Vladimir Diaz
USDA-HSI Regional Director
(Florida and Puerto Rico)
Vladimir Diaz is the USDA-HSI Regional Director for Florida and Puerto Rico. Vladimir works to create strategic partnerships between USDA and HSIs. He assists students, faculty, and staff in accessing USDA educational, professional, and institutional development programs.
Vladimir previously worked as a Marketing Specialist with the USDA-HSI National Program in Washington, DC. In addition, he worked as an International Economist for the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service and Management Analyst for the DOC International Trade Administration. Vladimir also served as a Development Consultant for the U.S. Agency for International Development in Honduras.
Vladimir is the first one in his family to graduate from a higher education institution. He earned a master’s degree in marketing from the Johns Hopkins University, where he founded a marketing association and a multicultural alliance. Vladimir also earned a bachelor’s degree in business from the State University of New York. He is a graduate of the Kauffman Foundation’s entrepreneurship program and winner of the Direct Marketing Association’s scholarship program.
Vladimir strongly believes in the power of vision and action as the drivers for personal and societal change. He migrated with his family from the Dominican Republic to New York City in search of better opportunities. At the age of fourteen, his interest in public service was sparked when he learned that USDA food stamps helped to feed his family in economic hardships.
USDA-HSI Regional Director, Florida and Puerto Rico
Miami-Dade College, North Campus
11380 NW 27th Avenue, Room 1322-9
Miami, FL 33167
Phone: 305.237.8550
Fax: 305.237.1899
Email: Vladimir.Diaz@ars.usda.gov
