AFIA brings in new director of regulatory affairs
The American Feed Industry Association saw a new director of regulatory affairs start in July.
In the new role, Louise Calderwood is set to provide leadership on regulatory and state issues with a focus on general regulation, pet food and equine nutrition. She also will interact with the Association of American Feed Control Officials and run AFIA’s committees on pet food and horses.
Previously, Calderwood was the government relations director with the Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance. While there, she established and implemented policy positions and worked with federal, state and local governments in New York and throughout New England in an effort to benefit modern agriculture. She also ran a maple syrup farm, operated an agricultural consulting firm and worked with Sterling College, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture and the University of Vermont Extension Service.
She earned a master’s degree in dairy science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and a bachelor’s degree in animal science from the University of Vermont.