About ARS: Administrators Council

Administrator's Council
Agricultural Research Service
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Administrators
	Edward B. Knipling Administrator
	Antoinette A. Betschart Associate Administrator, Research Management and Operations
	Caird E. Rexroad, Jr. Associate Administrator, Research Programs
	Sharon D. Drumm Staff Officer, Office of National Programs and Executive Secretary of the Administrator’s Council
	Steven M. Kappes Deputy Administrator, National Program Staff Animal Production and Protection
	Molly Kretsch Deputy Administrator, National Program Staff Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality
	Steven R. Shafer Deputy Administrator, National Program Staff Natural Resources & Sustainable Agricultural Systems
	Ibrahim Shaqir Acting Director, Office of International Research Programs
	Judith B. St. John Deputy Administrator, National Program Staff Crop Production and Protection

Area & NAL Directors
	Wilbert H. Blackburn Director, Northern Plains Area
	Larry Chandler Director, Midwest Area
	Darrell F. Cole Director, South Atlantic Area
	Andy Hammond Director, Pacific West Area
	Edgar G. King, Jr. Director, Mid South Area
	Joseph T. Spence Director, Beltsville Area
	Dariusz Swietlik Director, North Atlantic Area
	Dan R. Upchurch Director, Southern Plains Area
	Eleanor Frierson Acting Director, National Agricultural Library

Program Support & Operations
	Michael Arnold Deputy Director, Budget & Program Management Staff Office of the Administrator
	James H. Bradley Deputy Administrator, Administrative & Financial Management
	Richard J. Brenner Assistant Administrator, Office of Technology Transfer
	Vacant Director, Budget & Program Management Staff
	Jeff Hayes Director, ARS Homeland Security
	Sandy Miller Hays Director, Information Staff
	Melinda L. McClanahan Chief Information Officer
	Donald L. McLellan Director, Office of Outreach, Diversity, and Equal Opportunity