Key Agency Contacts
Please note that this is a list of main points of contact within FSIS. For information on other USDA agencies, please check out the Directories page offered on USDA.gov under Contact Us.
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Note: The general mailing address for headquarters is Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, DC 20250-3700
FSIS Program Areas:
- Office of the Administrator
- Office of Field Operations
- Office of Investigation, Enforcement and Audit
- Office of Public Health Science
- Office of Policy and Program Development
- Office of the Chief Financial Officer
- Office of International Coordination
- Office of Employee Experience and Development
- Office of the Chief Information Officer
- Office of Management (Human Resources)
- Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Education
- Internal Affairs
- Office of Planning, Analysis and Risk Management
- Significant Incident Preparedness and Response Staff
Headquarters Mailing Addresses
Field Office Locations and Contact Information
OFFICE FOR FOOD SAFETY (OFS)
UNDER SECRETARY
Vacant
ACTING DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY
Paul Kiecker
Phone: (202) 720-7025
Room: 331-E Jamie Whitten Building
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE (FSIS)
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR (OA)
ACTING ADMINISTRATOR
Terri Nintemann
Phone: (202) 720-7025
Room: 331-E Jamie Whitten Building
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Jeremy ‘Todd’ Reed, Chief Operating Officer
Phone: (202) 720-7025
Room: 339-E Jamie Whitten Building
Atiya Khan, Acting Chief of Staff
Phone: (202) 720-7025
Room: 331-E Jamie Whitten Building
Spencer Pretecrum, Acting Deputy Chief of Staff
Phone: (202) 360-7948
Room: 331-E Jamie Whitten Building
Civil Rights Staff
Angela Kelly, Director
Phone: (301) 504-7755
Riverdale, MD
Civil Rights Staff Directory
OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS (OFO)Dr. Phil Bronstein, Assistant Administrator Dr. Hany Sidrak, Deputy Assistant Administrator Dr. Quita Bowman Blackwell, Humane Handling Enforcement Coordinator Regulatory Operations Geraldine French, Executive Associate Karen Hunter, Acting Executive Associate Sherri Johnson, Acting Executive Associate Recall Management and Technical Analysis Division Resource Management and Financial Planning Staff
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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (OCIO)Carl Mayes, Associate Chief Information Officer for FSIS Elamin Osman, Principal Deputy Assistant Chief Information Officer Office of the Chief Technology Officer Information Security Center Customer Experience Center Business Solutions Center Portfolio Governance Center |
OFFICE OF INVESTIGATION, ENFORCEMENT, AND AUDIT (OIEA)Robert Bane, Assistant Administrator Carlynne Cockrum, Deputy Assistant Administrator Compliance and Investigations Division
Enforcement and Litigation Division Enforcement Operations Branch Litigation and Enforcement Programs Branch Audit and Resource Management Division Resource Management and Audit Branch International Audit Branch Federal State Audit Branch |
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT (OM)Frank Mays, Assistant Administrator C. Natalie Lui Duncan, Deputy Assistant Administrator Administrative Services Division Regional Occupational Safety and Health Specialists Workplace Violence Prevention Program Employee Assistance Program Worker’s Compensation Program Office of Human Resources Christine Nalli, Deputy Director Human Resources Business Systems Division Human Resources Operations Mailing Address and Number for General Inquiries: Labor and Employee Relations Division Safety and Physical Security Branch |
OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCE (OPHS)Dr. Denise Eblen, Assistant Administrator Dr. Kis Robertson Hale, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Dr. William Shaw, Executive Associate for Laboratory Services Janell Kause, Scientific Advisor for Risk Assessment Dr. J. Emilio Esteban, Chief Scientist Alexander Domesle, Senior Advisor for Chemistry, Toxicology and Related Sciences Dr. Isabel Walls, Scientific Liaison FSIS Field Service Laboratories Eastern Laboratory Midwestern Laboratory Western Laboratory Food Emergency Response Network Staff Laboratory Quality Assurance Staff
Headquarters Staffs Applied Epidemiology Staff Bonnie Kissler, Deputy Director Resource & Program Management Staff Risk Assessment and Analytics Staff Science Staff John Jarosh, Deputy Director Small Plant Help Desk |
OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND CONSUMER EDUCATION (OPACE)Carol Blake, Assistant Administrator Aaron Lavallee, Deputy Assistant Administrator Congressional and Public Affairs Staff Media Inquiries: FSISPress@usda.gov Digital and Executive Communications Staff Food Safety Education Staff USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Staff For FOIA Requests: INTERNAL AFFAIRS (IA)Melissa Moore, Director Toby Fontenot, Deputy Director OFFICE OF PLANNING, ANALYSIS, AND RISK MANAGEMENT (OPARM)Janet B. Stevens, PMP, TKP, Assistant Administrator Nathan Greenwell, Deputy Assistant Administrator Justin Ronca, Chief Data Scientist & Assistant Chief Data Officer Data Analysis Staff Inspection Data Analysis Staff Enterprise Risk and Planning Staff SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE STAFF (SIPRS)James Lott, Director
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OFFICE OF POLICY AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT (OPPD)Rachel Edelstein, Assistant Administrator April Regonlinski, Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator Import/Export Policy Development Staff Bob Koshy, Deputy Director International Equivalence Staff Regulations Development Staff Melissa Hammar, Deputy Director Labeling and Program Delivery Staff Jeffrey Canavan, Deputy Director Policy Analysis Staff Policy Development Staff Scott Seebohm, Deputy Director Risk Management and Innovations Staff Dr. Melanie Abley, Deputy Director |
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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (OCFO)Cara LeConte, Chief Financial Officer Michelle Garner, Deputy Chief Financial Officer Audit Liaison and Financial Analysis Division Budget Division Martina Simms, Deputy Director Financial Operations Division Vacant, Deputy Director |
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OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION (OIC)Dr. Michelle Catlin, International Coordination Executive
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OFFICE OF EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT (OEED)Soumaya Tohamy, Assistant Administrator Pete Bridgeman, Executive Associate of Employee Experience Center for Learning Division Stephanie Wilkins, Chief Training Officer Stephanie Wilkins, Acting Branch Chief Stephanie Wilkins, Acting Branch Chief Sylvia Bourn, Branch Chief Training Transformation and Distance Learning Staff Dean Norman, Director Employee Engagement and Recognition Staff Patricia Knox, Director |
