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Marla Calico

President & CEO
International Assoc of Fairs & Expositions

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

Director, Govt. Relations
Cargill

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

President & CEO
Pet Food Institute

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

Vice President
Archer Daniels Midland

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]

Marie-Claude Bibeau

Minister
Agriculture and Agrifood Canada

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]

John Bartholomew

Representative
Vermont House of Representatives

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]

Toby Barrett

MPP
Ontario Legislature

Toby has a Masters of Science degree from the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) and a degree in Economics from the University of Guelph. A former teacher of high school Agriculture and Environmental Science, Toby is a partner in his family farm near Port Dover, and for 20 years worked for the Ontario Addiction Research Foundation. [node:read-more:link]

Didi Barrett

Assemblymember
New York State Assembly

Didi Barrett was elected to the Assembly in March, 2012, she came to elected office after a career as a writer, museum professional and longtime leader of not-for-profit organizations. [node:read-more:link]

Stewart Barlow

Representative
Utah House of Representatives

Representative Barlow works as a physician and surgeon specializing in Otolaryngology. He won his first seat in the House in 2014. [node:read-more:link]

Gary Baise

Partner
OFW Law

Gary Baise, is a farmer and a principal at OFW Law. He has defended clients, including farm producers, in several of the leading wetlands enforcement cases under the CWA in federal courts. He serves as general counsel for U.S. Grains Council, Agricultural Retailers Association, National Sorghum Producers, American Soybean Association, and State Ag and Rural Leaders. Gary was the first Chief of Staff to the first U.S. [node:read-more:link]

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