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Alabama
Steve Pelham
Sterling Centre, Suite 601
4121 Carmichael Road
Montgomery, AL  36106-3683
Voice: (334) 279-3400
Fax: (334) 279-3403
TTY: (334) 279-3495
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/al
Nebraska
Scot Blehm
Federal Building, Room 152
100 Centennial Mall North
Lincoln, NE  68508
Voice: (402) 437-5551
Fax: (402) 437-5408
TTY: (402) 437-5093
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/ne
Alaska
Chad B. Padgett (Acting)
800 West Evergreen, Suite 201
Palmer, AK  99645
Voice: (907) 761-7705
Fax: (907) 761-7783
TTY: (907) 745-6494
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/ak
Nevada
Larry J. Smith
1390 South Curry Street
Carson City, NV  89703-5146
Voice: (775) 887-1222
Fax: (775) 885-0841
TTY: (775) 885-0633
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/nv
Arizona
Eddie Browning
230 North First Avenue, Suite 206
Phoenix, AZ 85003-1706
Voice: (602) 280-8701
Fax: (602) 280-8770
TTY: (602) 280-8705

World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/az
New Jersey
Andrew M.G. Law
5th Floor North
8000 Midlantic Drive
Mt. Laurel, NJ  08054
Voice: (856) 787-7700
Fax: (856) 787-7783
TTY: (856) 787-7784
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/nj
Arkansas
Roy Smith
Federal Building
700 West Capitol Avenue, Room 3416
Little Rock, AR  72201-3225
Voice: (501) 301-3200
Fax: (501) 301-3278
TTY: (501) 301-3279
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/ar
New Mexico
Ryan Gleason
6200 Jefferson Street, Room 255
Albuquerque, NM  87109
Voice: (505) 761-4950
Fax: (505) 761-4976
TTY: (505) 761-4938
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/nm
California
Benjamin Higgins
430 G Street, # 4169
Davis, CA  95616-4169
Voice: (530) 792-5800
Fax: (530) 792-5837
TTY: (530) 792-5848
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/ca
New York
Patrick Brennan
The Galleries of Syracuse
441 South Salina Street
Syracuse, NY  13202
Voice: (315) 477-6400
Fax: (315) 477-6438
TTY: (315) 477-6448
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/ny
Colorado
Mike Bennett
655 Parfet Street, Room E-100
Lakewood, CO  80215
Voice: (720) 544-2915
Fax: (720) 544-2981
Colorado Relay: (800) 659-3656
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/co
North Carolina
John Cooper
4405 Bland Road, Suite 260
Raleigh, NC  27609
Voice: (919) 873-2000
Fax: (919) 873-2075
TTY: (919) 873-2003
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/nc
Delaware · Maryland
Marlene B. Elliott
1221 College Park Drive, Suite 200
Dover, DE  19904
Voice: (302) 857-3580
FAX: (302) 857-3640
TTY: (302) 857-3585
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/de
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/md
North Dakota
Clare Carlson
Federal Building, Room 208
Post Office Box 1737
220 East Rosser
Bismarck, ND  58502-1737
Voice: (701) 530-2037
Fax: (701) 530-2111
TTY: (701) 530-2113
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/nd
Florida · Virgin Islands
Ronald Whitfield
Post Office Box 147010
4440 NW 25th Place
Gainesville, FL  32614-7010
Voice: (352) 338-3402
Fax: (352) 338-3405
TTY: (352) 338-3499
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/fl
Ohio
Randall Hunt
Federal Building, Room 507
200 North High Street
Columbus, OH  43215-2477
Voice: (614) 255-2500, Ext. 4
Fax: (614) 255-2559
TTY: (614) 255-2554
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/oh
Georgia
F. Stone Workman
Stephens Federal Building
355 E. Hancock Avenue
Athens, GA  30601-2768
Voice: (706) 546-2162
Fax: (706) 546-2152
TTY: (706) 546-2034
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/ga
Oklahoma
Brent J. Kisling
100 USDA, Suite 108
Stillwater, OK  74074-2654
Voice: (405) 742-1000
Fax: (405) 742-1005
TTY: (405) 742-1007
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/ok
Hawaii
Lorraine Shin
Federal Building, Room 311
154 Waianuenue Avenue
Hilo, HI  96720
Voice: (808) 933-8302
Fax: (808) 933-8327
TTY: (808) 933-6902
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/hi
Oregon
Mark Simmons
1201 Northeast Lloyd Boulevard, Suite 801
Portland, OR  97232
Voice: 1 (866) 923-5626 (toll free) or (503) 414-3300
Fax: (503) 414-3392
TTY: (503) 414-3387
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/or
Idaho
Michael A. Field
9713 West Barnes Drive, Suite A1
Boise, ID  83709
Voice: 1 (800) 632-5991 (toll free) or (208) 378-5600
Fax: (208) 378-5643
TTY: (208) 378-5644
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/id
Pennsylvania
Gary Groves
1 Credit Union Place, Suite 330
Harrisburg, PA  17110-2996
Voice: (717) 237-2262
Fax: (717) 237-2191
TTY: (717) 237-2261
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/pa
Illinois
Douglas Wilson
2118 West Park Court, Suite A
Champaign, IL  61821
Voice: (217) 403-6200
Fax: (217) 403-6243
TTY: (217) 403-6240
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/il
Puerto Rico
José Otero-García
IBM Building - Suite 601
654 Munoz Rivera Avenue
San Juan, PR  00936-6106
Voice: (787) 766-5095
Fax: (787) 766-5844
TTY: (800) 274-1572
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/pr
Indiana
Robert White
5975 Lakeside Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN  46278
Voice: (317) 290-3100
Fax: (317) 290-3127
TTY: (317) 290-3343
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov
South Carolina
Tee Miller
Strom Thurmond Federal Building
1835 Assembly Street, Room 1007
Columbia, SC  29201
Voice: (803) 765-5163
Fax: (803) 765-5633
TTY: (803) 765-5697
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/sc
Iowa
Mark Reisinger
Federal Building, Room 873
210 Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA  50309
Voice: (515) 284-4663
Fax: (515) 284-4859
TTY: (515) 284-4858
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/ia
South Dakota

Jafar Karim
Federal Building, Room 210
200 Fourth Street, SW
Huron, SD  57350
Voice: 1 (800) 582-7584, Ext. 4 (toll free) or (605) 352-1100
Fax: (605) 352-1146
TTY: (605) 352-1147
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/sd

Kansas
Charles R. Banks
1303 SW First American Place, Suite 100
Topeka, KS  66604-4040
Voice: (785) 271-2700
Fax: (785) 271-2708
TTY: (785) 271-2767
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/ks
Tennessee
Mary (Ruth) Tackett
3322 West End Avenue, Suite 300
Nashville, TN  37203-1071
Voice: (615) 783-1300
Fax: (615) 783-1301
TTY: (615) 783-1397
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/tn
Kentucky
Kenneth Slone
771 Corporate Drive, Suite 200
Lexington, KY  40503
Voice: (859) 224-7300
Fax: (859) 224-7425
TTY: (859) 224-7422
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/ky
Texas
Scooter Brockette (Acting)
Federal Building, Suite 102
101 South Main Temple, TX  76501
Voice: (254) 742-9700
Fax: (254) 742-9709
TTY: (254) 742-9712
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/tx
Louisiana
Clyde C. Holloway
3727 Government Street
Alexandria, LA  71302
Voice: (318) 473-7921
Fax: (318) 473-7829
TTY: (318) 473-7655
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/la
Utah
John R. (Jack) Cox
Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building
125 South State Street, Room 4311
Salt Lake City, UT  84138
Voice: (801) 524-4324
Fax: (801) 524-4306
TTY: (801) 524-3309
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/ut
Maine
Michael W. Aube
Post Office Box 405
967 Illinois Avenue, Suite 4
Bangor, ME  04402-0405
Voice: (207) 990-9160
Fax: (207) 990-9165
TTY: (207) 942-7331
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/me
Vermont · New Hampshire
Jolinda H. LaClair
City Center, 3rd Floor
89 Main Street
Montpelier, VT  05602
Voice: (802) 828-6080
Fax: (802) 828-6018
TTY: (802) 223-6365
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/vt
Massachusetts · Rhode Island · Connecticut
David H. Tuttle
451 West Street
Amherst, MA  01002
Voice: 1 (800) 352-8015 (toll free) or (413) 253-4300
Fax: (413) 253-4347
TTY: (413) 253-4590
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/ma
Virginia
Ellen Davis
Culpeper Building, Suite 238
1606 Santa Rosa Road
Richmond, VA  23229
Voice: (804) 287-1552
Fax: (804) 287-1721
TTY: (804) 287-1753
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/va
Michigan
Gene DeRossett
3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 200
East Lansing, MI  48823
Voice: (517) 324-5188
Fax: (517) 324-5225
TTY: (517) 337-6795
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/mi
Washington
Jon DeVaney
1835 Blacklake Boulevard SW, Suite B
Olympia, WA  98512-5715
Voice: (360) 704-7715
Fax: (360) 704-7742
TTY: (360) 704-7760
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/wa
Minnesota
Stephen G. Wenzel
410 AgriBank Building
375 Jackson Street
St. Paul, MN  55101
Voice: (651) 602-7800
Fax: (651) 602-7824
TTY: (651) 602-3799
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/mn
West Virginia
Rick E. Rice
75 High Street, Suite 320
Morgantown, WV  26505
Voice: 1 (800) 295-8228 (toll free) or (304) 284-4860
Fax: (304) 284-4893
TTY: (304) 284-4836
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/wv
Mississippi
George Landon Phillips
Federal Building, Suite 831
100 West Capitol Street
Jackson, MS  39269
Voice: (601) 965-4316
Fax: (601) 965-4088
TTY: (601) 965-5850
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/ms
Wisconsin
Frank J. Frassetto
4949 Kirschling Court
Stevens Point, WI  54481
Voice: (715) 345-7600
Fax: (715) 345-7669
TTY: (715) 345-7614
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/wi
Missouri
Morris Westfall
601 Business Loop 70 West
Parkade Center, Suite 235
Columbia, MO  65203
Voice: (573) 876-0976
Fax: (573) 876-0977
TTY: (573) 876-9480
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/mo
Wyoming
Del Tinsley
Dick Cheney Federal Building
Post Office Box 11005
100 East B Street, Room 1005
Casper, WY  82602-5006
Voice: (307) 233-6700
Fax: (307) 233-6727
TTY: (307) 233-6733
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/wy
Montana
Clark Johnson
Unit 1, Suite B
900 Technology Boulevard
Bozeman, MT  59718
Voice: (406) 585-2580
Fax: (406) 585-2565
TTY: (406) 585-2562
World Wide Web: www.rurdev.usda.gov/mt
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