Contact the Office of the Chief Scientist

To contact the Office of the Chief Scientist, please feel free to contact us by email:

Scott Hutchins
USDA Chief Scientist and Under Secretary of Research, Education, and Economics
Email: scott.hutchins@usda.gov

Lauren Stump
Deputy Under Secretary of Research, Education, and Economics
Email: lauren.stump@usda.gov

Katherine (Kate) Sixt
Executive Director, Office of the Chief Scientist
Email: katherine.sixt@usda.gov

Richard Derksen
Deputy Director, Office of the Chief Scientist
Email: rich.derksen@usda.gov

Patrick Lee
Director, Office of Research, Economic, and Science Security
Email: patrick.lee@usda.gov

Holly Wiggins
Strategic Planning, Program Evaluation and Enterprise Risk Officer, Office of the Chief Scientist
Email: holly.wiggins@usda.gov

William C. Trenkle
Departmental Scientific Integrity Officer & USDA Research Integrity Officer
Email: william.trenkle@usda.gov

Jaime Adams
Senior Advisor, International Affairs
Email: jaime.adams@usda.gov

Breanne Langlois
ORISE Nutrition Science Fellow
Email: breanne.langlois@usda.gov