Here’s the collection of the NAFB ‘Meet a Member’ profiles. Complete the online questionnaire and you can be featured in an upcoming edition of Meet a Member! 

2019

 

Lorrie Boyer
KSIR Radio
Fort Morgan, Colorado

Bill Holst
WNAX Radio
Yankton, South Dakota

Wendy Pinkerton
Zoetis
Champaign, Illinois

Bronson Teichert
Student–Utah State University
Logan, Utah

Tom Cassidy
Ag Radio Network
Barneveld, New York

Sara Steever
Paulsen
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Jackie Leeuw
Student – Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana

Rich Hull
Hull Broadcasting
Dewey, Arizona

Bryce Doeschot
KRVN Rural Radio Network
Lincoln, Nebraska

Jeff Jackson
Farm Progress
Chillicothe, Missouri

Sharlet Teigen
Demeter Communications
Belle Fourche, South Dakota

Carey Martin
Voice of Louisiana Network
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Cebrina Hardy
RFD Radio Network®
Bloomington, Illinois

Don Borgman
D&C Farms
Buckner, Missouri

Mark DePrez
Farm Journal Broadcasting
South Bend, Indiana

Mark Oppold
RFD-TV
Camdenton, Missouri

Randy Rasmussen
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Norfolk, Nebraska

Kiersten Schroeder
Clutch Performance
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Gene Millard
Millard Family Farms
Osborn, Missouri

Susan Littlefield
KRVN Rural Radio Network
Surprise, Nebraska

Meghan Gregner
Brownfield Ag News
Lexington, Kentucky

Mike Murphy
KSUM Radio
Fairmont, Minnesota

Rhonda Ludwig
RFD-TV
Linn, Missouri

Rhiannon Branch
Brownfield Ag News
Iuka, Illinois

Ken Tanner
Capitol Broadcasting
Raleigh, North Carolina

Shalee Peters
KRVN Rural Radio Network
Lexington, Nebraska

Christopher Galen
National Milk Producers Ass
Arlington, Virginia

Macey Hurst
Student – Missouri State
Jefferson City, MO

Clay Patton
KRVN Rural Radio Network
Lexington, Nebraska

Eric Parsons
Emeritus Member
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

Vic McGill
Katz Radio Group
Chicago, Illinois

Hannah Borg
Student Member
Allen, Nebraska

Jim Edwards
Collette
Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Breck Von Bank
American Ag Network
West Fargo, North Dakota

John Rozum
AEM
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Jennifer Anderson
John Deere
Olathe, Kansas

Rhonda Garrison
Corn Growers Association of North Carolina 
Raleigh, North Carolina

Dustin Hoffman
Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network
Des Moines, Iowa

Jim Ross Lightfoot
Emeritus Member
White Oaks, Texas
 

Jordan DeBoer
Student – University of Minnesota
Crookston, Minnesota

Laurie Langstraat
National Crop Insurance Services
Overland Park, Kansas

Gina Cerrentano
KICD Radio
Spencer, Iowa
 

Dwayne Cartmell
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, Oklahoma
 

Bob Brunker
J.L. Farmakis, Inc.
Kansas City, Missouri
 

Chad Colby
Colby AgTech
Goodfield, Illinois
 

Sara Miles
Kansas Farm & Ranch Radio Network
Colby, Kansas

Mike Loyd
Honorary Member
Mansfield, Illinois
 

Betty Doke
Protect the Harvest
Brownsburg, Indiana
 

Chris Fleming
WASK/WKOA Radio
Lafayette, Indiana

Jim Coyle
Emeritus Member
Moberly, Missouri

Dr. Patricia Tice
Agri Manners/Etiquette Iowa
Adel, Iowa

Mrs. Claus
Merry Christmas, Inc.
North Pole

Eric Pfeiffer
Hoosier Ag Today
West Lafayette, Indiana

 

2020

 

Rita Frazer
RFD Radio Network®
Bloomington, Illinois

Mark Lambert
National Corn Growers Assn.
St. Louis, Missouri

Clyde Lear
Emeritus Member
Lohman, Missouri

Kyle Bauer
KFRM Radio
Clay Center, Kansas

Ben Nuelle
Agri-Pulse Communications
Washington, D.C.

