NASDA WELCOMES WINTER/SPRING INTERNS
News Date January 19, 2010
Two interns from Texas A&M University joined the NASDA office on January 19 for the winter/spring semester. Julie Adams and Brett Schubert will work with NASDA until early May.
Julie Adams of Houston, Texas is currently pursuing a master’s degree in agricultural economics at Texas A&M University. Her emphasis of study lies mainly in the areas of risk management and futures and options markets. She also earned a bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M in agricultural economics focusing on finance and real estate. During her time at Texas A&M, Julie was involved in a variety of activities including agricultural organizations such as Alpha Zeta and participating as a pianist for a local nonprofit organization. While working at NASDA, she hopes to gain a deeper understanding of current agricultural issues, particularly those involving agricultural finance and risk management.
Brett Schubert is from Woodsboro, Texas where he graduated from Woodsboro High School in 2007. Brett is currently a junior at Texas A&M University seeking a degree in Agricultural Business Management and planning to obtain a master’s in Agricultural Business as well. He has been involved in agriculture since the age of five when he began participating in livestock shows and still remains working in the beef industry managing a small cow calf operation of his own. Brett is very interested in agricultural and food policy and extremely excited about the opportunity to work with a great organization such as NASDA and hopes to further his knowledge in agricultural policy. (Contact: Charlie Ingram)