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Chobani
7 published research records · Latest research 2026-09-18
LIVING DOSSIER
About Chobani
Chobani provides a documented organizational connection between the World Economic Forum's publishing platform, Idaho's business-lobby network and a local board on which Bob Naerebout is listed.…
From the published research record Chobani connects WEF-published refugee-employment advocacy with IACI and Bob Naerebout's local board network (2026-09-18). Recorded status: Primary organizational relationships verified; published roster may lag current appointments; no WEF direction, Sixteen Thirty link or personal benefit established Read the record for sources and qualifications. This excerpt has not yet been composed into an editorial biography.
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The same roster gives affiliations for several people: Bob Naerebout and Riley Barney with Idaho Dairymen's Association, Cooper Smith with Chobani, Roy Villasenor with Community Council of Idaho, Alex Castaneda with South Central Idaho Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and Daragh Maccabee with Idaho Milk Products.
The Membership page lists Chobani, Idaho Dairymen's Association and Idaho Milk Products as platinum partners.
A specific policy-benefit route is documented for Chobani, a company represented on IACI's published board.
BoiseDev's March 25, 2025 hearing report identifies Ken McClure as Chobani's lobbyist and reports that he supported HB 436 to help finance water/wastewater infrastructure for the company's planned $500 million Twin Falls expansion.
Unity Alliance of Southern Idaho's current board lists Dixon alongside Bob Naerebout and Riley Barney of the Idaho Dairymen's Association, Idaho Milk Products CEO Daragh Maccabee, a Chobani representative and other institutional leaders, with IDA CEO Rick Naerebout as a board adviser.
Unity's current membership page identifies Chobani, Idaho Dairymen's Association, and Idaho Milk Products as Platinum Partners.
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Connections
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People
Cooper Smith
Stated in published researchUnity Alliance's About page identifies Cooper Smith with Chobani (listed affiliation); this is an organizational affiliation as described in its roster.
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Unity Alliance of Southern Idaho
Stated in published researchUnity Alliance's Membership page displays Chobani as a Platinum Partner; the page does not specify dues, contributions or control rights.
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People
- Bob Naerebout · 6 shared records
- Chenele Dixon · 5 shared records
- Daragh Maccabee · 4 shared records
- Rick Naerebout · 4 shared records
- Riley Barney · 4 shared records
- Matthew Hicks · 3 shared records
- Alex Castaneda · 2 shared records
- Brandon Dansie
SOURCED RECORD
Research & sources
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Research finding · 2026-09-18Unity Alliance publishes its board, advisers and three platinum partners
Recorded status: Organization-published roster and membership pages checked September 18, 2026; independent current tenure, dates of service, control and funding are not established by these pages.
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