Cyndee Smiley
John Deere
Olathe, Kansas

Bryan McGarvey
WASK/WKOA Radio
Lafayette, Indiana

Melanie Rice
Brownfield Ag News
Clearfield, Iowa

Jim Evans
University of Illinois
Philo, Illinois

Randy Bernhardt
Bernhardt Consulting
AlbuquerqueNew Mexico

Jennifer Saylor
J.L. Farmakis
Parkville, Missouri

Laurel Caes
John Deere
Olathe, Kansas

Mike Davis
Southern Farm Network
Raleigh, North Carolina

Hugh Whaley
Communications Consultant
Raleigh, North Carolina

Gary Wright
WKAN Radio (retired)
Saint Anne, Illinois

Lyle E. Orwig
Charleston|Orwig
Chaska, Minnesota

Joe Gill
KASM Radio
Albany, Minnesota

Tyler Kelly
John Deere
Olathe, Kansas

Joe Cornely
Emeritus Member
Westerville, Ohio

Holly Cassidy
Ag Radio Network
Barneveld, New York

Gabe Osborn
WSMI Radio
Hillsboro, Illinois

Steve Mercer
U.S. Wheat Associates
Arlington, Virginia

Bob Dineen
Renewable Fuels Association
Washington, D.C.

Amy Biehl-Owens
KRVN Rural Radio Network
Lexington, Nebraska

Amie Simpson
Brownfield Ag New
Indianapolis, Indiana

Kelly Schwalbe
Sage, A Creative Agency
Kansas City, Missori

Don Schultz
Honorary Member
Overbrook, Kansas

Kelly Bogard
TFB Radio Network
Waco, Texas

Megan Turnquist
Red River Farm Network
Binford, North Dakota

Ty Higgins
Ohio Farm Bureau
Columbus, Ohio

John Vasichek
Honorary Member
Devil’s Lake, North Dakota

Jeff Moore
Farm Progress
Jefferson City, Missouri

Bob Bosold
WAXX/WAYY Radio
Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Marvin Kokes
National Cattlemen’​s Beef Assn.
Centennial, Colorado

Mike Perrine
MP Ag Radio
Troy, Illinois

Jeff Stewart
Linder Farm Network
Owatonna, Minnesota

Brent Adams
Fastline Media Group
Buckner, Kentucky

Dave Carter
National Bison Associatino
Westminster, Colorado

Mike Johanns
Honorary Member
Ponce Inlet, Florida

Bart Johnson
Ohio Ag Net
Columbus, Ohio

Von Ketelsen
KCIM – KKRL – KIKD Radio
Carroll, Iowa

Amy Bradford
GROWMARK
Bloomington, Illinois

Ken Root
Emeritus Member
Guttenberg, Iowa

Tim Marshall
KRVN Rural Radio Networ®
Lexington, Nebraska

Shannon Yokley
Brownfield Ag News
Jefferson City, Missouri

Ken Colombini
Renewable Fuels Association
Ellsville, Missouri

Larry Steckline
Emeritus Member
Garden Plain, Kansas

Dave Scaturro
KELO/KELQ Radio
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Corryn La Rue
RFD-TV
Washington, D.C.

Gardner Hatch
Woodruff
Red Wing, Minnesota

Jerry Lackey
Emeritus Member
San Angelo, Texas

Mike Orso
RFD Radio Network®
Bloomington, Illinois

Terry Henne
WSGW Radio
Saginaw, Michigan

Emily Buck
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

Al Gustin
Emeritus Member
Mandan, North Dakota

Jesse Stroud
Your Ag Network
Mitchell, South Dakota

Monte James
Your Ag Network
Yankton, South Dakota

Mary Kay Thatcher
Syngenta
Washington, D.C.

Tom Beavers
Emeritus Member
Shenandoah, Iowa

Doug Edge
Farm Journal 
Pendleton, Indiana

Chip Flory
Farm Journal
Denver, Iowa

J. Scott Vernon
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California

Mike LePorte
Emeritus Member
Overland Park, Kansas

Doug Schmitz
KFEQ Radio
St.. Joseph, Missouri

Tom Steever
Brownfield Ag News
Jefferson City, Missouri

Ron Claussen
Ag Media Research
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Gary Crawford
USDA Office of Communications
Washington, D.C.

Sara Wyant
Agri-Pulse Communications
Camdenton, Missouri

Jody Heemstra
KGFX Radio
Pierre, South Dakota

Melissa Kessler
U.S. Grains Council
Washington, D.C.

