Contact International Programs

International Programs 1 Thomas Circle, NW
Suite 400
Washington D.C., 20005
U.S.A.
Tel: 1-202-644-4600
Fax:1-202-644-4603

To contact individuals in our office, please send a message to his/her email address (see below).

Director's Office

Valdis E. Mezainis, Director, valdis.mezainis@usda.gov

Dana Moore, Chief of Staff, dana.moore2@usda.gov
- Lee Blaser, Seminar Program Coordinator, lee.blaser@usda.gov
- Andres Garcia, andres.garcia@usda.gov
- Nora Kuzdak, nora.kuzdak@usda.gov
- Bella Gordon, bella.gordon@usda.gov
Gary Barrett, gary.barrett@usda.gov

Mission Support

Ronald Ingram, Coordinator, ronald.ingram@usda.gov

Ashlee K Jackson, Chief of Staff, ashlee.jackson@usda.gov

Terri Edgell, terri.edgell@usda.gov
Lynette Gunter, lynette.gunter@usda.gov
Billy Hoyer, william.hoyer@usda.gov
Joan Mckervey, joan.mckervey@usda.gov
Paolo Paqueo, paolo.paqueo@usda.gov
Melanie Peterson, melanie.peterson@usda.gov
Vanessa Pinkney, vanessa.pinkney@usda.gov
Martin Wester, martin.wester@usda.gov
Yilma Worku, yilma.worku@usda.gov
Kristin Corcoran, kristin.corcoran@usda.gov
Brianne Harrison, brianne.harrison@usda.gov

Climate Change

Sasha Gottlieb, Coordinator, sasha.gottlieb@usda.gov

Alison Holt, alison.holt@usda.gov
Moses Jackson, moses.jackson@usda.gov
Jennifer Smith, jennifer.c.smith@usda.gov

Disaster Assistance Support Program

Stephanie Savolaine, Assistant Director for Disaster Assistance Support Program, ssavolaine@usaid.gov

Brian Austin, brianaustin@usaid.gov
Scott Clements sclements@usaid.gov
Emily Betz Close, ebetzclose@usaid.gov
Masho Deen mdeen@usaid.gov
Scott Dehnisch, sdehnisch@usaid.gov
Lisa Gabriel, egabriel@usaid.gov
Heather Hamm hham@usaid.gov
Michael Jack, mjack@usaid.gov
Chris Knobel, cknobel@usaid.gov
Alison Lapp, alapp@usaid.gov
Talal Mir tmir@usaid.gov
Marti McClintock, mmcclintock@usaid.gov
Lou Elin Najmi, lnajmi@usaid.gov
Kelly O'Donnell kodonnell@usaid.gov
Kai Olsen, kolsen@usaid.gov
Jane Rodrigue, jrodrigue@usaid.gov
Jocelyn Sarmiento, jsarmiento@usaid.gov
Nina Savransky nsavransky@usaid.gov
Matheu Schwenk, mschwenk@usaid.gov

Illegal Logging

Beth Lebow, Coordinator, elizabeth.lebow@usda.gov

Shelley Gardner, shelley.gardner@usda.gov
Julie Hundersmarck, julie.hundersmarck@usda.gov
Elise DeRiel, elise.deriel@usda.gov

International Visitor Program

Ashlee Jackson, Acting Coordinator, a shlee.jackson@usda.gov

Rima Eid, rima.eid@usda.gov
Arif Mujaddedi, mohammad.mujaddedi@usda.gov
Helen Packer, helen.packer@usda.gov
Misty Sidhu, misty.sidhu@usda.gov

Migratory Species Program

Greg Butcher, Coordinator, gregory.butcher@usda.gov

Jim Chu, james.chu@usda.gov

Office Management and Events

Tandra Holland, Coordinator, tandra.holland@usda.gov

Andrew Bowman, andrew.bowman@usda.gov
Cedric Doffett, cedric.doffett@usda.gov
Pari Henkai, pari.henkai@usda.gov
Noretta Short, noretta.short@usda.gov

