Press Room

Key Contacts at ARS Office of Communications

Director

Patrice Walker
Program Support Assistant
5601 Sunnyside Ave., Room: 2-1309
Beltsville, MD 20705-5128
Voice: (202) 480-3465
[email protected]

External Communications Branch

AgLab, Down on the Farm, Podcasts, Scientific Discoveries, Social Media, Tellus, Under the Microscope

Lee Burrows
Digital Media Specialist
Voice: (202) 389-2295
[email protected]

Scott Elliott
Public Affairs Specialist
Voice: (202) 384-4181
[email protected]

Tami Faram
Public Affairs Specialist
[email protected]

Kathryn Markham
Public Affairs Specialist
Voice: (240) 429-8206
[email protected]

Nancy Vanatta
Information Specialist/Digital Content
Voice: (202) 815-3376
[email protected]

Monica Williams
Social Media Manager
Voice: (202) 815-3399
 [email protected]

Internal Communications

Axon+

Kerry Hoerth
Branch Chief, Internal Communications
Voice: (202) 480-3465
[email protected]

Chad Robbie
Information Management Specialist
Voice: (970) 492-7097
[email protected]

Kristi Ware
Internal Communications Coordinator
Voice: (970) 492-7173 
[email protected]

Media Relations

Press Releases

Tanya Brown
Branch Chief, Media Relations
Voice: (202) 309-8045
[email protected]

Maribel Alonso
Public Affairs Specialist
Voice: (301) 467-0667
[email protected]

Autumn Canaday
Public Affairs Specialist
Voice: (202) 669-5480
[email protected]

Amaani Lyle
Public Affairs Specialist
Voice: (310) 862-0072
[email protected]

Jessica Ryan
Public Affairs Specialist
Voice: (301) 892-0085
[email protected]

Nirav Shah
Public Affairs Specialist
Voice: (331) 313-7665
[email protected]

Jan Suszkiw
Public Affairs Specialist
Voice: (202) 734-1176
[email protected]

Visual Information

Photography, Video, Visual Design

Douglas Rogers
Branch Chief, Visual Information
Voice: (202) 819-3133
[email protected]

Melvin Abreu
Audio Visual Production Specialist
[email protected]

Stephen Ausmus
Visual Information Specialist/Photography
Voice: (301) 504-1749
[email protected]

Maverick Dunavan
Audio Visual Production Specialist/Video
[email protected]

Peggy Greb
Visual Information Specialist/Photography
Voice: (202) 815-1653
[email protected]

Andrea Krieg
Visual Information Specialist/Graphic Design
[email protected]

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