Eyang Garrison is an accomplished public servant and advocate in Washington, D.C., with more than 15 years of experience working on issues related to food, agriculture and nutrition.

On September 11, 2023, Chairwoman Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) named Garrison Majority Staff Director of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, becoming the first person of color to ever hold the position and the first Black full committee Staff Director in the U.S. Senate in two years. She has served on the Committee as Deputy Staff Director since March 2023, helping to lead efforts to write the 2023 Farm Bill.

Garrison has previously held several positions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and in Congress, most recently serving in the Biden-Harris Administration as Chief of Staff to former Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Jewel Bronaugh, and Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director to then-Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (OH-11). Earlier in her career, Garrison also served as an anti-hunger advocate at the Food Research and Action Center, working to eradicate child hunger in high-need areas across of the country.

Garrison is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in Political Science. In April 2023, she received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Oklahoma Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences.