WASHINGTON — Leslee Oden, senior vice chairman of legislative affairs with the Nationwide Turkey Federation, and a 15-year NTF workforce member, has been named to be the brand new president and CEO of the crowd. She’s going to prevail Joel Brandenberger in July. Brandenberger has led the group for the former 17 years, and introduced his retirement plans ultimate fall after 33 years of carrier to NTF.
“On behalf of the NTF Government Committee, Board of Administrators and club, we’re excited for a brand new bankruptcy at NTF with Leslee on the helm,” NTF Chairman John Zimmerman, P&J Merchandise Co., mentioned in a commentary. “We carried out an intensive seek, and it was once abundantly transparent that Leslee was once the candidate with the in-depth wisdom had to lend a hand navigate our trade during the intricate and difficult problems the turkey trade is up towards.
“Her tenure at NTF brings a wealth of information, steadfast willpower, key trade relationships and a deep figuring out of legislative and regulatory priorities that may proceed to steer the turkey trade into the longer term.”
Oden, after assuming this new position on July 1, will oversee the federation’s day by day operations, in addition to offering authoritative steerage for the crowd’s projects.
She started with NTF in 2009 as an intern and has since held quite a lot of positions with the federation as legislative affairs supervisor, director of legislative affairs and to her present position of senior vice chairman of legislative affairs, since 2018. NTF provides that Oden has been a part of numerous regulatory victories thru her advocacy, in addition to facilitated greater than a dozen Nationwide Thanksgiving Turkey displays on the White Space and created the federation’s a success Turkey Smoke advertising and marketing program.
Oden, a local of Leona, Texas, earned poultry science bachelor’s and grasp’s levels from Texas A&M College.
“I’m overjoyed to steer NTF into the longer term and am extremely thankful for the steerage and toughen that our Government Committee, the Board of Administrators, Joel, present and previous NTF workforce, and all of our individuals have proven me all over the years,” Oden mentioned in a commentary. “I’m keen to start out this new bankruptcy for NTF and can proceed to be devoted in carving a trail ahead for our trade and constitute our individuals in one of the best ways imaginable.”
