# Performance Review Board Appointments
**AGENCY:**
Office of Human Resource Management, Departmental Management.
**ACTION:**
Notice of Appointment.
**SUMMARY:**
This notice announces the appointment of the members of the Senior Executive Service (SES) and Senior Level (SL) and Scientific or Professional (ST) Performance Review Boards (PRBs) for the Department of Agriculture, as required by 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4). The Department of Agriculture has a total of seven PRBs: The Secretary's PRB; Career Agency Head's PRB; Departmental Management and Staff Offices PRB; Natural Resources and Environment PRB; Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, Rural Development, Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services PRB; Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Food Safety PRB; and Research, Education, and Economics PRB. The PRBs are comprised of career and noncareer executives and chairpersons, who make recommendations on the performance of executives to the Secretary, including performance ratings and bonuses for SES, SL, and ST employees. The boards meet annually to review and evaluate performance appraisal documents and provide written recommendations to the Secretary for final approval of performance ratings and base salary increases.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the following executives may be appointed by mission areas to the USDA PRBs:
**Office of the Secretary**
Baening, Brian; Bittleman, Sarah; Bonnie, Robert Farrell; Gonzales, Oscar; Gutter, Karis T.; Harden, Krysta.; Hipp, Janie; Holtzman, Max T.; Jett, Carole E.; Jones, Carmen; MacMillan, Anne; Mande, Jerold; Palmieri, Suzanne; Willis, Brandon L.; Wright, Ann.
**Departmental Management and Staff Offices**
Parham, Gregory L., Armstrong, Kent W.; Bange, Gerald A.; Baumes, Harry S.; Bender, Stuart; Bice, Donald; Black, David O.; Brady, Terence M.; Brewer, John; Bumbary-Langston, Inga P.; Chasteen, G. Taylor; Christian, Lisa A.; Clanton, Michael W.; Coffee, Richard; Farington, Kim S.; Foster, Andrea L.; Glauber, Joseph; Grahn, David P.; Hawk, Gilbert; Heard, Robin; Hobbs, Alma; Hohenstein, William G.; Holladay, Jon; Jackson, Yvonne T.; Jenson, William; Johansson, Robert C.; Jones, Diem-Linh; Kelly, Janet Karlease; Leland, Arlean; Leonard, Joe; Linden, Ralph A.; Lowe, Christopher S.; Lowe, Stephen O.; Maddux, Sheryl; McClam, Charles; Messmore, Karen; Milton, William; Moulton, Robert Jeffrey; Paul, Matt; Parker, Carolyn C.; Pfaeffle, Frederick; Repass, Todd; Romero, Ramona; Ruiz, Carl-Martin; Shearer, David P.; Speed, Randy L.; Turner, Calvin; Vos, John P.; Wallace, Charles; Walsh, Thomas M.; Watts, Michael; White, John S.; White, Sharmian L.; Wilburn, Curtis; Wilusz, Lisa; Young, Benjamin; Young, Mike; Zehren, Christopher J.
**Marketing and Regulatory Programs**
Avalos, Ed; Blue, Rebecca A.; Walsh, Joan L.
**Agricultural Marketing Service**
Bailey, Douglas; Barnes, Rex; Coale, Dana; Earnest, Darryl; Epstein, Robert; Guo, Ruihong; McCullough, Catherine; McEvoy, Miles; Morris, Craig; Neal, Arthur; Shipman, David.
**Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service**
Bech, Rebecca; Berger, Philip; Brown, Charles; Clark, Larry; Clay, William; Clifford, John; Davidson, Mark L.; Diaz-Soltero, Hilda; Dick, Jere; Diez, Jose; El Lissy, Osama A.; Firko, Michael J.; Gipson, Chester; Granger, Larry; Green, Jeffrey; Gregoire, Michael; Harabin, Victor; Hill, Jr., Richard; Hoffman, Neil E.; Holland, Marilyn; Huttenlocker, Robert; Jones, Bethany; Kaplan, David; Lautner, Elizabeth; Levings, Randall L.; McCammon, Sally L.; McCluskey, Brian; Mendoza, Jr., Martin; Morgan, Andrea; Munno, Joanne; Myers, Thomas; Purcell, Roberta; Shea, A. Kevin; Shere, Jack; Simmons, Beverly; Smith, Cynthia; Thiermann, Alejandro B.; Watson, Michael T.; Wiggins, Marsha A.; Zakarka, Christine.
**Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration**
Alonzo, Mary C.; Christian, Alan; Jones, Randall; Mitchell, Lawrence W.
**Food Safety**
Hagen, Elisabeth; Ronholm, Brian; Almanza, Alfred; Basu, Parthapratim; Blake, Carol L.; Chen, Vivian; Dearfield, Kerry L.; Derfler, Philip; Edelstein, Rachel; Engeljohn, Daniel; Esteban, Jose Emilio; Garcia, Joseph L.; Gilmore, Keith Allyn; Kelley, Lynda Collins; Jones, Ronald; Mian, Haroon S.; Myers, Jacqueline; Nintemann, Terri; Roth, Jane; Sidrak, Hany Z.; Smith, William; Stevens, Janet; Stuck, Karen; Tawadrous, Armia.
**Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services**
Scuse, Michael; Vetter, Darci.
**Foreign Agricultural Service**
Foster, Christian; Quick, Bryce; Nuzum, Janet; Riemenschneider, Robert; Sheikh, Patricia.
**Farm Service Agency**
Beyerhelm, Christopher; Garcia, Juan M.; Gwinn, James; Harwood, Joy; Monahan, James; Nelson, Bruce; Stephenson, Robert; Thompson, Candace; Trimm, Alan; Ward, Bruce Edward; Ware, Heidi Grace.
**Risk Management Agency**
Alston, Michael; Hand, Michael; Leach, Barbara; Murphy, William; Nelson, Leiann H.; Witt, Timothy; Worth, Thomas W.
**Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services**
Anand, Rajen; Arena-DeRosa, James; Arnette, Donald; Bailey, Jr., Robin David; Barnes, Darlene; Burr, David Glenn; Carlson, Steven; Concannon, Kevin; Dombroski, Patricia; Holden, Ollice; Jackson, Yvette S.; Kane, Deborah J.; Ludwig, William; Ng, Allen; O'Connor, Thomas; Pino, Lisa; Rowe, Audrey; Shahin, Jessica; Thornton, Jane; Tribiano, Jeffrey.
**Rural Development**
Tonsager Dallas; Cook, Cheryl; O'Brien, Doug.
**Rural Business Service**
Canales, Judith Ann; Hadjy, Pandor; Parker, Chadwick O.; Wiley, Curtis A.
**Rural Housing Service**
Allen, Joyce; Banegas, Ronald; Davis, Richard A.; Glendenning, Roger; Hannah, Thomas; Hooper, Bryan; Ross, Robert; Trevino, Tammye.
**Rural Utilities Service**
Ackerman, Kenneth; Adelstein, Jonathan S.; Bojes, Gary; Elgohary, Nivin; Newby, James; Ponti-Lazaruk, Jacqueline; Villano, David; Zufolo, Jessica.
**Natural Resources and Environment**
Sherman, Harris; Blazer, Arthur; Mills, Ann C.
**Forest Service**
Agpaoa, Elizabeth; Atkinson, Kathleen; Bedwell, James; Bisson, Peter A.; Blount, Emilee; Bryant, Arthur; Bytnerowicz, Andrzej; Christiansen, Victoria; Cleaves, David A.; Cohen, Warren Bruce; Coleman, Angela V.; Connaughton, Kent P.; Cordell, Harold K.; Cullen, Daniel; DeCoster, Timothy P.; Dixon, Antione; Doudrick, Robert; Eav, Bov B.; Ferguson, Tony; Ferrell, David L.; Forsgren, Harvey L.; Foster, George S.; Grant, Gordon E.; Guldin, Richard; Hammel, Kenneth E.; Harbour, Thomas C.; Hubbard, James E.; Iverson, Louis R.; Jeffries, Thomas W.; Jiron, Daniel J.; Joyner, Calvin N.; Krueger, Faye L.; Lago, Jacquelyn L.; Lemly, A. Dennis; Lugo, Ariel E.; Mangold, Robert D.; McGuire, Jennifer; Meinzer, Frederick C.; Mezainis, Valdis E.; Moore, Randy; Muse, Debra A.; Myers, Jr., Charles L., Nash, Douglas R.; Newman, Corbin L.; Pena, James M.; Pendleton, Beth G.; Peterson, David L.; Phipps, John E.; Rains, Michael T.; Raphael, Martin G.; Reaves, Jimmy L.; Richmond, Charles S.; Ries, Paul F.; Rodriguez-Franco, Carlos; Ross, Robert J.; Ryan, Michael G.; Sears, George A.; Shortle, Walter C.; Smith, Gregory C.; Spies, Thomas A.; Stouder, Deanna J.; Strong, Thelma J.; Thompson, Robin L.; Thompson III, Frank R.; Tidwell, Thomas; Tooke, Tony; Wagner, Mary A.; Weldon, Leslie; West, Cynthia D.; Zimmermann, Anne J.
