Business continues to be very, very good at Osborn & Barr as we have 4 new staff members to introduce you to. First we have Christine Nieland who will be “associate director of contact relations. Christine manages specific elements of the United Soybean Board business and leads the Farm Credit Services of Missouri account, developing strategic communications programs and public relations initiatives, as well as lending leadership to database and e-based initiatives.”

Next we have Jennifer Anthony who is “also working on the USB account as account executive. In her new role at Osborn & Barr, Jennifer is managing the internal communications for the board and providing support to international marketing efforts on behalf of U.S. soybean farmers. With her strong background in farmer organizations and unique understanding of membership-driven groups, Jennifer is also providing expertise to QUALISOY, a new soybean industry coalition.”

And we have Debra Valloni who is “financial manager for the growing contact relations, federal government and Canadian accounts. Debra manages billing, accounts payable/receivable and client reporting.”

And as if that’s not enough staff additions O&B has also hired Mary Czarnecki as a personnel recruiter. I assume this means I’ll have more of these posts to do in the near future!