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Food & Ag Council
The Food and Ag Council serves as the strategic leadership group to the Greater Sacramento Economic Council Board of Directors to identify the organization’s role and responsibilities in advancing job creation and investment in the region’s agricultural industry.
Made up of esteemed industry professionals, the Food and Ag Council:
- Engages industry leaders to align assets and resources around the region’s position as a food and agtech hub,
- Provides leadership around food and agtech policies and initiatives that will increase cluster development and
- Identifies new sources of capital for the market and manages partner relationships with industry investors and innovators.
Officer
Councilmembers
![Dean Helene Dillard](http://zqpx.cross-culturalcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20181127_helene_dillard_8573-4.jpg)
Dean Helene Dillard
Company title - Dean of the College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences
Company name - UC Davis
![Melissa Haworth](http://zqpx.cross-culturalcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Melissa-Haworth-01.png)
Melissa Haworth
Company title - Senior Director of Corporate Engagement
Company name - UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
![Ken Hiatt](http://zqpx.cross-culturalcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Ken-Hiatt-Headshot.jpeg)
Ken Hiatt
Company title - Assistant City Manager and Director of Community & Economic Development
Company name - City of Woodland
![Alberto Landolino](http://zqpx.cross-culturalcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/AIandolino_HeadShot-4x5-1.jpg)
Alberto Landolino
Company title - Open Innovation Scout and R&D Alliance Manager
Company name - Bayer Crop Science
![Denneal Jamison-McClung](http://zqpx.cross-culturalcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Denneal-Jamison-McClung-scaled.jpg)
Denneal Jamison-McClung
Company title - Director
Company name - UC Davis Biotechnology Program and the Designated Emphasis in Biotechnology
![Julie I. Morris](http://zqpx.cross-culturalcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Julie_Morris.jpg)
Julie I. Morris
Company title - Lecturer and Academic Coordinator of the Food & Agriculture Industry Immersion
Company name - Graduate School of Management, UC Davis
![Alexander Tengolics](http://zqpx.cross-culturalcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/AlexanderTengolics.jpg)
Alexander Tengolics
Company title - Manager of Governmental Relations & EDDT Chair
Company name - Yolo County
![Gabriel Youtsey](http://zqpx.cross-culturalcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/GabeYoutsey.jpg)
Gabriel Youtsey
Company title - Chief Information Officer
Company name - UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
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