Policy Fellow
email: vinnie[at]ofrf.org
Vinnie Trometter (he/him/his) joins the OFRF team after being involved in a number of agriculture policy campaigns on Capitol Hill relating to anti-trust, pesticide preemptions, climate-smart agriculture, country of origin labeling, the Commodity and Crop Insurance titles of the Farm Bill, and animal welfare laws involving the egg and pork industries.
He also is experienced in international trade issues, having worked at Enterprise Ireland, Ireland’s export promotion agency, and publishing op-eds about tariffs and foreign direct investment in outlets such as the Boston Herald, Chicago Tribune, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Vinnie’s passion for organic agriculture stems from his mother growing up on a subsistence organic farm outside of Philadelphia. The family mainly grew specialty crops and would drive into the city on a “huckster truck” to sell fruit and vegetables. Later in life, she became a professor of culinary arts at the Pennsylvania College of Technology for 35 years.
As such, Vinnie grew up heavily influenced by concepts of healthy eating and knowing where your food comes from. He views the promotion of organic agriculture as a way for farmers to mitigate supply chain risks and become better stewards of the land.
Vinnie did his undergraduate studies at Penn State University and earned a master’s degree at Trinity College of Dublin, Ireland. When he is not working, he spends time with family back in Williamsport, PA, and cheers for his Nittany Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers.