Chris Beyerhelm
Acting FSA Administrator
Associate Administrator for Operations and Management
Chris Beyerhelm currently serves as the Acting Administrator for USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA).
Beyerhelm was selected to serve as the Associate Administrator for Operations and Management in March 2015. In this position, Beyerhelm is responsible for overseeing FSA’s budget, finance, administrative, management and internal control functions.
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Associate Administrator for Policy and Programs
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.
Read MoreJames 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.
Read MoreDarren 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.
Read MoreRadha 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
Read MoreBrian 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.
Read MoreJoy 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.
Read MoreThomas 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.
Read MoreRobert Stephenson
Director, Office of Business and Program Integration
Robert Stephenson is the Agency’s Director for the Office of Business and Program Integration for the Farm Service Agency. He also serves as the Secretary for Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) which funds most of the USDA commodity, export, and some of conservation programs.
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Director, Office of External Affairs