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ELLY SUKUP, GINA GUITERREZ JOINS GLOBAL FARMER NETWORK FOUNDATION
Feb. 16, 2022
Source: Global Farmer Network news release
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| Elly Sukup |
Elly Sukup has joined the Global Farmer Network Foundation as Director of Programs. She is also the Food Security Technical Officer for Mercy Corps. Previously, she managed the Clinton Foundation's community nutrition program in Malawi and spent two years with the UN World Food Program in Ghana and Ethiopia.
She also worked for Iowa State University as Strategic Engagement Coordinator at The Knoll and as a lecturer in Global Resource Systems. She studied Public Service and Administration in Agriculture and International Agriculture at Iowa State University, and has a Master's degree in Social Anthropology of Development from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.
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| Gina Guiterrez |
Gina Gutierrez is serving as Community Outreach Agvocate for the Global Farmer Network Foundation. She is a 5th generation dairy farmer from the central region of Mexico. In 2015, Gina started a Facebook page advocating for the dairy industry. La Vida Lactea now has nearly 60,000 followers.
She completed a Master's Degree in Corporate Law. She writes regularly for Ganadero and Holstein de Mexico magazine. In 2018, Gina won the Global Farmer Network's Kleckner Award.
The Global Farmer Network Foundation is a non-profit advocacy group led by farmers from around the world who support free trade and farmers' freedoms to choose the tools, technologies and strategies they need to maximize productivity and profitability in a sustainable manner. Established in 2000, first as Truth about Trade and Technology, the Global Farmer Network is committed to inserting the farmers' voice in the global dialogue regarding food and nutritional security.
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