adam. the light at the end of the tunnel. some students graduating in may in the room. dale moore, executive director for public policy at the american farm bureau federation, joined afbf in 2011 as deputy direct oroff public policy and manager of the greg and trade policy team. brings 30 years of experience in public policy and communications to afbf. lisa schroeder the global director of trade for the dow chemical company. as part she has direct responsibilities for defining and making the company's global trade agenda and developing a strategy on international aspects of corporate issues. based in washington, dc, her responsibilities include trade policy and legislation, trade negotiation, and investment issues that foster growth and dow's global businesses through identification of policies facilitating market access and reducing global distribution costs. ken backus is director of international trade and market access and is based in washington, dc. ken is the national lead advocate on trade issues, including nafta, restoring access to china, expanding access to japan and oth