Ollice Holden is the regional administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service’s Midwest Region, headquartered in Chicago.

From May 2002 until his selection to this position Holden served as deputy regional administrator for FNS’s Midwest Region. During that time he was also its acting regional administrator from September 2002 until his selection. He was director of the Midwest Region’s Food Stamp Program from 2000-2002.

Holden served as regional director of the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Management Service in Chicago from 1990-2000. He worked as director of financial management for FNS’s Midwest Region from 1987-90.

Ted Bell, the previous regional administrator of FNS’s Midwest Region, is now FNS’s deputy associate administrator for regional operations at its headquarters office in Alexandria, Va. •