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Area Outreach Specialist Contacts
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For information regarding outreach and recruitment initiatives in specific areas, please contact the corresponding individual listed below for that location: 

Midwest Area
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin
Melinda Nunnally
(970) 413-4629
melinda.nunnally@usda.gov

National Agricultural Library
Pamela Veal
(301) 504-5755
pamela.veal@usda.gov

Northeast Area
Beltsville, Maryland and Washington, D.C. Research Locations; Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia
Jenny Allen
(301) 504-6507
jenny.allen@usda.gov 

Pacific West Area
Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington
Aileen Hendratna
(559) 596-2871
aileen.hendratna@usda.gov

Plains Area
Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming
Alan Cohen
(970) 492-7098
alan.cohen@usda.gov 

Southeast Area
Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, and U.S. Virgin Islands 
Jessica Loggins
(706) 546-3614
jessica.loggins@usda.gov

Virginia, Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee
Daphney Cole-Smith
(662) 686-5266
daphney.colesmith@usda.gov 

Special Emphasis Programs
Treyvion Hall
(202) 720-6161
treyvion.hall@usda.gov 

Headquarters
Treyvion Hall
(202) 720-6161
treyvion.hall@usda.gov