Dr. Castille served as an Assistant Professor in Agriculture and Natural Resources at Louisiana State University before moving to the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. She joined USDA in 2017 after serving on the National Agriculture Research Extension Education and Economics Board from 2010 to 2017. Dr. Castille was a recipient of the USDA Secretary’s Award of Excellence in 2003.
In commenting on the appointment, outgoing Secretary of Agriculture Dr. Sonny Perdue stated, “She will bring strong leadership to NIFA as they continue to build and strengthen partnership with our public land-grant universities and agricultural institutions across the nation.”
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