1. Animal Welfare Seminar â March 22
Participants list
Lea Aasamaa Tristan Colonius
Economic and Commercial Affairs Officer Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officer, Food
Embassy of Estonia Safety Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Dr. Faiz Agarib
Veterinary Medical Officer, International Dr. John Dardis
Equivalence Staff, Office of International First Secretary, Agriculture
Affairs, Food Safety and Inspection Service Embassy of Ireland
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Professor Peter Davies
Carlos Alvarez Antolinez Jefferson Fellow, Senior Advisor, Agriculture
Minister-Counselor, Food Safety, Health & and Biotechnology
Consumer Affairs Section U.S. Department of State
Delegation of the European Union
Silvio de Girolamo
Joëlle Attinger Chief Audit & CSR Executive
President Autogrill Group
The European Institute
Megan DeBates
Frederic Badey Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman
Senior Director, International Public Affairs Peter DeFazio
Coordination U.S. House of Representatives
Sanofi
Bart Deelen
Dr. Melissa Bailey Business Development Manager
Director, Standards Division, National Organic Embassy of Belgium
Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture Malcolm DeKryger
Vice President
Johanna Barron Belstra Milling
Applegate Farms
Dr. Linda Detwiler
Kitty Block Clinical Professor, Department of Pathobiology
Vice President and Population Medicine, College of Veterinary
Humane Society International Medicine
Mississippi State University
Dr. Mitchell Bowling
Director, Regulatory Compliance, Market Gregg Doud
Access and Regulatory Affairs Senior Professional Staff, Committee on
U.S. Dairy Export Council Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
United States Senate
Nicola Caramaschi
Director, Quality Health & Safety Environment Adele Douglass
Autogrill Founder and CEO
Humane Farm Animal Care
Jaime Castaneda
Senior Vice President Deborah Dubow Press
National Milk Producers Federation Regulatory Affairs Manager
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals
2. Animal Welfare Seminar â March 22
Participants list
Chuck Eggert Andrea Gavinelli
Chief Executive Officer Head of Unit, Animal Welfare, DG Health and
Pacific Natural Foods Consumers
European Commission
Dr. P. Gary Egrie
Farm Animal Welfare Coordinator, Animal and Laurie Gindin Beacham
Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Senior Director, Strategy & Campaigns, Anti-
Services Cruelty Group
U.S. Department of Agriculture American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals
Christopher Ely
Co-Founder Dr. Chester Gipson
Appelgate Farms Deputy Administrator, Animal Care, Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service
Natalie Fahey U.S. Department of Agriculture
Program and Intern Coordinator
The European Institute Jacqueline Grapin
Chairman of the Board
Caroline Feitel The European Institute
Agricultural Trade Officer
Royal Netherlands Embassy Andrew Gunther
Program Director
David Fikes Animal Welfare Approved
Senior Director, Consumer Affairs
Food Marketing Institute Dr. Gail Hansen
Senior Officer, Pew Health Group
Philip Finiello The Pew Charitable Trusts
Trade and Transport Policy Advisor
British Embassy Holland Hauenstein
National Pork Producers Council
Joseph Fitchett
Editor-in-Chief, European Affairs Amber Healy
The European Institute USDA Reporter/Assistant Editor
Food Chemical News
Betsy Flores
Director, Regulatory Affairs Sarah Hubbart
National Milk Producers Federation Communications Director
Animal Agriculture Alliance
Mark Freeman
Europe Desk Officer Laurie Hueneke
U.S. Department of Agriculture Director of International Trade Policy, Sanitary
& Technical Issues
Jason Frost National Pork Producers Council
Technical Advisor, Veterinary Services
Embassy of New Zealand Anna Iwanicka
First Secretary, Economic Section
Catherine Fulton Embassy of the Republic of Poland
Deputy Director, Animal Division, Office of
Agreements and Scientific Affairs, Foreign
Agricultural Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
3. Animal Welfare Seminar â March 22
Participants list
Agnieszka Jarmula Cathy Liss
Special Advisor, Agriculture, Food Safety and President
Consumer Affairs Section Animal Welfare Institute
Delegation of the European Union
Melissa Liszewski
Dr. Peter Johnson Farm Animal Program Associate
National Program Leader â Animal Health, Animal Welfare Institute
Institute of Food Production & Sustainability:
Animals Division, National Institute of Food Dr. Paul A. Locke
and Agriculture Associate Professor
U.S. Department of Agriculture Director, DrPH Program in Environmental
Health Sciences
Kay Johnson Smith Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
President and CEO Health
Animal Agriculture Alliance
Bill Marmon
Dena Jones Managing Editor, European Affairs
