Eden graduated from Fresno State in the Spring of 2017 with a BS in Criminology-Law Enforcement. He started his career with Foster in 2011 as a brood crew team member placing chicks. Since then, he's had the privilege of holding various positions in both farm level and management level roles. He began as Brood Crew Supervisor, was promoted to Field Supervisor, Department Supervisor, and most recently, a South Grow-out Superintendent. In addition to his roles in the field, he also works alongside Dr. Tarrant to support students at his Alma Mater in becoming future leaders at Foster Farms.

Dr. Janet Helms is a veterinarian with extensive experience across the food
chain. Janet’s current title is Senior Manager, Global Sustainable Sourcing,
Animal Health and Welfare. Her responsibilities include chicken, antibiotics,
animal feed, and fish. She has been with McDonald’s for over one year.
Prior to joining McDonald’s, Dr. Helms owned and managed a large animal
veterinary practice in Southern California, providing preventative health services
to dairy and beef clients. She was the first practitioner to offer ultrasound and
dairy records analysis in the area. Following her career in veterinary practice,
Janet worked in multiple roles at Pfizer/Zoetis including regulatory compliance,
organizational development, and technical sales. Dr. Helms was the National
Director of a third-party animal welfare certification, working across species with
auditors, developing audits, and driving program growth. More recently, Janet
was a Global Sustainability Developer at Inter IKEA Group responsible for
sourcing animal and plant based foods in North and South America. In addition
to finding sustainable and high welfare chicken, pig, beef, dairy, and eggs, she
developed strategic approaches to sustainably source leather, down, hides, and
biofuels.Outside of work, Janet enjoys cooking for friends and family, gardening, hiking,
swimming, and paints in several mediums. A fan of travel and art history, she
loves to visit museums on her international travels.

A native of middle Tennessee, Amelia holds a bachelor’s degree in agriculture
communications from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and an M.S. in
International Agriculture from Oklahoma State University. Amelia has worked in the
poultry industry for eight years in both animal welfare and corporate communications for
major poultry companies. Amelia currently serves as the Poultry Welfare Manager with the Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization (PAACO). PAACO is recognized as the global
certification organization for animal welfare auditors and audits. PAACO represents all
major food animal proteins with certification programs for; Poultry Welfare (broiler,
turkey, and layer), Beef Feedlot Welfare, On-farm Swine Welfare, Dairy Welfare and
Meat Plant Welfare. Amelia grew up on a cow/calf farm and was extremely active in the state and national 4-H program. She is a proud sixth-generation farmer and agriculture enthusiast. She
currently lives in Northwest Arkansas.

 After finishing a bachelor’s degree in animal science from the University of Puerto Rico in 2001, he attended North Carolina State University to complete a Master’s degree in Poultry Science in 2004. While at NC State and a short period after, he worked in research facilities including the former Embrex, Inc. He worked at Perdue Farms on the Delmarva Peninsula for several years in a variety of roles including Flock Supervisor, HACCP Coordinator, Quality Assurance Supervisor and SAP Material Master Data Analyst before joining USPOULTRY. His responsibilities include the development of educational programs and tools in food safety, product development, and live production for the poultry and egg industries. These products are designed to improve performance within the poultry and egg industry’s in areas like food safety, animal welfare, and biosecurity. Since 2019, he has been working on his PhD. evaluating the broiler and turkey industry’s Campylobacter performance standards and developing recommendations on how to optimize pathogen reduction interventions.