Niel Ritchie
From KeyWiki
Niel Ritchie is the Executive Director of the League of Rural Voters. He is the brother of Mark Ritchie.
Career/activism
Before joining the League of Rural Voters, Niel Ritchie spent 14 years with the Minneapolis-based Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy serving in a variety of roles, including eight years as a national organizer responsible for outreach and networking among U.S. farm and non-farm groups. He has managed statewide and Congressional campaigns in the Midwest, and is the author of numerous articles and op/eds on food, farm, and rural economic policy. In 2010 Niel Ritchie was serving on the boards of Rural Community Assistance Partnership, and Main Street Project, and on the political committee of Clean Water Action Alliance of Minnesota.[1]
