| State | Mountain Plains Region Organizations (MPRO) | Geographic Service Areas | Contact | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO | First Nations Development Institute | Tribal communities: Arizona -Navajo Nation, New Mexico- Pueblo of Jemez | Jackie Francke | jfrancke@firstnations.org | (303) 774-7836 |
| CO | SLV Local Foods Coalition | South-Central Colorado (San Luis Valley) | Liza Marron | directorslvlocalfoods@gmail.com | (719) 539-5606 |
| KS | Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas, Inc. | Kansas City Metro Area | Meredith Walrafen | mwalrafen@catholiccharitiesks.org | (913) 906-8930 |
| MO | Lincoln University | Northeast, Northwest, Central Missouri, Southeast Missouri | Dr. Touria Eaton | eaton@lincolnu.edu | (573) 681-5174 |
| MO | University of Missouri System | Counties: East Central, Southeast, Southwest | Karen Brents Funkenbushch | funkenbuschk@umsystem.edu | (573) 884-1268 |
| MO | Springfield Community Gardens | Counties: Greene, Webster. Urban & rural areas of Greene County, MO & rural Webster County, MO | Maile Auterson | springfieldcommunitygardens@gmail.com | (417) 414-7129 |
| MT | Stone Child College Corporation | Counties: Chouteau, Hill. Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation | Mr. Beau Mitchell | bmitchell@stonechild.edu | (406) 395-4875 ext. 3282 |
| MT | Fort Peck Community College | Counties: Roosevelt, Valley, Daniels, Hill, Big Horn, Yellowstone, Treasure, Flathead. Fort Peck Indian Reservation | Craig Smith | csmith@fpcc.edu | (406) 768-5555 |
| MT | National Center for Appropriate Tech | Veterans across U.S. in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington. | Margo Hale; Robyn Metzger | margoh@ncat.org robynm@ncat.org |
(479) 442-9824 (479) 442-9824 |
| NE | Center for Rural Affairs | Rural & high-Latino-population counties in Nebraska and Iowa | Sandra Renner | sandrar@cfra.org | (402) 687-2100 |
| NE | Legal Aid of Nebraska | Rural areas and communities of persistent poverty in Nebraska | Michelle Soll | msoll@legalaidofnebraska.org | (402) 948-7015 |
| ND | Sitting Bull College | The Standing Rock Sious Reservation in both North Dakota and South Dakota | Jonathan Anderson | jonathan.anderson@sittingbull.edu | (701) 854-8122 |
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.
| State | USDA Liaison East Offices | Contact | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan J. Zulko, National Outreach Coordinator (Western) | Bryan.Zulko@usda.gov | (202) 604-5976 | ||
| MO | Lincoln University – Missouri | Horace D. Hodge, Acting Liaison | Horace.Hodge@usda.gov | (202) 302-4712 |
| ND | Sitting-Bull College | Lisa Yello-Luger | Lisa.YellowLuger@usda.gov | (701) 854-8130 |