Basil Gooden

Director of State Operations for Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Former Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, Commonwealth of Virginia. Virginia State Director, Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Chief Deputy Director, Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, Commonwealth of Virginia; Coordinator of Outreach and Community Relations, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; Extension Specialist, Virginia Cooperative Extension.