Faculty and Staff

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Our TEam

Our faculty is 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

Philip Abbott
Philip Abbott

PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
Jay Akridge
Jay Akridge

PROVOST AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND DIVERSITY, PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Michael Boehlje
Michael Boehlje

PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
Brady Brewer
Brady Brewer

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Luciano Thomé e Castro
Luciano Thomé e Castro

INTERNATIONAL ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Amanda Countryman
Amanda Countryman

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Larry DeBoer
Larry DeBoer

PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
Nathan DeLay
Nathan DeLay

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Bruce Erickson
Bruce Erickson

EDUCATION DISTANCE AND OUTREACH DIRECTOR, PURDUE AGRONOMY
Marcos Fava Neves
Marcos Fava Neves

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

PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
Justin Funk
Justin Funk

INSTRUCTOR
Brent Gloy
Brent Gloy

VISITING PROFESSOR
Pete Hammett
Pete Hammett

Visiting Professor; Owner, Hammett Consulting
Chris Hurt
Chris Hurt

PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
Bhagyashree Katare
Bhagyashree Katare

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
Jayson Lusk
Jayson Lusk

DEPARTMENT HEAD AND DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Marshall Martin
Marshall Martin

PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
James Mintert
James Mintert

DIRECTOR AND PROFESSOR
Carson Reeling
Carson Reeling

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Nathanael Thompson
Nathanael Thompson

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
Holly Wang
Holly Wang

PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
Nicole Olynk Widmar
Nicole Olynk Widmar

ASSOCIATE HEAD AND PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS