Standard Process Inc. hires new employees and promotes one

October 14, 2014 — As Standard Process Inc. enters the fourth quarter of 2014, it has announced the recent hiring of Susan Howell, DVM, and Kathleen Zweifel, as well as the promotion of Professional Development Executive Administrator Nicole McSwain to education coordinator.

Howell, of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, will transition from being a veterinary consultant for Standard Process since February 2013 to a member of the company’s internal veterinary technical support team.

Howell will bring with her 17 years of practice experience in small animal veterinary medicine. As a part of the veterinary technical support team, Howell educates veterinary healthcare professionals on the benefits of whole food nutrition and about the research and development behind Standard Process Veterinary Formulas.

After earning a bachelor’s degree from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, in 1988, Howell received her doctorate in veterinary medicine in 1997 from Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. Howell is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association.

Joining Standard Process as a manufacturing analyst is Zweifel of Delavan, Wisconsin. A 2006 graduate of Upper Iowa University in Fayette, Iowa, Zweifel will be responsible for collecting and analyzing all data pertaining to manufacturing key performance indicators at the nutritional supplement manufacturer’s Palmyra, Wisconsin-based production plant. In addition, Zweifel will perform various analyses relating to supply chain process improvement initiatives and assist production supervisors in developing, measuring, and evaluating performance metrics.

Standard Process is also promoting McSwain, of East Troy, Wisconsin, to education coordinator in the company’s professional development department. McSwain joined the team in 2012 as the department’s executive administrator assisting the department’s director. In her new role, McSwain will oversee internal and external corporate educational programs. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 2007 from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, in Whitewater, Wisconsin.

To learn more about career opportunities at Standard Process, visit the Career Opportunities page at standardprocess.com.