Julie Gross has recently been appointed State Rural Development Director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in South Dakota. She says they have a number of programs to assist the state’s residents. Gross wants to work with Rural Development’s partners and bring in more funding to enhance those programs.
She says one of her main goals is to increase the value of the state’s rural development programs and create new partnerships to help deliver those services more efficiently.
Gross is most excited about two of their housing programs that she feels have great potential to get even better.
Gross says she has a passion for making life better for others and is hoping to continue that in her job as Rural Development Director.
