Founded in 1930 and headquartered in Washington, DC, NOPA is a member-driven trade association that represents companies that produce meal and oils from soybeans, canola, flax safflower, and sunflower seeds in the United States. NOPA’s membership includes 15 companies that are engaged in the processing of oilseeds for meal and oil that are further utilized in the manufacture of food, feed, bio-based products and renewable fuels. NOPA’s member companies operate a total of five softseed and 62 soybean solvent extraction plants across 21 states. Collectively, NOPA’s members process more than 95% of all soybean crushed in the United States. Reporting directly to the Board of Directors, responsible for the overall leadership and association management and operations, strategic advisor to the Board of Directors, Committees and Subcommittees, overall policy development and coordination, implementation of strategic initiatives, staff leadership and administration. Responsibilities included developing and maintaining oilseed value chain relations, advancing domestic policy initiatives, and enhancing global trade initiatives through.Numerous accomplishments include but not limited to establishing a “stand alone” trade association, working with U.S. trade negotiators, collaboration with value-chain partners, development and implementation of NOPA’s 2018 -2022 and 2023 - 2028 strategic plans.

A consulting firm specializing in agribusiness, international trade, and risk management. Partial client list included the Sweetener Users Association, Kraft Foods, General Mills. Inc., and M & M Mars.Provided advice and strategic solutions regarding foreign market trade access issues, tariff and non-tariff import barriers, and risk management strategies for purchases of commodities and paper products.

SUA represents industrial manufacturers of nutritive sweetened products and beverages, and advocates for legislative and regulatory reforms that will make U.S. sugar policy more market-oriented, both domestically and internationally, so that consumers are not forced to pay high prices that result from federal government subsidies and trade barriers.Affected the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow more imports of foreign sugar when the domestic stocks-to-use sugar ration fell below a specified level, thereby increasing supplies of sugar available to domestic users and lowering U.S. sweetener prices.

Law firm combining lobbying and legal practice on behalf of its clients.Represented firm’s client on Capitol Hill and before federal agencies, such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Trade Representative, and the Commerce Department, on agricultural and international trade issues. Assisted clients with international trade disputes before U.S. federal agencies and the World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva, Switzerland.

U.S. federal agency responsible for overseeing farming, ranching, and forestry industries, as well as regulating aspects of food quality, safety, and nutrition labeling and promoting agricultural trade and production. USDA is comprised of 29 agencies and offices with nearly 100,000 employees who serve the American people across the country and abroad.Assisted with the management and oversight of four of USDA’s critical agencies, including the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), the Agricultural Stabilization & Conservation Service (ASCS), the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC), and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Law firm combining lobbying and legal practice on behalf of its clients.Represented firm’s client on Capitol Hill and before federal agencies, such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Trade Representative, and the Commerce Department, on agricultural and international trade issues. Assisted clients with international trade disputes before U.S. federal agencies and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), Geneva, Switzerland.

As the nation’s largest general farm organization, AFBF serves as the unified voice and leading advocate to shape policies that impact U.S. farmers and ranchers. AFBF represents farm & ranch families to build a sustainable future for safe & abundant food, fiber and renewable fuel for our nation and the world. Responsibilities included - Provisions for the Trade Act of 1974 – as it impacted American farmers and ranchers. Appointment of State Farm Bureau Presidents to each of the trade advisory committees which were established by the U.S Congress in 1974. Provisions trade-related provisions of the Food and Agricultural Act of 1977 as it impacted American farmers and ranchers. Tokyo round of multilateral negotiations between the parties of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), as it related to American agriculture.