Contact OASCR
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of AgriculturePenny Brown Reynolds, Ph.D.
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights for Management and Operations
U.S. Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Mail Stop 0115
Washington, DC 20250
Associate Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Mail Stop 0115
Washington, DC 20250
Center for Civil Rights Enforcement
Executive Director
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Mail Stop 9410
Washington, DC 20250
Center for Civil Rights Operations
Executive Director
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Mail Stop 9407
Washington, DC 20250
Women’s Employment Program and Hispanic Employment Program (Acting)
Suzette Wilson
Mission Area Liaison
Center for Civil Rights Operations
United States Department of Agriculture
Office of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
Mail Stop 9407
Washington, DC 20250
Disability Employment Program
Michael Dukes
Management Analyst
Compliance Division
Center for Civil Rights Operations
United States Department of Agriculture
Office of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
Mail Stop 9407
Washington, DC 20250
EEO Counselors
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
Phone: (202) 720-0583
Fax: (202) 690-0476
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
Phone: (202) 720-6161
Fax: (202) 690-0109
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Phone: (301) 851-4180
1-800-342-7231
Fax: (301) 734-9396
Departmental Administration
Office of Contracting and Procurement
Office of Customer Experience
Office of Homeland Security
Office of Human Resources Management
Office of Operations
Office of Property and Environmental Management
Office of Safety, Security and Protection
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Office of the Executive Secretariat
Phone: (202) 690-9302
Fax: (833) 275-0796
Email: CCD_Informal@usda.gov
Office of the Secretary
Staff Offices:
Office of Budget and Program Analysis
Office of the Chief Economist
Office of the Chief Information Officer
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
Office of Communications
Office of Congressional Relations
Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
Office of General Counsel
Office of Ethics
Office of Hearings and Appeals
Office of Partnership and Public Engagement
Phone: (202) 690-9302
Fax: (833) 275-0796
Email: CCD_Informal@usda.gov
Economic Research Service (ERS)
Phone: (202) 720-6161
Fax: (202) 690-0109
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Phone: (301) 504-0026
Email: Sm.fpac.eeo@usda.gov
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
Phone: (703) 305-2195
Fax: (703) 305-2832
Email: sm.fn.eeo@usda.gov
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
Phone: (301) 504-7755
Fax: (301) 504-2141
Farm Production and Conservation Business Center (FPAC-BC)
Phone: (301) 504-0026
Email: Sm.fpac.eeo@usda.gov
Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS)
Phone: (202) 720-7233
Fax: (202) 720-2658
Emails:
fas-ocr@usda.gov
stephania.mahdi@usda.gov
will.deibler@usda.gov
michelle.turner2@usda.gov
adriano.vasquez@usda.gov
Forest Service - Informal Complaint Management Office (FS)- Atlanta, GA
Phone: (404) 347-1908
Fax: (404) 347-1931
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)
Phone: (202) 720-9528
Fax: (202) 690-0609
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
Phone: (202) 720-8257
Fax: (202) 690-0109
Natural Resources and Conservation Service (NRCS)
Phone: (301) 504-0026
Email: Sm.fpac.eeo@usda.gov
Risk Management Agency – (RMA)
Phone: (301) 504-0026
Email: Sm.fpac.eeo@usda.gov
Rural Development – (RD)- (Rural Housing Service and Rural Utilities Service)
Phone: (202) 692-0090
Fax: (202) 692-0279
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
Phone: (202) 720-6161
Fax: (202) 690-0109
USDA Mission Area Civil Rights Directors
Farm Production and Conservation
Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) is the Department’s focal point for the nation’s farmers and ranchers and other stewards of private agricultural lands and non-industrial private forest lands. FPAC agencies implement programs designed to mitigate the significant risks of farming through crop insurance services, conservation programs and technical assistance, and commodity, lending, and disaster programs.
Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC)
WILLISA DONALD
Director, Civil Rights
USDA South Building
1400 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: 202-880-2289
Email: willisa.donald@usda.gov
Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services
Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services works to harness the Nation's agricultural abundance to end hunger and improve health in the United States. Its agencies administer federal domestic nutrition assistance programs and the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, which links scientific research to the nutrition needs of consumers through science-based dietary guidance, nutrition policy coordination, and nutrition education.
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP)
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
ROBERTO CONTRERAS
Director, Civil Rights
Civil Rights Division, 7th Floor
1320 Braddock Pl
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 305-2195
Fax: (703) 305-2832
Email: roberto.contreras@usda.gov
Food Safety
Food Safety ensures that the Nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and properly labeled, and packaged. This mission area also plays a key role in the President's Council on Food Safety and has been instrumental in coordinating a national food safety strategic plan among various partner agencies including the Department of Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
ANGELA KELLY
Director, Civil Rights Staff
Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA
5601 Sunnyside Avenue
Building 1, Mailstop 5261
Beltsville, MD 20705
Phone: (301) 504-7755
Email: angela.kelly@usda.gov
Marketing and Regulatory Programs
Marketing and Regulatory Programs facilitates domestic and international marketing of U.S. agricultural products and ensures the health and care of animals and plants. MRP agencies are active participants in setting national and international standards.
