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 **Linda Cronin** **USDA Farm Service Agency Director of Outreach** Linda Cronin Image Linda Cronin has worked at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for over 30 years.  As the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Director of Outreach, Linda is committed to enhancing access to FSA programs to American farmers and ranchers through outreach, education and technical assistance. Prior to serving as Director of Outreach, Linda served as Acting Director and later Deputy Director for the USDA Office of Tribal Relations in the Secretary’s office.  She served as Director for the Program Operations and Appraisals Division for the Deputy Administrator of Farm Loan Programs in FSA.  Linda led the Feds Feed Families campaign twice, which encourages employees from all federal departments and agencies to give in-kind contributions – food, services and time – to food banks and pantries nationwide. She has committed her career to agriculture through experiences working in multiple states and in various capacities both in the outreach, administrative, farm program and farm loan areas. Ms. Cronin has a degree in paralegal studies from Champlain College in Vermont and a master’s in public administration from American University in Washington, D.C.  She lives with her family in Fredericksburg, Va., where she enjoys spending time with family, running, camping, backpacking and the outdoors.
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