2023 SASDA
OFFICERS & MEMBERS
SASDA OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Commissioner
Rick Pate
Alabama Department of
Agriculture & Industries
VICE PRESIDENT
Commissioner
Joseph Guthrie
Virginia Department of
Agriculture & Consumer Services
SECRETARY
Commissioner
Charles Hatcher
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
TREASURER
Secretary
Kevin Atticks
Maryland Department of Agriculture
SASDA MEMBERS
ARKANSAS
Secretary
Wes Ward
FLORIDA
Commissioner
Wilton Simpson
GEORGIA
Commissioner
Tyler Harper
KENTUCKY
Commissioner
Ryan Quarles
LOUISIANA
Commissioner
Mike Strain
MISSISSIPPI
Commissioner
Andy Gipson
NORTH CAROLINA
Commissioner
Steve Troxler
PUERTO RICO
Secretary
Ramon Gonzalez Beiro
SOUTH CAROLINA
Commissioner
Hugh Weathers
TEXAS
Commissioner
Sid Miller
WEST VIRGINIA
Commissioner
Kent Leonhardt
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Commissioner Positive Nelson
Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture
SASDA
SASDA is comprised of the Commissioners, Secretaries, and Directors of Agriculture from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the Virgin Islands.
