Co-leads the Food team’s communications practice. Designs and executes integrated advocacy, media and reputational campaigns for clients including innovative start-ups and the world’s leading brands.

As a Managing Director on Finsbury Glover Hering’s Food team based in Washington, D.C., Alyn brings a decade of experience on food, agriculture, nutrition, climate and rural issues to her clients. 
Alyn co-leads the Food team’s communications practice, including designing and executing integrated advocacy, media and reputational campaigns for clients ranging from innovative start-ups to the world’s leading brands. Examples of her work include building a leading policy-focused coalition of food companies from the ground up; counselling start-ups through funding round announcements; and navigating companies through the introduction of innovative products and processes in a challenging policy, regulatory and media environment. 
Alyn joined the firm from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), where she most recently served as Senior Strategic Communications Advisor and Speechwriter to the Secretary during the Obama Administration. At USDA, Alyn held a variety of roles focused on communicating around federal nutrition programs, climate change, trade, rural poverty and opportunity and the implementation of the 2014 Farm Bill. 
A graduate of Michigan State University, Alyn is a former Michigan FFA State President and a proud native of rural Montague, Michigan, home of the world’s largest weathervane.

Served as Senior Communications Advisor and Speechwriter to Agriculture Secretary during the Obama Administration. Major areas of focus included climate, nutrition and rural opportunity.

Big fan of playing outside, including hiking, rock climbing, backpacking and biking. Hails from rural Michigan and is a proud Michigan State Spartan (Go Green!).

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