USARC Staff
The Commission staff consists of an Executive Director and a Communications Specialist 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
jfarrell@arctic.gov

Cheryl Rosa, DVM, PhD
Deputy Director
US Arctic Research Commission
Anchorage, AK 99501
907-271-4577 (alt. -4576)
crosa@arctic.gov

Kathy Farrow
Communications Specialist
US Arctic Research Commission
4350 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 510
Arlington, VA 22203
703-525-0112
k.farrow@arctic.gov

Isaac Edwards, Esq.
Senior Counsel
US Arctic Research Commission
Arlington, VA 22203
202-285-3511
iedwards@arctic.gov

Hadjira Schmitt Foudhil, PhD
Administrative Assistant/
Science Associate
US Arctic Research Commission
Arlington, VA 22203
703-209-8060
adminassist@arctic.gov