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
CLIFTON GILCHRIST
Director, Civil Rights
Room 1095
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (202) 720-3980
Fax: (202) 690-0476
Email: clifton.gilchrist@usda.gov
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
SHERRON JERNIGAN
Director
Office of Civil Rights, Diversity and Inclusion
USDA-Animal Plant Health Inspection Service
Office of the Administrator
4700 River Road, Unit 92, Room 6C04
Riverdale, Maryland 20737
Phone: (301) 461-9341 (c)
Email: sherron.jernigan2@usda.gov
Natural Resources and Environment
Natural Resources and Environment ensures the health of the land through sustainable management. Its agency works to prevent damage to natural resources and the environment, restore the resource base, and promote good land management.
Forest Service (FS)
ANZANETTE C. RANDALL
National Civil Rights Director
Office of Civil Rights
Sidney R. Yates Federal Building
201 14th Street, SW, Suite 2SC
Washington, DC 20024
Phone: (202) 205-0827
Email: anzanette.randall@usda.gov
Research, Education and Economics
Research, Education and Economics is dedicated to the creation of a safe, sustainable, competitive U.S. food and fiber system, as well as strong communities, families, and youth through integrated research, analysis, and education.
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
TRACEY TROUTMAN
Director, Outreach, Diversity, and Equal Opportunity
Room 3913-S
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (202) 720-6161
Fax: (202) 690-0109
Email: tracey.troutman@usda.gov
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
JUNE TURNER
Director, Civil Rights
Room 5025-S
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (202) 720-8257
Fax: (202) 720-9013
Email: june.turner@usda.gov
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
VIDAL B. GRAY
Director, Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights
USDA, National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Phone: (682) 216-8784
Email: vidal.gray@usda.gov
Economic Research Service (ERS)
KEVIN N. SMITH
Director, Civil Rights Division
1400 Independence Avenue
South Building Room 5021
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (202) 934-9418
Email: kevin.n.smith2@usda.gov
Rural Development
Rural Development is committed to helping improve the economy and quality of life in all of rural America by providing financial programs to support essential public facilities and services as water and sewer systems, housing, health clinics, emergency service facilities and electric and telephone service. Rural Development promotes economic development by providing loans to businesses through banks and community-managed lending pools, while also assisting communities to participate in community empowerment programs.
Rural Development
SHARESE C. PAYLOR, Ed.D.
She/Her
Director
Civil Rights Office, Rural Development
United States Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 1348-S Stop 0703
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (202) 692-0097 | Cell: (202) 253-5669 | Federal Relay: (800) 877-8339
Fax: (844) 496-7792
Email: sharese.paylor@usda.gov
Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs
Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs' (TFAA) role is to provide our farmers and ranchers with opportunities to compete in the global marketplace. TFAA is the Department’s lead on trade policy with primary responsibility to ensure USDA speaks with a unified voice on international agriculture issues domestically and abroad. It oversees and facilitates foreign market access and promotes opportunities for U.S. agriculture through various trade programs and high-level government negotiations.
Foreign Agricultural Service
ADRIANO VASQUEZ
Director, Civil Rights
Room 5021-S
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (202) 720-8907
Fax: (202) 720-2658
Email: adriano.vasquez@usda.gov
The Office of the Inspector General
The Office of Inspector General independently and objectively performs audits and investigations of the Department's programs and operations; and works on activities that promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness or prevent and detect fraud and abuse in programs and operations, both within USDA and in non-Federal entities that receive USDA assistance.
Office of the Inspector General
PEACE NGO
Director, Office of Equal Opportunity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (202) 430-7998
Email: peace.ngo@oig.usda.gov
Office of the Chief Financial Officer - OCFO
The Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) is the principal advisor to the Secretary and Senior Officials on all matters related to financial management, financial management systems, financial control and accounting, internal control and assessment and financial management training. We are responsible for the financial leadership of an enterprise that has more than 100,000 employees, 14,000 offices and field locations, $208 billion in assets, and $143 billion in annual spending.
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
DENISE BANKS
Executive Director
Civil Rights and Conflict Management Office (CRCMO)
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)
Cellular: (202) 306-7965
Email: denise.banks@usda.gov
DONNA GILBERT
EEO Manager
Civil Rights and Conflict Management Office (CRCMO)
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)
Cellular: (504)655-3556
Email: donna.gilbert@usda.gov
Conflict Complaints Division-OASCR
The division is responsible for the overall direction, management, and processing of conflict of interest and highly sensitive Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaints of discrimination filed against USDA.
CRYSTAL GIST
Director
1400 Independence Ave
Suite 4004-S
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (202) 690-2493
Email: crystal.gist@usda.gov
