USDA, Rural Development -
Business Programs
Directors List
ALABAMA
Allen Bowen, Acting Program Director
allen.bowen@al.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
Sterling Centre, Suite 601
4121 Carmichael Road
Montgomery, AL 36106-3683
T: (334) 279-3400 F: (334) 279-3403
ALASKA
Renee Johnson, Program Director
renee.johnson@ak.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
800 West Evergreen, Suite 201
Palmer, AK 99645-6539
T: (907) 761-7705 F: (907) 761-7783
ARIZONA
Gary Mack, Program Director
gary.mack@az.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
230 N 1st Ave., Suite 206
Phoenix, AZ 85003-1706
T: (602) 280-8701 F: (602) 280-8881
ARKANSAS
Tim Smith, Program Director
tim.smith@ar.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
700 West Capitol Ave., Room 3416
Little Rock, AR 72201-3225
T: (501) 301-3200 F: (501) 301-3294
CALIFORNIA
Chuck Clendenin, Program Director
chuck.clendenin@ca.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
430 G Street, Agency #4169
Davis, CA 95616-4169
T: (530) 792-5800 F: (530) 792-5837 or 5838
COLORADO
April Dahlager, Program Director
april.dahlager@co.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
Denver Federal Center
Building 56, Room 2300. PO Box 25426
Denver, CO 80225-0426
T: (720) 544-2903 F: (720) 544-2981
DELAWARE | MARYLAND
Letitia Nichols, Program Director
letitia.nichols@de.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
1221 College Park Drive, Suite 200
Dover, DE 19904
T: (302) 857-3580 F: (302) 857-3640
FLORIDA | VIRGIN ISLANDS
Joseph Mueller, Program Director
joe.mueller@fl.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
4400 NW 25th Place
P.O. Box 147010
Gainesville, FL 32614-7010
T: (352) 338-3402 F: (352) 338-3405
GEORGIA
Karen Davis, Program Director
karen.davis@ga.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
Stephens Federal Building
355 E. Hancock Avenue, Stop 300
Athens, GA 30601-2768
T: (706) 546-2162 F: (706) 546-2152
HAWAII
Chester Cabral, Program Director
chester.cabral@hi.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
Federal Building, Room 311
154 Waianuenue Avenue
Hilo, HI 96720
T: (808) 933-8380 F: (808) 933-8327
IDAHO
Daryl Moser, Program Director
daryl.moser@id.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
9173 West Barnes Dr., Suite Al
Boise, ID 83709
T: (208) 378-5600 F: (208) 378-5643
ILLINOIS
Ronald Firkins, Program Director
ronald.firkins@il.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
2118 West Park Court, Suite A
Champaign, IL 61821
T: (217) 403-6200 F: (217) 403-6215
INDIANA
Robert (Bob) Hill, Program Director
robert.hill@in.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
5975 Lakeside Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN 46278
T: (317) 290-3100, Ext. 559 F: (317) 290-3127
IOWA
Randy Frescoln, Program Director
randy.frescoln@ia.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
Federal Building, Room 873
210 Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
T: (515) 284-4663 F: (515) 284-4821
KANSAS
Karissa Berks, Program Director
karissa.berks@ks.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
1303 SW First American Place,
Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66604-4040
T: (785) 271-2700 F: (785) 271-2708
KENTUCKY
Jeffrey Jones, Program Director
jeff.jones@ky.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
771 Corporate Drive, Suite 200
Lexington, KY 40503
T: (859) 224-7300 F: (859) 224-7340
LOUISIANA
Jared Hicks, Program Director
Jared.Hicks@la.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
3727 Government Street
Alexandria, LA 71302
T: (318) 473-7921 F: (318) 473-7829
MAINE
Dean Churchill, Program Director
dean.churchill@me.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
967 Illinois Avenue, Suite 4
P.O. Box 405
Bangor, ME 04402-0405
T: (207) 990-9160 F: (207) 990-9165
MASS | RI | CONN
Jennifer Lerch Program Director
jennipher.lerch@ma.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
451 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002-2999
T: (413) 253-4300 F: (413) 253-4347
MICHIGAN
Traci Smith, Program Director
traci.smith@mi.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 200
East Lansing, MI 48823
T: (517) 324-5190 F: (517) 324-5225
MINNESOTA
Cheryl Seanoa, Acting Program Director
cheryl.seanoa@mn.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
375 Jackson Street, Suite 410
St. Paul, MN 55101-1853
T: (651) 602-7800 F: (651) 602-7824
MISSISSIPPI
George Jones, Program Director
george.jones@ms.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
Federal Building, Suite 831
100 West Capitol Street
Jackson, MS 39269
T: (601) 965-4316 F: (601) 965-4088
MISSOURI
Matt Moore, Program Director
matt.moore@mo.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
601 Business Loop 70 West
Parkade Center, Suite 235
Columbia, MO 65203
T: (573) 876-0976 F: (573) 876.0977
MONTANA
Janelle Gustafson, Acting Program Director
Janelle.gustafson@mt.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
2229 Boot Hill Court, PO Box 850
