Biography

Janna Spruill joined NASDA in October 2021. Janna serves the NASDA Foundation as Associate Director for several federal projects, namely the USDA Northeast Regional Food Business Center cooperative agreement and the Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Access to Capital Program in conjunction with the Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA). Janna also oversaw the USDA-AMS Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) cooperative agreement which focused on providing GAP education and outreach to socially disadvantaged and historically underserved growers. She was formerly a food regulator and compliance administrator with the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Food and Drug Protection Division. During that time, she conducted food safety inspections of low and high-risk manufacturers, managed the FDA Rapid Response Team grant, conducted shell egg inspections under FDA’s Egg Safety Rule, and lead industry and community outreach for shell egg and rabbit processing programs. Janna earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Poultry Science from North Carolina State University, with Spanish and Food Safety minors.