USDA Farm to School Staff

Spread across seven regional offices and the national office in Washington, DC, an experienced USDA team is available to help facilitate implementation of community food systems programming. For resources and information pertinent to your geographic area, please contact the relevant regional contact below. You may also contact the national office for general inquiries. Please also see our list of state agency contacts.

National Office Staff

Julie Brewer
Director
Julie.Brewer@usda.gov
703-457-7803
For general inquiries related to technical assistance or policy, USDA Foods, and procurement of local and regional products.

Gwen Holcomb
Senior Technical Advisor
Gwen.Holcomb@usda.gov
703-305-2957
For general inquiries related to technical assistance or policy, USDA Foods, and procurement of local and regional products, and the Farm to School Grant Program.

Robert Ek
Program Analyst
Robert.Ek@usda.gov
703-305-2521
For general inquiries related to the Farm to School Census

Travis Hearn
Program Analyst
Travis.Hearn@usda.gov
703-305-0404

Pascale Jean
Program Analyst
Pascale.Jean@usda.gov
703-605-0773
For general inquiries related to the Farm to School Grant Program

Stephanie Roberts
Program Analyst
Stephanie.Roberts@usda.gov
703-305-2018
For general inquiries related to farm to school technical assistance and The Dirt (Farm to School E-Newsletter)

Regional Office Staff

Mid-Atlantic Region
300 Corporate Boulevard
Robbinsville, NJ 08691-1598

Luke Suriano, Farm to School Regional Lead
Luke.Suriano@usda.gov
609-259-5073

Danielle Gibb, Farm to Summer and Child Care Contact
danielle.gibb@usda.gov
609-259-5036

Midwest Region
77 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60604

Jenna Segal, Farm to School Regional Lead
jenna.segal@usda.gov
312-886-4613

Jenie Farinas, Farm to Summer and Child Care Contact
jenie.farinas@usda.gov
312-582-7811

Mountain Plains Region
1244 Speer Blvd., Suite 903
Denver, CO 80204

Farm to School Contact
SM.FN.MPRO.F2S@usda.gov

Jerilin Nunu, Farm to Summer and Child Care Contact
jerilin.nunu@usda.gov
303-571-6175

Ann McMahon, Farm to Summer
ann.mcmahon@usda.gov
303-844-0006

Northeast Region
10 Causeway Street
Boston, MA 02222

Katina Kefalas, Farm to School Region Lead
katina.kefalas@usda.gov
617-565-1632

Alicia Rampulla, Farm to Child Care Contact
alicia.rampulla@usda.gov
617-565-5988

Southeast Region
61 Forsyth Street S.W., RM 8T36
Atlanta, GA 30303

Jennifer (Joy) Nolan, Farm to School Regional Lead
Jennifer.Nolan@usda.gov
678-916-7948
Topic Specialization: Farm to School

Rosie Daugherty, Farm to Summer and Child Care Contact
rosie.daugherty@usda.gov
404-562-7098

Michelle Morris, Farm to Summer and Child Care Contact
michelle.morris@usda.gov
404-562-7110

Southwest Region
1100 Commerce St, Room 522
Dallas, TX 75242

Farm to School Electronic In-Box
SM.FN.SW-Schools@usda.gov

JoEllen Collin, Farm to Summer and Child Care Contact
joellen.collin@usda.gov
214-290-9915

Western Region
90 Seventh St., Suite 10-100
San Francisco, CA 94103

JuliAnna Arnett, Farm to School Regional Lead
julianna.arnett@usda.gov
415-293-3720

Kristie Hubbard, Farm to Child Care Contact
kristie.hubbard@usda.gov
415-645-1910

Amy Swartz, Farm to Summer Contact
Amy.Swartz@usda.gov

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