| State | Mid-Atlantic Region Organizations (MARO) | Geographic Service Areas | Contact | Phone | |
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| MD | Future Harvest Inc. | Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia | Amyrose Foll | amyrose@futureharvest.org | (410) 549-7878 |
| MD | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | Southern Maryland (4 counties) & on the Delmarva Peninsula (6 counties) | Catherine Bolek, Berran L. Rogers | csbolek@umes.edu blrogers@umes.edu |
(410) 651-8993 (410) 651-6693 |
| PA | Pennsylvania Friends of Ag | Pennsylvania | Mimi Thomas-Brooker | pavets@gmail.com | (724) 691-1087 |
| PA | Food Moxie (Weavers Way) | The Philadelphia Region | Lisa Mosca | lisa@foodmoxie.org | (215) 843-8289 |
| PR | Puerto Rico Agricultural Extension | Puerto Rico | Alexandra Gregory | alexandra.gregory@upr.edu | (787) 265-3860 |
| PR | Puerto Rico Agricultural Extension | Puerto Rico | Professor Roberto Rigau | robertoluis.rigaullorens@upr.edu | (787) 765-8000 ext 3221 |
| VA | American Indian Higher Ed | 37 TCUs that compose AIHEC operate in 16 states (Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, N. Dakota, Oklahoma, S. Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin). AIHEC and TCUs support Indian reservations, Alaska Native villages, and surrounding agricultural communities | John Phillips | jphillips@aihec.org | (703) 838-0400 |
| VA | Virginia State University | Northern Neck to South West region of Virginia | William A. Crutchfield | wcrutchfield@vsu.edu | (804) 524-6245 |
| WV | West Virginia State University | Charleston & Huntington, WV | Brad Cochran | Bcochran2@wvstate.edu | (304) 532-2304 |
USDA Liaisons serve as a key representative of USDA in communities across America. USDA Liaisons advise and assist communities, students, faculty, universities and colleges, farmers, ranchers, foresters, and others on USDA programs and initiatives. USDA liaisons develop and maintain partnerships with key USDA stakeholders in order to enhance greater outreach between USDA stakeholders and USDA agencies, mission areas, and staff offices.
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State |
USDA Liaison East Offices |
Contact |
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Phone |
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Allison Johnson, National Outreach Coordinator (Eastern) |
(202) 302-7255 |
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DE |
Delaware State University |
Chandra Owens |
(202) 308-7687 |
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MD |
University of Maryland Eastern Shore |
Lisa Purnell |
(202) 306-7368 |
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VA |
Virginia State University |
Travis Johnson, Acting Liaison |
(202) 596-4442 |