Gail Greenman, State Executive Director

Gail Greenman was appointed by the Biden Administration to serve as the State Executive Director of the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Oregon in April 2022.

Greenman joins USDA after serving as Executive Director for the Westside Economic Alliance, a non-profit, member-based organization that advocates for economic viability in the Portland metropolitan area. Greenman oversaw the organization’s daily operations and helped advance economic development.

Greenman also served as the Director of National Affairs for the Oregon Farm Bureau Federation where she advocated for farmers and ranchers across the state and participated on expert panels discussing policy issues including trends in food safety, labor reform, immigration, transportation, and natural resources. In her 15-year tenure, she cultivated relationships with Oregon’s congressional delegation through a collaborative, inclusive, and bi-partisan approach to further the economic viability and sustainability of Oregon’s production agriculture sector.

Greenman spent 17 years working in federal education policy and served as the Director of Government Affairs for the National Association of Federally Impacted Schools and as a policy consultant for the National Council for Impacted Schools. She has received awards from the National Indian Impacted Schools Association, Military Impacted Schools Association and the Ganado Unified School District.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University where she was on the Dean’s List, a member of the Delta-Epsilon Chapter Phi Alpha Theta Honors Fraternity and Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Delta Tau Sorority.

Greenman lives in West Linn, Oregon, with her husband Joe. She adores chasing two daughters from the volleyball court to the ice arena, volunteering in the community, and enjoys traveling with her family and friends, cooking, swimming, reading, and documentaries.