AgrIInstitute Board and Staff Leadership
The AgrIInstitute Board of Directors are industry volunteers who oversee the organization’s policies and resource development to ensure the accomplishment of AgrIInstitute’s mission of preparing leaders to advance agriculture. The founding supporters of AgrIInstitute and the Agricultural Leadership Program the following entities designate appointees to the board. The appointees to the AgrIInstitute board represent: Purdue University, College of Agriculture (2 positions), Indiana 4-H Foundation (1 position), Indiana FFA Foundation (1 position), Indiana Farm Bureau (2 positions), and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture (2 positions). The remaining seven board positions are filled by volunteers from industry who are elected at the AgrIInstitute annual meeting.
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Beth ArcherExecutive Director |
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Eric SchillingElanco Animal Health
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Tiffany Obrecht JohnsonBLNKPG
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Bob FullingTreasurer
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Brian BuchananBuchanan Hauling &Rigging
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John BaughPurdue University
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Tom DullDull’s Tree Farm
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Chris FennerIndiana Farm Bureau
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Tom SlomaChairmanFarm Credit Mid America
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Phyllis LeganLegan Livestock & Grain
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Julie WickardVice ChairpersonIN Department of Environmental Management ALP Class 7
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Melissa Rekeweg
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Mark ThornburgPast Chairman
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Kenda Resler Friend Secretary |
Corteva AgriSciences
ALP Class 11
kresler@dow.com
There’s no industry more essential than agriculture, and no skill more essential than leadership to help it thrive. It’s an honor to serve on AgrIInstitute’s board and help build leadership capacity in Indiana agriculture.
Mary Helen Halsema
Purdue University
Bruce Kettler
Indiana State Department of Agriculture
ALP Class 14
bkettler@isda.in.gov