Pam Fretwell
Emeritus Member
Quincy, Illinois

Dan Cash
KFGO Radio
Fargo, North Dakota

Rusty Halvorson
American Ag Network
Fargo, North Dakota

Joe Schuele
U.S. Meat Export Federation
Denver, Colorado

Curt Lancaster
Emeritus Member
Waco, Texas

Jeffrey Steffen
WJAG Radio
Norfolk, Nebraska
 

Delaney Howell
Ag News Daily
Rhodes, Iowa
 

Sharon Page
Outstanding Farmers
of America
Lyons, Michigan

Jerry Harrington
Honorary Member
Iowa City, Iowa
 

Stacey Smith
WGFA Radio
Watseka, Illinois
 

David Schumacher
KTRS Radio
St. Louis, Missouri
 

Brice Civiello
Aimpoint Research
Columbus, Ohio
 

Jay Vroom
Honorary Member
McLean, Virginia
 

Becky Hoselton
KFGO Radio
Fargo, North Dakota
 

Don Molino
Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Radio Network
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Jade Lorton
Osborn Barr Paramore
St. Louis, Missouri
 

Skip Davis
Emeritus Member
Frankfort, Indiana
 

Mark Swendsen
American Ag Network
Marthasville, Missouri
 

Kolt Buchenroth
Ohio Ag Net
Columbus, Ohio

Wendy Brannen
American Soybean Association
Washington, D.C.

Roddy Peeples
Emeritus Member
Dallas, Texas

Curt Sayler
KSJB Radio
Jamestown, North Dakota

DeLoss Jahnke
RFD Radio Network®
Bloomington, Illinois

 

Samantha Kilgore
AAEA - The Agricultural Communicators Network
LeGrange, Georgia
 

Gene Kronberg
Honorary Member
Farmington, Minnesota

 

Courtney Kilbblewhite
Northern Ag Network
Billings, Montana

 

Duane Murley
KWMT Radio
Fort Dodge, Iowa
 

Michael Newland
Propane Research Education Council
Lincoln, Nebraska

Janice Keene
Honorary Member
Memphis, Tennessee
 

Sherri Sadon
Katz Radio Group
St. Louis, Missouri
 

Will Robinson
Brownfield Ag News
Jefferson City, Missouri

Jennifer Blackburn
National Sorghum Producers
Lubbock, Texas

Kathy Patton Strunk
Emeritus Member
Silver Lake, Kansas

 

2021

 

Gale Cunningham
WYXY Radio
Champaign, Illinois

Scarlett hagins
Kansas Livestock Association
Topeka, Kansas

John Winfield
Emeritus Member
Madison, Mississippi

Rhonda Sweeney
WRDN Radio
Durand, Wisconsin

Mark Dorenkamp
Brownfield Ag News
Clear Lake, Iowa

Brita Moore
Minnesota Farmers Union
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Tom Vilsack
Honorary Member
Washington, D.C.

Michelle Hoffman
Mississippi Agri-News Network
Jackson, Mississippi

Brent Barnett
Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network
Des Moines, Iowa

Hannah Thompson-Weeman
Animal Agriculture Alliance
Arlington, Virginia
 

Ron Hendren
Emeritus Member
New London, Missouri
 

Jedidiah Burns
KWMT Radio
Fort Dodge, Iowa
 

Bill Zortman
KELO/KELQ Radio
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Tyler Bottoms
Barchart.com
Windsor Heights, Iowa

Dan Skelton
Emeritus Member
Sioux Rapids, Iowa

Ashley Davenport
Michigan Ag Today
Vicksburg, Michigan

Janae Prewitt
National Agri-Marketing Association
Overland Park, Kansas

Kim Stockment
Hoosier Ag Today
Brookston, Indiana
 

Mark Vail
Emeritus Member
Lincoln, Nebraska
 

Rick Haines
Independent Ag Network
Carmen, Idaho
 

Mary Kendall Dixon
AAEA – The Agricultural Communicators Nework
LeGrange, Georgia

Tim Bob Kitsmiller
Alpha Ag Network
Lincoln, Nebraska

 

Jim Farrell
Honorary Member
Omaha, Nebraska

 

Dixon Williams
Mississippi Agri-News Network
Jackson, Mississippi

 

Karen Coble Edwards
KCE Public Affairs Associates
Oakton, Virginia

Patsy Comella
Honorary Member
Turks & Caicos Islands

Stephanie Heide
KMIT Radio
Mitchell, South Dakota

John Perkins
Brownfield Ag News
Jefferson City, Missouri

Lee Maddox
Tennessee Farm Bureau
Columbia, Tennessee

Josh Scramlin
Midwest Farm Radio Report
WOZN/Q106 Radio
Madison, Wisconsin

Dave Drennan
Honorary Member
Chesterfield, Missouri