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Contacts - Tribal Relations


Washington Office

Reed Robinson
Director
reed.robinson@usda.gov
202-384-2558 

Heath Bailey
Tribal Relations Specialist
robert.h.bailey@usda.gov
202-657-2656

Summer Dunn
Policy Analyst
summer.l.dunn@usda.gov

Rachael Novak
Program & Management Analyst
rachael.novak@usda.gov 
505-584-3943


Regional

Northern Region

ID, MT, ND, SD
John Kinsner 
john.kinsner@usda.gov
406-253-0699
 

Rocky Mountain Region 

CO, KS, NE, SD, WY
Vacant
 

Southwestern Region

AZ, NM
Vacant
 

Intermountain Region

ID, NV, UT, WY
Vacant
 

Pacific Southwest Region

CA
Rowena Yeahquo
rowena.yeahquo@usda.gov
707-980-0390
 

Pacific Northwest Region

OR, WA
Vacant
 

Southern Region

AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, PR, SC, TN, TX, VI, VA
Lexie Rue-Harris
lexie.rue-harris@usda.gov
479-508-7553
 

Eastern Region

CT, DE, IL, IN, IA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NH, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, WI, WV

Paul Cloutier
gene.cloutier@usda.gov
970-792-5300
 

Alaska Region

AK
Vacant


Research Stations

National Program Lead for Tribal Research & Rocky Mountain Research Station
Serra Hoagland
serra.j.hoagland@usda.gov
Rocky Mountain Research Station
Fort Collins, CO 80526

Pacific Southwest & Pacific Northwest Research Stations
Aurora Lehr
aurora.lehr@usda.gov
Pacific Southwest Research Station
Davis, CA 95618

Pacific Northwest Research Station
Portland, OR 97204

Southern Research Station
Michelle Baumflek
michelle.baumflek@usda.gov
Asheville, NC 28804

Northern Research Station
Jennifer Ballinger
jennifer.ballinger@usda.gov
Madison, WI 53726