The Purdue Agriculture Dean's Advisory Council is comprised of individuals who represent the breadth of the food, life sciences, agriculture and natural resource system. Council members come from across the state (and beyond) and have a wide range of occupations and professional/personal backgrounds. The diverse expertise and capabilities of our Council members ensure that many perspectives are heard as we address the challenges and opportunities of an increasingly global economy and agriculture industry.  Over the years, our Council members have been instrumental in helping Purdue Agriculture set and reach some important goals.  Purdue Agriculture is fortunate to have exceptional individuals who invest in and support the future of agriculture.

These are the members of the 2014-2015 Purdue Agriculture Dean’s Advisory Council:

• Jim Baird
  • State Representative, District 44, Indiana General Assembly
  Michael Beach
  • Associate Director for Healthy Water, Centers for Disease Control National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
  Brent Bible
  
  • Farmer, Tippecanoe/Montgomery Counties
  Margaret Davidson
  
  • Vice President, Strategic Development, Asher Agency, Indianapolis
  Kim DeWees
  
  • Owner/CEO, Vision Ag, Inc.; Vision A Farm Management Services,
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  Jeff Evard
  
  • Owner, Herr Station Malt; Nature's Crossroads Seed Co.
  Laura Gentis
  
  • Regional Vice President, Farm Credit Mid-America
  Tony Hahn             
  • Director of State Government Relations & Policy Analysis, 
  • Purdue University
  Deana Hancock
  
  • Director, Technology Acquisitions, Elanco Animal Health
• Tom Hooper
  
  • Director of Sales, Beck's Hybrids
  Scott Jamieson
  
  • Vice President, Bartlett Tree Experts
  Chuck Johnson
  
  • Provost, Vincennes University
  James Joshua
  • U.S. Strategic Supply Chain Manager, McDonald’s
• Dan Kittle
  
  • Vice President, Research & Development, Dow AgroSciences
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• Randy Kron
  
  • Vice President, Indiana Farm Bureau
• Ted McKinney
•       Director, Indiana State Department of Agriculture
• Greg Noble
  
  • COO, Indiana Soybean Alliance/Indiana Corn Marketing Council
  Scot Ortman
  • CEO/President, Kokomo Grain Co., Inc.
  Jill Pack
  • Product Manager, Erosion Control Division, Tensar North American Green
  Sara Peel
  
  • Director, Watershed Projects, Wabash River Enhancement Corp.
  Ryan Richardson
  • Owner/Grower, County Line Orchard, Hobart, IN
  Todd Roswarski
  
  • Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, Ivy Tech Community College
  Kristin Scott
  
  • Agriculture Teacher, Lebanon High School
  Dan Shaver
  
  • Forest Bank Operations Mgr., The Nature Conservancy
  Jeff Troike
  
  • President and CEO, Ceres Solutions, LLP
  Tammi Unger
  
  • Unger Farms
  Dexter Wakefield
  
  • Education Research Coordinator, IUPUI School of Education
  Kevin Wilson
  
  • President, Indiana Soybean Alliance
  Kristin Wolfred
  
  • Marketing and Strategic Director, Indiana State Fair