The American Meat Institute promoted its Vice President of Legislative Affairs Dale Nellor to senior vice president of legislative affairs. Nellor joined AMI in February 2006 and has since served as the director and vice president of the Institute’s legislative affairs department. Nellor’s responsibilities include lobbying congress on agricultural, structural, food safety, trade, energy, labor and worker safety issues.
Prior to joining AMI, he worked for more than three years as a legislative assistant to U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb). His responsibilities as a principle advisor to Sen. Hagel focused on all agricultural issues, energy, rural development, natural resources and related appropriations policy.