**Natural Resources Conservation Service**
Boozer, Astor F.; Christensen, Thomas; Erickson, Terrell; Gelburd, Diane; Golden, Michael; Herbert, Noller; Honeycutt, C. Wayne; Hubbs, Michael; Jordan, Leonard; Kramer, Anthony; Kunze, Stephen; Laur, Michele; Perry, Janet; Reed, Lesia; Salinas, Salvador; Speight, Eloris; Washington, Gary; Weller, Jason; White, Dave.
**Research, Education and Economics**
Bartuska, Ann; Woteki, Catherine.
**Agricultural Research Service**
Allen, Lindsay; Arnold, Jeffrey G.; Baldus, Lisa; Brennan, Deborah; Brenner, Richard; Bretting, Peter K.; Chandler, Laurence; Cleveland, Thomas; Collins, Wanda; Cregan, Perry B.; Erhan, Sevin; Fayer, Ronald; Gay, Cyril G.; Gibson, Paul; Gonsalves, Dennis; Gottwald, Timothy R.; Hackett, Kevin J.; Hammond, Andrew; Hatfield, Jerry L.; Hefferan, Colien; Huber, Steven C.; Hunt, Patrick G.; Jackson, Thomas J.; Jacobs-Young, Chavonda; Jenkins, Johnie Norton; Kappes, Steven; King, Jr., Edgar; Klesius, Phillip Harry; Knipling, Edward; Kochian, Leon V.; Kretsch, Mary; Kunickis, Sheryl; Lillehoj, Hyun S.; Lindsay, James A.; Liu, Simon; Loper, Joyce E.; Matteri, Robert; Mattoo, Autar K.; McGuire, Michael; McMurtry, John; Narang, Sudhir; Ort, Donald R.; Pollak, Emil; Rango, Albert; Rexroad, Jr., Caird; Riley, Ronald T.; Sebesta, Paul; Shafer, Steven; Simmons, Mary W., Smith, Timothy P.; Spence, Joseph; Suarez, David Lee; Swietlik, Dariusz; Tu, Shu-I; Upchurch, Dan; Vance, Carroll P.; Vogel, Kenneth P.; Willett, Julious L.; Yates, Allison; Zhang, Howard; Zuelke, Kurt.
**Economic Research Service**
Bianchi, Ronald; Bohman, Mary.
**National Agricultural Statistics Service**
Barnes, Kevin L.; Bass, Robert; Bennett, Norman; Clark, Cynthia; Hamer, Jr., Hubert; Harris, James Mark; Klurfeld, Roger J.; Parsons, Joseph L.; Picanso, Robin; Prusacki, Joseph; Reilly, Joseph.
**National Institute of Food and Agriculture**
Boteler, Franklin; Brandon, Andrea; Broussard, Meryl; Desbois, Michel; Holland, Robert E.; Otto, Ralph; Qureshi, Muquarrab A.; Ramaswamy, Sonny; Sheely, Deborah.
**DATES:**
Effective November 5, 2012 through November 23, 2012.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Karen Messmore, Director, Office of Human Resources Management, telephone: (202) 690-2994, email: *[email protected]* or Patricia Moore, Director, Executive Resources Management Division, telephone: (202) 720-8629, email: *[email protected].*
Dated: October 9, 2012.
Thomas J. Vilsack,
Secretary.