THE FACE BEHIND PARADIGMA
INTRODUCING ALEXIS MAIN
Alexis Main is an Oklahoma animal care advocate who engages with communities across the state to share the story of Oklahoma’s pork producers — a group operating in all 77 counties, raising about 2.14 million head of swine each year, and supporting one out of every 80 jobs in the state.
In her role, Alexis serves as an independent consultant and owner of Paradigma Agricultural Innovations and Consulting LLC, a small business she founded in honor of her late father.
DR. MAIN'S BACKGROUND
Originally from Modesto, California, Alexis was raised on a small farm by her parents, Reed and Roxanna Smith. Her passion for animal agriculture began early and grew through years of involvement in 4-H and FFA, where she raised swine, meat goats, beef cattle and rabbits.
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HER EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Alexis earned four Associate of Science degrees from Modesto Junior College in agricultural business, agricultural sales and services, animal science and dairy science. She moved to Oklahoma in 2018 to pursue a Bachelor of Science in animal science with a business focus from Oklahoma State University, which she completed in 2020.
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In May 2025, Alexis earned her Ph.D. in animal science from Oklahoma State University, specializing in animal wellbeing, immunology and stress physiology. She served as a research assistant under Dr. Janeen Salak-Johnson and as a teaching assistant for both Dr. Salak-Johnson and Dr. Jerry Fitch. Her dissertation examined how maternal traits and intensive genetic selection for production traits influence beef calves’ immune phenotype and stress responsiveness across spring and fall calving seasons.