Albany Location Contacts

Office of the Director
Paul Pratt Acting Center Director Ph: 510-559-6127 Paul.Pratt@usda.gov	Jackie Green Executive Assistant Ph: 510-559-5600 Jacqueline.Green@usda.gov
Facility Engineer Ph: 510-559-5602	Megan Kennedy Safety and Occupational Health Specialist Ph: 510-559-6059 EHS.WRRC@usda.gov
OCIO-CEC-TSD
James Banghart Information Technology Specialist Ph: 510-559-6178 Jim.Banghart@usda.gov
All Media inquiries: Amaani Lyle Public Affairs Specialist Ph: 310-862-0072 Amaani.Lyle@usda.gov	ARS Office of Communications PWA Media Relations Specialist
Location Support Services
Jackie Green Acting Administrative Officer Ph: 510-559-5600 Fax: 510-559-5638 Jacqueline.Green@usda.gov	Administrative Support Assistant Ph: 510-559-6030
Office of Technology Transfer (Pacific West Area, OTT)
David Nicholson Technology Transfer Coordinator Ph: 510-559-5641 Fax: 510-559-6091 David.Nicholson@usda.gov	Teresa O'Keeffe Technology Transfer Assistant Ph: 510-559-6488 Fax: 510-559-6091 Teresa.Okeeffe@usda.gov
Research Units at WRRC
Bioproducts Research Unit (BRU)
Bill Orts Research Leader Ph: 510-559-5730 Fax: 510-559-5818 Bill.Orts@usda.gov	Cynthia Manio Program Support Assistant Ph: 510-559-5676 Cynthia.Manio@usda.gov
Crop Improvement and Genetics Research Unit (CIG)
Yong Gu Research Leader Ph: 510-559-5950 Fax: 510-559-5818  Yong.Gu@usda.gov	Patty Cruz-Juarez Program Support Assistant Ph: 510-559-5664 Patty.Cruz@usda.gov
Foodborne Toxin Detection & Prevention Research Unit (FTDP)
Christina Tam Acting Research Leader Ph: 510-559-6020 christina.tam@usda.gov	Program Support Assistant Ph: 510-559-6428
Healthy Processed Foods Research Unit (HPFR)
Yixiang Xu Research Leader Ph: 510-559-5644 Fax: 510-559-5818 Yixiang.Xu@usda.gov	Aurianna Newman Program Support Assistant Ph: 510-559-5650 Aurianna.Newman@usda.gov
Invasive Species and Pollinator Health Research Unit (ISPH)
Patrick Moran Acting Research Leader Ph: 510-559-6393 Patrick.Moran@usda.gov	Anisha Blanson Program Support Assistant Ph: 510-559-5750 Anisha.Blanson@usda.gov
Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit (PSM)
Vivian Wu Research Leader Ph: 510-559-5829 Fax: 510-559-6165 vivian.wu@usda.gov	Lucy Choi Program Support Assistant Ph: 510-559-5610 Lucy.Choi@usda.gov