Anne Alonzo
| Anne Alonzo | |
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| File:AnneAlonzo.jpg Anne Alonzo in 2017 | |
| Born | |
| 🏫 Education | University of Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Notable work | CEO of American Egg Board |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Wolf Wittke |
Anne 'L. Alonzo is a recognized global food and agriculture expert and has forged a successful and diverse career in the public, not-for-profit and corporate sectors. Presently, Alonzo serves as President and CEO of the American Egg Board (AEB), the generic marketing arm of the U.S. egg industry. She also serves as a member of the AEB’s Executive Committee. Anne directs national campaigns in advertising, public relations, consumer education, retail, foodservice, export marketing and egg nutrition via its Egg Nutrition Center. AEB’s mission is to increase the demand for U.S. eggs and egg products.[1]
Early Life and Education[edit]
A Chicago native, she holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a JD from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago Kent College of Law. Anne has received many awards and recognitions.
Early Career[edit]
Anne was the Senior Vice President at the National Foreign Trade Council; Deputy Assistant Secretary at the International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce; Environmental Attaché to the U.S. Embassy, Mexico City coinciding with the NAFTA negotiations and Senior Regional Counsel at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region V, Chicago, IL.[2]
U.S. Department of Agriculture[edit]
Alonzo was appointed by the White House to serve as Administrator of the federal marketing agency for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). As Administrator, Alonzo oversaw a multi-billion-dollar budget and a 4,300-person workforce entrusted with facilitating the efficient, fair marketing of U.S. agricultural products.[3]
Kraft Foods[edit]
Alonzo also served as Vice President, Global Public Policy, Corporate Affairs at Kraft Foods leading all global corporate affairs work in the areas of sustainability, tariffs, tax, trade and health and wellness. She also directed the Global Issues Management team tasked with identifying and addressing risk and reputational issues impacting one of the world’s largest food companies. While at Kraft Foods, she was selected as the first woman to Chair the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF), an agriculturally-based, non-profit organization representing more than 85 percent of the global chocolate industry in support of sustainable cocoa farming practices.[4]
Awards[edit]
In 2017, she was honored with the LATINO Magazine’s prestigious Brava (courage) award for her exemplary leadership supporting and mentoring Latinas across the United States.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ aeb,org http://www.aeb.org/in-the-news/american-egg-board/2016-executive-board-members-new-ceo. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ www.agri-pulse.com https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/6539-anne-alonzo-picked-to-head-american-egg-board. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ latinosinagriculture.com http://www.latinosinagriculture.com/anne-l-alonzo/. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.wilsoncenter.org https://www.wilsoncenter.org/person/anne-alonzo. Missing or empty
|title=(help); External link in|website=(help) - ↑ https://www.agri-pulse.com https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/10560-opinion-growing-americas-agricultural-exports-one-egg-at-a-time. Missing or empty
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