Leah Wilkinson is the American Feed Industry Association's (AFIA) vice president of public policy and education and oversees the association's legislative, regulatory and global policy efforts. Wilkinson joined AFIA in 2010. She interacts with Congress, the Association of American Feed Control Officials, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and state legislatures and feed regulatory agencies in the western U.S. Wilkinson is the staff contact for the AFIA Feed Regulatory Committee, Ingredient Approval and Definition Committee and Aquaculture Committee. Growing up on a Minnesota swine farm, and as a graduate in swine production from the University of Minnesota, Wilkinson is very familiar with animal agriculture. She has also worked for the National Pork Producers Council and the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, both in Washington, D.C. Before joining AFIA, Wilkinson served as the director of policy and industry relations for ViaGen, Inc. in Austin, Texas. Wilkinson holds a bachelor's degree in animal and plant systems from the University of Minnesota.