Biography

Chayada Vinyard joined NASDA in January 2025. In her role as associate director of international trade programs, she supports the programmatic, financial, compliance and administrative functions of NASDA’s cooperative agreements with USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. Additionally, she supports both domestic and international export promotion and trade activities.

Before joining NASDA, Chayada served as assistant to the minister (agriculture) at the Office of Agricultural Affairs, Royal Thai Embassy, Washington D.C. There, she was responsible for monitoring U.S. and Canada agricultural regulation, and policies, as well as supporting Thailand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives in its trade missions and negotiations.

Chayada holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and religion and a Bachelor of Laws from Thailand, as well as Master of Laws degrees from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law and Georgetown University Law Center. Chayada is originally from Thailand and currently lives in Virginia with her family. Outside of her professional work, she enjoys travelling and discovering new restaurants.