Ashley Randle
Ashley Randle is the Massachusetts Commissioner of Agriculture. She assumed office on March 6, 2023.
Gov. Maura Healey (D) swore in Randle as Massachusetts Commissioner of Agriculture to replace John Lebeaux. [1]
Biography
A fifth-generation dairy farmer, Randle is the first woman to lead the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture. She assumed the role after having served as Deputy Commissioner/Legislative and Policy Director from October 2018 to March 2023.
As an avid young 4-H member, Randle was actively involved in the 4-H Dairy Program and continued her family farm’s legacy of participation in showing dairy cattle at the local, state, and national level. In 2007, she exhibited the Supreme Champion of the Open and Junior divisions at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin. She was the first individual to win both divisions in the history of the competition. [2]
Education
Randle earned a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University, and a J.D. from the Western New England University School of Law. She is a licensed Massachusetts attorney. [3]
Career
While attending college at Cornell University, Randle served as a Public Policy intern with the American Farm Bureau Federation in Washington D.C.. She attended Internships at the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources: Watershed Management Legal Division and Connecticut Attorney General’s Office: Department of Energy and Environmental Protection during law school.
Prior to joining the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources in 2018, Randle served as Member Services Director for the Northeast Dairy Producers Association, Inc. (NEDPA) in New York and oversaw membership engagement, policy outreach and education in the areas of labor and human resources management, CAFO permitting and water quality,
In October 2018, Randle became Deputy Commissioner/Legislative and Policy Director for the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, a position she held until she was named Massachusetts Commissioner of Agriculture in March 2023. [4]
Personal
Randle resides in Sterling, Massachusetts with her husband, Nicholas, and remains actively involved in her family’s dairy farm. She is an enthusiastic long-distance runner. [5]
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| Preceded by John Lebeaux |
Massachusetts Commissioner of Agriculture 2023-Present |
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