NCBA is happy to announce the hiring of Rebecca Barnett as director of animal well being and meals security coverage in its Washington, D.C. workplace. Barnett will probably be engaged on points similar to traceability, Dietary Pointers, animal welfare and meals security.
Barnett is from a small California ranching group within the Sierra Nevada Mountains. She obtained her bachelor’s diploma in sustainable agriculture and meals techniques from the College of California, Davis. Whereas attending UC Davis, she served on the 2017 California Younger Cattlemen’s State Committee and managed the UC Davis Analysis, Instructing, and Outreach Sheep facility. Rebecca gained expertise in coverage and animal well being by way of working on the California State Meeting and UC Davis Veterinary Hospital.
In 2020, she graduated from Texas A&M College with a grasp’s diploma in agribusiness. Her most up-to-date expertise consists of tenure on the Nationwide Affiliation of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) because the affiliate director of public coverage.
NCBA additionally just lately introduced Sigrid Johannes has been promoted to director of presidency affairs and director of the general public lands council. Johannes will proceed engaged on our pure assets, endangered species and grazing portfolio. She beforehand labored for NCBA on the communications group and is a Rep. Abigail Spanberger and Joint Financial Committee alum.
Kelsea Ahead has been employed as affiliate director of presidency affairs. She involves NCBA from the American Farm Bureau Federation.
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