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ALABAMA

Chris Harmon
USDA Rural Development
4121 Carmichael Road
Sterling Center, Suite 601
Montgomery , AL 36106
Phone: (334) 279-3616
Fax: (334) 279-3627
chris.harmon@al.usda.gov

ALASKA

Merlaine Kruse
USDA Rural Development
800 W. Evergreen, Suite 201
Palmer, AK 99645-6539
Phone: (907) 761-7778
Fax: (907) 761-7783
mkruse@ak.usda.gov


 
 
 

ARIZONA

Joel Trachtenberg
USDA Rural Development
Phoenix Corporation Center
3003 N. Central Ave., Suite 900
Phoenix, AZ 85012-2906
Phone: (602) 280-8745
Fax: (602) 280-8881
joel.trachtenberg@az.usda.gov


 

ARKANSAS

Tim Smith
USDA Rural Development
700 West Capital Avenue, Room 3416
Little Rock, AR 72201-3225
Phone: (501) 301-3280
Fax: (501) 301-3294
tim.smith@ar.usda.gov


 

CALIFORNIA

Karen Spatz
USDA Rural Development
430 G Street, #4169
Davis, CA 95616-4169
Phone: (530) 792-5829
Fax: (530) 792-5838
karen.spatz@ca.usda.gov

COLORADO

M. Dolores Sanchez-Maes
USDA Rural Development
655 Parfet St., Room E-100
Lakewood, CO 80215
Phone: (720) 544-2927
Fax: (720) 544-2972
dolores.sanchez-maes@co.usda.gov


 

FLORIDA

Joseph Mueller
USDA Rural Development
4440 N.W. 25th Place
P.O. Box 147010
Gainesville, FL  32614-7010
Phone: (352) 338-3482
Fax: (352) 338-3405
joe.mueller@fl.usda.gov

GEORGIA

Craig Scroggs
USDA Rural Development
333 Phillips Drive
McDonough, GA 30253
Phone: (678) 583-0866
Fax: (770) 957-3191
craig.scroggs@gamcdonoug.usda.gov


 

HAWAII

Tim O'Connell
USDA Rural Development
Room 311, Federal Building
154 Waianuenue Avenue
Hilo, HI 96720
Phone: (808) 933-8313
Fax: (808) 933-8326
tim.oconnell@hi.usda.gov


 

 

IDAHO

Rhonda Merritt
USDA Rural Development
9173 West Barnes Dr., Suite A1
Boise, ID  83709
Phone: (208) 378-5623
Fax: (208) 378-5643
rhonda.merritt@id.usda.gov
 

ILLINOIS

Patrick Lydic
USDA Rural Development
2118 West Pack Ct., Suite A
Champain, IL 61821
Phone: (217) 403-6211 Fax: (217) 403-6215
patrick.lydic@il.usda.gov
 


 

INDIANA

Jerry Hay
USDA Rural Development
2600 HWY 7 North
North Vernon, IN  47265
Phone: (812) 346-3411 ext. 121
Fax: (812) 346-8154
jerry.hay@in.usda.gov


 

IOWA

Jeff Jobe
USDA Rural Development
873 Federal Building
210 Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: (515) 284-5192
Fax: (515) 284-4859
jeff.jobe@ia.usda.gov



 

 

KANSAS

Larry Carnahan
USDA Rural Development
115 W. 4th Street
Altamant, KS 67330
Phone: (620) 784-5431
Fax:(620) 784-5900
larry.carnahan@ks.usda.gov


 
 

KENTUCKY

Jeffrey Jones
USDA Rural Development
771 Corporate Drive, Suite 200
Lexington, KY 40503
Phone: (859) 224-7435
Fax:(859) 224-7347
jjones@rdmail.rural.usda.gov


 
 

LOUISIANA

Judy Meche
USDA Rural Development
3727 Government Street
Alexandria, LA 71302
Phone: (318) 473-7960
Fax: (318) 473-7829
judy.meche@la.usda.gov


 
 

