Moffitt is a graduate of Brown University and the California Agricultural Leadership Program. She was the managing director at Dixon Ridge Farms, her family's organic walnut farm and processing operation, for ten years from 2005 to 2015. Prior to that, she worked at American Farmland Trust.[1] In 2015, she was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown to serve as Deputy Secretary at the California Department of Food and Agriculture and was promoted to Undersecretary in 2018. In 2019, she was reappointed to serve as Undersecretary by Governor Gavin Newsom.[2]
On April 27, 2021, President Joe Biden announced Moffitt to be his nominee to be the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs.[1] Secretary of the California Department of Food and AgricultureKaren Ross endorsed the nomination.[3] On April 28, 2021, her nomination was sent to the Senate.[4] On July 26, 2021, her nomination was reported favorably out of committee.[5][6] On August 11, 2021, she was confirmed by the Senate by voice vote.[6][7]
Personal life
Moffitt is the daughter of Russ and Kathy Lester and grew up on her family's organic walnut farm in Winters, California. She is married to Gregory Moffitt, an educator and former school principal. She lives in Washington, DC with her family.