Bozeman, MT 59715
T: (406) 585-2530 F: (406) 585-2537
NEBRASKA
Robin Templeton, Program Director
robin.templeton@ne.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
Federal Building, Room 152, 100 Centennial Mall N
Lincoln, NE 68508
T: (402) 437-5551 F: (402) 437-5408
NEVADA
Herb Shedd, Program Director
herb.shedd@nv.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
1390 South Curry Street
Carson City, NV 89703-9910
T: (775) 887-1222 F: (775) 887-1287
NEW JERSEY
Janis Rega, Program Director
janis.rega@nj.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
5th Floor North, Suite 500
8000 Midlantic Drive
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
T: (856) 787-7700 F: (856) 787-7757
NEW MEXICO
Program Director, "Vacant"
USDA Rural Development State Office
6200 Jefferson Street NE, Room 255
Albuquerque, NM 87109
T: (505) 761-4953 F: (505) 761-4976
NEW YORK
Walter Schermerhorn, Program Director
walter.schermerhorn@ny.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
The Galleries of Syracuse
441 South Salina Street, Suite 357
Syracuse, NY 13202-2541
T: (315) 477-6400 F: (315) 477-6448
NORTH CAROLINA
Bruce Pleasant, Program Director
bruce.pleasant@nc.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
4405 Bland Road, Suite 260
Raleigh, NC 27609
T: (919) 873-2000 F: (919) 873-2075
NORTH DAKOTA
Dennis Rodin, Program Director
dennis.rodin@nd.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
Federal Building, Room 208
220 East Rosser, P.O. Box 1737
Bismarck, ND 58502-1737
T: (701) 530-2037 F: (701) 530-2111
OHIO
Deborah Rausch, Acting Program Director
deborah.rausch@oh.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
Federal Building, Room 507
200 N. High Street
Columbus, OH 43215-2418
T: (614) 255-2400 F: (614) 255-2559
OKLAHOMA
Brian Wiles, Program Director
brian.wiles@ok.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
100 USDA, Suite 108
Stillwater, OK 74074-2654
T: (405) 742-1000 F: (405) 742-1005
OREGON
Lisa Siesennop, Program Director
lisa.siesennop@or.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
1201 NE Lloyd Boulevard
Suite 801
Portland, OR 97232
TEL: (503) 414-3366 FAX: (503) 414-3397
PENNSYLVANIA
Greg Greco, Program Director
gregory.greco@pa.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
One Credit Union Place, Suite 330
Harrisburg, PA 17110-2996
TEL: (717) 237-2299 FAX: (717) 237-2191
PUERTO RICO
Danna Quiles, Program Director
Danna.quiles@pr.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
IBM Building, Suite 601
654 Munoz Rivera Avenue
San Juan, PR 00936-6106
TEL: (787) 766-5095 FAX: (787) 766-5844
SOUTH CAROLINA
Shannon Legree, Acting Program Director
shannon.legree@sc.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
Strom Thurmond Federal Building
1835 Assembly Street, Room 1007
Columbia, SC 29201
TEL: (803) 765-5163 FAX: (803) 765-5633
SOUTH DAKOTA
Dana Kleinsasser, Program Director
dana.kleinsasser@sd.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
Federal Building, Room 210, 200 4th Street SW
Huron, SD 57350
TEL: (605) 352-1100 FAX: 605) 352-1154
TENNESSEE
Dan Beasley, Program Director
dan.beasley@tn.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
3322 West End Avenue, Suite 300
Nashville, TN 37203-1071
T: (615) 783-1300 F: (615) 783-1301
TEXAS
Daniel Torres, Program Director
daniel.torres@tx.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
Federal Building, Suite 102
101 South Main
Temple, TX 76501
T: (254) 742-9700 F: (254) 742-9722
UTAH
Perry Mathews, Program Director
perry.mathews@ut.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building
125 South State Street, Room 4311
Salt Lake City, UT 84138
T: (801) 524-4324 F: (801) 524-4306
VERMONT | NEW HAMPSHIRE
David Robinson, Program Director
david.robinson@vt.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
City Center, 3rd Floor
89 Main Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
T: (802) 828-6031 F: (802) 828-6076
VIRGINIA
Kent Ware, Program Director
kent.ware@va.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
1606 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 238
Richmond, VA 23229
T: (804) 287-1551 F: (804) 287-1786
WASHINGTON
Tuana Jones, Program Director
tuana.jones@wa.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
1835 Blacklake Boulevard, SW., Suite B
Olympia, WA 98512-5715
T: (360) 704-7740 F: (360) 704-7742
WEST VIRGINIA
Lisa Sharp, Program Director
lisa.sharp@wv.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
1550 Earl Core Road, Suite 101
Morgantown, WV 26505
T: (304) 284-4860 F: (304) 284-4893
WISCONSIN
Jeff Hudson, Program Director
jeff.hudson@wi.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
4949 Kirschling Court
Stevens Point, WI 54481
T: (715) 345-7671 F: (715) 345-7669
WYOMING
Nancy Veres Clarke, Program Director
nancy.clarke@wy.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development State Office
100 East B Street, Room 1005
P.O. Box 11005
Casper, WY 82601
T: (307) 233-6700 F: (307) 233-6739
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