MAINE

Valarie Flanders
USDA Rural Development
967 Illinois Avenue, Suite 4
Bangon, ME 04402
Phone: (207) 990-9100
Fax: (207) 990-9129
valarie.flanders@me.usda.gov


 

MARYLAND/DELAWARE

James E. Waters
USDA Rural Development
4607 South Dupont Highway
P.O. Box 400
Camben, DE 19934
Phone: (302) 697-4324
Fax: (302) 697-4388
jim.waters@de.usda.gov


 
 

MASSACHUSETTS/CONNECTICUT/RHODE ISLAND

Richard Burke
USDA Rural Development
451 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002-2999
Phone: (413) 253-4319
Fax: (413) 253-4347
richard.burke@ma.usda.gov


 
 

MICHIGAN

Bobbie Morrison
USDA Rural Development
3001 Coolidge Rd., Suite 200
East Lansing, MI 48823
Phone: (517) 324-5222
Fax: (517) 324-5225
bobbie.morrison@mi.usda.gov


 
 

MINNESOTA

John Melbo
USDA Rural Development
410 AgriBank Building
375 Jackson Street
St. Paul, MN 55101-1853
Phone: (651) 602-7800
Fax: (651) 602-7825
john.melbo@mn.usda.gov


  

MISSISSIPPI

Charlie Joiner
USDA Rural Development
Federal Bldg., Suite 831
100 West Capitol Street
Jackson, MS 39269
Phone: (601) 965-5457
Fax: (601) 965-4566
charlie.joiner@ms.usda.gov


 


 

MISSOURI

Nathan Chitwood
USDA Rural Development
601 Bus Loop 70 West
Parkade Center, Suite 235
Columbia, MO 65203
Phone: (573) 876-9320
Fax: (573) 876-0984
nathan.chitwood@mo.usda.gov


 
 

MONTANA

Bill Barr
USDA Rural Development
Box 850
Bozeman, MT 59771
Phone: (406) 585-2540
Fax: (406) 585-2565
bill.barr@mt.usda.gov


 
 

NEBRASKA

Mary Gambill
USDA Rural Development
1202 S. Cottonwood
P.O. Box 2009
North Platte, NE 69103
Phone: (308) 534-2360
Fax: (308) 534-8645
mary.gambill@ne.usda.gov

Debra Yocum
USDA Rural Development
201 N. 25th Street
Beatrice, NE 68310
Phone: (402) 223-3125
Fax: (402) 228-0535
debra.yocum@ne.usda.gov
 


 

NEVADA

Daniel E. Johnson
Business-Cooperative Specialist
555 W. Silver Street, Suite 101
Elko, NV 89801
Phone: (775) 738-8468 ext. 112
Fax: (775) 738-7229
dan.johnson@nv.usda.gov


NEW JERSEY

Michael Kelsey
USDA Rural Development
8000 Midlantic Drive, Suite 500
5th Floor North
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
Phone: (856) 787-7751
Fax: (856) 787-7757
michael.kelsey@nj.usda.gov


 

NEW MEXICO

Eric Vigil
USDA Rural Development
6200 Jefferson St., NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Phone: (505) 761-4952
Fax: (505) 761-4976
eric.vigil@nm.usda.gov


 
 

NEW YORK

Scott Collins
USDA Rural Development
441 S. Salina St., Suite 357 5th Floor
Syracuse, NY 13202-2425
Phone: (315) 477-6409
Fax: (315) 477-6471
scott.collins@ny.usda.gov


 

NORTH CAROLINA

Bruce Pleasant
USDA Rural Development
4405 Bland Road
Suite 260
Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone: (919) 873-2033
Fax: (919) 873-2075
bruce.pleasant@nc.usda.gov


 
 

NORTH DAKOTA

Dennis Rodin
USDA Rural Development
P.O. Box 1737
Bismarck, ND 58502-1737
Phone: (701) 530-2065
Fax: (701) 530-2111
dennis.rodin@nd.usda.gov


 
     
 
   

