Chavonda Jacobs-Young
MEMBER SINCE: 2019
History of Employment
Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Administrator
Agricultural Research Service
United States Department of Agriculture
2014
Present
Acting Chief Scientist
Office of Secretary
United States Department of Agriculture
2017
2021
Acting Under Secretary
Research, Education, and Economics
U.S. Department of Agriculture
2021
2021
Acting Deputy Under Secretary
Research, Education, and Economics Mission Area
United States Department of Agriculture
2017
2019
Associate Administrator
Agricultural Research Service
United States Department of Agriculture
2012
2014
Acting Director
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
2011
2012
Director
Office of the Chief Scientist
United States Department of Agriculture
2010
2012
Senior Policy Analyst for Agriculture
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Executive Office of the President
2008
2010
National Program Leader
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
United States Department of Agriculture
2002
2010
Assistant Professor
Paper Science and Engineering
University of Washington
1995
2004
Primary Policy Areas
Agriculture, Environment/Natural Resources, Government Operations/Innovation
Primary Sector of Expertise
Federal
Primary Functions
Academic Faculty, Academic Administration, Change Management, Grants Management, Human Capital, Organizational Structure/Design/Development, Performance Measurement