John Allan is a Alexandria at Virginia. They is proficient in Spanish. Colleagues describe them as "Over the last 10+ years, John has been a partner working through regulatory, and policy developments while serving as my point of contact at IDFA. He has a strong sense of policy development, and advocacy protocol which is invaluable to those of us focused more on day to day operations inside manufacturing / processing companies John’s ability to deliver comes from a balance of active listening, business acumen, technical training, and years of participation on executives teams representing various industry groups. " and "I had the privilege to work with John for 15+ years, first through NYA and then IDFA. Over the years we worked on a variety of issues that were important to the yogurt industry, and I felt fortunate to have John as a partner. John has expertise across all aspects of the dairy industry, but I interacted most closely with him in food safety and regulatory. Because of his background, experience and professionalism, I knew I could trust John to effectively represent our industry at local, state and national levels, and he did so on multiple occasions with media, state regulators and FDA. We spent numerous hours together strategizing on important regulatory topics that would be both workable for industry and acceptable for FDA. During this process I gained an appreciation for his deep technical knowledge, creative thinking, and the ability to bring people, concepts and relevant facts together to reach an agreeable outcome. I also appreciated that John was available to provide guidance on one-off issues, and I could always count on him to provide thoughtful answers, seek out key information, and keep the discussion confidential when necessary. John is the kind of partner everyone hopes for in a trade association, and I would recommend him wholeheartedly."