Divisions Leadership
Click on a name below to learn about each member of the leadership team at the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
Dorothy Pelanda
Director
Tracy D. Intihar
Assistant Director
Todd Thatcher
Deputy Director/Chief Legislative Liaison
Jared Parko
Deputy Director
Shelby Croft
Communications Director
David Miran
Executive Director Hemp Program
Sam Mullins
Livestock Environmental Permitting Division Chief
Brian Wise
Dairy Division Chief
Traci Hayes
Human Resources Director
Jon Cook
Chief Information Officer
Denise Martin
Chief Legal Counsel
Dr. Tony M. Forshey, DVM
State Veterinarian
Sarah Huffman
Executive Director Farmland Preservation
Dan Kenny
Plant Health Chief
Terri Gerhardt
Food Safety Division Chief
Kirk Hines
Division of Soil and Water Conservation Chief
David Hunt
Enforcement Division Chief
Dr. Juan Leon
Chief, Division of Meat Inspection
Dr. Richard French
Laboratory Director, Ohio Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory
Chris Geyer
Chief Fiscal Officer
