Leadership

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Office of the Director

• Director: Dr. Jaye Hamby
• Chief of Staff (acting): Brent Elrod
  • Stakeholder Affairs Officer: TBD
  • Legislative Affairs Officer: Gary Mayo
• Associate Director for Programs (acting): Kevin Kephart
  • Science Programs Analysis Officer: Brent Elrod
• Associate Director for Operations: Drenda Williams
  • Policy Advisor: Lynwood McDaniel
  • Project Manager: Jamie Armstrong
• Director, Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights: Vidal Gray

Institutes

• Institute of Bioenergy, Climate and Environment: Rachel Melnick, Deputy Director (Acting)
• Institute of Food Production and Sustainability: Kal Kalavacharla, Deputy Director
• Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition: Steve Zeng, Deputy Director (Acting)
• Institute of Youth, Family, and Community: Rubella Goswami, Deputy Director
• Center for International Programs: Davida Tengey, Program Coordinator

Operations

• Planning, Accountability, and Reporting Staff: Tara Warner, Director
• Office of Grants and Financial Management, Matthew Faulkner, Deputy Director
• Budget Staff: Drenda Williams, Budget Officer (Acting)
• Communications Staff: Faith Peppers, Director
• Administrative Operations: Doug Rose, Administrative Operations Officer