Shelby Young
Jun 20, 2023
ARLINGTON, VA – Shelby Young has joined USA Rice as the new Manager of Government Affairs and the USA Rice Political Action Committee (PAC).
Shelby grew up on a farm in the Texas Panhandle, across the road from a Texas A&M AgriLife Research farm, where she worked in high school and would later plant her own research field trials while earning her master’s degree. She graduated from Texas Tech University with a Master of Science in Plant & Soil Science and a Master of Agribusiness.
Shelby took her ag expertise “down under” in Australia where she studied cotton pathology and disease management and carried out field and lab crop research through the Fulbright Program. She also served as in intern for the U.S. House Agriculture Committee.
Most recently, Shelby worked for McKinley Advisors, a DC-based association management and strategy consulting firm, and has served as the membership specialist for the National Rural Water Association where she managed communications, donation solicitations, and events for the organization’s PAC.
Shelby is excited to be on board at USA Rice and looking forward to working with great people in this exceptional industry.