Farm Animal Program Manager The European Institute
Animal Welfare Institute
Rachel Mathews
Linda Keeling Animal Welfare Institute
Professor, Animal Welfare Unit
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Dr. Amber McCoig
Veterinarian, Dairy and Egg Branch, Division of
Erin Kelly Plant and Dairy Food Safety
Director of Programs U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The European Institute
Miles McEvoy
Steve Kopperud Deputy Administrator, National Organic
Executive Vice President Program, Agricultural Marketing Service
Policy Directions Inc. U.S. Department of Agriculture
Hans Kordik Suzanne McMillan
Counselor, Agricultural and Environmental Director, Farm Animal Welfare, Anti-Cruelty
Affairs Group
Embassy of Austria American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals
Judit Krommer
Legislative Officer for Animal Welfare, DG Dr. Bernard Merkel
Health and Consumers Minister Counelor, Head of Food Safety, Health
European Commission and Consumer Affairs Section
Delegation of the European Union
Tom Langan
Head of North America Government Relations Cindy Milburn
& External Affairs Senior Policy Advisor
Unilever International Fund for Animal Welfare
Sarah Lemmons Gina Miller
Director of Member Relations and Marketing International Fund for Animal Welfare
The European Institute
4. Animal Welfare Seminar â March 22
Participants list
Jessica Miller Sharanya Prasad
Legislative Correspondent, Office of U.S. Campaigns Manager, Humane and
Congressman Sam Farr Sustainable Agriculture
U.S. House of Representatives World Society for the Protection of Animals
Dr. Chetana Mirle Heleen Prinsen
Director, Farm Animals Animal Health Advisor
Humane Society International LTO - Dutch National Pig Farmers Organization
Jose Molina Kimberly Reed
Minister, Agriculture Executive Director
Embassy of Argentina International Food Information Council
Foundation
Niya Moon
Global Issues Management/Public Policy, François Rivasseau
Corporate & Legal Affairs Minister-Counselor, Deputy Head of Delegation
Kraft Foods Inc. Delegation of the European Union
The Honorable James Moran Brandi Robinson
Co-Chair, Congressional Animal Protection Office of New Animal Drug Evaluation, Center
Caucus for Veterinary Medicine
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Janice Neitzel Dr. Catherine Rogy
Founder Deputy Agricultural Counselor
Sustainable Solutions Group Embassy of France
Sherrie Niekamp Claire-Isabelle Rousseau
Director of Animal Welfare Economic, Trade and Treasury Department
National Pork Board Embassy of France
Martin Olde Monnikhof Dr. Andrew Rowan
Counselor, Agriculture President & Chief Executive Officer
Royal Netherlands Embassy Humane Society International
Miyun Park Alison Rozema
Executive Director Director of Agricultural Affairs
Global Animal Partnership Office the U.S. Trade Representative
Dr. Chris Parker Katsuhiro Saka
Minister-Counselor, Agriculture Counselor
Embassy of Australia Embassy of Japan
Dr. Kenneth Petersen Dr. Seydou Samake
Assistant Administrator, Office of Field Veterinary Medical Officer, Office of
Operations, Food Safety and Inspection Service International Affairs â Export Programs Staff,
U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Michael Platt
Executive Director
Indiana Pork
5. Animal Welfare Seminar â March 22
Participants list
Dr. Jordi Serratosa Dr. Nora Wineland
European Food Safety Authority Liaison Officer Director, Center for Animal Welfare, Animal
U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Plant Health Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
John Sheehan
Director, Division of Plant and Dairy Food Diane Wray-Cahen
Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Scientific Advisor, Foreign Agricultural Service
Nutrition U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Professor Adroaldo Zanella
Dr. Richard Snider Chair, Animal Health & Welfare and
Professor, Department of Zoology Coordinator of EU-FP7 Welfare Indicators
Michigan State University Project
Scottish Agricultural College
Shoshana Sommer
Government Relations Division Extern
American Veterinary Medical Association
Mark Stubis
Chief Communications Officer
American Humane Association
Dr. Janice Swanson
European Fur Breeder Association
Annechien ten Have Mellema
President
LTO - Dutch National Pig Farmers Organization
Meghan Tremarche
International Trade Specialist, Office of
Agreements and Scientific Affairs/Animal
Division, Foreign Agricultural Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Dr. Liz Wagstrom
Chief Veterinarian
National Pork Producers Council
Jessica Watson
Government Relations Division Extern
American Veterinary Medical Assocation
Dawn Williams
Senior Trade Advisor, Animals Division, Office
of Agreements and Scientific Affairs, Foreign
Agricultural Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture