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Carson City
– Following an extensive selection process, Governor Jim Gibbons
today announced the appointment of Donna Rise as Director of the
Nevada Department of Agriculture.
“This
appointment will provide strong direction to the Department of
Agriculture and the State Board of Agriculture. Donna's proven
leadership will benefit Nevada’s agricultural community and
related industries, ensuring that their unique needs and
interests are understood and met. I look forward to working
with her to guarantee that Nevada’s ranchers and
farmers continue to have a voice in the policies and regulations
that affect their industry,”
said Governor Jim Gibbons.
The
Director oversees six divisions within the Nevada Department of
Agriculture:
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Division of
Administration
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Division of Animal
Industry
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Division of
Livestock Identification
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Division of
Measurement Standards
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Division of Plant
Industry
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Division of Resource
Protection
For
the past 15 years, Donna Rise has served in a number of
different capacities within the Montana Department of
Agriculture. She began with the department in 1992, and served
as an agriculture specialist. She later went on to serve as a
groundwater specialist, groundwater specialist III, programs
manager, and, most recently, the commodity services bureau
chief. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Horticulture
from Montana State University, Bozeman.
"I am honored to have been selected as the new Director for
the Nevada Department of Agriculture. I am looking forward to
working as a team with the department, the Nevada Board of
Agriculture and the agricultural industries to protect and
enhance agriculture in the state of Nevada. As Director, I am
committed to excellence in communication, service, and support
in all agricultural programs and service areas. We will be a
forward-looking agency and will be active in evolving and
changing with the agricultural industries to continually meet
their needs, while at the same time, seeking out new
opportunities that will protect, grow, and market Nevada
agriculture. I also strongly believe in programs that not only
meet agricultural industry needs, but that also provide consumer
safety, public protection, and environmental stewardship,”
said Donna Rise.
Throughout her 15 years with the Montana Department of
Agriculture, Donna Rise’s career includes several
industry-related accomplishments, including authoring the
Montana Generic Management Plan, co-authoring the Montana
General Agricultural Chemical Groundwater Management Plan,
drafting the administrative rules for the State’s first
Agricultural Chemical Groundwater Management Plan, establishing
quality control/quality assurance policies and standard
operating procedures for the groundwater program, establishing
an employee recognition and appreciation program, the
development of enforcement case development procedures for
apiary and nursery programs and standardizing case development
procedures for all regulatory programs. |
