## OASCR Menu

OASCR
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-  CENTER FOR CIVIL RIGHTS OPERATIONS 
-  CONFLICT COMPLAINTS DIVISION 
-  PROGRAM PLANNING AND ACCOUNTABILITY DIVISION 
-  AND JUSTICE FOR ALL 
-  CIVIL RIGHTS POLICY STATEMENTS 
-  CIVIL RIGHT LAWS AND AUTHORITIES 
-  DIRECTIVES AND REGULATIONS 
-  COMPLAINT RESOLUTION 
-  REPORTS 
-  NO FEAR ACT REPORT INFORMATION 
-  SPEAKING REQUEST FORM 
-  CONTACTS 
-  Title IX 
-  Title VI Fact Sheet 
-  Language Access 

# Contact OASCR

#### Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

**Penny Brown Reynolds, Ph.D.**Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights for Management and OperationsU.S. Department of Agriculture1400 Independence Avenue, SWMail Stop 0115Washington, DC 20250

Associate Assistant Secretary for Civil RightsU.S. Department of Agriculture1400 Independence Avenue, SWMail Stop 0115Washington, DC 20250

#### Center for Civil Rights Enforcement

Executive Director1400 Independence Avenue, SWMail Stop 9410Washington, DC 20250

#### Center for Civil Rights Operations

**Winona Lake**Executive Director1400 Independence Avenue, SWMail Stop 9407Washington, DC 20250

**Women’s Employment Program and Hispanic Employment Program (Acting)**

**Suzette Wilson**Mission Area LiaisonCenter for Civil Rights OperationsUnited States Department of AgricultureOffice of Assistant Secretary for Civil RightsMail Stop 9407Washington, DC 20250

**Disability Employment Program**

**Michael Dukes**Management AnalystCompliance DivisionCenter for Civil Rights OperationsUnited States Department of AgricultureOffice of Assistant Secretary for Civil RightsMail Stop 9407Washington, DC 20250

### EEO Counselors

#### Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)

Phone: (202) 720-0583Fax: (202) 690-0476

#### Agricultural Research Service (ARS)

Phone: (202) 720-6161Fax: (202) 690-0109

#### Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

Phone: (301) 851-41801-800-342-7231Fax: (301) 734-9396

#### Departmental Administration

##### Office of Contracting and ProcurementOffice of Customer ExperienceOffice of Homeland SecurityOffice of Human Resources ManagementOffice of OperationsOffice of Property and Environmental ManagementOffice of Safety, Security and ProtectionOffice of Small and Disadvantaged Business UtilizationOffice of the Executive Secretariat

Phone: (202) 690-9302Fax: (833) 275-0796

Email: CCD_Informal@usda.gov

#### Office of the Secretary

Staff Offices:

##### Office of Budget and Program AnalysisOffice of the Chief EconomistOffice of the Chief Information OfficerOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Civil RightsOffice of CommunicationsOffice of Congressional RelationsOffice of Intergovernmental AffairsOffice of General CounselOffice of EthicsOffice of Hearings and AppealsOffice of Partnership and Public Engagement

Phone: (202) 690-9302Fax: (833) 275-0796

Email: CCD_Informal@usda.gov

#### Economic Research Service (ERS)

Phone: (202) 720-6161Fax: (202) 690-0109

#### Farm Service Agency (FSA)

Phone: (301) 504-0026

#### Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)

Phone: (703) 305-2195Fax: (703) 305-2832Email: sm.fn.eeo@usda.gov

#### Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)

Phone: (301) 504-7755Fax: (301) 504-2141

#### Farm Production and Conservation Business Center (FPAC-BC)

Phone: (301) 504-0026

#### Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS)

Phone: (202) 720-7233Fax: (202) 720-2658Emails:fas-ocr@usda.govstephania.mahdi@usda.govwill.deibler@usda.govmichelle.turner2@usda.govadriano.vasquez@usda.gov

#### Forest Service - Informal Complaint Management Office (FS)- Atlanta, GA

Phone: (404) 347-1908Fax: (404) 347-1931

#### Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)

Phone: (202) 720-9528Fax: (202) 690-0609

#### National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)

Phone: (202) 720-8257Fax: (202) 690-0109

#### Natural Resources and Conservation Service (NRCS)

Phone: (301) 504-0026

#### Risk Management Agency – (RMA)

Phone: (301) 504-0026

#### Rural Development – (RD)- (Rural Housing Service and Rural Utilities Service)

Phone: (202) 692-0090Fax: (202) 692-0279

#### National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)

Phone: (202) 720-6161Fax: (202) 690-0109

## USDA Mission Area Civil Rights Directors

### Farm Production and Conservation

Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) is the Department’s focal point for the nation’s farmers and ranchers and other stewards of private agricultural lands and non-industrial private forest lands. FPAC agencies implement programs designed to mitigate the significant risks of farming through crop insurance services, conservation programs and technical assistance, and commodity, lending, and disaster programs.

Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC)**WILLISA DONALD**Director, Civil RightsUSDA South Building1400 Independence Ave SWWashington, DC 20250Phone: 202-880-2289Email: willisa.donald@usda.gov

### Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services

Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services works to harness the Nation's agricultural abundance to end hunger and improve health in the United States. Its agencies administer federal domestic nutrition assistance programs and the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, which links scientific research to the nutrition needs of consumers through science-based dietary guidance, nutrition policy coordination, and nutrition education.

Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP)Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)**ROBERTO CONTRERAS**Director, Civil RightsCivil Rights Division, 7th Floor1320 Braddock PlAlexandria, VA 22314Phone: (703) 305-2195Fax: (703) 305-2832Email: roberto.contreras@usda.gov

### Food Safety

Food Safety ensures that the Nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and properly labeled, and packaged. This mission area also plays a key role in the President's Council on Food Safety and has been instrumental in coordinating a national food safety strategic plan among various partner agencies including the Department of Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)**ANGELA KELLY**Director, Civil Rights StaffFood Safety and Inspection Service, USDA5601 Sunnyside AvenueBuilding 1, Mailstop 5261Beltsville, MD 20705Phone: (301) 504-7755Email: angela.kelly@usda.gov

### Marketing and Regulatory Programs

Marketing and Regulatory Programs facilitates domestic and international marketing of U.S. agricultural products and ensures the health and care of animals and plants. MRP agencies are active participants in setting national and international standards.

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)**CLIFTON GILCHRIST**Director, Civil RightsRoom 1095Washington, DC 20250Phone: (202) 720-3980Fax: (202) 690-0476Email: clifton.gilchrist@usda.gov

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)**SHERRON JERNIGAN**DirectorOffice of Civil Rights, Diversity and InclusionUSDA-Animal Plant Health Inspection ServiceOffice of the Administrator4700 River Road, Unit 92, Room 6C04Riverdale, Maryland 20737Phone: (301) 461-9341 (c)Email: sherron.jernigan2@usda.gov

### Natural Resources and Environment

Natural Resources and Environment ensures the health of the land through sustainable management. Its agency works to prevent damage to natural resources and the environment, restore the resource base, and promote good land management.

Forest Service (FS)**ANZANETTE C. RANDALL**National Civil Rights DirectorOffice of Civil RightsSidney R. Yates Federal Building201 14th Street, SW, Suite 2SCWashington, DC  20024Phone: (202) 205-0827Email: anzanette.randall@usda.gov

### Research, Education and Economics

Research, Education and Economics is dedicated to the creation of a safe, sustainable, competitive U.S. food and fiber system, as well as strong communities, families, and youth through integrated research, analysis, and education.

Agricultural Research Service (ARS)**TRACEY TROUTMAN**Director, Outreach, Diversity, and Equal OpportunityRoom 3913-SWashington, DC 20250Phone: (202) 720-6161Fax: (202) 690-0109Email: tracey.troutman@usda.gov

National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)**JUNE TURNER**Director, Civil RightsRoom 5025-SWashington, DC 20250Phone: (202) 720-8257Fax: (202) 720-9013Email: june.turner@usda.gov

National Institute of Food and Agriculture**VIDAL B. GRAY**Director, Equal Opportunity and Civil RightsUSDA, National Institute of Food and AgriculturePhone: (682) 216-8784Email: vidal.gray@usda.gov

Economic Research Service (ERS)**KEVIN N. SMITH**Director, Civil Rights Division1400 Independence AvenueSouth Building Room 5021Washington, DC 20250Phone: (202) 934-9418Email: kevin.n.smith2@usda.gov

### Rural Development

Rural Development is committed to helping improve the economy and quality of life in all of rural America by providing financial programs to support essential public facilities and services as water and sewer systems, housing, health clinics, emergency service facilities and electric and telephone service. Rural Development promotes economic development by providing loans to businesses through banks and community-managed lending pools, while also assisting communities to participate in community empowerment programs.

Rural Development**SHARESE C. PAYLOR, Ed.D.***She/Her*DirectorCivil Rights Office, Rural DevelopmentUnited States Department of Agriculture1400 Independence Avenue, SWRoom 1348-S Stop 0703Washington, DC 20250Phone: (202) 692-0097 | Cell: (202) 253-5669 | Federal Relay: (800) 877-8339Fax: (844) 496-7792Email: sharese.paylor@usda.gov

### Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs

Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs' (TFAA) role is to provide our farmers and ranchers with opportunities to compete in the global marketplace. TFAA is the Department’s lead on trade policy with primary responsibility to ensure USDA speaks with a unified voice on international agriculture issues domestically and abroad. It oversees and facilitates foreign market access and promotes opportunities for U.S. agriculture through various trade programs and high-level government negotiations.

Foreign Agricultural Service**ADRIANO VASQUEZ**Director, Civil RightsRoom 5021-SWashington, DC 20250Phone: (202) 720-8907Fax: (202) 720-2658Email: adriano.vasquez@usda.gov

#### The Office of the Inspector General

The Office of Inspector General independently and objectively performs audits and investigations of the Department's programs and operations; and works on activities that promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness or prevent and detect fraud and abuse in programs and operations, both within USDA and in non-Federal entities that receive USDA assistance.

Office of the Inspector General**PEACE NGO**Director, Office of Equal Opportunity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)1400 Independence Avenue, SWWashington, DC 20250Phone: (202) 430-7998Email: peace.ngo@oig.usda.gov

#### Office of the Chief Financial Officer - OCFO

The office is responsible for the overall, management, and processing of required reports and actions related to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaints of discrimination filed against the agency.

Office of the Chief Financial Officer**ANGELIQUE DYER**Director, Customer Services DivisionOCFO/FMS13800 Old Gentilly RdPO Box 60000New Orleans, LA 70160-0001Work telephone: (504) 226-3477Mobile Telephone: (817) 542-2818Email: angelique.dyer@usda.gov

#### Conflict Complaints Division-OASCR

The division is responsible for the overall direction, management, and processing of conflict of interest and highly sensitive Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaints of discrimination filed against USDA.

**CRYSTAL GIST**Director1400 Independence AveSuite 4004-SWashington, DC 20250Phone: (202) 690-2493Email: crystal.gist@usda.gov

**DONNA GILBERT**DirectorCivil Rights and Conflict Management Office (CRCMO)Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)Office: (504) 426-7683Cellular: (504)655-3556eFax: (303) 274-3610Email: donna.gilbert@usda.gov