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On June 26, 2023, Paul took over the reins as CEO & EDD of the Arizona Department of Agriculture under the appointment of Governor Katie Hobbs. He is highly respected and represents the best of our agricultural industry in Arizona, and will no doubt succeed in leading the Department with diligence, respect, and a deep understanding of the work involved.
Jeff Grant, our Deputy Director, was born in Kansas, but moved to Arizona in 1967 when he was seven years old. He graduated from Sunnyslope High School and Arizona State University. Jeff married his high school sweetheart Elizabeth. They have three (3) children—Alex, Jake and Katie.
Jeff started his state government career in 1987 when he was hired at the Arizona House of Representatives to staff the Public Institutions Committee. He went on to serve as the Special Assistant to the Majority Leader and Chief of Staff.
In 1997, Jeff moved to the Arizona Department of Revenue where he served as the Deputy Director.
From 2004-2007, Jeff served as the Director of Programs and Advocacy for the Arizona State University Alumni Association.
In 2007, Jeff became the Director of the Corporations Division at the Arizona Corporation Commission where he served until 2011 when he was named the Deputy Director at the Arizona Department of Administration.
Cheryl Andersen
Assistant Director Position Vacant
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Deanie Reh
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Jack Peterson grew up working on a family farm in Minnesota, received a B.S. in Agricultural Engineering from North Dakota State University (Go Bison!) and then spent 10 years working in North Dakota, as an engineer, an educator and a regulator. He moved to Arizona in 1994 to begin as the Associate Director of the Environmental Services Division. In 2021 former Director Killian combined the Environmental Services Division and the Plant Services Division. Programs in the Environmental Services Section include: the consumer protection program for pesticide, feed, seed, and fertilizer and the pesticide compliance and worker safety programs relating to pesticide use in agriculture. Programs in the Plant Services Section include: plant quarantine and pest exclusion which helps keep green industry commerce flowing while at the same time by working with industry, it provides protections to consumers from unwanted nasty pests. The hemp program is also here working intensively with the USDA to have an acceptable state program and is helping the grower community with this emerging crop.
Jack has been married to his wife of 40 years. They have two children and two grandchildren.
Vince Craig is a native to the great state of Arizona. He has worked in State-government for over 33 years. He has worked for the Pest Management Division (PMD) for the past 32 years (formerly, Office of Pest Management and prior to that, the Structural Pest Control Commission). He has served as a Compliance Inspector, Continuing Education Coordinator, Investigations Supervisor, Deputy Director, Compliance Manager and now serves as the Associate Director of the Division. Prior to working for the PMD, he worked 2 years on the administrative side for a pest control firm. He has been married to the love of his life since 1990-- which almost coincides with the length of time he has served in State-government. In his spare time, he enjoys community outreach and photography.
Mike Brooks began with the Arizona Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures Services Division in June 2016 as an Investigator serving Northern Arizona. Mike was promoted to Compliance Officer in December 2018, Compliance Manager (managing commercial device and retail programs) in February 2022, and Assistant Director in August 2023. Mike has also had leadership positions with the Western Weights and Measures Association and the National Conference on Weights and Measures.
Before coming to AZDA, Mike worked in the transportation and retail industries.