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