APHIS Leadership
Kevin Shea was appointed Associate Administrator on Sept. 9, 2004. In this position, he works closely with Cindy Smith as the Chief Operating Officer for the Agency, ensuring the smooth day-to-day functioning of APHIS.
Previously, Mr. Shea spent four years as the head of APHIS' Policy and Program Development (PPD) staff. Before becoming the director of PPD, Mr. Shea served as Director of APHIS' Budget and Accounting Division for 8 years, following a short period of service as PPD's Assistant Director and a year of practicing law in the litigation department of the Baltimore law firm of Frank, Bernstein, Conaway, and Goldman. Mr. Shea worked for APHIS from 1978 to 1988 as a budget analyst, section head, and chief of the Program Analysis Branch for the Budget and Accounting Division. From 1988 to 1991 he served as the Chief of Policy Analysis and Development Staff of PPD.
Mr. Shea graduated from DeMatha High School in Hyattsville, MD, and the University of Maryland at College Park. He earned a juris doctorate from the University of Baltimore School of Law. While in law school, he was a teaching assistant and member of the Law Review Editorial Board. He received six American Jurisprudence Awards for excellence in specific courses and graduated summa cum laude. He is a member of the Huiesler Honor Society and is licensed to practice law by the Court of Appeals of Maryland and the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
A native Washingtonian, Mr. Shea resides in Adelphi, MD. He served his community as a member of the St. Mark’s School Board; Vice-President and President of the Prince George's County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association; President of the University Hills Civic Association; and a member of the Prince George's County Executive's Committee for the Future.