OHIO

Deborah Rausch
USDA Rural Development
200 N. High Street, Federal Bldg. Rm 507
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 255-2425
Fax: (614) 255-2562
deborah.rausch@oh.usda.gov


 
 

OKLAHOMA

Sally Vielma
USDA Rural Development
100 USDA, Suite 108
Stillwater, OK 74074-2654
Phone: (405) 742-1039
Fax: (405) 742-1101
sally.vielma@ok.usda.gov


 
 

OREGON

Robert Haase
USDA Rural Development
625 SE Salmon, Suite 5
Redmond, OR 97756
Phone: (541) 923-4358 ext.124
Fax: (541) 504-4396
bob.haase@or.usda.gov


 
 

PENNSYLVANIA

Gerald Ely
USDA Rural Development
1 Hollowcrest Complex
Tunkhannock, PA 18657
Phone: (570) 836-4383 ext.119
Fax: (570) 836-4432
gerald.ely@pa.usda.gov

PUERTO RICO

Virgillio Velez-Suarez
USDA Rural Development
IBM Building, Suite 601
654 Munoz Rivera Avenue
San Juan, PR 00918
Phone: (787) 766-5091
Fax: (787) 766-5844
virgilio.velez@pr.usda.gov
 
 


 

SOUTH CAROLINA

Debbie Turbeville
USDA Rural Development
P.O. Box 769
Kingstree, SC 29556-0769
Phone: (843) 354-9613 x118
Fax: (843) 345-5463
debbie.turbeville@sc.usda.gov
 
 


 
 

SOUTH DAKOTA

Gary Korzan
USDA Rural Development
Federal Bldg., Room 200
200 4th Street SW
Huron, SD 57350
Phone: (605) 352-1120
Fax: (605) 352-1147
gary.krozan@sd.usda.gov


 
 

TENNESSEE

Lee Loveless
USDA Rural Development
3322 West End Ave., Suite 300
Nashville, TN 37203-1071
Phone: (615) 783-1300
Fax: (615) 783-1318
lee.loveless@tn.usda.gov


 
 

TEXAS

Billy Curb
USDA Rural Development
Federal Building, Suite 102
101 South Main
Temple, TX 76501
Phone: (254) 742-9775
Fax: (254) 742-9709
billy.curb@tx.usda.gov


 
 

UTAH

Richard Carrig
USDA Rural Development
Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building
Room 4311, 125 South State
P.O. Box 11350
Salt Lake City, UT 84147-0350
Phone: (801) 524-4328
Fax: (801) 524-4406
rccarig@ut.usda.gov


 

VERMONT & NEW HAMPSHIRE

Michael Dolce
USDA Rural Development
170 South Main Street
Rutland, VT 05701
Phone: (802) 775-7014 ext. 20
Fax: (802) 773-4177
michael.dolce@vt.usda.gov


 


 

VIRGINIA

Laurette Tucker
USDA Rural Development
Culpeper Bldg., Suite 238
1606 Santa Rosa Road
Richmond, VA 23229
Phone: (804) 287-1594
Fax: (804) 287-1786
laurette.tucker@va.usda.gov


 

   

WASHINGTON

John Brugger
USDA Rural Development
1908 North Dale Lane
Spokane, WA 99212
Phone: (509) 924-7350 ext.114
Fax:  (509) 924-7787
john.brugger@wa.usda.gov


 

WEST VIRGINIA

Cheryl Wolfe
USDA Rural Development
Federal Building
75 High Street, Room 320
Morgantown, WV 26505-7500
Phone: (304) 284-4882
Fax: (304) 284-4893
cheryl.wofle@wv.usda.gov


 

WISCONSIN

Margaret Bau
USDA Rural Development
4949 Kirschling Court
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Phone: (715) 345-7600 ext. 171
Fax: (715) 345-7669
margaret.bau@wi.usda.gov


 

WYOMING

Janice Stroud
USDA Rural Development
P.O. Box 820
Casper, WY 82602
Phone: (307) 261-6318
Fax: (307) 261-6327
janice.stoud@wy.usda.gov
 
 





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