Sandra Wood
Acting Deputy Administrator for Commodity Operations

Sandra Wood is the Assistant Deputy Administrator and acting Deputy Administrator for Commodity Operations. In this position, Wood provides policy and operational guidance to the Commodity Operations Division in Washington, D.C. and the Kansas City Commodity Office.

James Radintz
Deputy Administrator for Farm Loan Programs

James F. (Jim) Radintz was appointed deputy administrator for Farm Loans Programs in the USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) in September 2015. In this position, Radintz oversees a $21 billion loan portfolio and provides leadership, management and direction to the direct and guaranteed lending programs at the Farm Service Agency. This includes management of annual authorizations of over $5 billion in new loans and loan guarantees, and a portfolio of direct and guaranteed loans of $21 billion.

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Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs

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Deputy Administrator for Field Operations

Mark Rucker
Deputy Administrator for Management

Mark Rucker was selected to serve as the Deputy Administrator for Management for the Farm Service Agency in December 2012. In this position Rucker is responsible for the oversight of the Acquisition Management Division, the Emergency Preparedness Division, the Human Resource Division and the Management Services Division. He also manages the Homeland Security functions for the Farm Service Agency.

Darren Ash
Chief Information Officer

Darren Ash was selected to serve as the Chief Information Officer for the Farm Service Agency in March 2016.

As CIO, he leads and sets the strategic direction for FSA’s Information Technology Services Division while working in partnership with numerous USDA agencies to provide information resources for policy and decision making.

Radha Sekar
Chief Financial Officer

Radha Sekar was selected to serve as the Chief Financial Officer for the Farm Service Agency in April 2015.

As the CFO, Sekar serves as the principal fiscal officer for FSA, providing advice on all financial management and budgetary matters, including the availability of appropriations and allocation of all other federal funding, audit issues, financial management initiatives

Brian Garner
Director, Civil Rights

Brian S. Garner, Sr., was selected to serve as the Director of the Office of Civil Rights for the Farm Service Agency in March 2013.

He is responsible for providing leadership and direction in the development and implementation of civil rights policies, programs and procedures while managing equal employment opportunity issues, enforcing civil rights compliance and administering all fact-finding, investigative and resolution processes related to discrimination complaints.

Joy Harwood
Director, Economic Policy Analysis Staff

Joy Harwood is Director of the Economic and Policy Analysis Staff (EPAS), a position she has held since March 2006. Her staff offers current insights into the market and policy issues affecting agency programs.

Thomas Mulhern
Director, Human Resources

Thomas Mulhern was selected to serve as the Human Resources Director for the Farm Service Agency and Risk Management  Agency in May 2015.

As the director, Mulhern serves as the senior advisor and official for human resources and human capital programs and management.

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Director, Office of External Affairs