International Programs: Staff

USDA Forest Service International Programs has six main staff areas: Director's Office, Operations Unit, Outreach & Partnerships, Policy, Disaster Assistance Support Program, and Technical Cooperation.

If you would like more information on a specific program or activities within International Programs, please contact one of our staff via e-mail. If you need general information or would like to contact our office or call us at 1-202-644-4600.

Director's Office

• Valdis E. Mezainis, Director - vmezainis@fs.fed.us
• Whetten Reed, Special Assistant to the Director - whettenreed@fs.fed.us
• Gary Barrett, Special Assistant to the Director - gbarrett@fs.fed.us
• Yolanda Richardson, Special Assistant to the Director - yolandarichardson@fs.fed.us
• Jannelle Starks , Debit Card Program Manager - jstarks@fs.fed.us
• Brenda Dean, International Visitor Program Coordinator - bdean@fs.fed.us
• Rima Eid, International Visitor Program Specialist - rimaeid@fs.fed.us
• Kristin Corcoran , International Visitor Program Specialist- kacorcoran@fs.fed.us
• Misty Sidhu, International Visitor Program Specialist - mksidhu@fs.fed.us
• Kelli Young, International Visitor Program Specialist - kelliyoung@fs.fed.us
• Emily Betz Close, International Visitor Program Specialist - eebetzclose@fs.fed.us
• Ashlee K Jackson, International Visitor Program Specialist - ashleekjackson@fs.fed.us
• Kevin Misenheimer, Disaster Management Program Specialist - kmisenheimer@fs.fed.us
• Lucia Schmit, Disaster Management Program Specialist - lcschmit@fs.fed.us

Operations Group

• Patricia Lucas, Program Leader - plucas@fs.fed.us
• Ronald Ingram, Financial Manager - reingram@fs.fed.us
• Terri Edgell, Assistant International Travel Coordinator - tedgell@fs.fed.us
• Sandy Farber, International Travel Coordinator - sfarber@fs.fed.us
• Vanessa Felder Pinkney, Grants and Agreements Specialist - vanessafelderpinkney02@fs.fed.us
• Lynette Gunter, Program Assistant - lagunter@fs.fed.us
• Jonathan Midura, Technical Advisor - midura@bellsouth.net
• Paolo Paqueo, Technical Advisor - paolopaqueo@gmail.com
• Yilma Worku, Technical Advisor - yworku@fs.fed.us

Outreach and Partnerships Group

• Karin Theophile, Program Leader - ktheophile@fs.fed.us
• Liza Paqueo, Program Specialist - lvpaqueo@fs.fed.us
• Tandra Holland, Program Associate - twilliams01@fs.fed.us
• Noretta Short, Program Associate - nshort@fs.fed.us
• Pari Henkai , Program Specialist - phenkai@fs.fed.us

Policy Group

• Jennifer Conje, Policy Analyst - jconje@fs.fed.us
• Aysha Ghadiali, Policy Analyst- ajghadiali@fs.fed.us
• Shira Yoffe , Policy Analyst- syoffe@fs.fed.us

Disaster Assistance Support Program

• Stephanie Savolaine, Assistant Director - ssavolaine@fs.fed.us
• GIselle Zimmerman, Mission Preparedness Specialist
• Chris Knobel, Disaster Program Specialist - cknobel@usaid.gov
• Mike Mattfeldt, Disaster Program Specialist - mamattfeldt02@fs.fed.us
• Garritt Craig, Disaster Program Specialist - gcraig@fs.fed.us
• Sarah Altemus-Pope, Disaster Program Specialist - saltemus@fs.fed.us

Migratory Bird Program

• Greg Butcher, Migratory Bird Program Coordinator - gsbutcher@fs.fed.us
• Jim Chu, Migratory Bird Program Specialist - jchu@fs.fed.us

Technical Cooperation Group

• Alex Moad, Assistant Director- amoad@fs.fed.us
  • Dana Moore, Climate Change Specialist - danammoore@fs.fed.us
  • Christa Anderson,Climate Change Specialist - christamanderson@fs.fed.us
  • Shelley Gardner, Illegal Logging Program Coordinator - shelleygardner@fs.fed.us
    
