| State | Mid West Region Organizations (MWRO) | Geographic Service Areas | Contact | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA | Iowa Vally RC&D | Iowa | Jason Grimm | jason@ivrcd.org | (319) 622-3264 |
| IA | Lutheran Services in Iowa, Inc. | Waterloo (Blackhawk County), Des Moines (Polk, Dallas, Warren Counties), Iowa City (Johnson County) | Nicholas Wuertz | nicholas.wuertz@lsiowa.org | (515) 271-7443 |
| MI | Farm Research Cooperative | Southwest Michigan | Barbara James Norman | barbarajames612@gmail.com | (269) 208-4588 |
| MI | Southeast Michigan Producers Association | Southeast Region Counties: Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw, Wayne | Cary M. Junior | sempafarms@gmail.com | (734) 931-0890 |
| MI | Michigan Integrated Food & Farming Systems | Michigan and surrounding states | Jennifer Silveri | jen@miffs.org | (517) 709-8268 |
| MN | Food Group Minnesota, Inc. | Minnesota | Laura Mirafuentes | lmirafuentes@thefoodgroupmn.org | (651) 433-3676 |
| MN | Food Du Lac Tribal & Community College | Counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Pine, Saint Louis. Greater Ceded Territories in Wisconsin & Michigan | Courtney Kowalczak | courtneyk@fdltcc.edu | (218) 879-0862 |
| MN | Hmong American Partnership | Twin Cities Metropolitan Region. Urban counties of Ramsey & Hennepin. Pockets of St. Paul (East Side & Frog Town) & Minneapolis (North Minneapolis. Counties: Dakota, Washington, Scott | Ms. Bao Vang | baov@hmong.org | (651) 495-1507 |
| MN | Latino Economic Development CE | Minnesota & Western Wisconsin while offering selected services in Michigan & Florida through a collaboration with local partners | Jaime Villalaz; Aaron Blyth | jaime@ledc-mn.org aron@ledc-mn.org |
(320) 223-5441 (651) 722-2773 |
| MN | Latino Economic Development Center | Minnesota as primary with services offered in Oregon, Washington, Nebraska, Michigan & Florida | John Flory | john@ledc-mn.org | (612) 730-4453 (612) 724-5332 |
| MN | Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians | Four communities on the Red Lake Reservation, Red Lake, Redby, Little Rock, Ponemah | Sharon James | SJames@redlakenation.org | (218) 679-1456 |
| OH | Central State University | Ohio | Dr. Siddhartha Dasgupta Saima Bashir | sdasgupta@centralstate.edu sbashir@centralstate.edu | (937) 376-6625 (937) 376-6428 |
| WI | Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship, Inc. | Michigan, Missouri, Oregon, Wisconsin | Joseph Tomandi, III | joe@dga-national.org | (715) 560-0389 |
| WI | Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Advisory Council, Inc. | All 11 Tribal Nations in Wisconsin | Jeffrey Mears Alan Johnson | jmears@wtcac.org wtcacl@gmail.com | (920) 639-7457 (920) 618-1402 |
| WI | Easter Seals Wisconsin | Rural and agricultural communities in Wisconsin | Paul Leverenz | pleverenz@eastersealswisconsin.com | (608) 225-2394 |
| WI | Oneida Nation | Counties: Brown, Outagamie | William VerVoort | wvervoor@oneidanation.org | (920) 496-5649 |
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 | ||
| IL | Northeastern Illinois University | Julio C. Puentes | Julio.Puentes@usda.gov | (773) 442-4235 |
| OH | Central State University | Isabel Brumley | Isabel.Brumley@usda.gov | (202) 596-0140 |