The USDA has announced three senior appointments as the department continues to fill out its staff.
Stacy Dean has been named Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services. Prior to her appointment, Dean served as vice president for food assistance policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington, DC.
Justin Maxon has been named Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development. Maxon has served as CEO of the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, an organization that works toward poverty alleviation an economic justice in southern states.