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Carlos Leitao

MNA
Quebec National Assembly

Mr. Leitão was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 2014. For over 30 years, he worked in the banking and financial services industry, including for the Royal Bank of Canada, and later for Laurentian Bank Securities, where he was chief economist. Through his publications and news updates on major economic developments, Carlos J. Leitão has provided highly strategic guidance to businesses and institutions across the country. [node:read-more:link]

Jean Leising

Senator
Indiana Senate

Senator Leising, a nurse by training, became manager of a their diversified farm in 1980 due to the death of her husband in a farming accident. She has also served as President of the Indiana Corn Growers. She was first elected senator in 1988 and served until 1996, then was re-elected in 2008. She serves as Chair of the Indiana Rural Caucus and is a SARL Board member [node:read-more:link]

Don Lehe

Representative
Indiana House of Representaives

Representative Lehe is the owner and operator of Lehe Farms, Inc. He taught high school for three years before moving to farming full time. He has served in the House since 2002 and serves as Chair of the Indiana Rural Caucus. [node:read-more:link]

Dr. Rebecca Lee

Executive Director
Canadian Horticultural Council

Rebecca has been the Executive Director of the Canadian Horticultural Council since 2016. Prior to that she spent six years as Technical Director of the North American Plant Protection Organization working very closely with government, research and industry representatives from Canada, Mexico and the U.S. Dr. Lee holds a PhD in Social Science and Ecological Agriculture from Wageningen University in The Netherlands. [node:read-more:link]

Dan Lauwers

Senator
Michigan Senate

Serving his first term in the Michigan Senate, Lauwers previously served six years in the Michigan House. Senator Lauwers was raised on a 100-cow dairy in the thumb of Michigan. Prior to his time in the Legislature, Lauwers founded Eastern Michigan Grain in 1993, worked for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the National Milk Producers Federation and worked as an ag extension agent. [node:read-more:link]

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]

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