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The Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3 (GOED), Salt Lake City, UT, has recently grown its membership to include 129 members, a 51% increase in the last year. As a result, the organization has expanded its management team to better serve its member base and to strengthen its mission to promote the growth of EPA and DHA omega-3s. The newly expanded team includes Harry Rice, PhD, vice president of regulatory and scientific affairs, Ellen Schutt, communications director, and Mike Roberts, director of membership development and engagement. Mr. Rice will be responsible for monitoring and reporting on regulatory concerns, spearheading efforts on complex issues and providing scientific analysis of the growing body of scientific literature. In addition, he manages scientific and regulatory committees. Prior to joining GOED, he spent more than six years at Cargill, Inc. Ms. Schutt brings nearly 15 years experience in the natural products industry to GOED. Since 2006, she operated Schutt Solutions, a consulting business, and was a partner in LaunchNatural, which helped launch high growth natural product companies in the U.S. Mr. Roberts is a natural products industry veteran and has built a network with virtually all key executives and companies in the dietary supplements and functional food space.
