Faculty and Staff

Faculty & Staff

Contact Us

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

Dave Downey
David Downey

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMERITUS AND PROFESSOR EMERITUS
Scott Downey
Scott Downey

DIRECTOR AND PROFESSOR
Aissa Good
Aissa Good

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Allan Gray
Allan Gray

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PROFESSOR
Betty Jones-Bliss
Betty Jones-Bliss

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Taryn Nance
Taryn Nance

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Staff

Andrew Banta
Andrew Banta

GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Liza Braunlich
Liza Braunlich

DISTANCE EDUCATION SPECIALIST
Emily Hoeing
Emily Hoeing

KEY ACCOUNT MANAGER
Masi Keshavarz
Masi Keshavarz

RESEARCH PROJECT MANAGER
Danielle Latta
Danielle Latta

SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER
Shawna Miller
Shawna Miller

PROGRAM MANAGER
Lourival Carmo Monaco Neto
Lourival Carmo Monaco Neto

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Michelle Query
Michelle Query

CRM ANALYST/MARKETING COORDINATOR
Torrie Ward
Torrie Sheridan

COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING SPECIALIST

Faculty and Instructors

Jay Akridge
Jay Akridge

PROVOST AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND DIVERSITY
Michael Boehlje
Michael Boehlje

PROFESSOR EMERITUS
Brady Brewer
Brady Brewer

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Luciano Thomé e Castro
Luciano Thomé e Castro

INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATED PROFESSOR
Amanda Countryman
Amanda Countryman

ADJUNCT FACULTY
Larry DeBoer
Larry DeBoer

PROFESSOR EMERITUS
Nathan DeLay
Nathan DeLay

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Bruce Erickson
Bruce Erickson

AGRONOMY EDUCATION DISTANCE & OUTREACH DIRECTOR
Marcos Fava Neves
Marcos Fava Neves

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

INSTRUCTOR
Keith Halperin
Keith Halperin

VISITING PROFESSOR AND PRINCIPAL, KGH LEADERSHIP (FORMER SENIOR PARTNER AT KORN FERRY)
Pete Hammett
Pete Hammett

VISITING PROFESSOR; OWNER, HAMMETT CONSULTING
Jaclyn Kropp
Jaclyn Kropp

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Larry Lad
Larry Lad

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, BUTLER UNIVERSITY
Jayson Lusk
Jayson Lusk

DEPARTMENT HEAD AND DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR
James Mintert
James Mintert

DIRECTOR AND PROFESSOR
Carson Reeling
Carson Reeling

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Nathanael Thompson
Nathanael Thompson

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Holly Wang
Holly Wang

PROFESSOR
Nicole Olynk Widmar
Nicole Olynk Widmar

ASSOCIATE HEAD AND PROFESSOR