Stefanie Taillon currently serves as Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources for the Youngkin Administration. She previously served as Deputy Secretary, with a primary focus on Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts.  

Prior to joining the Youngkin Administration, Stefanie was Associate Director of Governmental Relations for Virginia Farm Bureau Federation, where she led policy efforts related to farmland preservation, wildlife and game laws, animal welfare, and animal-based commodities. She has also served as the Commissioner’s Office Director at the South Carolina Department of Agriculture and as a legislative aide in the Virginia General Assembly.

Stefanie holds a Bachelor of Science in Animal and Poultry Sciences and a Master of Public Administration, both from Virginia Tech. She was a member of the Virginia Agriculture Leaders Obtaining Results (VALOR) Program Class IV. She grew up on a row crop farm in Southampton County, Virginia and currently resides in Richmond, Virginia with her husband and their 2-year old daughter.