Hannah Pagel

Tom Snipes has been appointed CEO of Custom Agronomics, Nona McCoy has joined the Torrey Advisory Group as a vice president, and Aubrey Bettencourt steps down from the helm at the Almond Alliance.

Chris Adamo is now the head of global sustainability impact and B Corp at Danone and Andy Curliss has been hired by the National Pork Producers Council.

Chris Adamo is now the head of global sustainability impact and B Corp at Danone. He previously was the vice president of public affairs and regenerative agriculture policy. He has been with the company since 2018. B Corp Certification is a designation that companies have met certain performance standards on social and environmental issues.

The National Society of Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) has tapped Ebony Webber as its first-ever chief executive officer. The Mississippi native previously was the chief operating officer of MANRRS.

Bob Lanter has been appointed president of the Fresh Produce and Floral Council and several other leaders and government officials in the food and agriculture space are changing jobs.

Chris Turner has been appointed chief commercial officer at Pivot Bio, a biotechnology company in Berkeley,

Scott Herndon has joined Corteva as the new head of US Government and Industry Affairs and Jill LeVake has accepted the role of Corteva’s state government and industry affairs western regional director.

Gardner Hatch has been selected as the new executive director of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting, and Jared Andrews has been named to supervise the Michigan State University Plant Pathology and Entomology Research Centers.

Sheryl Wallace has been named CEO of Ardent Mills, the flour milling joint venture of ConAgra, Cargill and CHS, effective July 8. She succeeds Daniel Dye, who retired. Wallace recently was president of U.S. origination and grain for Cargill. She has been on Ardent Mills’ board since 2020.

Melinda Cep has started a new role as the senior director of lands, water, and agriculture in the White House’s climate policy office. She previously worked for the National Audubon Society as vice president for natural solutions and working lands.