The 2017-2018 AAEA PIF Trustees were approved at the 2017 Annual PIF Trustee Meeting in Snowbird, Utah on Tuesday, July 25.
A special thanks to the following trustees rotating off:
- Des Keller
- Harlen Persinger
- Jennifer Kiel
The new 2017-2018 Board is as follows:
- Chair – Kelly Schwalbe, Sage Communications LLC
- Vice Chair – JoAnn Alumbaugh, Farm Journal Media
- Secretary-Treasurer – Holly Martin, High Plains Publishers, Inc.
- Rick Purnell, RPR Company (2015-2018)
- Amy Roady, Illinois Soybean Association (2015-2018)
- Greg Horstmeier, DTN/The Progrssive Farmer (2015-2018)
- Sarah Kollel, Rabo AgriFinance (2015-2018)
- Mike Rankin, W.D. Hoard & Sons (2016-2019)
- Julie Deering, Issues Ink (2016-2019)
- Cassie Becker, Charleston Orwig (2016-2019)
- Dave Harding, Charleston Orwig (2016-2019)
- Laurie Bedord, Meredith Corporation (2017-2020*)
- Ann Hess, Carbon Media (2017-2020)
- Holly Spangler, Farm Progress (2017-2020)
- Lorne McClinton, Freelancer (2017-2020)
*Second 3-year term
Please help us congratulate them!