Elle Andreen

Elle Andreen joined CALS Animal Science and PRO-DAIRY in 2023 in the newly created Model Support Specialist position, working with the Ruminant Farm Systems (RuFaS) and Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System (CNCPS) modeling groups. Elle comes from a dairy nutrition background and holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in animal science. Prior to joining the teams at Cornell, Elle worked for USDA-ARS focusing on forage-based dairy systems and dairy sustainability research. In her current position, Elle provides internal support to advance the RuFaS and CNCPS models, as well as supporting model end-users. Elle will be developing tools and programs to increase model usability in industry and research scenarios and is passionate about utilizing models to improve the profitability and sustainability of dairy farms.