WOMEN IN SWINE
Women in Swine: Johanna’s Unlikely Path from City Roots to Swine Compliance
The girl from Allentown who worried about veterinary school timelines could never have predicted she would end up auditing sow farms across state lines. - Cris Soronio
Johanna’s background couldn’t be further from a traditional farm upbringing. Raised in Center City Allentown, Pennsylvania, her early life was defined by city streets rather than open fields. Yet today, she stands as a key figure in animal care and Read more...
Women in Swine: Lee Builds Better Systems by Asking Better Questions
Tiffany Lee stepped into the swine with honest questions and a willingness to learn. This shaped her career then, and it still shapes the way she leads now. - Cris Soronio
Tiffany Lee has built a career around that question. It took her from a small farm in Kansas into veterinary medicine, then into research, , meat industry work, swine, and now a leadership role Read more...
Women in Swine: Alina Porta Knows the Work
From Ecuador to the U.S. pork industry, she built her career by learning every part of the job and leading with calm authority. - Cris Soronio
When I called Alina Porta for this interview, she was driving home from a site visit on a Friday afternoon. That felt fitting. Her career has been built in motion. She goes where the work is: farms, plants, audit sites, hard conversations, and problems that cannot wait. Read more...
Introducing “Women in Swine”
Sharing the Stories That Keep Our Industry Moving Forward - Cris Soronio
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from recruiting in the swine industry, it’s that behind every thriving farm or production system, there’s a story, often one that doesn’t get told enough. And many of those stories belong to women.
From production managers who’ve turned challenges into career milestones, to animal caretakers who put their heart into every Read more...