The Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA) is governed by a board of 24 volunteer farmer-directors plus seven non-voting ex-officio board members who meet throughout the year to develop ISA’s programs. Farmer directors are elected by Indiana soybean farmers in June by vote and take office to begin their term in November. The directors volunteer their time to improve opportunities for Indiana soybean farmers through checkoff investments and advocating for legislation and policies that support Indiana soybean farmers.
There are two volunteer directors for each of Indiana’s four districts up for election each year. Candidate applications were due in February, and elections in contested districts will be held during the month of June by ballots sent to every soybean farmer residing in that district. Board members are elected to a three-year term and can serve three consecutive terms.
2026 Election Information
Ballots for the ISA will be mailed the week of May 4.
You are eligible to vote if you are a soybean producer and have paid into the Indiana soybean checkoff in the last two years; reside in the district you are voting; and are the single vote casted under your farm entity.
Voting will occur in District 1. Ballots will be sent to farmer members in that district during the week of May 4 and ballots must be postmarked by June 30. Bios for the candidates will be available soon. If you reside in District 1 and did not receive a ballot, one may be requested by emailing elections@incornandsoy.org.
Here are the candidates up for election in each of these districts:
District 1
District 1 includes these counties: Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Elkhart, Fulton, Howard, Jasper, Kosciusko, Lake, LaPorte, Marshall, Miami, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, Starke, St. Joseph, Tipton, Wabash, and White. View District 1 on a map here.
Seeking first term
Monty Henderson
Seeking re-election
Kevin Kelley
Seeking first term
Woody Nichols
Seeking first term
Mark Parkman
Seeking first term
Joshua Redding
Voting Information
Ballots for District 1 election will be sent in the mail the week of May 4 to every soybean farmer residing in District 1. Ballots must be postmarked by June 30, 2026.
Questions? Send an email to elections@incornandsoy.org.
What does the ISA Board do?
- Manages and conducts the business of the Indiana Soybean Alliance
- Upholds certain standards of conduct including duty of care, duty of loyalty, duty of obedience, and duty of transparency.
- Attends quarterly board meetings (typically held in November, March, June and August). These meetings are required and are two days in length. Most meetings will be held at the ISA office in Indianapolis.
- Participates in trade missions, work with the media, represent ISA at events and meetings.
- Serves on ISA committees each year. These committees lead the staff members’ work and provide direction regarding board decisions. The committees typically meet at the same time as Board meetings.
- Invests as an Advocate Member if choosing to serve on the Membership and Policy Committee.
