Board of DirectorsChris George2025-07-16T09:48:54-04:00

Board
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Karen Plaut

Karen Plaut

Executive Vice President for Research,
Purdue University
AgriNovus Board Chair

Trent Torrance

Trent Torrance

COO,
United Animal Health
AgriNovus Board Vice-Chair

Wes Sprinkle

Wes Sprinkle

CEO, Indiana Farmers Insurance
CICP Board Representative

David Adams

David Adams

Secretary of Commerce,
State of Indiana

Scott Beck

Scott Beck

President,
Beck’s Hybrids

Micah Beckwith

Micah Beckwith

Lt. Governor,
State of Indiana

Latoya Botteron

Latoya Botteron

President + CFO,
CENTRAL INDIANA CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP

Phil Brewer

Phil Brewer

Vice President, Strategy,
Keystone Cooperative

Jenni Browning

Jenni Browning

CEO,
American Dairy Association of Indiana

JoAnn Brouillette

JoAnn Brouillette

Operating Partner,
Lewis + Clark Agrifood

Natasha Cox

Natasha Cox

Senior Vice President, Agricultural Lending,
Farm Credit Mid-America

Robert Pepper

Robert Pepper

President,
Huntington University

Bernie Engel

Bernie Engel

Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture
Purdue University

Gil Farley

Gil Farley

President, Biodyne
Partner, BW Fusion

Vicki Gardner

Vicki Gardner

Vice President of Marketing + Communications
Wabash Valley Power Alliance

Aaron Gillum

Aaron Gillum

Senior Vice President,
50 South Capital

Howard Halderman

Howard Halderman

President,
Halderman Real Estate and Farm Management
Board Representative,
Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership

Mark “Doc” Holt

President,
First Farmers Bank and Trust

Craig Anderson

Craig Anderson

CEO, Ag Alumni Seed

Melina Kennedy

Melina Kennedy

CEO,
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership

Robert King

Robert King

Executive Vice President of Crop Protection Business Unit,
Corteva Agriscience

Courtney Kingery

Courtney Kingery

CEO,
Indiana Soybean Alliance
and Indiana Corn Marketing Council

Don Lamb

Don Lamb

Director,
Indiana State Department of Agriculture

Nichole Like

Nichole Like

President + CEO,
The Pantheon

Brian Lutz

Brian Lutz

Vice President of Agricultural Solutions,
Corteva Agriscience

Johnny Park

Johnny Park

CEO,
Wabash Heartland Innovation Network (WHIN)

David Pugh

David Pugh

Chief Financial Officer, AgReliant Genetics

Megan Ritter

Megan Ritter

Executive Director of Administration,
Indiana Farm Bureau

Jose Simas

Jose Simas

Executive Vice President, U.S. Farm Animal Business,
Elanco

Jeff Simmons

Jeff Simmons

CEO,
Elanco

Senay Simsek

Senay Simsek

Dean’s Chair + Department Head of Food Science,
Purdue University

Josh Trenary

Josh Trenary

Executive Director,
Indiana Pork

Eric Young

Eric Young

Chief Financial Officer,
BiomEdit

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