Vice President of South, Central, and North America
Regina joined the APC team in February 2026. She is the strategic and operational lead for export market development across the Americas and Caribbean, responsible for regional market development programs funded by industry and USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Programs.
Regina has over a decade of experience working in U.S. agriculture policy and market promotion at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and for associations. At USDA, Regina served as Senior Advisor to the Secretary covering trade and national security, Chief of Staff for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, as well as various positions in the Foreign Agricultural Service. She notably played a key role in developing the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP), coordinated Department-wide crises response teams, and strategized the adoption of 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer. Outside of USDA, Regina led trade policy and international market access efforts at the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, and coordinated promotion, policy, and association leadership at the U.S. Dairy Export Council.
Regina holds a Master of Arts in International Relations and Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy from the Ohio State University.
