Kate Coler is the deputy under secretary for food, nutrition, and consumer services.

From June 2002 until her appointment to this position Coler served as deputy administrator of the Food Stamp Program in the Food and Nutrition Service. She was director of government relations for the Washington, DC-based Food Marketing Institute from 1999-2002, focusing on legislative strategy for FMI’s interests in agricultural issues, nutrition programs, and foreign trade.

From 1997-99 Coler served as the federal legislative representative for the Washington, DC-based American Bankers Association. She worked as the legislative director for U.S. Rep. Tom Latham (R-Iowa) from 1995-97, after having worked as a legislative assistant for [then] U.S. Rep. Tom Ewing (R-Ill.) from 1993-95. From 1988-93 she worked as a policy analyst for the Illinois State Legislature.

Suzanne Biermann, the previous deputy under secretary for food, nutrition, and consumer services, is now executive director of The Learning Center, based in Jackson, Wyo., which provides early learning programs and special education services to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in Teton and Sublette Counties, Wyo. •