Sara Neagu-Reed is the Director of Production and Environmental Policy at IFPA where she oversees policy issues related to organic, CEA, crop protection, Farm Bill and biotech. Most recently she served as Director of Advocacy and Government Affairs at AmericanHort. In this capacity, she handled a policy portfolio that included employment policy, pest and diseases, CEA and floriculture-specific issues, and Appropriations requests. Prior to AmericanHort, she worked as Associate Director of Federal Policy for the California Farm Bureau Federation, where she advocated for the interests of California farmers and ranchers before Congress, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the media on legislative and regulatory affairs. Sara also served in the Obama Administration as a Senior Legislative Analyst at USDA, leading organic and biotech programs. Her career began as a District Representative for The U.S. House of Representatives, where she served as the principal liaison between the Congressional office and local businesses, organizations, and constituents, managing local policy issues pertaining to the CA-15 district. A California native and first-generation Romanian American, Sara grew up in Oakland and graduated from the University of San Francisco with a degree in Politics. More recently, she received her master’s in public administration and service from Texas A&M University. Sara is also a graduate of the California Agricultural Leadership Program and WeLead, American University’s program for professional women seeking leadership skills to serve in policy roles. Sara lives in Washington, DC, with her husband and Great Dane, Nova.