Leo Ray, his wife, Judith, and their son Tod built and operate Fish Breeders of Idaho, Inc.; Big Bend Trout, Inc.; and Fish Processors, Inc. They raise channel catfish, blue catfish, tilapia, rainbow trout, sturgeon and aquarium fish on geothermal wells and cold water springs. They process and market the fish they grow. Sturgeon eggs are made into caviar. [node:read-more:link]
William Rachal is responsible for assisting with all homeland security and emergency and disaster preparedness and response for the state of Louisiana. The agency coordinates the state’s activities to prepare for – prevent where possible – respond to, recover from and mitigate against emergencies or disaster events. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Rachal served as the senior business development manager at South Louisiana Community College. [node:read-more:link]
Kevin Pula is a policy specialist with the National Conference of State Legislatures’ Transportation Program. In this role, Mr. Pula leads NCSL’s transportation funding and finance policy research efforts and assists state legislatures in related policy matters. He tracks state legislation related to motor fuel taxes, variable-rate gas taxes, alternative fuels and electric vehicles, bonding and transportation appropriations. Additionally, Mr. [node:read-more:link]
Harrison Pittman received his juris doctor from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, after attending Mississippi State University and graduating from the University of Arkansas. He then earned an LL.M. in Agricultural Law from the University of Arkansas School of Law’s Graduate Program in Agricultural Law. He has taught at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. [node:read-more:link]
Prior to his position at California State University, Mechel Paggi held positions in Washington, D.C., as principal analyst for agriculture at the Congressional Budget Office and served as the executive director of the congressionally mandated Commission on 21st Century Agriculture. From 1995 to 1998, Dr. Paggi served as senior economist at the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations in Rome, Italy. From 1988 to 1995, Dr. [node:read-more:link]
James Noles is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, and the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, Texas. [node:read-more:link]
Mike Naig grew up on a farm near Cylinder, Iowa, in the northwest corner of the state. He is a graduate of Buena Vista University in Storm Lake with degrees in biology and political science. He has spent his entire career working in agriculture, having served in public policy roles for state and national agribusiness trade associations as well as in private industry. [node:read-more:link]
Scott Moe was first elected to the Saskatchewan legislature in the 2011. He was born and raised in the constituency on a grain farm and educated at the University of Saskatchewan where he received his B.S. in Agriculture. Scott served as a member of the legislature’s Standing Committee on Crown and Central Agencies and was deputy chair of the legislature’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts. [node:read-more:link]
Senator Middleton has been a member of the Maryland State Senate since 1995, chairing the senate Finance Committee since
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Brad Mitchell is the deputy executive director of the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation, where he is responsible for the bureau's policy and government affairs programs. He is a former director of public affairs for Monsanto, where he led its Issues Management Team. Prior to that, Mr. [node:read-more:link]
