9/10/2010
West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Gus R. Douglass has announced the promotion of Josh Hardy to Assistant Director of Environmental Laboratories at the West Virginia Department of Agriculture’s (WVDA) Moorefield Regional Agricultural Complex, effective September 15.
“We have a great team working to assist and protect West Virginia’s farm community in the Eastern Panhandle, and Josh has shown himself to be a key player,” said Commissioner Douglass.
“Josh has been a valuable employee for many years and has overseen many of the upgrades in the water quality laboratory. His experience and professionalism will continue to be a huge benefit to the Department,” added Deputy Commissioner of Agriculture Janet L. Fisher.
Hardy joins Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Miller and Assistant Director of Environmental Programs Matt Monroe on the Department’s environmental team.
Hardy joined the WVDA in June 1998 as a microbiologist, after graduating from Bridgewater College in Virginia in 1997 with a B.S. degree in Biology.
As the assistant director of environmental laboratories, Hardy will manage all the environmental laboratories at the Moorefield facility. In addition, he will have responsibility for the emergency response equipment staged in Moorefield.
Josh and his wife, Carla, live in Moorefield and have two girls.
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture protects plant, animal and human health through a variety of scientific, regulatory and consumer protection programs, as mandated by state law. The Commissioner of Agriculture is one of six statewide elected officials in West Virginia. For more information, visit www.wvagriculture.org.
Contact Information
Gus R. Douglass
(304) 558-3200