Welcome to Susan Pollack

On Dec. 28 Susan Pollack joined our staff in a temporary county-funded position
as coordinator of the Master Gardener volunteer program.  She is filling in for Kim
Haun who has been temporarily re-assigned to head the county’s urban agriculture
task force.

Susan is retired after working at USDA's Economic Research Service
(ERS) for 30 years.  While at ERS, Susan specialized in agricultural and rural
labor force issues, U.S. agricultural policy and legislation, US agricultural trade.
For her final 16 years, she was a senior analyst covering the world fruit and tree nut industries.

Susan has both an MS and BS in Agricultural Economics from Penn State and the University of Massachusetts.  Since retiring in 2010, Susan has volunteered as an assistant Market
Master at the Upper King Street Farmers Market in Alexandria, and become a certified Master Gardener with the Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia (MGNV).
She is also an enthusiastic yoga student. Susan will be working in our office 20 hours/week, so please stop in to say hello.