AGTECH
Food & Ag Council
- Engages industry leaders to align assets and resources around the region’s position as a food and agtech hub,
- Provides leadership around food and agtech policies and initiatives that will increase cluster development and
- Identifies new sources of capital for the market and manages partner relationships with industry investors and innovators.
Officer
Councilmembers

Melissa Haworth
Company title - Senior Director of Corporate Engagement
Company name - UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Ken Hiatt
Company title - Assistant City Manager and Director of Community & Economic Development
Company name - City of Woodland

Alberto Landolino
Company title - Open Innovation Scout and R&D Alliance Manager
Company name - Bayer Crop Science

Denneal Jamison-McClung
Company title - Director
Company name - UC Davis Biotechnology Program and the Designated Emphasis in Biotechnology

Julie I. Morris
Company title - Lecturer and Academic Coordinator of the Food & Agriculture Industry Immersion
Company name - Graduate School of Management, UC Davis

Alexander Tengolics
Company title - Manager of Governmental Relations & EDDT Chair
Company name - Yolo County

Gabriel Youtsey
Company title - Chief Information Officer
Company name - UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
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