Kemin Agrifoods North America welcomes three new staff members

Ruben Almada and Alden Lipata join the sales team as the key account managers together responsible for California and Arizona. Almada comes to Kemin from Western United Environmental Services in California. Prior to that, he worked for Cargill as a dairy management consultant in central California. Almada received his Bachelor of Science in dairy science with a minor in agriculture business from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. Lipata comes to Kemin from Associated Feeds in Turlock, California where he was responsible for formulation and quality assurance. Lipata began his career in the feed business while in the Philippines where he received a Bachelor's degree from Mapua Institute of Technology in Manila and a Master of Business Administration from De La Salle University in Manila.

Sarah Boucher, Ph.D., joins as a ruminant technical service manager. She comes to Kemin from William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute where she completed her position as a post-doctorate research fellow. She has authored numerous journal articles, abstracts and other publications. Boucher holds a Bachelor of Science in animal bioscience from Pennsylvania State University. She also received her Master of Science in animal science and Doctor of Philosophy in animal and nutritional sciences from the University of New Hampshire