May'19 Board Book

International Interns - 2019

Stefani Christieson is a recent graduate of University of California, Davis where she received her Bachelor of Science in political science and minors in economics and French. Stefani will be attending graduate school in the fall in Paris, France for a year and then complete the program in Shanghai, China in year two. She plans to complete her master’s degree in international economic policy and pursue a career as agriculture economic policy advisor for an agriculture export market organization to help California farmers continue to expand into emerging and established markets overseas. Stefani will be working with Sohn’s Market Makers, Ltd. in S. Korea. KayCee Hartwig is currently enrolled at California State University, Fresno where she is majoring in dairy science and employed at the dairy unit on campus. She has a culinary arts degree from Diablo Valley Community College and has experience working in the restaurant industry where she was encouraged by her mentor Chef Gavin Schmidt to pursue a degree in science so she could learn to apply it to food. She has travelled outside of the U.S. where she has learned to use dairy products in new and creative ways with hopes to find innovative ways to introduce dairy to consumers around the world. KayCee will also be working with Sohn’s Market Makers, Ltd. in S. Korea. Jessica Brown is currently a student at California State University, Fresno majoring in agriculture business. Jessica was raised on her family’s vineyard in Tracy and has always had a passion for agriculture. Her passion to learn about agriculture outside of the U.S. has provided her with opportunities to study abroad, most recently in Spain. Because of her love of travel and learning about other cultures, Jessica is focusing on international marketing at school with plans to work in this field of study upon graduation in 2020. She is a member of the agriculture marketing team at Fresno State and will be working with SMH, International in Shanghai, China this summer. Makayla Toste will graduate in May 2019 from California State University, Fresno with a degree in animal science and an emphasis in dairy science. Currently, Makayla serves as the assistant herdsman for the Fresno State dairy unit where she oversees the day-to-day operations of the dairy. Upon graduation in May, Makayla will be attending graduate school in the fall with plans to work in the California dairy industry in promotion and marketing to help keep the dairy industry viable for the next generation of dairy farmers. Makayla will serve as an intern with the team at Imalinx in Cuernavaca, Mexico this summer.