Speakers 
Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison (MVAL), USDA
Monshi Ramdass serves as the Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison (MVAL) at the Department of Agriculture, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement, Office of the Secretary. In this role he serves as the MVAL and establishes effective partnerships with Federal Agencies, state...
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State Outreach Coordinator and Tribal Liaison for Texas, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Floyd Nauls Jr. is the State Outreach Coordinator & Tribal Liaison for Texas. He has been a Soil Conservationist and District Conservationist for NRCS in many different field offices throughout the state of Texas. Floyd is a proud graduate of Prairie View A&M University and the George...
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National Outreach Specialist, USDA Farm Service Agency
Rick Lopez is a Desert Storm Veteran where he served for the US Army as an Intelligence Analyst.Rick Lopez has been working for the Government for 22 years. He has been with the Farm Service Agency since 2010. He started as a Farm Loan Officer, which he did for 5 ½ years and since...
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Director, USDA, Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production
Brian V. Guse serves as the first permanent Director of the USDA Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (OUAIP), a department wide resource housed within USDA’s Natural Resources and Conservation Service. OUAIP was authorized under the 2018 Farm Bill to improve USDA’s...
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Military Spouse and Veterans Employment Program Manager (MVP), USDA
Christine Tomkus is the United States Department of Agriculture Military Spouse and Veterans Employment Program Manager, and Co-Founder and Past President of the USDA Military Spouse Association employee organization. Throughout her 20+ year career she has worked with veterans, servicemembers...
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Business Loan and Grant Analyst, USDA Rural Development
Greg York is a Business Loan and Grant Analyst with the USDA Rural Development Agency, based out of Washington, D.C.. Greg’s primary role is working on the Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) on the National Office level but has also worked on the program at the State Office level...
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Tribal Liaison and Deputy Director of Risk Management Education, USDA Risk Management Agency
Sean Patrick is Tribal Liaison and Deputy Director for Risk Management Education for USDA’s Risk Management Agency. In these roles, he spearheads outreach efforts to underserved communities and oversees grants and cooperative agreements that provide valuable training to agricultural...
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