WSDA Food Assistance (FA) Team
General Information
Main Phone: (360) 725-5640
General Inquiries Email: foodassistance@agr.wa.gov
Grant Inquiries Email: foodassistancegrants@agr.wa.gov
Address:
Washington Department of Agriculture
Food Assistance
1111 Washington St SE
PO Box 42560
Olympia, WA 98504-2560
Feel free to send inquiries to the general information contacts above. We look forward to assisting you!
(360) 515-6413, kyle.merslich@agr.wa.gov
FA Grants and Farm to Community
Jessica Hernandez, FA Grants Administrator
(564) 999-3799, jessica.hernandez@agr.wa.gov
Jeff Mathias, FA Farm to Community Specialist Supervisor
(360) 515-6875, jeff.mathias@agr.wa.gov
Elise Levesque, FA Farm to Community Specialist
(564) 200-4304, elise.levesque@agr.wa.gov
Erin Kester, FA Resiliency Grants Specialist Supervisor
(360) 878-1579, erin.kester@agr.wa.gov
Britt Beug, FA Resiliency Grants Specialist
(360) 490-5046, brittany.beug@agr.wa.gov
Ashley Blowers, FA Resiliency Grants Coordinator
(360) 233-6041, ashley.blowers@agr.wa.gov
Regional Representatives
Mallorie Shellmer, FA Specialist Supervisor
(360) 515-6496, mallorie.shellmer@agr.wa.gov
Heidi Cobun, FA Specialist
(360) 688-4749, heidi.cobun@agr.wa.gov
Mike Hatada, FA Specialist
(360) 819-6582, mike.hatada@agr.wa.gov
Nichole Garden, FA Specialist
(360) 972-5947, nichole.garden@agr.wa.gov
Sarah Benner-Kenagy, FA Specialist
(360) 628-2821, sarah.benner@agr.wa.gov
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