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
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Taryn Nance
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, SALES AND MARKETING
Allan Gray
PROFESSOR, LAND O'LAKES CHAIR IN FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Betty Jones-Bliss
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Staff
Masi Keshavarz
RESEARCH PROJECT MANAGER
Lourival Carmo Monaco Neto
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Michelle Query
BUSINESS ANALYST
Torrie Sheridan
MARKETING MANAGER
Adam Barragato
LEARNING DESIGN AND RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Khyleigh North
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP PROJECT MANAGER
DeShea Wallace
EVENT MANAGER
Faculty and Instructors
Jay Akridge
TRUSTEE CHAIR IN TEACHING AND LEARNING EXCELLENCE AND PROFESSOR
Michael Boehlje
PROFESSOR EMERITUS
Brady Brewer
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Luciano Thomé e Castro
INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATED PROFESSOR
Amanda Countryman
ADJUNCT FACULTY
Larry DeBoer
PROFESSOR EMERITUS
Nathan DeLay
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Tom Dukes
DIRECTOR OF QUALITY, COMMUNITY VENTURES IN LIVING
Bruce Erickson
AGRONOMY EDUCATION DISTANCE & OUTREACH DIRECTOR
Marcos Fava Neves
INTERNATIONAL ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO
Justin Funk
INSTRUCTOR
Keith Halperin
VISITING PROFESSOR AND PRINCIPAL, KGH LEADERSHIP (FORMER SENIOR PARTNER AT KORN FERRY)
Pete Hammett
VISITING PROFESSOR; OWNER, HAMMETT CONSULTING
Jaclyn Kropp
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Larry Lad
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, BUTLER UNIVERSITY
Jayson Lusk
DEPARTMENT HEAD AND DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR
Meilin Ma
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF AG ECONOMICS
Bobby Martens
IOWA INSTITUTE OF COOPERATIVES ENDOWED PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
James Mintert
DIRECTOR AND PROFESSOR
Carson Reeling
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Nathanael Thompson
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Holly Wang
PROFESSOR
Nicole Olynk Widmar
ASSOCIATE HEAD AND PROFESSOR