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George Washington Carver Center 5601 Sunnyside Avenue Beltsville, Maryland 20705 Supervisory Patent Advisor Gail Poulos Gail.Poulos@ars.usda.gov Phone: (301) 504-5302 (Supports South Atlantic Area scientists) Patent Advisors G. Byron Stover Byron.Stover@ars.usda.gov Phone: (301) 504-4783 (Supports Beltsville Area scientists) Evelyn Rabin Evelyn.Rabin@ars.usda.gov Phone: (301) 504-4781 (Supports North Atlantic Area and Mid South Area scientists) Robert Jones Robert.Jones@ars.usda.gov Phone: (301) 504-7270 (Supports South Atlantic Area scientists David Marks David.Marks@ars.usda.gov Phone: (301) 504-4619 Legal Administrative Specialists Robin McCormick, Senior Legal Administrative Specialist Robin.McCormick@ars.usda.gov Phone: (301) 504-6532 Kelli Gantt, Legal Administrative Specialist Kelli.Gantt@ars.usda.gov Phone: (301) 504-7269 Claudia Reynolds, Legal Administrative Specialist Claudia.Reynolds@ars.usda.gov Phone: (301) 504-4887

National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research 1815 North University Street Peoria, Illinois 61604 Patent Advisors Randall Deck Randy.Deck@ars.usda.gov Phone: (309) 681-6515  (Supports Midwest Area and Southern Plains Area scientists) Albert Tsui, Patent Advisor Albert.Tsui@ars.usda.gov Phone: (309) 681-6512  (Supports Midwest Area and Northern Plains Area scientists) Legal Administrative Specialist Sheri Whitehurst, Senior Legal Administrative Specialist Sheri.Whitehurst@ars.usda.gov Phone: (309) 681 6513

Western Regional Research Center 800 Buchanan Street Albany, California 94710 Patent Advisors Elizabeth (Beth) Sampson Elizabeth.Sampson@ars.usda.gov (Supports Pacific West Area scientists) Phone: (510) 559-6067 Howard Owens Howard.Owens@ars.usda.gov (Supports Pacific West Area scientists) Phone: (510) 559-5731 Legal Administrative Specialist Sonya Domingo, Senior Legal Administrative Specialist Sonya.Domingo@ars.usda.gov Phone: (510) 559-6067