AMVAC’s Regulatory Affairs Team is responsible for registering and defending the company’s products at the U.S. EPA and other regulatory bodies worldwide. The Regulatory Team develops and implements registration strategies to ensure that the Company's products are in compliance with U.S. EPA, state, and international regulations. The Regulatory Team also manages a series of activities including toxicology and environmental testing, and risk analysis as part of the product defense and development portfolios.

Cindy Baker Smith 
Senior Vice President – Global Regulatory Affairs & Product Development 
Cindy Baker Smith joined AMVAC in September 2012 and is responsible for overseeing all regulatory and government affairs relating to AMVAC’s 37 active ingredients sold in the U.S. and 45 countries, including product registrations, re-registrations, label expansions, data study generation, product defense and compliance with both domestic and foreign laws. Mrs. Baker Smith has worked extensively with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and many foreign agencies.  She currently serves as chairperson of the Strategic Oversight Council of CropLife America, a committee of which she has been a member for several years.  

Mrs. Baker Smith has spent the last 17 years at the Gowan Group of Companies, a privately-held manufacturer and distributor of specialty chemicals used in agriculture. Starting as a regulatory specialist with Gowan, she rose to positions of increasing responsibility in managing global regulatory affairs, marketing, supply chain administration, and human resources, culminating with the position of chief operating officer, where she was responsible for managing an organization of 200 employees.

Jon Wood
Director of Registrations
Jon Wood is responsible for the implementation of domestic product registration strategies and ensures that the Company's products are in compliance with U.S. EPA and state regulations. Prior to joining AMVAC, Wood was ENTEK Corporation's Registration Manager, and Senior Research Scientist with UNOCAL's Agricultural Chemicals Research Group, where he was employed for 15 years. Jon received his Bachelors of Science degree in Zoology from California State University, Long Beach, and his Masters of Business Administration degree from California Polytechnic University, Pomona.

Ann Manley
Director of Toxicology
As Director of Toxicology, Ms. Manley manages a series of activities including toxicology testing and toxicology development strategies, risk analysis and human exposure/biomontoring studies. Prior to joining AMVAC, she was employed for 18 years by ICI companies in the United States and England in similar roles. Ms. Manley was awarded Diplomat of Royal College of Pathologist in Toxicology and received her M.Sc. in Toxicology in Birmingham, England. She received her Honors in Pharmacology/Pathology from Ewell College, London.

Ann Taylor
Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager
Ann Taylor is Manager of the UK office and Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager. The UK office is responsible for obtaining product registrations world-wide, outside the USA, Mexico and Canada. Prior to joining AMVAC in 1995, Ann worked for the UK regulatory authority, the Pesticides Safety Directorate as Senior Scientific Officer. Ann has an Honours degree in Botany, and an M.Sc. in Crop Protection (Weed Science) from the University of London, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine.