NAFB 2025 Committees
Awards Committee
Chair: Rusty Halvorson, KFGO, Fargo, North Dakota
Brent Adams, Rural Strong Media, Charlestown, Indiana
Shannon Yokely-Reenan, Incarnate Consulting, Jefferson City, Missouri
Jared White, Brownfield Ag News, Jefferson City, Missouri
Alan Watts, WKDZ/WHVO, Cadiz, Kentucky
Cindy Cunningham, Woodruff, Des Moines, Iowa
Kelly Schwalbe, Honorary, Kansas City, MO
Lorrie Boyer, KSIR, Fort Morgan, Colorado
Convention Working Group
Chair: DeLoss Jahnke, RFD Radio Network, Bloomington, Illinois
Meghan Grebner, Brownfield Ag News, Jefferson City, Missouri
Susan Littlefield, KRVN Rural Radio Network, Lexington, Nebraska
Delaney Howell, Ag News Daily, Rhodes, Iowa
Chase Kusel, National Farmers Union, Washington, D.C.
Stacey Swain, Helena Agri-Enterprises, Collierville, Tennessee
Kyel Richard, Bayer, St. Louis, Missouri
John Herath, U.S. Meat Export Federation, South Bend, Indiana
Finance Committee
Chair: DeLoss Jahnke, RFD Radio Network, Bloomington, Illinois
Jesse Campbell Harding, Marsh Wren Creative, Grand Island, Nebraska
Kelly Bogard, Texas Farm Bureay Radio, Waco, Texas
Hall of Fame
Chair: Carah Hart, Brownfield Ag News, Jefferson City, Missouri
Historian: Don Wick, Red River Farm Network, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Rich Hull, Emeritus, Goshen, Indiana
Mike Perrine, MP Ag Radio, Troy Illinois
Pam Jahnke, Midwest Farm Report Radio Network, Madison, Wisconsin
Marketing and Promotion Advisory Board
Chair: Anita Vanderwert, Brownfield Ag News, Jefferson City, Missouri
Janet Adkison, Missouri Farm Bureau, Jefferson City, Missouri
Kyle Bauer, KFRM Radio, Clay Center, Kansas
Mike Hurt, Rhea + Kaiser, Naperville, Illinois
Robin Loftin, Southeast AgNet/AgNet West Radio Network, Newberry, Florida
Brian Torrey, John Deere, Olathe, Kansas
Sara Wyant, Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc., Camdenton, Missouri
Membership Committee
Chair: Delaney Howell, Agricultural News Daily, Rhodes, Iowa
Gary Truitt, Hoosier/Michigan Ag Today, Zionsville, Indiana
Stephanie Hoff, Midwest Farm Report Radio Network, Madison, Wisconsin
KC Sheperd, Radio Oklahoma Ag Network, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mentor Program
Co-Chair: Delaney Howell, Agricultural News Daily, Rhodes, Iowa
Co-Chair: KC Sheperd, Radio Oklahoma Ag Network, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
NAFB Properties LLC
Chair: Colleen Callahan, Colleen Callahan Consultancy, Kickapoo, Illinois
Taylor Brown, Northern Ag Network, Billings, Montana
Anita Vanderwert, Brownfield Ag News, Jefferson City, Missouri
Delaney Howell, Ag News Daily, Rhodes, Iowa
Nominating Committee
Gary Truitt, Hoosier/Michigan Ag Today, Zionsville, Indiana
Stephanie Hoff, Midwest Farm Report Radio Network, Madison, Wisconsin
KC Sheperd, Radio Oklahoma Ag Network, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Washington Watch Committee
Co-Chairs: Delaney Howell, Ag News Daily; Stephanie Hoff, Mid-West Farm Report
Meghan Grebner, Brownfield Ag News, Jefferson City, Missouri
Ken Rahjes, KBUF Radio, Agra, Kansas
Mike Davis, Southern Farm Network, Raleigh, North Carolina
Spencer Chase, Corn Refiners Association, Washington, D.C.
Jesse Campbell Harding, Marsh Wren Creative, Grand Island, Nebraska
Lydia Johnson, Agri-Pulse, Washington, D.C.
Andy Schwab, Northern Ag Network, Billings, Montana
