NIFA’s top leaders bring a wealth of scientific backgrounds and leadership experience to advancing the agency’s mission and vision.
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
- Director: Manjit Misra
- Executive Secretary for the Director: Dionndra Williams
- Chief of Staff (Acting): Davida Tengey
- Director, Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights: Jessica Creighton
- Associate Director for Programs: Dionne Tombs
- Science Programs Analysis Officer: Brent Elrod
- Stakeholder Affairs Officer: Josh Stull
- Legislative Affairs Officer: Gary Mayo
- Associate Director for Operations: Drenda Williams
- Senior Operations and Policy Officer (Detail): Katina Hanson
- Project Manager: Vi Ta
- Grants Modernization Project Manager: Andrew Funk
INSTITUTES (Also, see Division Directors)
- Institute of Bioenergy, Climate Change and Environment: Kevin Kephart, Deputy Director
- Institute of Food Production and Sustainability: Deb Hamernik, Deputy Director
- Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition: Suzanne Stluka, Deputy Director
- Institute of Youth, Family, and Community: Kal Kalavacharla, Deputy Director
- Center for International Programs: Timothy Conner, Director (Acting)
OPERATIONS
- Planning, Accountability, and Reporting Staff: Alexis Nazario-Negron, Director
- Office of Grants and Financial Management, Matthew Faulkner, Deputy Director
- Budget Staff: Paula Geiger, Budget Officer
- Communications Staff: Faith Peppers, Director
- Administrative Operations: Doug Rose, Administrative Operations Officer
