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JoAnn Waterfield was selected as deputy administrator of the packers and stockyards programs in the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. She succeeded Harold Davis, who served in that position from September 1997 until June 1999, when he retired following 36 years of service with USDA.

From 1991 until her selection in September 2000, Waterfield worked as an attorney with the Trade Practices Division in the Office of the General Counsel. In that position she litigated proceedings to enforce the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921, as amended, as well as the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. From 1985-90 she served as the supervisor of the Juvenile Drug Testing Unit in Washington, DC’s Pretrial Services Agency.

A native of Stratford, N.J., Waterfield holds a B.A. degree in justice from American University in Washington, DC, and a J.D. degree from the University of Maryland.