OASCR Offices
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
U. S. Department of Agriculture Devon Westhill
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
U. S. Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250, Mail Stop 0115
PHONE: (202) 720-3808
FAX: (202) 690-1782
Center for Civil Rights Enforcement
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil RightsU. S. Department of Agriculture
David King, Executive Director
Patriot’s Plaza III
355 E St., SW, 7TH Floor
Washington, DC 20250
E-MAIL: david.king@usda.gov
PHONE: (202) 720-5212
FAX: (202) 720-7442
Center for Civil Rights Operations
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil RightsU. S. Department of Agriculture
Denise Banks, Executive Director
Patriot’s Plaza III
355 E St., SW, 7TH Floor, Rm 7-250
Washington, DC 20250
E-MAIL: denise.banks@usda.gov
PHONE: 202-401-7654
FAX: (202) 690-5826
EEO Counselors
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
Phone: (202) 720-0583
Fax: (202) 690-0476
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
Phone: (202) 720-6161
Fax: (202) 690-0109
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Phone: (301) 851-4180
1-800-342-7231
Fax: (301) 734-9396
Office of the Chief Economist (OCE)
Phone: (202) 690-5533
(202) 690-5610
Fax: (202) 690-5583
Departmental Management
consists of the following offices:
Office of the Administrative Law Judges (OALJ)
Office of the Judicial Officer (OJO)
Office of Management Services (OMS)
Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
Office of Budget & Program Analysis (OBPA)
Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM)
Office of Ethics (OE)
Office of Operations (OO)
Office of Procurement & Property Management (OPPM)
Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordination (OHSEC)
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
Office of Advocacy and Outreach (OAO)
Phone: (202) 205-9302
Fax: (833) 275-0796
Email: CCD_Informal@usda.gov
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)
Phone: (504) 426-6200
Fax: (303) 274 3871
Office of the Secretary
consists of the following offices:
Office of Congressional Relations (OCR)
Office of the General Counsel (OGC)
Office of the Executive Secretariat (OES)
Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
Phone: (202) 205-9302
Fax: (833) 275-0796
Email: CCD_Informal@usda.gov
Economic Research Service (ERS)
Phone: (202) 720-6161
Fax: (202) 690-0109
Farm Service Agency Servicing Area (FSA) -
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Virgin Islands
Phone: (706) 546-2303
Fax: (855 409-5739
Farm Service Agency Servicing Area (FSA)-
Connecticut, Delaware Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia
Phone: (315) 477-6310
Fax: (315) 477-6338
Farm Service Agency Servicing Area (FSA)-
Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming
Phone: (720) 544-2900
Fax: (720) 544-2968
Farm Service Agency Servicing Area (FSA)-
California, Hawaii, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, Texas and Puerto Rico
Phone: (530) 792-5544
Fax: (530) 792-5559
Farm Service Agency Servicing Area (FSA) -
Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Wisconsin
Phone: (816) 926-3487
Fax: (816)823-2678
Farm Service Agency Servicing Area (FSA) -
Washington, DC Area (Headquarters)
Phone: (202) 720-8826
Fax: (202) 401-7103
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
Phone: (703) 305-2215
Fax: (703) 305-2832
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
Phone: (301) 504-7755
Fax: (301) 504-2141
Farm Production and Conservation - Business Center (FPAC-BC)
Emily Su, - FPAC-BC, Washington, DC
Email: Emily.Su@usda.gov
Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS)
Phone: (202) 720 -7233
Fax: (202) 720-2658
Forest Service - Informal Complaint Management Office (FS)- Atlanta, GA
Phone: (404) 347-1908
Fax: (404) 347-1931
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)
Phone: (202) 720-9528
Fax: (202) 690-0609
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
Phone: (202) 720-8257
Fax: (202) 690-0109
Natural Resources and Conservation Service (NRSC)
Phone: (301) 504-2181
Fax: (301) 504-2175
Risk Management Agency – (RMA)
Phone: (202) 720-0247
Fax: (202) 690-2496
Rural Development – (RD)- (Rural Housing Service and Rural Utilities Service)
Phone: (202) 692-0090
Fax: (202) 692-0279
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
Phone: (202) 720-6161
Fax: (202) 690-0109
USDA Mission Area Civil Rights Directors
Farm Production and Conservation
Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) is the Department’s focal point for the nation’s farmers and ranchers and other stewards of private agricultural lands and non-industrial private forest lands. FPAC agencies implement programs designed to mitigate the significant risks of farming through crop insurance services, conservation programs and technical assistance, and commodity, lending, and disaster programs.
Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC)
EMILY SU
Director, Civil Rights
355 E ST SW, Washington, DC 10th Floor
Mail Stop 0509
Washington, DC 20024
Phone: (202) 401-1919
Email: emily.su@usda.gov
Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services
Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services works to harness the Nation's agricultural abundance to end hunger and improve health in the United States. Its agencies administer federal domestic nutrition assistance programs and the Center for Nutrition Policy and
Promotion, which links scientific research to the nutrition needs of consumers through science-based dietary guidance, nutrition policy coordination, and nutrition education.
