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Departments Department of Agriculture DEPARTMENTS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Type Level, Location Position Title Name of Incumbent of Pay Grade, or Tenure Expires Appt. Plan Pay OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Washington, DC .... Secretary ............................................................ Ann M. Veneman ............... PAS EX I ................ Do .................... Chief of Staff ...................................................... Dale Wayne Moore ............. NA ES ................ ................ Do .................... Deputy Chief of Staff ........................................ Michael K. Torrey .............. NA ES ................ ................ Do .................... Special Assistant to the Secretary ................... Michael E. Neruda ............. NA ES ................ ................ Do .................... ......do .................................................................. Charles F. Conner .............. NA ES ................ ................ Do .................... ......do .................................................................. Thomas C. Dorr .................. NA ES ................ ................ Do .................... Executive Assistant for Homeland Security .... Curt J. Mann ...................... NA ES ................ ................ Do .................... Senior Advisor for Food Policy ......................... Elizabeth Johnson .............. NA ES ................ ................ Do .................... Special Counsel to the Secretary for Trade ..... Vacant ................................. ............ ES ................ ................ Do .................... Confidential Assistant ....................................... Todd Ferrara ...................... SC GS 15 ................ Do .................... ......do .................................................................. Marlene Minix .................... SC GS 15 ................ Do .................... Special Assistant ............................................... Jeremy Wayne Stump ....... SC GS 15 ................ Do .................... White House Liaison ......................................... Drew Deberry ..................... SC GS 15 ................ Do .................... Special Assistant ............................................... Julie A. Lapeyre ................. SC GS 15 ................ Do .................... ......do .................................................................. Courtenay H. McCormick .. SC GS 12 ................ Do .................... ......do .................................................................. Mica Robertson ................... SC GS 11 ................ Do .................... ......do .................................................................. Juliet McCarthy ................. SC GS 15 ................ Do .................... Confidential Assistant ....................................... James Glueck Jr ................ SC GS 11 ................ Do .................... ......do .................................................................. Timothy Johnson ................ SC GS 11 ................ Do .................... ......do .................................................................. Christopher Smith ............. SC GS 15 ................ Do .................... ......do .................................................................. Martha Wilson .................... SC GS 12 ................ OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY Do .................... Deputy Secretary ............................................... James R. Moseley ............... PAS EX II ................ Do .................... Confidential Assistant ....................................... Sheila Trollinger ................ SC GS 14 ................ Do .................... Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary ...... Dawn Riley ......................... SC GS 15 ................ Do .................... ......do .................................................................. Vacant ................................. ............ ES ................ ................ OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS Do .................... Assistant Secretary for Congressional Rela- Mary Waters ....................... PAS EX IV ................ tions. Do .................... Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Vacant ................................. ............ ES ................ ................ Relations. Do .................... Director, Intergovernmental Affairs ................ James Eichhorst ................. SC GS 15 ................ Do .................... Deputy Director, Office of Intergovernmental Patrick Atagi ...................... SC GS 15 ................ Affairs. Do .................... Director, Native American Programs .............. Annabelle Romero .............. SC GS 15 ................ Do .................... Confidential Assistant ....................................... John Dorff ........................... SC GS 11 ................ Do .................... Special Assistant ............................................... Joel T. Leftwich .................. SC GS 11 ................ Do .................... Confidential Assistant ....................................... Martha E. Schober ............. SC GS 13 ................ Do .................... ......do .................................................................. Karen Kirksey .................... SC GS 13 ................ Do .................... ......do .................................................................. Kelly Jo Nettleton .............. SC GS 9 ................ Do .................... ......do .................................................................. Danita Murray ................... SC GS 11 ................ OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS Do .................... Director, Office of Communications ................. Alisa Harrison .................... NA ES ................ ................ Do .................... Deputy Director ................................................. Vacant ................................. ............ ES ................ ................ Do .................... Press Secretary .................................................. ......do ................................... ............ ES ................ ................ Do .................... Deputy Press Secretary .................................... Julie Jo Quick .................... SC GS 14 ................ Do .................... Director of Constituent Affairs ......................... Patricia Klintberg .............. SC GS 15 ................ Do .................... Director of Web Design ..................................... Kimberly J. Taylor ............. SC GS 15 ................ Do .................... Director of Hispanic Outreach ......................... Edgar E. Loyd .................... SC GS 13 ................ Do .................... Speech Writer .................................................... Seth A. Becker .................... SC GS 15 ................ Do .................... Director of Advance ........................................... R. Nabors ............................ SC GS 13 ................ Do .................... Director of Speech Writing ............................... Matt Raymond .................... SC GS 15 ................ Do .................... Confidential Assistant ....................................... Joshua Miller ...................... SC GS 11 ................ Do .................... Special Assistant to the Director ..................... Vacant ................................. ............ ES ................ ................ Do .................... Director, National Services, Office of Public ......do ................................... ............ ES ................ ................ Affairs. Office of the Chief Economist Do .................... Chief Economist ................................................. Career Incumbent .............. CA ES ................ ................ Office of Budget and Program Analysis Do .................... Director of Budget and Program Analysis ...... ......do ................................... CA ES ................ ................ Do .................... Associate Director .............................................. ......do ................................... CA ES ................ ................ (11) VerDate May 04 2004 14:46 Nov 18, 2004 Jkt 095500 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 1652 Sfmt 1652 D:\PLUM\95500.001 APPS10 PsN: 95500 12 DEPARTMENTS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—Continued Type Level, Location Position Title Name of Incumbent of Pay Grade, or Tenure Expires Appt. Plan Pay Washington, DC.... Deputy Director, Budget, Legislative and Career Incumbent .............. CA ES ................ ................ Regulation Systems. Do .................... Deputy Director for Program Analysis ............ ......do ................................... CA ES ................ ................ Do .................... Director, Budget Control and Analysis Divi- ......do ................................... CA ES ................ ................ sion. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Do .................... Chief Information Officer ................................. Lawrence Scott Charbo ...... NA ES ................ ................ Do .................... Associate Chief Information Officer ................. Career Incumbent .............. CA ES ................ ................ Do .................... ......do .................................................................
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