    
• Jennifer Peterson,Africa and Middle East Program Coordinator - jenniferpeterson@fs.fed.us
  • Lauren Chitty, Africa Program Specialist - lchitty@fs.fed.us
  • Stephanie Otis, Africa Program Specialist - srotis@fs.fed.us
  • Jim Beck, Africa Program Specialist - jamesbeck@fs.fed.us
  • Jason Ko, Africa Program Specialist - jmko@fs.fed.us
  • Brehan Doud, Africa Program Specialist - brdoud@fs.fed.us
  • Adam Welti, Africa Program Specialist - ajwelti@fs.fed.us
  • Annie Nagy, Africa Program Specialist - amnagy@fs.fed.us
  • Sarah Banks, Africa Program Specialist - scbanks@fs.fed.us
  • Chris Soriano, Middle East Program Specialist - csoriano@fs.fed.us
  • Natasha Marwah, Middle East Program Specialist -- nmarwah@fs.fed.us
  • Damian Rawoot, Middle East Program Specialist -- dnrawoot@fs.fed.us
  • Melle Patrick, Middle East Program Specialist -- mcpatrick@fs.fed.us
  • Richard Paton, Director of Lebanon Office -- rpaton@lri-lb.org
    
    
• Cynthia Mackie, Asia-Pacific Program Coordinator - cmackie@fs.fed.us
  • Darcy Nelson, Asia-Pacific Program Specialist- darcynelson@fs.fed.us
  • Sasha Gottlieb, Asia-Pacific Program Specialist - sbgottlieb@fs.fed.us
  • Kent Elliott, Asia-Pacific Program Specialist - kmelliott@fs.fed.us
  • Elizabeth Lebow, Asia-Pacific Program Specialist - etlebow@fs.fed.us
    
    
• Lara Peterson, Russia, Europe, & Near Asia Program Coordinator - lkpeterson@fs.fed.us
  • Brad Kinder, Asia and Russia, Europe, & Near Asia Program Specialist - blkinder@fs.fed.us
  • Jennifer Lee-Smith, Asia and Russia, Europe, & Near Asia Program Specialist - jennifercsmith@fs.fed.us
  • Bella Gordon, Russia, Europe, & Near Asia Program Specialist - bellagordon@fs.fed.us
  • Shelia Slemp, Russia, Europe, & Near Asia Program Specialist - srslemp@fs.fed.us
    
    
• Liz Mayhew , Latin America, Caribbean & Canada Program Coordinator - lmayhew@fs.fed.us
  • Michelle Zweede, Latin America, Caribbean & Canada Program Specialist - mazweede@fs.fed.us
  • Ingrid Swenson, Latin America, Caribbean & Canada Program Specialist, imswenson@fs.fed.us
  • Michael Rizo, Latin America, Caribbean & Canada Urban and Community Program Specialist - mrizo@fs.fed.us
  • Camille McCarthy, Latin America, Caribbean & Canada Program Specialist, cmccarthy03@fs.fed.us
  • Alexandra Zamecnik, Latin America, Caribbean & Canada Program Specialist, alexandrazamecnik@fs.fed.us
  • Erin Carey, Latin America, Caribbean & Canada Program Specialist, ebcarey@fs.fed.us
  • Toby Bloom, Latin America, Caribbean & Canada Program Specialist, tlbloom@fs.fed.us
  • Ashley Warriner, Latin America, Caribbean & Canada Program Specialist, awarriner@fs.fed.us
  • Oscar Lai, Latin America, Caribbean & Canada Program Specialist, oalai@fs.fed.us
  • Carleen Yocum, Director of Peru Office -- cyocum@fs.fed.us

Click here to learn more about International Programs' activities by country/region or by program topic.

USDA Forest Service - International Programs
Last Modified: Monday, 16 December 2013 at 14:19:01 CST