Kimberly.Garner@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-6905
    Fax: (301) 504-5060

Technology Transfer Coordinators

Facilitate technology transfer activities, negotiate technology transfer agreements, serve as liaisons with ARS scientists and managers, university partners, and the private sector. 

Beltsville Area
(Beltsville, MD)
Robert J. Griesbach
Robert.Griesbach@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-6421
    Fax: (301) 504-6001

Sandra Matteson
Technology Transfer Assistant
Sandra.Matteson@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-6421
    Fax: (301) 504-6001

Darren Corrigan
Detailee
Darren.Corrigan@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-4558
    Fax: (301) 504-5060


Cotton Technology Transfer
  and Education Coordinator
Thomas Valco,TTC
Thomas.Valco@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (662) 686-5255
    Fax: (662) 686-5372

Annetta C. Ebelhar
Technology Transfer Assistant
Annetta.Ebelhar@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (662) 686-3019
    Fax: (662) 686-5372


Midwest Area
(IA, IL, IN, MI, MO, MN, OH, WI)
Renee Wagner, TTC
Renee.Wagner@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (309) 681-6565
Fax: (309) 681-6688

Babette Davis
Technology Transfer Assistant
Babette.Davis@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (309) 681-6503
    Fax: (309) 681-6688


North Atlantic Area
(CT, DE, MA, ME, MD, NJ, NH, NY, PA, RI, VT, WV)
Victor (Vic) Chavez, TTC
Vic.Chavez@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (215) 233-6610
    Fax: (215) 233-6777

Dolores Shilkitus
Secretary
Dolores.Shilkitus@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (215) 233-6778
    Fax: (215) 233-6777


Northern Plains Area
(CO, KS, MT, ND, NE, SD, UT, WY)

Southern Plains Area
(AR, OK, TX, NM)
Bryan Kaphammer, TTC 
Bryan.Kaphammer@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (970) 492-7028
Fax: (970) 492-7023


Marcella (Marcie) Currie-Gross
Extramural Agreements Assistant
Marcie.currie-gross@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (970) 492-7022
    Fax: (970) 492-7036


Pacific West Area
(AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, WA)
David Nicholson, TTC
drn@pw.usda.gov
Phone: (510) 559-5641
    Fax: (510) 559-6091


Kristin Kimball
Technology Transfer Assistant 
Kristin.Kimball@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (510) 559-5619 
Fax: (510) 559-6091


South Atlantic Area
(FL, GA, PR, NC, SC, VA, VI)
Mid South Area
(AL, KY, LA, MS, TN)
Donald Nordlund, TTC
Don.Nordlund@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (706) 546-3496
    Fax: (706) 546-3401


Jason Bray
Technology Transfer Assistant
Jason.Bray@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (706) 546-3496
    Fax: (706) 546-3401


Patent Advisors


Assist ARS scientists in protecting intellectual property, coordinate invention reports, prepare and prosecute patent applications, and oversee patent applications prepared by contract law firms. 

Beltsville Area  (Including Pennsylvania) and
Chemical Patents
G. Byron Stover, Patent Advisor
Byron.Stover@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-4783
    Fax: (301) 504-5060

Robin McCormick, Legal Instruments Examiner
Robin.McCormick@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-6532
    Fax: (301) 504-5060

Kelli Gantt, Patent Assistant
Kelli.Gantt@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-7269
    Fax: (301) 504-5060 

Gernard Little, Patent Assistant
Gernard.Little@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-4887
    Fax: (301) 504-5060

North Atlantic Area (Excluding Pennsylvania) and
Biotechnology Patents
Evelyn Rabin, Patent Advisor 
Evelyn.Rabin@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-4781
    Fax: (301) 504-5060


Mid South Area 
Evelyn Rabin, Patent Advisor
Evelyn.Rabin@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-4781
    Fax: (301) 504-5060


Midwest and
Northern Plains Areas
Albert Tsui, Patent Advisor
Albert.Tsui@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (309) 681-6512
    Fax: (309) 681-6688


Cheryl D. (Sheri) Whitehurst
Legal Instruments Examiner
Sheri.Whitehurst@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (309) 681-6513
    Fax: (309) 681-6688

Pacific West Area 
Elizabeth (Beth) Sampson, Patent Advisor 
esampson@pw.ars.usda.gov
Phone: (510) 559-6067
    Fax: (510) 559-5736

Howard Owens, Patent Advisor
Howens@pw.ars.usda.gov
Phone: (510)559-5731
    Fax: (510)559-5736

Sonya Domingo, Legal Instruments Examiner
Sdomingo@pw.ars.usda.gov
Phone: (510) 559-6067
    Fax: (510) 559-5736


South Atlantic Area
Gail Poulos, Supervisory Patent Advisor
Gail.Poulos@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-5302
Fax: (301) 504-5060

Robert Jones, Patent Advisor
Robert.Jones@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-7270
Fax: (301) 504-5060


Southern Plains and
Midwest Areas
Randall Deck, Patent Advisor
Randy.Deck@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (309) 681-6515 
    Fax: (309) 681-6688

Co-Op and Foreign Patent Specialist
Joseph A. Lipovsky
Joe.Lipovsky@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (309) 681-6514
     Fax: (309) 681-6688


Technology Licensing Program


Negotiates and grants licenses for ARS intellectual property, monitors license performance, and assesses international market potential for ARS inventions. 

June Blalock, Coordinator, Technology Licensing Program 
June.Blalock@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-5257
   Fax: (301) 504-5060


Brian Nakanishi, Technology Licensing Specialist
Brian.Nakanishi@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-4879
    Fax: (301) 504-5060


Kalpana Reddy, Patent Licensing Specialist
Kalpana.Reddy@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-4889
    Fax: (301) 504-5060

Diana Tucker, Licensing Specialist
Diana.Tucker@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-4878 
    Fax: (301) 504-5060


Deborah Penot, Foreign Patent Specialist
Debbie.Penot@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-5003
    Fax: (301) 504-5060


Carla Boettinger, Program Analyst
Carla.Boettinger@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-5734
    Fax: (301) 504-5060

Dianne H. Hoffman, Legal Instruments Examiner
dianne.hoffman@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-4780
    Fax: (301) 504-5060

Kim Melton, License Assistant
Kim.Melton@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-4893
    Fax: (301) 504-5060

CRADAs


Coordinates partnership agreements between ARS and commercial firms that help deliver new technologies to the marketplace.

Richard J. Brenner 
CRADA.OTT@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-6905 
    Fax: (301) 504-5060

Thomas Moreland
Program Analyst
Thomas.Moreland@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-4838
Fax: (301) 504-5060

Marketing

Develops and implements marketing strategies to facilitate technology transfer, provides information on ARS technology transfer activities, and ensures information about commercial successes is publicly available.

Tara T. Weaver-Missick
Technology Transfer Marketing Specialist
Tara.weavermissick@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-6965
    Fax: (301) 504-5060

Chulee (Pin) Harris
Technology Transfer Marketing Technician
Chulee.Harris@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-5345 
    Fax: (301) 504-5060

Natasha R. Snuggs
Marketing Assistant 
Natasha.Snuggs@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-4899
    Fax: (301) 504-5060

 

 

 

     
Last Modified: 09/23/2008