Amanda Butterfield is the director of corporate partnerships for the North American Meat institute, where she develops business opportunities for companies that have innovation and solutions that support NAMI members and mission. She is responsible for conveying NAMI’s value proposition to potential members and developing sponsorship packages that deliver ROI for companies engaged with NAMI.

Prior to joining the Meat Institute, Amanda has a successful track record in business development and sales with Amplisource, Cargill (Brand Citura) and Merck Animal Health. Her career in agriculture started with a field position with Dairy Farmers of America. Having always been fascinated with animals, Amanda earned a bachelor’s of science in Animal Bioscience and Microbiology at Penn State University.

Amanda serves as a beef committee member on the Pennsylvania Animal Health & Diagnostic Committee as well as a part of the Cohort 2 with the National Institute of Animal Agriculture (NIAA) Leadership Program. She also served as a former board member on the Pennsylvania Beef Council and Maryland 4-H Foundation.