ALT Teresa Thorne, Principal at Thorne Communications and Executive Director to the Alliance for Food and Farming will speak about the experiences that shaped her career in media and crisis communications and best practices for managing both. Strong preparation and response can make all the difference for an industry or company facing a crisis, and Teresa will draw from her experience to provide attendees with critical guidance related to crisis response, messaging and a plan of action for rebuilding. Ian LeMay (48) and EVP Abby Taylor-Silva (45) have had the pleasure of working with Teresa on a variety of efforts and will host this session.