Staff

Patent Staff
Supervisory Patent Advisor

Ariel Atkinson
ariel.atkinson@usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-1179

Patent Advisors (by expertise)

Chemical
Vacant

Engineering
Robert Jones 
robert.jones@usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-7207

Life Sciences
Mark McNemar
mark.mcnemar@usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-1172

Maria Restrepo-Hartwig
maria.restrepo-hartwig@usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-1176

Plants 
Ariel Atkinson
ariel.atkinson@usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-1179

Legal Administrative Specialists

Robin McCormick Senior Legal Administrative Specialist robin.mccormick@usda.gov Phone: (301) 504-6532	Kelli Gantt Senior Legal Administrative Specialist kelli.gantt@usda.gov Phone: (301) 504-7269
Claudia Hedrick Senior Legal Administrative Specialist claudia.hedrick@usda.gov Phone: (301) 504-3280	Joshalyn Jackson Jr. Legal Administrative Specialist joshalyn.jackson@usda.gov Phone: (301) 504-1198
Amir Saleem Jr. Legal Administrative Specialist amir.saleem@usda.gov Phone: (301) 504-1200