Before Medley, Zufolo was legislative director for the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners where she was responsible for developing and executing national legislative strategy and policy on Capitol Hill. Earlier, she worked for the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, D-N.Y.; then-Rep. Charles Schumer of New York and Rep. Peter Defazio, D-Ore. In a Sunday e-mail, Zufolo said her first day at USDA is Monday and noted that Medley would fill her position soon to maintain its presence in the telecom sector.