:::::::::::::US Forest Service: INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS: STAFF DIRECTORY::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

US Forest Service International Programs has seven main staff areas:

Click here for a closer look at the staff.

(Click on the picture for a larger view.)

If you would like more information on a specific program or activities within International Programs, please contact one of our staff via e-mail. If you need general information or would like to contact our office or call us at 1-202-273-4695.

Director's Office

Valdis E. Mezainis, Director - vmezainis@fs.fed.us
Whetten Reed, Forest Service/University of Maryland Cooperative Liaison - whettenreed@fs.fed.us
Jack Capp , Special Assistant to the Director - jcapp@fs.fed.us
Kelli Young, Special Assistant to the Director - kelliyoung@fs.fed.us
Gary Barrett , Special Assistant to the Director
Jonathan Midura, Technical Advisor - midura@bellsouth.net
Paolo Paqueo, Technical Advisor - paolopaqueo@hotmail.com
Jannelle Starks , Program Specialist- jstarks@fs.fed.us
Brenda Dean, International Visitor Coordinator - bdean@fs.fed.us
Lynette Gunter, Program Assistant - lynettegunter@fs.fed.us

Operations Group

Patricia Lucas, Program Leader - plucas@fs.fed.us
Ronald Ingram, Budget Analyst - reingram@fs.fed.us
Terri Edgell, Assistant International Travel Coordinator - tedgell@fs.fed.us
Sandy Farber, International Travel Coordinator - sfarber@fs.fed.us
Patricia Suchodolski, Administrative Officer - psuchodolski@fs.fed.us
Vanessa Felder , Grants and Agreements Specialist - vanessafelder@fs.fed.us

Outreach and Partnerships Group

Karin Theophile, Program Leader - ktheophile@fs.fed.us
Liza Paqueo, Program Specialist - lpaqueo@fs.fed.us
Tandra Williams, Program Associate - twilliams01@fs.fed.us
Noretta Short, Program Associate - nshort@fs.fed.us
Pari Henkai , Program Specialist - phenkai@fs.fed.us

Policy Group

Jerilyn Levi, Assistant Director - jlevi@fs.fed.us
Jennifer Conje, Policy Analyst - jconje@fs.fed.us
Shelley Gardner, Policy Analyst - shelleygardner@fs.fed.us
Chris Farley , Policy Analyst- cfarley@fs.fed.us

Disaster Assistance Support Program

Stephanie Savolaine, Assistant Director - ssavolaine@fs.fed.us
Laura Chapman , Methodology and Systems- lchapman@usaid.gov
Chris Leonardo, Mission Preparedness - cnleonardo@fs.fed.us
Ron Savage , Disaster Response Specialist - rsavage@fs.fed.us
Yolanda Yeldell, Program Associate - yyeldell@fs.fed.us

Migratory Bird Program

Carol Lively , Migratory Bird Program Coordinator - clively@fs.fed.us
Jim Chu, Migratory Bird Program Specialist - jchu@fs.fed.us

Technical Cooperation Group

Alex Moad, Assistant Director- amoad@fs.fed.us
Matthew Edwardsen , Africa Program Coordinator - medwardsen@fs.fed.us
Lauren Chitty , Africa Program Specialist - lchitty@fs.fed.us
Robert Simpson, Forestry Technical Advisor - robertsimpson9@gmail.com
Stephanie Otis , Africa Program Specialist - sotis@fs.fed.us
Jim Beck, Africa Program Specialist - jpbeck@fs.fed.us
Cassie Hughes, Africa Program Specialist - cahughes@fs.fed.us
Brian Cohen, Liberia Forestry Initiative Coordinator - brcohen@fs.fed.us
Jordan Kimball , Technical Advisor, Guinea - stewardispguinea@gmail.com
Dan Whyner , Liberia Community Forestry Advisor - dwhyner@usaid.gov
Cynthia Mackie , Asia-Pacific Program and Disaster Mitigation Program Coordinator - cmackie@fs.fed.us
Deanne Shulman , Senior Emergency Management Specialist, Disaster Mitigation Program - dshulman@fs.fed.us
Darcy Nelson, Asia-Pacific Program Specialist- dgnelson@fs.fed.us
Lara Peterson, Russia, Europe, & Near Asia Program Coordinator - lkpeterson@fs.fed.us
Nina Savransky , Russia, Europe, & Near Asia Program Specialist - nsavransky@fs.fed.us
Jennifer Peterson, Middle East Program Coordinator - jenniferpeterson@fs.fed.us
Chris Soriano, Middle East Program Specialist - csoriano@fs.fed.us
Ashley Netherton, Middle East Program Specialist -- anetherton@fs.fed.us
Liz Mayhew , Latin America, Caribbean & Canada Program Coordinator - lmayhew@fs.fed.us
Michelle Zweede, Latin America, Caribbean & Canada Program Specialist - mzweede@fs.fed.us
Margaret Haines, Latin America, Caribbean & Canada Program Specialist - mhaines@fs.fed.us
Dana Roth , Latin America, Caribbean & Canada Program Specialist - danaroth@fs.fed.us
Andrea von der Ohe, Latin America, Caribbean & Canada Program Specialist - avonderohe@fs.fed.us
David Perez , Latin America, Caribbean & Canada Program Assistant - dmperez@fs.fed.us
Michael Rizo, Latin America, Caribbean & Canada Urban and Community Program Specialist - mrizo@fs.fed.us

2000 US Forest Service International Programs
Legal Information and Disclaimer
Webmaster