Policy

Dana Moore, Acting Assistant Director for Policy, dana.moore2@usda.gov

Jennifer Conje, jennifer.conje@usda.gov
Aysha Ghadiali, aysha.ghadiali@usda.gov
Shira Yoffe, shira.yoffe@usda.gov

Regional Programs

Valdis E. Mezainis, Director, valdis.mezainis@usda.gov

Africa & Middle East Program

Kathleen Sheridan, Assistant Director for Africa & Middle East, kathleen.sheridan@usda.gov

Kristina Bell, kristina.bell@usda.gov
Brehan Doud, brehan.doud@usda.gov
Beth Hahn, beth.hahn@usda.gov
Olivia Freeman, olivia.freeman@fs-ip.us
John Kerkering, john.kerkering@usda.gov
Natasha Marwah, natasha.marwah@usda.gov
Jonathan Palmrose, jonathan.palmrose@usda.gov
Richard Paton, richard.paton@usda.gov
Chris Soriano, christopher.soriano@usda.gov
Matthew Steil, matthew.steil@usda.gov
Grace Swanson, grace.swanson@usda.gov
Angela Trujillo, angela.trujillo@usda.gov
Adam Welti, adam.welti@usda.gov

Asia-Pacific Program

Kent Elliott, Assistant Director for Asia-Pacific, kent.elliott@usda.gov

Jim Barber, james.barber@usda.gov
Justin B. Green, justin.green@usda.gov
Eric Hoenig, eric.hoenig@usda.gov
Kyle Horton, kyle.horton@usda.gov
Sarah Marlay, sarah.marlay@usda.gov
Alison Saracina, allison.saracina@usda.gov
Kelly Hodge, kelly.hodge@usda.gov
Lindsey Futrell, lindsey.futrell@usda.gov

Latin America, Caribbean, & Canada Program

Liz Mayhew, Assistant Director for Latin America, Caribbean, & Canada, e lizabeth.mayhew@usda.gov

Rebecca Ciciretti, rebecca.ciciretti@usda.gov
Andrew Doty, andrew.doty@usda.gov
Renee Jack, renee.jack@usda.gov
Oscar Lai, oscar.lai@usda.gov
Camille McCarthy, camille.mccarthy@usda.gov
Eric Rosenfield, eric.rosenfield@usda.gov
Paul Schmidtke, paul.schmidtke@usda.gov
Rachel Sheridan, rachel.sheridan@usda.gov
Susan Stine, susan.stine@usda.gov
Ingrid Swenson, ingrid.swenson@usda.gov
Jayleen Vera, jayleen.vera@usda.gov
Andrea von der Ohe, andrea.vonderohe@usda.gov
Craig Wayson, craig.wayson@usda.gov
Michelle Zweede, michelle.zweede@usda.gov
Isidoro Solis, isidoro.solis@usda.gov

Russia, Europe, & Eurasia Program

Lara Peterson, Assistant Director for Russia, Europe, & Eurasia Program, lara.peterson@usda.gov

Leah Lord, leah.lord@usda.gov
Shelia Slemp, shelia.slemp@usda.gov
Matt Wills, matthew.wills@usda.gov

Urban Outreach and Partnerships

Karin Theophile, Coordinator, karin.theophile@usda.gov

Liza Paqueo, liza.paqueo@usda.gov
Yolanda Richardson, yolanda.richardson@usda.gov
Michael Rizo, michael.rizo@usda.gov
Jo Santiago, jo.asantiago@usda.gov

Wood Identification and Screening Center

Beth Lebow, Center Director, elizabeth.lebow@usda.gov

Cady Lancaster, Wood Chemist, cady.lancaster@usda.gov
Kristen Finch, kristen.finch@usda.gov
Erin McClure-Price, erin.mcclure-price@usda.gov

International Programs Staff based overseas

Africa & Middle East

Cameroon:

Olivier Sene, Country Coordinator, olivier.sene@fs-ip.us

Democratic Republic of Congo:

Alyssa Dongo, Program Assistant, alinafe.chibwana@fs-ip.us
Vanessa Filippini, Technical Program Manager, vanessa.filippini@fs-ip.us
Junior Bosimba, Program Driver, juniorbosimba1@gmail.com

