Ruthie Jackson is the director of the Office of Human Resources Management.

From August 2001 until her selection to this position Jackson served as associate administrator for regional operations in the Food and Nutrition Service. She was regional administrator of FNS’s Southwest Region, based in Dallas, from 1992-2001. The May 1992 issue of the USDA News carried her complete biographical sketch, following her selection to that position.

Donna Beecher, the previous director of OHRM, retired from that position following 33 years of federal service. •