Faculty and Staff

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Our TEam

Our faculty and instructors are full of agribusiness experts, many of which are tenured professors in the Purdue University Department of Agricultural Economics. Our experts partner with the Center’s staff to design, develop and deliver the best educational opportunities for agribusiness professionals.

Leadership Team

David Downey

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMERITUS AND PROFESSOR EMERITUS

Scott Downey

DIRECTOR AND PROFESSOR

Aissa Good

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Allan Gray

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PROFESSOR

Betty Jones-Bliss

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Taryn Nance

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Staff

Andrew Banta

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Liza Braunlich

DISTANCE EDUCATION SPECIALIST

Emily Hoeing

KEY ACCOUNT MANAGER

Masi Keshavarz

RESEARCH PROJECT MANAGER

Danielle Latta

SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER

Shawna Miller

PROGRAM MANAGER

Lourival Carmo Monaco Neto

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Michelle Query

CRM ANALYST/MARKETING COORDINATOR

Torrie Sheridan

COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING SPECIALIST

Faculty and Instructors

Jay Akridge

PROVOST AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND DIVERSITY

Michael Boehlje

PROFESSOR EMERITUS

Brady Brewer

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Luciano Thomé e Castro

INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATED PROFESSOR

Amanda Countryman

ADJUNCT FACULTY

Larry DeBoer

PROFESSOR

Nathan DeLay

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Bruce Erickson

AGRONOMY EDUCATION DISTANCE & OUTREACH DIRECTOR

Marcos Fava Neves

INTERNATIONAL ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO

Joan Fulton

ASSOCIATE DEPARTMENT HEAD AND PROFESSOR

Justin Funk

INSTRUCTOR

Pete Hammett

VISITING PROFESSOR; OWNER, HAMMETT CONSULTING

Jayson Lusk

DEPARTMENT HEAD AND DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR

Marshall Martin

PROFESSOR

James Mintert

DIRECTOR AND PROFESSOR

Carson Reeling

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Nathanael Thompson

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Holly Wang

PROFESSOR

Nicole Olynk Widmar

ASSOCIATE HEAD AND PROFESSOR