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Christopher Henney

President
Ohio Agribusiness Association

Chris Henney joined the Ohio AgriBusiness Association in 2011 as the president and chief executive officer. OABA is a membership-based state trade association that can trace its history to 1880. Prior to joining OABA, Mr. Henney held several positions at the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, most recently as the director of legislative relations. [node:read-more:link]

Anne Hazlett

Chief Counsel
U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee

Anne Hazlett has served as Republican chief counsel on the Senate Agriculture Committee since 2009. Prior to that, she was director of agriculture for Indiana. Ms. Hazlett also served as chief of staff to Indiana Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman. She was legal counsel to the U.S. House and Senate Agriculture committees during development of the 2002 and 2008 farm bills. [node:read-more:link]

Burke Griggs

Associate Professor of Law
Washburn University

Burke Griggs joined the Washburn University law faculty in 2016 as a visiting associate professor. He teaches property law to first-year students and natural resources law to upper-division  students. [node:read-more:link]

Val Giddings

Senior Fellow
Information Technology & Innovation Foundation

Val Giddings joined ITIF after nearly three decades of experience in science and regulatory policy relating to biotechnology
innovations in agriculture and biomedicine. He works with ITIF to bring intellectual leadership to the examination of the constraints inhibiting innovations in agriculture and biomedicine and helps devise remedies to those constraints. [node:read-more:link]

James Dunn

Professor
Pennsylvania State University

James W. Dunn is a professor of  agricultural economics at Pennsylvania State University. He teaches about the economics of  the food system and marketing decisions. He is also the undergraduate coordinator for the Agribusiness Management Program. Dr. Dunn grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He earned his Ph.D. in agricultural economics at Oklahoma State University; his previous degrees are from South Dakota State University. Dr. [node:read-more:link]

Steve Davis

Chief Executive Officer
Colorado Quality Research

Dr. Steve Davis received his B.S. in  agriculture and his doctorate in  veterinary medicine from Kansas State University. He also completed an internship in avian medicine at North Carolina State University and became a diplomate of the American College of Poultry Veterinarians in 1993. His career in poultry medicine started in the commercial broiler industry with Gold’n Plump Poultry and Simmons Foods. [node:read-more:link]

Bill Coleman

President
Community Technology Advisors

Bill Coleman helps communities make the connection between telecommunications and economic development. As principal in
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Oneil Carlier

Minister
Alberta Agriculture and Forestry

Oneil Carlier is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He represents the electoral district of Whitecourt- Ste Anne. Prior to his service with the Legislative Assembly, he worked for 13 years as a regional representative of the Public Service Alliance of Canada. He devoted 20 years to Agriculture Canada as a geotechnical technician. [node:read-more:link]

Marcie Campion

VP of Technical Services
Pro-Pet LLC

Marcie J. Campion serves as  vice president of Pro-Pet LLC, where she leads the company’s initiatives in the critical areas of food safety, nutrition, formulation, regulatory  affairs, quality control and co-manufacturing business development. Dr. Campion has 25 years of pet care industry experience and has managed projects in North America, Europe and Asia. [node:read-more:link]

Scott Cameron

President
Reduce Risks from Invasive Species Coalition

Scott Cameron has 38 years of  experience working with federal and state natural resource, energy and environmental agencies. A longtime resident of Fairfax County, Virginia, and active member of the Mount Vernon community, Cameron is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.

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