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title: "Executive Summary: Joel Brandenberger, National Turkey Federation"
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#### If I weren’t doing this, I’d …

… go back to journalism.

#### My three goals for 2017

**1. Ensure that we are helping** the industry as it completes its recovery from last year’s avian influenza outbreak.

**2. Help strengthen the association’s** governance procedures.

**3. Make sure that family,** friends, and home life remain the top priorities.

#### On my desk right now

A briefing book for our executive committee, a draft 2017 budget, and too much other paper

#### My media mix

**Music:** A lot of classic rock, but a host of other music ranging from classical to Texas country to contemporary Christian

**Publications:** The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and The Economist

#### The best advice I ever got

Prepare well, have faith, demand accountability for yourself and others, and understand you can’t control every outcome.

#### What I do when I’m not at work

Watch sports, read, walk, write

#### Who I’m following on Twitter

@TurkeyGal

@animalag

@ForwardFla

(Drake Sorey)

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