Meet Cohort 3

of the Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders

Cohort Members

Johnna Baller-Granville

Genus ABS

Ryan Bennett

U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Poultry & Eggs and International Poultry Welfare Alliance

Kristi Block

The Meat Institute

Sarah Coleman

The Kentucky Horse Council

Rose Digianantonio

State of Wyoming Livestock Board

Will Fiske

Neogen Genomics

Chelsea Good, JD

Livestock Marketing Association

Rita Harkless

Perdue Foods

Blaine Johnson

Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine

Tanner King

Neogen Genomics

Ashley Kohls

Minnesota Turkey Growers Association

Jennifer Koziol

Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine

Rahul Kumar

Zoetis, Inc.

Megan McCullough

The Meat Institute

Emmanuel Okello

University of California, Davis

Kelli Payne

Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Foundation

Hanna Robbins

Butterball

Dakota Thomas

Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization (PAACO)

Jackson Tolle

United Producers, Inc.

Hattie Webb

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

Cohort 3 Timeline

January 2024
Cohort 3 roster announced
NIAA Selects Third Cohort for the Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders Program
February 2024
First in-person seminar in Chicago
Animal agriculture leaders from Cohort 3 begin their training in Chicago
April 8-10, 2024
Second in-person seminar at Annual Conference (Kansas City, MO)
June 2024
Third in-person seminar in Topeka, Kansas
Animal Agriculture Leaders Explore New Facets of the Industry
November 2024
Fourth in-person seminar at NIAA’s Antibiotics Symposium
April 2025
Final in-person seminar (Kansas City, MO)

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