Perdue announces state directors

Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Friday, Nov. 3 the selection of the state directors for the Farm Service Agency (FSA). State directors are in charge of implementing USDA policies on the state-level within the FSA, and are responsible for dunning the day-to-day activities of the offices. The directors are as follows: David McCurdy (Alabama); Bryan Scoresby (Alaska); David Curtis (Arkansas); Aubrey Bettencourt (California); Clarice Navarro (Colorado); Clark Chapin (Connecticut); Neil Combee (Florida); Tas Smith (Georgia); Allen Frenzel (Hawaii); Evan Frasure (Idaho); William J. Graff (Illinois); Steve Brown (Indiana); Amanda De Jong (Iowa); David Schemm (Kansas); Brian Lacefield (Kentucky); Craig McCain (Louisiana); Dave Lavway (Maine); Jim Eichhorst (Maryland); Joel Johnson (Michigan); Joe Martin (Minnesota); Bobby Carson (Mississippi); Richard Fordyce (Missouri); Nancy Johner (Nebraska); Janice Kolvet (Nevada); Jeffrey Holmes (New Hampshire); Barry Calogero (New Jersey); Clark Putman (New York); Len McBride (North Carolina); Brad Thykeson (North Dakota); Leonard Hubert (Ohio); Scott Biggs (Oklahoma); Peggy Browne (Oregon); Gary Groves (Pennsylvania); Boone Peeler (South Carolina); Paul Shubeck (South Dakota); Dennis Beavers (Tennessee); Gary Six (Texas); Bruce Richeson (Utah); Wendy Wilton (Vermont); Nivin Elgohary (Virginia); Brian Dansel (Washington); Sandra Chalmers (Wisconsin); and Lois Van Mark (Wyoming).