Anita Adkins, Deputy Director of the National Finance Center
Anita R. Adkins was named the Deputy Director for the National Finance Center in January 2018. Ms. Adkins is responsible for providing executive leadership in planning, developing, and administering all administrative management services, program policies and operational support for the Office of the Director and the National Finance Center.
She previously served in Rural Development as the Director for Human Resources, Rural Development since August of 2013. Prior to that appointment, Ms. Adkins held various positions in the U.S. Department of Agriculture and other federal agencies including Senior Advisor and Director of Human Resources Policy in the Office of Human Resources Management, and worked with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Forest Service, as well as the Department of the Army, Defense Logistics Agency, and the Veterans Administration.
Ms. Adkins holds a M.A. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and a B.A. from Central Texas University.