The USDA Rural Development Business Center is a centralized business hub focused on customer service and business administration. The primary responsibilities of the Business Center include supporting Rural Development’s mission-critical operations, streamlining key business functions and reducing costs through team-based and cross-functional approaches. As a centralized business hub, the Business Center is comprised of seven core offices:
Operations Office
Acting Chief Operating Officer, James Brent Jr.
James Brent Jr. is serving as the Acting Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Rural Development, responsible for all administrative support functions for over 4,650 employees in nearly 500 offices across the country. In the Acting COO position, Mr. Brent provides enterprise-wide leadership overseeing activities including space management, budget and finance, procurement, loan servicing, and information technology. Prior to this, Mr. Brent served as both the Rural Development Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Acting Chief Enterprise Officer.
Sharon Randolph, Chief of Staff
Office of the Chief Operations Officer
Address: USDA Rural Development
Chief Operations Office
United States Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Ave SW, RM 6900
Mail Stop 0742
Washington, DC 20250-0742
Enterprise Office
Angela Prioleau, Acting Chief Enterprise Officer
Troy Fedison, Administrative Services Division Director
Kay Daugherty, Acting Enterprise Operations Division Director
Lolita Barnes, Acting Records and Information Management Division Director
Ron Walton, Acting Security, Safety and Emergency Management Division Director
Kelley Oehler, Acting Solutions Management and Initiatives Division Director
Finance Office
Tony Bainbridge, Chief Financial Officer
Jeff Machelski, Associate Chief Financial Officer, Office of Budget and Policy
Peggy Javery, Associate Chief Financial Officer, Office of Compliance
Alison Suhre, Associate Chief Financial Officer, Office of Accounting and Finance
Christine Knecht, Chief of Staff
Human Resources Office
Angilla Denton, Acting Human Resources Director and Chief Risk Officer
Christine Murray, Human Resources Deputy Director
Carl Johns, Employee Services Division Director
Arana Petty-John, Human Capital Management Division Director
David Root, Employee and Labor Relations Division Director
Procurement Management Office
Lori Lloyd, Procurement Office Director
Paul Schiele, Deputy Director
Sean Krisko, Regional Acquisition Division Manager
Scott Beckstrand, Strategic Acquisitions Division Manager
Brian Johnson, Contracting Operations Division Manager
Heather Mackenzie, Regional Acquisition Division Manager
Servicing Office
Christine Mechtly, Director
Loretta Cox, Chief of Staff
Moraima Rivera, Associate Director Customer Loan Servicing
Tony Priola, Associate Director Asset and Business Operations
Technology Office
Tim McCrosson, Assistant Chief Information Officer
Kelli Petrie, Deputy Assistant Chief Information Officer
Therese Gallagher, Cybersecurity Division Director
Kate Kase, IT Strategy Division Director
Brian Burke, IT Resource Management Division Director
James, Riis, Solutions Delivery Division Director
Brent Todd, Systems Engineering Delivery Division Director