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP)
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
ROBERT CONTRERAS
Director, Civil Rights
3101 Park Center Drive, Suite 1200
Alexandria, VA 22302
Phone: (703) 305-2195
Fax: (703) 305-2832
Email: roberto.contreras@fns.usda.gov
Food Safety
Food Safety ensures that the Nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and properly labeled, and packaged. This mission area also plays a key role in the President's Council on Food Safety and has been instrumental in coordinating a national food safety strategic plan among various partner agencies including the Department of Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
ANGELA KELLY
Director, Civil Rights Division
5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm 1-2260
Mail Stop 5261
Beltsville, Maryland 20707
Phone: (301) 504-7755
Fax: (301) 504-7746
Email: angela.kelly@fsis.usda.gov
Marketing and Regulatory Programs
Marketing and Regulatory Programs facilitates domestic and international marketing of U.S. agricultural products and ensures the health and care of animals and plants. MRP agencies are active participants in setting national and international standards.
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
CLIFTON GILCHRIST
Director, Civil Rights
Room 1095-S
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (202) 720-3980
Fax: (202) 690-0476
Email: Clifton.Gilchrist@ams.usda.gov
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
MICHON OUBICHON
Director, Office of Civil Rights, Diversity and Inclusion
4700 River Rd., Unit 92
Riverdale, MD
Phone: MD: (301) 851-2248
DC: (202)799-7012
Email: Michon.M.Oubichon@usda.gov
Sylvia Midgett, APHIS
Program Specialist
Phone: MD: (301) 851-4082
DC: (202) 799-7172
Email: Sylvia.Midgett@usda.gov
Natural Resources and Environment
Natural Resources and Environment ensures the health of the land through sustainable management. Its agency works to prevent damage to natural resources and the environment, restore the resource base, and promote good land management.
Forest Service (FS)
Michael Watts
Director, Office of Civil Rights
201 14th St., SW
Mail Stop 1142
Sidney R. Yates Bldg.
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (202) 205-0194
Fax: (703) 605-5174
Email: michael.watts2@usda.gov
Research, Education and Economics
Research, Education and Economics is dedicated to the creation of a safe, sustainable, competitive U.S. food and fiber system, as well as strong communities, families, and youth through integrated research, analysis, and education.
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
TRACEY TROUTMAN
Director, Outreach, Diversity, and Equal Opportunity
Room 3913-S
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (202) 720-6161
Fax: (202) 690-0109
Email: tracey.troutman@usda.gov
Economic Research Service (ERS)
CHRIS VAN ALSTYNE
Director, Civil Rights
6501 Beacon Drive
Kansas City, Missouri 64133
Cell: 907-202-3755
Email: Christian.vanalstyne@usda.gov
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
JUNE TURNER
Director, Civil Rights
Room 5025-S
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (202) 720-8257
Fax: (202) 720-9013
Email: june.turner@nass.usda.gov
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
DRENDA WILLIAMS
Director, Civil RightsNational Institute of Food and Agriculture
Waterfront Center
800 9th Street SW
drenda.williams@usda.gov
Rural Development
Rural Development is committed to helping improve the economy and quality of life in all of rural America by providing financial programs to support essential public facilities and services as water and sewer systems, housing, health clinics, emergency service facilities and electric and telephone service. Rural Development promotes economic development by providing loans to businesses through banks and community-managed lending pools, while also assisting communities to participate in community empowerment programs.
Rural Development
SHARESE PAYLOR
Director, Civil Rights
Room 1348-S
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (202) 692-0097
Fax: (202) 692-0279
Email: sharese.paylor@usda.gov
Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs
Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs' (TFAA) role is to provide our farmers and ranchers with opportunities to compete in the global marketplace. TFAA is the Department’s lead on trade policy with primary responsibility to ensure USDA speaks with a unified voice on international agriculture issues domestically and abroad. It oversees and facilitates foreign market access and promotes opportunities for U.S. agriculture through various trade programs and high-level government negotiations.
Foreign Agricultural Service
ADRIANO VASQUEZ
Director, Civil Rights
Room 4067-S
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (202) 720-8907
Fax: (202) 720-2658
Email: Adriano.Vasquez@fas.usda.gov
Office of the Chief Finance Officer/National Finance Center
Darvin Bennett
Acting EEO Chief
Civil Rights and Conflict Management Office
Office of Chief Financial Officer
13800 Old Gentilly Road
New Orleans, LA 70129
Phone: (504) 426-7567
Email: Darvin.Bennett@nfc.usda.gov
Office of the Inspector General
To promote effectiveness and integrity in the delivery of USDA agricultural programs.
Ann Coffey
Acting Director, Office of Diversity and Conflict Resolution
1400 Independence Avenue, Suite 40-W
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: 202-720-7431
Email: ann.coffey@oig.usda.gov