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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
jfarrell@arctic.gov

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Cheryl Rosa, DVM, PhD*

Deputy Director

US Arctic Research Commission
Anchorage, AK 99501
907-271-4577 (alt. -4576)
crosa@arctic.gov

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Debra Dickson

Administrative Officer

US Arctic Research Commission
Arlington, VA 22203
703-235-1040
adminofficer@arctic.gov

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Hadjira Schmitt Foudhil, PhD

Program Support Specialist/Science Associate

US Arctic Research Commission
Arlington, VA 22203
703-209-8060
adminassist@arctic.gov

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*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 crosa@alaska.edu.

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