Washington, D.C. – (AgNews890.com) – President Joe Biden Thursday announced his intent to appoint nine U.S. Department of Agriculture regional positions, including three Farm Service Agency State Executive Directors and six Rural Development State Directors.  One of the new Rural Development Directors is Erin Oban for the state of North Dakota.

Here is a portion of the news release about Oban’s appointment:

A lifelong North Dakotan, Erin Oban was raised on a farm family in Ray before attending the University of Mary in Bismarck, where she received a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics Education. Oban’s professional career began as a middle school math and technology teacher. In 2014, she was elected to the North Dakota State Senate and served as Assistant Senate Minority Leader after her reelection in 2018. Throughout Oban’s two terms in the legislature, she served on the Senate Education, Energy and Natural Resources, Agriculture, Government and Veterans Affairs, and Political Subdivisions committees. Oban also served on the Legislative Management Committee and as chairwoman of the Interim Education Policy Committees. She most recently worked as the Director of Community Engagement with the Central Regional Education Association.