('85) President and CEO, Pollinator.org
Val Dolcini is administrator for the Farm Service Agency, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Previously, he served as state executive director of the California Farm Service Agency where he oversaw 30 offices from the Oregon border south to the Imperial Valley whose primary mission is to deliver federal farm programs to California's farmers and ranchers. He was appointed to that position by two presidents – President Clinton in 1999 and President Obama in 2009. Prior to those appointments, Dolcini worked for a Fortune 500 technology and management consulting firm, where he guided government relations programs for company clients, strategized with business teams about relationship development and consulted on a wide range of political matters. Earlier in his career, Dolcini spent a number of years as a senior staff member for California's governor, lieutenant governor and two members of the state's congressional delegation. A fifth-generation Californian, Dolcini received a B.A. in history from San Francisco State University in 1985 and earned a J.D. from Golden Gate University School of Law. He lives in Davis, Calif., with his wife and son.