Beth Nielsen has been an integral member of the leadership team since returning to the family business. Being an entrepreneur at heart, she founded and operated her own successful business prior to rejoining the family business. For over a decade, she was a restaurant manager in resorts and fine dining as well as financial controller and director of marketing. As VP of Culinary, her responsibilities with Nielsen-Massey Vanillas have included overseeing the company’s international division and its food service division, including sales and recipe application, research and development as well as product innovation. In line with her entrepreneurial spirit, love for food and avid support of the environment, she is active in several organic/local/sustainable environmental organizations. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of Angelic Organics Learning Center, the Co-Chair of the Farm to City Benefit, and Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Nielsen-Massey Foundation. She earned degrees in Psychology, Spanish and Music from Denison University and studied International Business and Language at one of Europe’s top business schools, Esade.