2024 Engagement

Texas Senate Health Committee – Expert testimony on public health, food, medicine and agriculture
Synthetic Biology: Hidden Threat to Organic. Presentation at Organic World Congress
IFOAM Organics International Organic World Congress and General Assembly – Taiwan
Regenerate Conference, Denver – Sponsor
SupplySide West, Las Vegas, NV “Bio-engineered ingredients: The science supports full disclosure”
NOC and NOSB Fall 2024 meetings in Portland
Colorado Environmental Coalition – Legislative Review
Organic Farm Practices Tour – Netherlands
Organic Farm Practices Tour – Southern England
Real Organic Project Symposium, Churchtown NY Presentation on Synthetic Biology
New Hope Network Newtopia Now trad show
DSHEA Summit – Salt Lake City UT – participant
NOC and NOSB Spring 2024 meetings in Milwaukee
Denver Urban Gardens – site reset meetings and implementation
NOC, OFA, ONHA, Farm Bill and NOP policy update calls
ASCPA policy update meetings
Colorado Liquor Enforcement Division – workgroup on alcohol retail merchandising
Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division – final meeting on intoxicating hemp
SynbioBeta Global Conference on Synthetic Biology, San Jose, CA attendee
Congressional Hill meetings regarding 2024 Farm Bill provisions
Niman Ranch Hog Appreciation Summit, Des Moines IA
2024 Corporate Champion Award, Jack and Jill Foundation of America, HBCU College Gap Fund
Rural Grocery Summit, Birmingham AL – Presented on how smalls can effectively compete with bigs
Founding Member – MyHealth Alliance
EXPO WEST Natural Products Expo – presentations on barriers to retail access
EXPO WEST Natural Products Expo – panel on the risks and unknowns of SynBio
SOIL Slow Money Boulder local farming lending group
Marbleseed Conference La Crosse WI Organic University – presenter
Dietitian Compact – Comments to IA, AZ, KS, MO legislatures
Regenerative Poultry Convergence, Northfield MI
IFOAM Network Meeting – all regional bodies
USDA new agro-ecological producers grants
ONHA annual conference, Cape Coral, FL
NOSB Spring 2024 testimony (virtual)
NOSB Spring 2024 meetings Milwaukee
IFOAM International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements North America – Board of Directors
Non-GMO Project Board of Directors – Treasurer, Chair of Finance Committee
Niman Ranch’s Education Beef Summit, June 6, 2024, in Lincoln, NE
Lexicon of Meat – ongoing member and participant
Tree Range Farms advisor, Northfield Minnesota
Colorado Legislature – testimony on pesticide regulation
Locally Haiti – Petit Trou hospital funding committee and gala
San Luis Peoples Market, San Luis, CO – Retail Advisor
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