ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, U.S.The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) announced on July 15 that Jessica Morse as its new manager of meetings and events. Morse will support Veronica Rovelli, AFIA director of meetings and events, to focus on the association's meeting efforts, which total more than 40 events a year.

Morse's responsibilities will include executing select AFIA events, including webinars, and spearheading event sponsorship strategies.

"Jessica brings a wealth of meeting planning experience. Her prior managerial position with the Society of Wine Educators will compliment AFIA in its ongoing effort to facilitate top-ranked industry meetings, and we look forward to having her assist in the development of new ideas," said Rovelli.