Joanne L. Munno is the Deputy Administrator for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services (MRPBS). In this capacity, she is responsible for providing human resource management, financial management, and administrative services to support the objectives of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), the Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. Ms. Munno also provides a variety of support services to APHIS including information technology management, emergency management and investigative services.
Ms. Munno was Associate Deputy Administrator for MRPBS from 2001 to 2010. Prior to joining APHIS, Ms. Munno was the Chief of the Procurement Operations Division for the USDA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, where she led a staff that negotiated and awarded Department-wide contracts for information technology and other services. She has also been a Contracting Officer for the USDA Farmers Home Administration and Food and Nutrition Service.
Ms. Munno holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maryland. She is the recipient of six USDA Secretary Honor Awards. Ms. Munno resides in Alexandria, Virginia and is active in animal rescue work and volunteers for the City of Alexandria program serving mentally disabled citizens.
