Meet Cohort 2

of the Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders

Cohort Members

Tim Bardole

United Soybean Board

Jared Bramer

Kemin Animal Nutrition & Health – North America

Amanda Butterfield

North American Meat Institute

Shannon Ellis

United Soybean Board

TJ Flax

DTN

Trisha Klement

Vitek Lange PLLC

Tressa Lacy

TransOva Genetics

Phillip Lancaster

Kansas State University

Miriam Martin

North American Meat Institute

Chandler Mulvaney

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association

Jake Renner

American Gelbvieh Association

Jennette Rietcheck

Norbrook, Inc.

Kayla Rink

Dairy Farmers of America

Grant Sardella

ABS Global

Jennifer Schmitt

Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota

Austin Snook

Merck Animal Health

Sarah Thomas

Select Sires

Brandon Treichler

Treichler Consulting Services

Stephanie Ward

North Carolina State University

Jonathan White

United Producers NC

Cohort 2 Timeline

January 2023
Cohort 2 roster announced
National Institute for Animal Agriculture Selects Second Cohort for the Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders Program
February 2023
First in-person seminar in Kansas City, MO.
Read about the session here.
April 18-20, 2023
Second in-person seminar (Kansas City, MO)
NIAA’s Animal Agriculture Leaders Kick Off Cohort 2
August 2023
Third in-person seminar (Portland, OR)
Cohort Two Tours Portland’s Agriculture Space
November 2023
Fourth in-person seminar
Late April 2024
Final in-person seminar (Kansas City, MO)

Cohort 2

Tim Bardole, United Soybean Board
Jared Bramer, Kemin Animal Nutrition & Health – North America
Amanda Butterfield, AmpliSource
Shannon Ellis, United Soybean Board
TJ Flax, DTN
Trisha Klement, Vitek Lange PLLC
Tressa Lacy, TransOva
Phillip Lancaster, Kansas State University
Miriam Martin, North American Meat Institute
Chandler Mulvaney, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
Jake Renner, American Gelbvieh Association
Jennette Rietcheck, Norbrook
Kayla Rink, Dairy Farmers of America
Grant Sardella, ABS Global
Jennifer Schmitt, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota
Austin Snook, Merck Animal Health
Sarah Thomas, Select Sires
Brandon Treichler, Treichler Consulting Services
Stephanie Ward, NC State University
Jonathan White, United Producers NC

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