Office of the Area Director
Dr. Joseph Rich
Northeast Area Director (Acting)
joseph.rich@usda.gov
Northeast Area
Building 003, Room 223, BARC-West
10300 Baltimore Avenue
Beltsville, Maryland 20705
(970) 219-9044
Director's Staff
- Associate Area Director (Acting), Brian Peterson
- (207) 245-0983, brian.peterson@usda.gov
- Associate Area Director (Acting), Julie Long
- (301) 504-5193, julie.long@usda.gov
- Area Administrative Office Director (Acting), Erik Fey
- (309) 258-8409, erik.fey@usda.gov
- NEA AAO Administrative Management Specialist, Tiffany Fisk
- (315) 521-2229, tiffany.fisk@usda.gov
- Management Analyst, Nickki LaCour-Campbell
- (301) 504-6078, nickki.lacour@usda.gov
- Executive Secretary, Melanie Delgado
- (240) 524-3763, melanie.delgado@usda.gov
- Biological Safety Officer, Kenneth Shenge
- (301) 504-5416, kenneth.shenge@usda.gov
- Program Analyst (Acting), Chad Henry
- (309) 410-4386, chad.henry@usda.gov
- Program Analyst (Acting), Laura Schrage
- (970) 492-7053, laura.schrage@usda.gov
- Technology Transfer Coordinator (Acting), Jeffrey Thruston
- (970) 492-7055, jeffrey.thrustom@usda.gov
- Technology Transfer Assistant (Acting), Michelle Applebaum
- (970) 492-7059, michelle.applebaum@usda.gov
- Statistician, Nora Bello
- (301) 504-8295, nora.bello@usda.gov
- Statistician, Matt Kramer
- matt.kramer@usda.gov
- Outreach Specialist, Jenny Allen
- (301) 504-6507, jenny.allen@usda.gov
- Information Technology, Mike Blum
- (301) 504-6182, mike.blum@usda.gov
- Information Technology, Dennis Torri
- (301) 504-6182,dennis.torri@usda.gov
- Information Technology (network), Michail Simatos
- (202) 845-3140,michail.simatos@usda.gov
- Telecom Specialist, Brenda Stewart
- (301) 504-6228, brenda.stewart@usda.gov