Meet Cohort 2 – NIAA website

Meet Cohort 2

of the Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders

Cohort Members

Tressa Lacy

Tressa Lacy

TransOva Genetics

Tim Bardole

Tim Bardole

United Soybean Board

Jared Bramer

Jared Bramer

Kemin Animal Nutrition & Health – North America

Amanda Butterfield

Amanda Butterfield

North American Meat Institute

Shannon Ellis

Shannon Ellis

United Soybean Board

TJ Flax

TJ Flax

Dexer

Trisha Klement

Trisha Klement

Datamars Livestock

Phillip Lancaster

Phillip Lancaster

Kansas State University

Miriam Martin

Miriam Martin

North American Meat Institute

Chandler Mulvaney

Chandler Mulvaney

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association

Jake Renner

Jake Renner

American Gelbvieh Association

Jennette Rietcheck

Jennette Rietcheck

Norbrook, Inc.

Kayla Rink

Kayla Rink

Dairy Farmers of America

Grant Sardella

Grant Sardella

ABS Global

Jennifer Schmitt

Jennifer Schmitt

Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota

Austin Snook

Austin Snook

Merck Animal Health

Sarah Thomas

Sarah Thomas

The Ohio State University

Brandon Treichler

Brandon Treichler

Treichler Consulting Services

Stephanie Ward

North Carolina State University

Jonathan White

United Producers NC

Cohort 2 Timeline

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)
August 2023
Third in-person seminar
November 2023
Fourth in-person seminar
Late April 2024
Final in-person seminar (Kansas City, MO)

Cohort 2

Tressa Lacy, TransOva
Tim Bardole, United Soybean Board
Jared Bramer, Kemin Animal Nutrition & Health – North America
Amanda Butterfield, AmpliSource
Shannon Ellis, United Soybean Board
TJ Flax, Dexer
Trisha Klement, Datamars Livestock
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, The Ohio State University
Brandon Treichler, Treichler Consulting Services
Stephanie Ward, NC State University
Jonathan White, United Producers NC

Cohort 1

Rebecca Barnett, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
Tera Barnhardt, Animal Welfare Consulting & Research, LLC
Pierce Bennett, Livestock Marketing Association
Kaitlyn Briggs, Dairy Management, Inc.
Ryan Goodman, Beef Runner
Todd Hanten, Hanten’s Dairy, Inc.
Katherine Harrison, Harrison Farms
Michelle Hiscocks, Iowa State University Department of Animal Science
Madison Hopcia, Upstate Niagara Cooperative
Josh Luth, Innovation Center for US Dairy
Karaline Mayer, Hill’s Pet Nutrition
Eric Moore, Norbrook, Inc.
Alaina Sill, Seaboard Foods
Hayley Springer, Pennsylvania State University
Reginald Strickland, Strickland Farming Group