FSIS Contacts for State MPI Program (Updated 12/10/25)

FSIS Contacts for State MPI Program (Updated 12/10/25)

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FSIS Contacts for State MPI Program

For any questions, comments or concerns, please do not wait until the next meeting, contact individuals below at any time. This list will evolve as topics/contacts are added or updated.

 

 

 

FSIS Contacts for State MPI Program

Topic

Office

Name / Title / Contact

Monthly Meeting Coordinator

Office of Investigation, Enforcement and Audit (OIEA)

Robert Witte
Robert.Witte@usda.gov

(202) 880-2514

Budget / Financial

Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)

Lucas Thompson
Lucas.Thompson2@usda.gov

Cooperative Interstate Shipment (CIS)

Office of Field Operations (OFO)

Anna Gallegos
Anna.Gallegos@usda.gov

(303) 748-6678

CIS Mailbox

CISProgram@usda.gov

 

Talmadge-Aiken (TA)

TA HQ Coordinator

Anna Gallegos
Anna.Gallegos@usda.gov

(303) 748-6678

Inspection Training

 

 

Office of Policy and Program Development (OPPD) Training Management Staff

 

CFL Registration

CFL.classregistration@usda.gov

 

Tara Gershuny (Primary)

Tara.Gershuny@usda.gov

(267) 854-7340

 

Jennifer Webb (Backup)

Jennifer.Webb@usda.gov

(202)309-4837

AgLearn (course credit, supervisor permissions, etc.)

FSISAglearn@usda.gov

 

Lara D’Amore

Lara.D'Amore@usda.gov

State MPI Program Review, SRCT

Office of Policy and Program Development (OPPD)

Dr. Jonathan Coleman
Jonathan.Coleman@usda.gov

(402) 218-6126

Submission Mailbox

 

StateMPIProgramSubmissions@usda.gov

 

Policy Information

Office of Policy and Program Development (OPPD)

askFSIS  (routed to proper staff by topic and subject matter expertise)

 

1-800-233-3935, Mon-Fri, from 7:00-5:30 EST:

·         Press “2” for Labeling or amenability determinations,

·         Press “3” for Sampling, new technology, new ingredients or HACCP validation,

·         Press “4” for any other topic.

·         Press “0” for receptionist

Humane Handling

Office of Field Operations (OFO)

Damon Ranftle

Damon.Ranftle@usda.gov

601-927-9907

 

District Office – District Veterinary Medical Specialist

OFO District Offices – Contact Us

Laboratory Quality Assurance, Response and Coordination 

Office of Public Health Science (OPHS)

State Lab Inquiry statelabinquiry@usda.gov

 

Natalie Baker (Primary)

Natalie.baker@usda.gov

(314) 457-6007

 

Dr. Louis Bluhm (Backup)

louis.bluhm@usda.gov

(706) 713-5189

State MPI Program Audits

Office of Investigation, Enforcement and Audit (OIEA)

Dr. Edwin Zayas-Cruz

edwin.zayascruz@usda.gov

(202) 937-4187

Compliance and Investigations Division

Office of Investigation, Enforcement and Audit (OIEA)

Western & Southwest Regions:

  Shaun Smith

  Shaun.Smith@usda.gov

  (310) 351-7138

 

Northeast & Southeast Regions:

  Joseph Priore

  Joseph.Priore@usda.gov

  (215) 430-6223

Civil Rights 

Civil Right Staff (CRS)

AskCRD@usda.gov

 

Damali Carr

Damali.Carr@usda.gov

 

Amanda Krot

Amanda.Krot@usda.gov

(301) 837-7765

 

Angela Kelly

Angela.Kelly@usda.gov

(202) 550-1208

Information Technology - Systems, Computers

Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)

Marvin Lykes
Marvin.Lykes@usda.gov
(202) 515-6115


Daniel Hileman
Daniel.Hileman@usda.gov

Client Experience Center (CEC) Help Desk

USDA

Phone: (877) 873-0783

Web: https://usdacts.fed.onbmc.com/

Email: CECHelpDesk@usda.gov

FSIS IT Applications

FSIS Help Desk

(800) 473-9135

(7:00-5:00 EST, Mon-Fri)

PHIS Reports, FSA Priority Lists, and Data Requests

Office of Planning, Analysis and Risk Management (OPARM)

OPARM District Support

oparmdistrictsupport@usda.gov

LincPass

Office of Management (OM)

Elizabeth Espinosa

Elizabeth.Espinosa@usda.gov

(301) 569-1565

Public Health Information System (PHIS)

 

Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)

PHIS Information Technology

PHISStateTechnicalIssues@usda.gov

Office of Employee Experience and Development (OEED)

PHIS Help/Icon Services

PHIS Help

 

Office of Field Operations (OFO) 

System Functionality:

Dr. Scott Seebohm

Cell: (402) 533-3477

scott.seebohm@usda.gov

 

 

Class Registration Team
Office of Policy and Program Development
Training Management Staff
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food Safety Inspection Service