Albany Location Contacts

Office of the Director
Tara McHugh Center Director Ph: 510-559-5600 Fax: 510-559-5963 Tara.McHugh@usda.gov	Jackie Green Executive Assistant Ph: 510-559-5600 Jacqueline.Green@usda.gov
Facility Engineer Ph: 510-559-5622 Fax: 510-559-5638	Megan Kennedy Safety and Occupational Health Specialist Ph: 510-559-6059 EHS.WRRC@usda.gov
OCIO-CEC-TSD
James Banghart Information Technology Specialist Ph: 510-559-6178 Jim.Banghart@usda.gov
All Media inquiries: Kim Kaplan Public Affairs Specialist Ph: 301-504-1637 kim.kaplan@usda.gov	ARS Office of Communications
Location Support Services
Gwyn Watson Administrative Officer Ph: 510-559-6029 Fax: 510-559-5638 Gwyn.Watson@usda.gov	Dolores Gantan Administrative Support Assistant Ph: 510-559-6030 Dolores.Gantan@usda.gov
Office of Technology Transfer (Pacific West Area, OTT)
David Nicholson Technology Transfer Coordinator Ph: 510-559-5641 Fax: 510-559-6091 David.Nicholson@usda.gov
Research Units at WRRC
Bioproducts Research Unit (BRU)
Bill Orts Research Leader Ph: 510-559-5730 Fax: 510-559-5818 Bill.Orts@usda.gov	Program Support Assistant Ph: 510-559-5750
Crop Improvement and Genetics Research Unit (CIG)
Yong Gu Research Leader Ph: 510-559-5950 Fax: 510-559-5818  Yong.Gu@usda.gov	Anakaren Ibarra Program Support Assistant Ph: 510-559-5934 Anakaren.Ibarra@usda.gov
Foodborne Toxin Detection & Prevention Research Unit (FTDP)
Luisa Cheng Research Leader Ph: 510-559-6337 Fax: 510-559-6429 Luisa.Cheng@usda.gov	Jackie Green Executive Assistant, WRRC Ph: 510-559-6428 Jacqueline.Green@usda.gov
Healthy Processed Foods Research Unit (HPFR)
Ron Haff Acting Research Leader Ph: 510-559-5868 Fax: 510-559-5818 ron.haff@usda.gov	Aurianna Newman Program Support Assistant Ph: 510-559-5652 Aurianna.Newman@usda.gov
Invasive Species and Pollinator Health Research Unit (ISPH)
Paul Pratt Research Leader Ph: 510-559-6127 Paul.Pratt@usda.gov	Curtis Adams Program Support Assistant Ph: 510-559-5750 Curtis.Adams@usda.gov
Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit (PSM)
Vivian Wu Research Leader Ph: 510-559-5829 Fax: 510-559-6165 Vivian.Wu@usda.gov	Lucy Choi Program Support Assistant Ph: 510-559-5610 Lucy.Choi@usda.gov