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Basil Gooden
Basil I. Gooden is a former Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry. He was appointed to the position in July 2016 by Gov. Terry McAuliffe and took office in September 2016. His term in office ended in 2018 [1]
Biography
A native of Buckingham County, Virginia, Gooden graduated from Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in political science in 1988 and worked in the offices of Rep. L.F. Payne, Jr. and Sen. Charles S. Robb. Gooden received a master's in social work from Syracuse University in 1995 and a doctorate in social work and public health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1998. He went on to work at the Virginia Cooperative Extension and at Virginia Tech before joining the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development in 2002. Gooden spent twelve years at the Department, eventually becoming its Principal Deputy Director, before joining the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2014 as the director of its rural development program in Virginia.[2][3]
Education
- B.A. in political science - Virginia Tech (1988)
- M.S.W. in community development - Syracuse University (1995)
- Ph.D. in social work and public health - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1998)
Political career
Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry (2016-2018)
Gooden was appointed Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry by Gov. Terry McAuliffe in July 2016. He took office in September 2016. His term in office ended in January 2018.[1]
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| Preceded by Todd Haymore |
Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry 2016–2018 |
Succeeded by Bettina Ring |
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