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Dana York, Associate Chief
Updated 08/23/2006
Dana
D. York was selected as Associate Chief for NRCS in August 2004. She is NRCS’ highest ranking female leader and
its first female associate chief. In the associate chief position, she manages the agency’s
overall programs and operations, including a $3.2 billion annual budget.
NRCS works directly with landowners to help protect the Nation’s soil and water
resources on private land in a voluntary, science-based approach. It also works
in partnership with a broad array of state and local groups to sustain and
enhance environmental quality.
From 2001 through 2004, York served as director of the NRCS Operations Management
and Oversight Division with responsibility for the agency’s operations
management, including monitoring operations, business planning and
accountability, and development and monitoring of Integrated Accountability and
Executive Information systems. She also directed the agency’s efforts on quality
assurance, oversight and evaluation.
York began her 29-year career with the former Soil Conservation Service (SCS) as
a student trainee while attending Tennessee Technological University. She has
held various positions with the agency in Tennessee and Ohio, including soil
conservationist, district conservationist and deputy state conservationist. She
joined the NRCS National Headquarters staff in 1999 as a special assistant to
the Chief.
York is a native of Tennessee. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in
Agricultural Science from Tennessee Technological University and a Master’s
degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Middle Tennessee State
University through the USDA Graduate Studies Program.
She resides with her family on the eastern shore of Maryland.
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