Religious Accommodation Coordinators

USDA Religious Accommodation Coordinators

Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services (FNCS)

Religious Accommodations Program Manager - FNCS
Email: sheila.kopczynski@usda.gov

Agency within this Mission Area: Food and Nutrition Service

Farm Production and Conservation Business Center (FPAC)

Religious Accommodations Program Manager - FPAC
Email: latasha.berry@usda.gov

Agencies within this Mission Area: Farm Service Agency, Natural Resource Conservation Service, and Risk Management Agency

Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)

Religious Accommodations Program Manager - FSIS
Email: ReasonableAccommodations@usda.gov
Phone Number: (202) 692-4223

Agency within this Mission Area: Food Safety and Inspection Service

Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP)

Religious Accommodations Program Manager - AMS
Email: RARequest@usda.gov
Phone Number: 888-454-7914

Religious Accommodations Program Manager - APHIS
Email: RARequest@usda.gov
Phone Number: (301) 851-2936

Agencies within this Mission Area: Agricultural Marketing Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Rural Development (RD)

Religious Accommodations Program Manager - RD
Email: SM.RD.STL.ReasonableAccommodation@usda.gov
Phone Number: (314) 457-5543

Agency within this Mission Area: Rural Development

Research, Education and Economics (REE)

Joseph McCleary
Religious Accommodation Program Manager
Email: REEaccommodations@usda.gov
Phone Number: 301-602-2079

Agencies within this Mission Area: Agricultural Research Service, Economic Research Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service, and National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Natural Resources and Environment (NRE)

Sherry Neal
HRM Branch Chief, Reasonable Accommodations
Email: sherry.neal@usda.gov
Phone: (801) 791-0044

Forest Service employees should visit the Forest Service Reasonable Accommodations website for additional information.

Agency within this Mission Area: Forest Service

Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs (TFAA)

Religious Accommodations Coordinator - FAS
Email: FAS-ReasonableAccommodation@usda.gov

Agency within this Mission Area: Foreign Agricultural Service

Staff Offices/Departmental Management

Robert Whittington
Religious Accommodation Program Manager
Email: robert.whittington@usda.gov
Phone Number: (202) 720-8629

Requests must be in writing but there is no requirement to use a particular format or form. Employees who do not answer all the questions on the provided form are not disqualified from requesting a religious accommodation. However, employees should provide sufficient information to support their requested accommodation. Failure to provide sufficient information may lead to a decision-maker denying the request.

Request for a Religious Exception to the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement (PDF, 251 KB)