APHIS Leadership
Dr. Gregory Parham became the Deputy Administrator for Marketing and Regulatory Programs – Business Services, in January of 2008. In this capacity he is responsible for providing resource management and administrative services to support the objectives of APHIS, the Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Grain Inspection and Packers and Stockyards Administration. These three Agencies collectively form the Marketing and Regulatory Programs’ mission area of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Dr. Parham also provides a variety of support services to APHIS including, information technology management and investigative services.
Dr. Parham began his Federal career in 1980 as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer with the Public Health Service at the Centers for Disease Control. He joined USDA in 1982, working with the Food Safety and Inspection Service, the Extension Service and the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service. Prior to his recent appointment, Dr. Parham was APHIS’ Chief Information Officer and provided leadership related to the Agency’s information technology planning, design, application development, systems administration, telecommunications, security, and information management and customer support services. Dr. Parham came to APHIS after serving in the USDA Office of the Chief Information Officer where he led the unit that provided leadership for information technology initiatives including capital planning and investment control, enterprise architecture, information technology workforce planning, and project management.
Dr. Parham earned a master of administrative science degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1986 and prior to that completed a doctor of veterinary medicine degree in 1980 and a bachelor of science degree in microbiology, both from the Ohio State University. Dr. Parham has been a University of Maryland adjunct graduate faculty member and is also a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine.