Leadership
National Board of Directors
David Kieser, Founder, President and CEO • Bloomington, IL, owner, Kieser Farm
Bill Leman, Vice President Roanoke, IL, owner, Leman Property Management
David Hodel, Secretary Bloomington, IL, owner, Darnall Concrete
Ralph Endress Hudson, IL, owner, Young America Realty, Inc.
Jim Gapinski Westfield, IN, owner, Heartland Growers
Ann Kafer Bloomington, IL, VP, Human Resources, GROWMARK
Brandon Lipps VA, Founder, Caprock Strategies
Dennis Mott Morton, IL, retired Business Analysis Manager, Caterpillar
Trent Scholl Peoria, IL, Agency Principal at Ledgestone Insurance Group
Eric Sheldahl Chandler, AZ, retired commercial and residential Realtor
Leadership Team
Eric Hodel, Chief Executive Officer

Jada Hoerr, Chief Resource Officer
Dana Williamsen, Accounting Director
Lisa Martin, Finance Director


Leadership Team support
Ashley Aeschleman, Program Development Manager
Olivia Gritzmacher, Development Manager
Phil Hodel, Communications Manager
Divisional Executive Directors
Kathy Anderson-Martin, Pennsylvania
Merilee Baptiste, Arizona
Patrick Burke, Georgia
David Emerson, Texas
Tara Ingham, Normal, IL
Jerry Koehl, Haiti
Lisa Martin, Morton, IL
Christine Mutsoli, East Africa
Monica Scheuer, Peoria, IL
Karl Steidinger, Florida
John Whitaker, Indiana
Jan Young, New England
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