SPARKS, Nev. -
May 10, 2023The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) has announced
William Striejewske, Ph.D. as the new Division of Measurement Standards Administrator.
Administrator Striejewske has been with the NDA Division of Measurement Standards
for more than 20 years as a lab chemist and supervising the Petroleum
Technology program.
“I am very pleased to welcome Bill into his new
role as Division Administrator,” said NDA Director J.J. Goicoechea. “His background
within the Division of Measurement Standards brings the experience and
leadership to succeed in this role.”
Administrator Striejewske received his Bachelor
of Science in chemistry from State University of New York at Fredonia and his
Doctor of Philosophy in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Buffalo. He’s
served as the Senior Petroleum Chemist in the NDA Petroleum Laboratory for the
last 15 years and represented the State and the Department in national
organizations including ASTM International, International and National Conference
on Weights and Measures, and the Nevada Advisory Committee on Control of
Emissions from Motor Vehicles.
"Administrator Striejewske is an incredible
asset to the Department, and we are happy to see him in this new capacity,” said
NDA Director Goicoechea.
About the Nevada Department of Agriculture
The Nevada
Department of Agriculture (NDA) mission is to preserve, protect and
promote Nevada’s agriculture. The department has 225 dedicated employees
providing services in its five divisions, Administrative Services, Animal
Industry, Measurement Standards, Food and Nutrition, and Plant Health and
Compliance. The department’s $288 million budget facilitates regulatory and
administrative work in agriculture and food manufacturing industries, protecting
public and environmental health and worker safety, and providing food
distribution and oversight for the United States Department of Agriculture’s
school and community nutrition programs.
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