Ethiopia:

Rahel Asfaw, NIMS Program Specialist, rahel.asfaw@fs-ip.us
Mebrat Senusi, Ethiopia NIMS Program Liaison, mebrat.senusi@fs-ip.us
Seifu Tirfie, DRM Program Coordinator and Team Lead, seifu.tirfie@fs-ip.us

France:

Eva McNamara, Central Africa Communication Specialist, eva.mcnamara@fs-ip.us
Katie Moulton, Communications Support, katie.moulton@fs-ip.us

Ghana:

Destina Samani, West Africa Regional Advisor, dsamani@stewardprogram.com

Jordan

Maha Mousa, Project Director, M.Mousa@wadi-jordan.org

Malawi:

Alinafe Arthur Chibwana, Program Coordinator, alinafe.chibwana@fs-ip.us

Republic of Congo:

Isaac Mousa, Country Coordinator, isaac.mousa@fs-ip.us
Rene Siwe, Climate Fellow, rene.siwe@fs-ip.us
Exauce Yoka, Program Assistant, exauce.yoka@fs-ip.us

Senegal

Alex Rose, Community Forestry Advisor, alexander.rose@fs-ip.us

Uganda:

Andrew Williams, Technical Advisor, Uganda National Forestry Authority, andrew.williams@fs-ip.us

Zambia:

Keyvan Izadi, Environmental Management Technical Advisor, keyvan.izadi@fs-ip.us
Sebastian Wesselman, Forestry and REDD+ Advisor, sebastian.wesselman@fs-ip.us

Asia-Pacific

Bangladesh:

Ashraful Haque, Natural Resource Management Country Coordinator, ashraful.haque@fs-ip.us
Latif Khan, Bangladesh Disaster Management Liaison, latif.khan@fs-ip.us

Cambodia:

Channa Phan, Cambodia In-Country Coordinator, channa.phan@fs-ip.us

Fiji:

Randy Hamilton, Climate Fellow, rhamilton.usfs@gmail.com

India:

Balaji Singh Chowhan, South Asia Program Advisor, bschowhan60@gmail.com, balaji.chowhan@fs-ip.us

Indonesia:

Harityas Wiyoga, Indonesia Program Officer harityas.wiyoga@fs-ip.us

Myanmar:

Myat Htet Aung Min, Myanmar In-Country Coordinator, myat.htet@fs-ip.us
Aung Naing, Myanmar In-Country Coordinator, aung.naing@fs-ip.us

Sri Lanka:

Gayani Hewawasan, Sri Lanka Program Coordinator gayani.hewawasan@fs-ip.us

Vietnam:

Huynh Van Thuong, Payment for Environmental Services Program Coordinator, thuong.usfs@gmail.com
Vo Viet Cuong, SilvaCarbon Vietnam Coordinator, cuong.silvacarbon@gmail.com

Latin America, Canada and the Caribbean

Brazil:

Suelene Couto, In-Country Brazil Program Coordinator, suelene.usfs@gmail.com

Colombia:

Sonia Borja, In-Country Colombia Program Coordinator, soniaborjausfs@gmail.com

Guatemala:

Lucrecia Masaya, In-Country Guatemala Program Coordinator lmasaya.usfs@gmail.com

Honduras:

Noe Perez, In-Country Honduras Program Coordinator, nperez.usfshond@yahoo.com

Nicaragua:

Maria Antonieta Rivas LeClair, In-Country Central America Program Coordinator, mrivas.usfs@gmail.com

Mexico:

Ana Naffarette, In-Country Mexico Program Coordinator, ana.nafarrate@usfsmex.org

Peru:

Juan Pablo Silva, In-Country Peru Coordinator, jpsilva@usfs-forest.pe

Russia, Europe, & Eurasia

Georgia:

Mariam Tevzadze, Caucasus Project Coordinator, mariami_tevzadze@yahoo.com

Ukraine:

Petro Pavlychenko, Eastern Europe Projects Coordinator, pavlychenkopg@gmail.com