METROPOLITAN SERVICES BRANCH

Rosita Spears, Branch Chief

Metropolitan Services Branch

1280 Maryland Ave., SW, Suite 580C

    Washington, DC 20250

Telephone: 202-720-7657

FAX: 202-690-1726

Email: rosita.spears@ars.usda.gov

Activity/Function

Contact Person

Telephone Number

Branch Secretary

LaDonna Bryant
ladonna.bryant@ars.usda.gov

202-720-7658

Payroll/Processing/Information

Systems

Yolanda Barnes

Supersvisory HR Specialist-IS

yolanda.barnes@ars.usda.gov

CSREES, ERS, NASS
T&As, Leave Audits,
Awards/Performance Appraisal Processing

Joseph McCall
Human Resources Asst
joseph.mccall@ars.usda.gov

202-720-3380

COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, & EXTENSION SERVICE

Team Leader

Brandy Jones
Lead HR Specialist
brandy.jones@ars.usda.gov

202-720-5038

Clerical Support

Chartise Coleman
Office Automation Asst
chartise.coleman@ars.usda.gov

202-720-7659

OA, OEP

Jeffrey Scott
HR Specialist
jeffrey.scott@ars.usda.gov

202-720-7147

CP, ECS, ISTM

Eric Berghoff

HR Specialist

eric.berghoff@ars.usda.gov

202- 720-7147

F4HN, NRE, PAS,SERD

Vivian Brooks
HR Specialist
vivian.brooks@ars.usda.gov

202-720-6087

Payroll/Processing

Norita Garnett

HR Assistant

norita.garnett@ars.usda.gov

202-720-6087

CSREES, COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE

Team Leader/CES Benefits

Josephine Harris
Human Resources Specialist
josephine.harris@ars.usda.gov

202-720-3676

CES Benefits/Personnel
Data Base

Sonny Barber
Personnel & Data Info Spec
sonny.barber@ars.usda.gov

202- 720-7666

Clerical Support

Aileen O'Hare
Office Automation Clerk
aileen.ohare@ars.usda.gov

202-720-3484

ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE

Team Leader

Lakeshia Rose

Lead HR Specialist

lakeisha.rose@ars.usda.gov

202-720-6295

Clerical Support

Paulicia Cato
Office Automation Asst
paulicia.cato@ars.usda.gov

202-720-5770

ISD, RED, MTED
Standing Register

Gwen Donovan
Staffing & Classification
gwen.donovan@ars.usda.gov

202-720-4519

FED, OA, AFS

Wendy Howard

HR Specialist

wendi.howard@ars.usda.gov

202-720-2358

Payroll/Processing

Patrice Davis

HR Assistant

patrice.davis@ars.usda.gov

202-690-0914

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

Team Leader

Kate Muir

Lead HR Specialist
kathleen.muir@ars.usda.gov

202-720-6539

Clerical Support

Yvonne Alestock
Office Automation Asst
yvonne.alestock@ars.usda.gov

202-690-0915

Headquarters Assignments

OA, DAFO, DAPP (MISO)

Dakia Jones
Staffing & Classification
dakia.jones@ars.usda.gov

202-720-3694

ITD, CSD

Kyisha Cannady

HR Specialist

kyisha.cannady@ars.usda.gov

202-720-8117

SD, RDD

Darrin Burton
Staffing & Classification
darrin.burton@ars.usda.gov

202-720-4471

NASS Register, CIP, STEP/SCEP

Vacant

HR Specialist

202-720-6296

OA, DAFO, DAPP (MISO) CSD

Marjorie Tyler (Interim)
marjorie.tyler@ars.usda.gov

202-720-7239

SD, RDD

Donita Harvey

Payroll/Processing

donita.harvey@ars.usda.gov

202-720-7057

STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE ASSIGNMENTS (NASS)

Northwest States
(AK, ID, IL, IA, MN, MO, MT, NE, OR, ND, SD, WA, WI, WY)

Derrick Collier
HR Specislist

derrick.collier@ars.usda.gov

202-720-6296

Northeast States
(New England States, DE, IN, MD, MI, NJ, OH, PA)

Dakia Jones
HR Specialist

dakia.jones@ars.usda.gov

202-690-3694

Southwest States
(AZ, CO, HI, NV, NM, OK, TX, UT)

Derrick Collier

HR Specialist

derrick.collier@ars.usda.gov

202-720-6296

Southeast States
(AR, FL, LA, NC, TN, WV)

(AL, GA, KY, MS, PR, SC, TN, VA)

Kyisha Cannady
HR Specialist

kyisha.cannady@ars.usda.gov

202-720-8117

Linda Burse

HR Assistant

linda.burse@ars.usda.gov