Press Room
Key Contacts at ARS Office of Communications
Director
Heather Gossel Director, Office of Communications 5601 Sunnyside Ave., Room: 2-1121 Beltsville, MD 20705-5128 Voice: (202) 480-3465 Heather.Gossel@usda.gov
Patrice Walker Program Support Assistant 5601 Sunnyside Ave., Room: 2-1309 Beltsville, MD 20705-5128 Voice: (202) 480-3465 Patrice.Walker@usda.gov
External Communications Branch
AgLab , Down on the Farm , Podcasts , Scientific Discoveries , Social Media , Tellus , Under the Microscope
Todd Silver Branch Chief, External Communications Voice: (301) 787-0051Todd.Silver@usda.gov
Lee Burrows Digital Media Specialist Voice: (202) 389-2295Lee.Burrows@usda.gov
Scott Elliott Public Affairs Specialist Voice: (202) 384-4181 Scott.C.Elliott@usda.gov
Tami Faram Public Affairs Specialist Tami.Terella-Faram@usda.gov
Kathryn Markham Public Affairs Specialist Voice: (240) 429-8206 Kathryn.Markham@usda.gov
Nancy Vanatta Information Specialist/Digital Content Voice: (202) 815-3376Nancy.Vanatta@usda.gov
Monica Williams Social Media Manager Voice: (202) 815-3399 Monica.Williams@usda.gov
Internal Communications
Axon+
Kerry Hoerth Branch Chief, Internal Communications Voice: (202) 480-3465 Kerry.Hoerth@usda.gov
Chad Robbie Information Management Specialist Voice: (970) 492-7097 Chad.Robbie@usda.gov
Kristi Ware Internal Communications Coordinator Voice: (970) 492-7173 kristi.ware@usda.gov
Media Relations
Press Releases ARS-Press@usda.gov
Tanya Brown Branch Chief, Media Relations Voice: (202) 309-8045
Maribel Alonso Public Affairs Specialist Voice: (301) 467-0667
Autumn Canaday Public Affairs Specialist Voice: (202) 669-5480
Amaani Lyle Public Affairs Specialist Voice: (310) 862-0072
Jessica Ryan Public Affairs Specialist Voice: (301) 892-0085
Nirav Shah Public Affairs Specialist Voice: (331) 313-7665
Jan Suszkiw Public Affairs Specialist Voice: (202) 734-1176
Visual Information
Photography , Video , Visual Design
Douglas Rogers Branch Chief, Visual Information Voice: (202) 819-3133Douglas.Rogers@usda.gov
Melvin Abreu Audio Visual Production SpecialistMelvin.Abreu@usda.gov
Stephen Ausmus Visual Information Specialist/Photography Voice: (301) 504-1749Steve.Ausmus@usda.gov
Maverick Dunavan Audio Visual Production Specialist/VideoMaverick.Dunavan@usda.gov
Peggy Greb Visual Information Specialist/Photography Voice: (202) 815-1653Peggy.Greb@usda.gov
Andrea Krieg Visual Information Specialist/Graphic DesignAndrea.Krieg@usda.gov
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