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Kevin Keough

Executive Director
Alberta Prion Research Institute

Dr. Kevin Keough is currently the Executive Director of the Alberta Prion Research Institute. Prior to joining the Alberta Prion Research Institute, Dr. [node:read-more:link]

Douglas Jones

Executive Director
Growers for Biotechnology

Douglas Jones is a third generation Idaho farmer and founder/first President of SARL. Jones served as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives for over twenty years. Jones now serves as executive director of Growers for Biotechnology, and an agriculture expert for Idaho Water Engineering. [node:read-more:link]

Dennis Johnson

Representative
North Dakota House of Representatives

Representative Johnson has served in the House since 1993. He is a farmer and Vietnam Veteran, having served in the Seabees of the U.S. Navy. [node:read-more:link]

Steve Jarding

Lecturer
Harvard Kennedy School

Lecturer in Public Policy, is an American and international educator, lecturer, writer, and political consultant.  He has taught at the Kennedy School since 2004. [node:read-more:link]

Brent Jackson

Senator
North Carolina Senate

Brent Jackson is Founder, President, and CEO of Jackson Farming Company, Inc. in Autryville, North Carolina.  Under his leadership, the company maintains thousands of acres of farmland and the wide distribution of its produce to a variety of retailers. Senatopr Jackson was first elected in 2010.   [node:read-more:link]

Shelley Hughes

Senator
Alaska Senate

Senator Hughes has served in the Senate since 2017. Hughes was previously a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from January 18, 2013 until January 22, 2017, Her career history includes a long history with the Alaska Primary Care Association and the Legislative Aide of Representative Gatto, who was a founding member of SARL. [node:read-more:link]

Jay Houghton

Representative
Missouri House of Representatives

Jay Houghton served as a state representative from 2010-2019, when he was term limited out. He has worked as manager of McCaw Farm's Swine Facility and at Monsanto’s Dairy Research Facility. Previously he was mayor of Martinsburg, MO. [node:read-more:link]

Jason Henderson

Associate Dean
Purdue University

Dr. Henderson is the Director of Extension at Purdue University. Previously, Jason served as Vice President and Omaha Branch Executive at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and managed the Main Street Economist. He has also served as senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. [node:read-more:link]

Bill Heath

Senator
Georgia Senate

Senator Heath was first elected to the Senate in 2005 after serving in the House of Representatives from 2003-2004. A SARL past-President, he is self-employed as both an engineer with Design Specialists and farmer with B&S Farms. [node:read-more:link]

Sheila Harsdorf

Former Secretary of Agriculture and Senator

Harsdorf has served as a loan officer for Production Credit, a full time farmer, an assembly member from 1988-1999, and a Senator from 2000-2017 when she was appointed Wisconsin’s first female Secretary of Agriculture. [node:read-more:link]

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