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USARC Staff

The Commission staff consists of an Executive Director, Administrative Officer, and Program Support Specialist/Science Associate in the Commission’s Arlington, Virginia, office and a Deputy Executive Director in the Anchorage, Alaska, office.

John W. Farrell, PhD

Executive Director

US Arctic Research Commission
Arlington, VA 22203
703-525-0113
[email protected]

Bio

Cheryl Rosa, DVM, PhD*

Deputy Director

US Arctic Research Commission
Anchorage, AK 99501
907-271-4577 (alt. -4576)
[email protected]

Bio

Debra Dickson

Administrative Officer

US Arctic Research Commission
Arlington, VA 22203
703-235-1040
[email protected]

Bio

Hadjira Schmitt Foudhil, PhD

Program Support Specialist and Science Associate

US Arctic Research Commission
Arlington, VA 22203
703-209-8060
[email protected]

Bio

*Cheryl Rosa is on detail until July 2025, to the University of Alaska Fairbanks as the Director of the Animal Resources Center and Attending Veterinarian. Her UAF email address is [email protected].

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