Contact the Office of the Chief Scientist
To contact the Office of the Chief Scientist, please feel free to call our main line at
(202) 720-3444 or contact us by email:
Chavonda Jacobs-Young
Under Secretary of Research, Education, and Economics and USDA Chief Scientist
Email: c.jacobsyoung@usda.gov
Deirdra Chester
Director, Office of the Chief Scientist
Email: deirdra.chester@usda.gov
Richard Derksen
Deputy Director, Office of the Chief Scientist
Email: rich.derksen@usda.gov
Danielle Farley
Acting, Chief of Staff, Office of the Chief Scientist
Email: danielle.farley@usda.gov
Holly Wiggins
Strategic Planning, Program Evaluation and Enterprise Risk Officer, Office of the Chief Scientist
Email: holly.wiggins@usda.gov
William C. Trenkle
Departmental Scientific Integrity Officer & USDA Research Integrity Officer
Email: william.trenkle@usda.gov
Rena Bannister
Administrative Specialist
Email: rena.bannister@usda.gov
Neena Anandaraman
Veterinary Science Policy Advisor
Email: neena.anandaraman@usda.gov
Melanie Abley
Senior Advisor, Food Safety, Nutrition and Human Health
Email: melanie.abley@usda.gov
Jaime Adams
Senior Advisor, International Affairs
Email: jaime.adams@usda.gov
BreAnna Martinez
International Affairs Fellow
Email: breanna.martinez@usda.gov
Justin Bredlau
AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow
Email: justin.bredlau@usda.gov
Christopher Crawford
AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow
Email: christopher.crawford@usda.gov
Julie Snorek
AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow
Email: julie.snorek@usda.gov
Aarti Arora
ORISE Data Science Fellow
Email: aarti.arora@usda.gov
Breanne Langlois
ORISE Data Science Fellow
Email: breanne.langlois@usda.gov
Elizabeth Hill
USDA Honey Bee and Pollinator Research Coordinator
Email: elizabeth.hill2@usda.gov
Kate Lewis
NAREEE Board, Executive Director
Email: kate.lewis@usda.gov
Michele Simmons
Executive Assistant
Email: michele.simmons2@usda.gov
Paul Zankowski
Agricultural Science Advisor
Email: paul.zankowski@usda.gov
Evan Sieradzki
International Affairs Fellow
Email: evan.sieradzki@usda.gov
Linsey Haram
Climate Fellow
Email: linsey.haram@usda.gov
Derecka Alexander
Veterinary Science Fellow
Email: derecka.alexander@usda.gov
