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SOUTHERN SERVICES BRANCH Darlene Herald, Branch Chief Telephone: 301-504-1500 Southern Services Branch 5601 Sunnyside Ave. #3-1208-D Beltsville, MD 20705-5105 Telephone: 301-504-1503 FAX: 301-504-1536
Activity/ Function		Contact Person	Telephone Number
Team Leader for Mid South Area		Sue Rable sue.rable@ars.usda.gov	301-504-1529
Team Leader for Southern Plains Area		Francine Benko francine.benko@ars.usda.gov	301-504-1501
Team Leader for South Atlantic Area		Robin Ward robin.ward@ars.usda.gov	301-504-1533
Human Resources Specialist (Information Systems)		Lyn Buchanan lyn.buchanan@ars.usda.gov	301-504-1513
Secretarial Support **Please use Federal Relay 1-800-877-8339		Carolyn Snyder-Mason carolyn.syndermason@ars.usda.gov	301-504-1534 (TTY)
Office Automation Clerk		Rose Gaskins rose.gaskins@ars.usda.gov	301-504-4890
Office Automation Support/Spot Awards		Roslyn Norman roz.norman@ars.usda.gov	301-504-1446
South Atlantic Area
Area	Contact Human Resources Specialist	Function(s)	Telephone Number
Area Office, Athens, Watkinsville, GA; Gainesville, FL	Nardia Bennett Nardia.Bennett@ars.usda.gov	Staffing and Classification	301-504-1511
Tifton, Byron, Dawson, Griffin, GA; Charleston, SC; Miami, FL; Clemson, SC	Kimberly Stamps kimberly.stamps@ars.usda.gov	Staffing and Classification	301-504-1520
Ft. Pierce, Canal Point, Brooksville, Winter Haven, Ft. Launderdale, FL; Mayaguez, PR; Florence, SC; Raleigh, NC	Robin Ward Robin.Ward@ars.usda.gov	Staffing and Classication	301-504-1533
Various SAA Locations	Ami Thomas Aminatu.Thomas@ars.usda.gov New HR Specialist for SAA, will be working w/Robin Ward in a training capacity on support positions GS-9 and below	Staffing and Classification	301-504-1521

South Atlantic Area	Contact Human Resources Assistant	Function(s)	Telephone Number
Area Office, Tifton, Dawson, Byron, Athens, Watkinsville, GA; and Mayaguez, PR	Majorie Zellars Marjorie.Zellars@ars.usda.gov New HR Assistant for SAA, will be working w/ Lyn Buchanan in a training capacity.	Processing	301-504-1509
Gainesville, Brooksville, Canal Point, FL; Lauderdale, FL; Clemson, Florence,Raleigh, NC and Charleston, SC	Chyronda Davis chyronda.davis@ars.usda.gov	Processing	301-504-1528
Griffin, GA ; Ft. Pierce, Winter Haven, Miami, FL	(Temporary) Chyronda Davis Chyronda.Davis@ars.usda.gov	Processing	301-504-1528
Mid South Area
Area	Contact Human Resources Specialist	Function(s)	Telephone Number
Stoneville, MS (Catfish Genetics, Crop Genetics, Southern Weed Science, Location Support); Jackson, TN and Baton Rouge, LA	Christine Issac christine.isaac@ars.usda.gov	Staffing and Classification	301-504-1394
Stoneville, MS (including AD Office, AAO, Cotton Ginning, Southern Insect Mgmt, Application & Prod., Biological Control);	Cassie Youhouse/Sue Rable Catherine.Youhouse@ars.usda.gov Cassie will assist Sue Rable in a training status	Staffing and Classification	301-504-1568 301-504-1529
SRRC, New Orleans, LA (including Houma) and Tucson, AZ	Jeanette Hubbard jeanette.hubbard@ars.usda.gov	Staffing and Classification	301-504-1499
Oxford, MS, Mississippi State, MS Poplarville , MS; Bowling Green and Lexington, KY, and Auburn, AL	Elizabeth Palmieri Elizabeth.Palmieri@ars.usda.gov	Staffing and Classification	301-504-1517
Mid South Area
Area	Contact Human Resources Assistant	Function(s)	Telephone Number
AD Office, Stoneville, Mississippi State, and Oxford, MS	Tamika Ferguson Tamika.Ferguson@ars.usda.gov New HR Assistant, Delanna Archie, for MSA, will be working w/Tamika in a training capacity.	Processing	301-504-1515
Baton Rouge and Houma, LA; SRRC, New Orleans (including Tucson, AZ); Bowling Green, and Lexington, KY	Tamika Ferguson (Temporary) Tamika.Ferguson@ars.usda.gov	Processing	301-504-1515
Poplarville, MS and Auburn, AL	Tamika.Ferguson (Temporary) Tamika.Ferguson@ars.usda.gov	Processing	301-504-1515
Southern Plain Area
Area	Contact Human Resources Specialist	Function(s)	Telephone Number
Panama; Kerrville, Temple, Bushland, TX; Stillwater, El Reno, Lane, OK; and HSI	Francine Benko francine.benko@ars.usda.gov	Staffing and Classification	301-504-1501
Stuttgart; Pine Bluff, Fayetteville, Booneville, Little Rock, AR; Houston, TX; Las Cruces, NM	Deanna Walls Deanna.Walls@ars.usda.gov SY positions will be handled by Francine Benko/Jody Young.	Staffing and Classification	301-504-1507
AD Office, Beaumont, Lubbock, College Station, Weslaco, TX; Woodward, OK	Jody Young jody.young@ars.usda.gov	Staffing and Classification	301-504-1384
Southern Plains Area
Area	Contact Human Resources Assistant	Function(s)	Telephone Number
AD Office, College Station, Stuttgart, Bushland, Houston, Weslaco, TX; Pine Bluff, Little Rock, AR; Stillwater, OK; Panama	Amanda Wilkerson Amanda.Wilkerson@ars.usda.gov New HR Assistant, Tamika McKinney, for SPA, will be working w/Amanda in a training capacity.	Processing	301-504-7266
Woodward, El Reno, Lane, OK; Fayetteville, Boonesville, AR, Beaumont, Temple, Kerrville, TX and Las Cruces, NM, Lubbock ;	Amanda Wilkerson (Temporary) Amanda.Wilkerson@ars.usda.gov New HR Assistant, Tamara McKinney, for SPA, will be working w/Amanda in a training capacity.	Processing	301-504-7266

Last Updated: 10/28/2008