You’ve heard of Farmer Mac, right? What does it stand for? The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation of course.
Mary Waters Joins Farmer Mac as VP of Corporate Relations
WASHINGTON, July 14 – The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac), the Congressionally chartered secondary market for agricultural real estate and rural housing mortgage loans, has announced that Mary Waters has joined the company as Vice President – Corporate Relations.
“I am delighted that Mary is joining Farmer Mac to lead our government relations and producer group outreach efforts as well as manage other important external corporate relationships,” said Farmer Mac CEO Henry D. Edelman. “Continuing developments at Farmer Mac have made it important for us to have an experienced professional managing these important corporate functions. Mary brings with her a tremendous amount of Washington experience working with Members of Congress and the agricultural community.”
Most recently, Ms. Waters served as Assistant Secretary, Congressional Relations at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, having been nominated by President Bush in April 2001. At USDA, Ms. Waters led USDA’s interaction with Congress on successful passage of Administration priorities including the 2002 Farm Bill, Trade Promotion Authority, the Healthy Forests Act and the Child Nutrition Act.
For more information contact Jerome Oslick of Farmer Mac, +1-202-872-7700.