**Amy, center back in the white shirt, with all of her nieces, mother, sister and sister-in-law.
What are your job duties/job responsibilities in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources?
I’m the Director of Student Recruitment for CAFNR. I’m responsible for student recruitment for the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.
How long have you worked in CAFNR?
I’ve been at MU/CAFNR for 5 years. August 1, I started a new position as the Director of Student Recruitment for CAFNR! Prior to this position, I was the Senior Academic Advisor for the Division of Food, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences.
What do you enjoy about working for CAFNR/Mizzou?
The people!! CAFNR has amazing faculty, staff and students. I’ve had the opportunity to work with our students and see them follow their dreams. The staff are all very friendly and willing to answer my million questions. The faculty love their job, and I enjoy seeing their passion passed on to the students.
What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
I enjoy spending time with family, friends and watching sporting events. Go Chiefs and Royals!! I love being outside walking/running/biking on the many Columbia trails.
What is something your co-workers/other CAFNR employees don’t know about you?
I love to bake! Oatmeal cookies are my favorite thing to make.
Another thing most people don’t know about me, I have a LARGE family. We have many connections to CAFNR and MU. My parents owned the Salisbury Meat Market, which now my brother and brother-in-law run. I also have a brother who graduated with an Ag Engineering degree, a sister who has worked at MU for over 30 years, a niece who is currently enrolled in CAFNR (ABM), a niece in her final year of Physical Therapy at MU, another niece who graduated and works in CAFNR (Animal Sciences), an uncle who graduated from CAFNR with a Meat Science degree, and many cousins and second cousins who are attending or have graduated from MU and some with CAFNR degrees. We have deep ties to CAFNR and Missouri agriculture!