Welcome New Board Members 2024

Welcome New OTA Committee Vice-Chair Jennifer Weekes

Welcome New Board Chair Elect Alan Prouty

ODA Director Nominated to USDA Post

Alexis Taylor, Director of Oregon Department of Agriculture has been nominated by President Biden to the position of USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. Taylor has served as ODA’s director since 2016. Prior to her position at ODA, she oversaw USDA’s Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services. Taylor grew up on her family farm in Iowa, graduated from Iowa State University, and served in the U.S. Army Reserves and was deployed to Iraq. For more information.