Institute of Shortening and Edible Oils announces leadership transition
The Institute of Shortening and Edible Oils (ISEO) announced that effective December 14, 2020, Kailee Tkacz Buller will join ISEO as the president. Tkacz Buller will succeed Robert Collette who is retiring after serving at the ISEO helm for over 13 successful years.
Over the last three years Tkacz Buller has served various leadership roles at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) most recently serving as the Chief of Staff to Deputy Secretary Stephen Censky where she helped drive transformational change and operational efficiencies in human resources, budget, information technology, contracting, and customer service across the 100,000 employee Department. She has played pivotal roles in the 2018 Farm Bill negotiations and implementation, renewable fuel policy, and departmental strategy on COVID-19. She served as the Chief of Staff of the Research, Education, and Economics Department as well as a Policy and Congressional Advisor to Secretary Sonny Perdue.