Ohio Director Of Agriculture. Pelanda is the first woman to serve as director in the department’s history. John patterson has been named the usda state executive director of the farm service agency's ohio branch.
Dresbach will oversee the divisions of animal health, consumer protection, dairy, food safety and meat inspection. Ohio department of agriculture director david daniels today announced appointments of sereana howard dresbach and john schlichter as new deputy directors to the department’s senior management team. Patterson served four terms as the state representative for ohio's 99th house district.