This table identifies State Directors for U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development offices named by the Biden Administration as of July 6, 2022. These positions do not require Senate confirmation.

HAC will keep this list up to date as we learn of new appointments. Please send additions or corrections to HAC staff.

 

STATE	STATE DIRECTOR
Alabama (AL)	Nivory Gordon, Jr.
Alaska (AK)	Julia Hnilicka
Arizona (AZ)	Charlene Fernandez
Arkansas (AR)	Jill Floyd
California (CA)	Maria Gallegos Herrera
Colorado (CO)	Armando Valdez
Connecticut (CT)	Scott Soares
Delaware (DE)	David Baker
Florida (FL) and Virgin Islands (VI)	Lakeisha Hood
Georgia (GA)	Reggie Taylor
Hawaii (HI) and Western Pacific	Chris Kanazawa
Idaho (ID)	Rudy Soto
Illinois (IL)	Betsy Dirksen Londrigan
Indiana (IN)	Terry Goodin
Iowa (IA)	Theresa Greenfield
Kansas (KS)	Christy Cauble Davis
Kentucky (KY)	Thomas Carew
Louisiana (LA)	Deidre Deculus Robert
Maine (ME)	Rhiannon Hampson
Maryland (MD)	David Baker
Massachusetts (MA)	Scott Soares
Michigan (MI)	Brandon Fewins
Minnesota (MN)	Colleen Landkamer
Mississippi (MS)	Trina George
Missouri (MO)	Kyle Wilkens
Montana (MT)	Kathleen Williams
Nebraska (NE)	Kate Bolz
Nevada (NV)	Lucas Ingvoldstad
New Hampshire (NH)	Sarah Waring
New Jersey (NJ)	Jane Asselta
New Mexico (NM)	Patricia Dominguez
New York (NY)	Brian Sheldon Murray
North Carolina (NC)	Reginald Speight
North Dakota (ND)	Erin Oban
Ohio (OH)	Jonathan McCracken
Oklahoma (OK)	Kenneth Corn
Oregon (OR)	Margaret Hoffmann
Pennsylvania (PA)	Bob Morgan
Puerto Rico (PR)	Luis R. Garcia (acting)
Rhode Island (RI)	Scott Soares
South Carolina (SC)	Saundra Glover
South Dakota (SD)	Nikki Gronli
Tennessee (TN)	Arlisa Armstrong
Texas (TX)	Lillian Salerno
Utah (UT)	Michele Weaver
Vermont (VT)	Sarah Waring
Virgin Islands (VI)	Lakeisha Hood
Virginia (VA)	Perry Hickman
Washington (WA)	Helen Price Johnson
West Virginia (WV)	Ryan Thorn
Wisconsin (WI)	Julie Lassa
Wyoming (WY)	Glenn Pauley