Career
Lilly Simmering — Professional Journey
Founder and Principal Consultant
Sentra Solutions, LLC
Small boutique consulting firm focused on assisting government, non-profit, and small to medium-sized agriculture and food businesses grow.
Chief Operating Officer
County of Orange
Supervised development and implementation of high-visibility and high impact projects and inititiative including: County Customer Service Center, OC Cares, Homelessness Response, Office of Sustainability/Climate Action Plan, Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs, Covid-19 Response, System of Care Data Integration System/Care Plus Program.
Local Food Economy Program Manager
King County
Launched the Local Food Initiative. Authored Local Food Initiative Report.
Director, Strategic Regulatory Policy
Boeing Capital Corporation
Advocated for fair global strategic regulatory financing frameworks for aviation, satellite, and defense industries and employees.
Desk Offcer, sub-Saharan Africa, Canada (NAFTA)
USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service
Responsible for development of U.S. policy positions concerning U.S. agricultural trade with sub-Saharan Africa and Canada. Spear-headed two Secretarial trade missions for Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Compliance Officer
USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service
Conducted compliance audits of major marketing order commissions as well as provide compliance support. Led investigation of marketing order case that was eventually heard by U.S. Supreme Court.
Marketing Specialist
California Highlander Cooperative, Inc.
First Southeast Asian farmers cooperative focused on increasing global market opportunities and championing equitable support for minority farmers.