The Department of Agriculture Tuesday named Sandra Eskin as deputy undersecretary for food safety. Eskin comes to USDA from The Pew Charitable Trusts, where she served as the Project Director for Food Safety. Before joining Pew, she was a public policy consultant to consumer and public interest organizations, providing strategic and policy advice on a range of consumer protection issues. USDA also announced other staff appointments. Eyang Garrison was named chief of staff in the Office of the Deputy Secretary. Before joining USDA, Garrison served as the deputy chief of staff and legislative director for Representative Marcia Fudge of Ohio. Jeremy Adamson was named policy advisor for trade and foreign agricultural affairs in the Foreign Agricultural Service. Most recently, Jeremy served as the portfolio manager for Certis USA. And, Edyael (edge-yall) Casaperalta was named senior policy advisor for the Rural Utilities Services agency. Casaperalta is an attorney who has supported indigenous and underrepresented communities in telecommunications matters.