DAIRY MANAGEMENT - Key Persons
Katie Brown, Ed.D., RDN, joined National Dairy Council in June 2017 as executive vice president, Scientific & Nutrition Affairs, National Dairy Council. She has a passion for connecting agricul...
Job Titles:
- President & Chief Executive Officer U.S. Dairy Export Council
- President and CEO to Lead USDEC
In February 2021, Harden became the third president and CEO to lead USDEC since its founding by Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) in 1995. She is the first woman to lead the organization. Harden succeeds former USDEC President and CEO Tom Vilsack, who was confirmed in February 2021 as U.S. Agriculture Secretary in the Biden-Harris administration.
At USDEC, Harden directs a staff of dairy trade specialists, trade policy professionals, a global marketing team and a strategy and insights team. In addition, she oversees eight international offices working to facilitate dairy product and ingredient application knowledge, identify market opportunities, monitor regulatory activity and work toward improving the business climate for U.S. Dairy.
Prior to taking the top spot at USDEC, Harden served dual roles as USDEC's chief operating officer and DMI's executive vice-president of global environmental strategy. In this capacity, she helped develop and launch the Net Zero Initiative, an industry wide effort that will help U.S. dairy farms of all sizes and geographies implement new technologies and adopt economically viable practices.
Michelle L. Slimko, DrPH, MPH, RD, is the senior vice president,Nutrition Research, National Dairy Council., where she is responsible for the dairy checkoff's investment in environmental and ...
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Executive Vice President, Finance
- Chief Financial Officer Dairy Management Inc.
Quinton Baily serves as executive vice president, Finance, and chief financial officer for Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), which includes responsibility for all financial activities-such as financial reporting, accounting services, budgeting, government reporting and tax compliance, and financial planning and analysis-and USDA oversight guidelines for DMI and all its dairy-related entities and client companies. In addition, Baily leads the human resources, compensation and benefits, and information technology functions.
Prior to joining DMI in early 2017, Baily worked for many years at Kraft Foods, where he advanced in finance leadership roles in the areas of supply chain, procurement, risk management, investor relations, financial planning and analysis, cash utilization, internal audit, shared services, and category/brand financial stewardship.
Baily began his career in public accounting at Price Waterhouse, where he serviced clients in the areas of real estate investment, manufacturing and energy. Baily earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Illinois and his MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management. He is also a CPA.