Minister Colwell was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1993. He has served as Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture and Minister of Consumer Services as well as holding many other cabinet posts. Keith has owned and operated a manufacturing company for 19 years. [node:read-more:link]

Rona Cohen joined CSG in 2002. She staffs the CSG-ERC Energy and Environment Committee, whose recent projects include organizing a Northeastern Legislative Climate and Energy Summit at Princeton University in 2018, and creating a mini-documentary on efforts among officials in Guilford, Connecticut to create a community coastal resilience plan. [node:read-more:link]

Jeff Case has served as Senior Director, Government Affairs for Crop Life America since 2006. [node:read-more:link]

Richard is a chemical engineer and has expertise in environmental management and sustainable development. [node:read-more:link]

Marla Calico is president and CEO of the International Association of Fairs and Expositions. She had worked as general manager of the Ozark Empire Fair before joining IAFE first as Director of Education and then as COO. [node:read-more:link]

Don Brown has worked for Cargill for 18 years, the last 7 as Director of Government Relations. Prior to that he works as a tax counsel on state and local taxes for Cargill. Deloitte & Touche and the Minnesota Dept. of Revenue. [node:read-more:link]

Dana Brooks serves as the president and CEO for the Pet Food Institute. Prior to joining PFI, Dana was the senior director of government relations at Land O’Lakes, Inc., and has also represented a range of agricultural interests. [node:read-more:link]

Paul Bloom is Vice President, Process and Chemical Research for Archer Daniels Midland Company. He leads research efforts in process development and chemical research. [node:read-more:link]

The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau was elected as the Member of Parliament in 2015. In that year she was the Minister of International Development. She is currently the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. Minister Bibeau began her career at the Canadian International Development Agency, and went on postings to Morocco and Benin. After settling down with her family in Quebec’s Eastern Townships, she became a successful businesswoman. [node:read-more:link]

Representative Bartholomew is a retired veterinarian, former Chief of Research Animal Management Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health and was elected to the House in 2011 [node:read-more:link]