Board Leadership and Elections - Indiana Corn and Soy

National Representation
Indiana also has 4 farmers who serve as national directors on the American Soybean Association board and four who serve on the United Soybean Board.

Executive Committee

Mike Koehne

Chairman, Greensburg

Kevin Cox

Vice Chair, Brazil

Joe Stoller

Secretary, Bremen

CJ Chalfant

Treasurer, Hartford City

Keevin Lemenager

Membership and Policy Committee Chair, Monrovia

Carey McKibben

Market Development Committee Chair, LaGrange

Denise Scarborough

Sustainability & Value Creation Chair, LaCrosse

District 1 Board Members

Allen Buchanan

Fowler

Kevin Kelley

Brookston

Joe Stoller

Secretary, Bremen

Dylan Christopher

Brookston

Denise Scarborough

Sustainability & Value Creation Chair, LaCrosse

District 2 Board Members

CJ Chalfant

Treasurer, Hartford City

Carey McKibben

Market Development Committee Chair, LaGrange

Steve Phares

Albion

Jenna Scott

Muncie

Brian Warpup

Warren

Mark Wenning

Cambridge City

District 3 Board Members

Kevin Cox

Vice Chair, Brazil

Mark Legan

Coatesville

Derika Lynam-Spaetti

Richland

Gary McDaniel

Boonville

Jason Misiniec

Bicknell

Larry Rusch

Vincennes

District 4 Board Members

Roger Bommer

Brookville

Kevin Burbrink

Seymour

Jim Douglas

Flat Rock

Mike Koehne

Chairman, Greensburg

Keevin Lemenager

Membership and Policy Committee Chair, Monrovia

Anngie Steinbarger

Edinburgh

What does the 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.
Participate in trade missions, work with the media, represent ISA at events and meetings.
Serve on ISA committees each year. These committees lead the staff members’ work and provide direction regarding board decisions. The committees are Membership and Policy, Market Development, and Sustainability + Value Creation and typically meet at the same time as Board meetings.
Invest as an Advocate Member if serving on the Membership and Policy Committee.

Eligibility

A candidate for nomination must be an individual who:
Resides in Indiana from the district they wish to represent
Produces soybeans or has an ownership interest in an entity which produces soybeans and shares in the risk of loss of soybean production
Has paid within the last two years into the federal soybean checkoff administered by the ISA and is not in arrears or default on such payments
Has not previously been involved in actions that were found by the ISA Board of Directors to be a violation of the code of conduct of the ISA and resulted in such candidate’s removal or resignation from the ISA Board of Directors.
All candidates shall provide to the ISA a list of all the places to which they’ve sold soybeans in the last two years.
No immediate family member of a Director shall serve concurrently as a Director on the Board of Directors with the related Director.

ISA Candidate Application

All potential candidates who submit their names through the form below will receive a follow-up from ISA staff and be asked to fill out and sign the current Indiana election certification form. All candidates will then be reviewed for approval to be placed on ballot by the ISA governance committee in March.

Full Name(Required)

Date of Birth(Required)

Spouse Information (if applicable)

Spouse Full Name

Spouse Phone (in case of emergency)

Farm Information

Farm Name(Required)

Partnership with

Home Address

Address(Required)

City(Required)

State(Required)

Zip(Required)

County(Required)

Is your shipping address different from your home address?(Required)

Yes

No

Shipping Address

Address (Shipping)(Required)

City (Shipping)(Required)

State (Shipping)(Required)

Zip (Shipping)(Required)

Personal Information

Phone (cell is preferred)(Required)

Preferred Email Address(Required)

Location of farm(s) – Please list counties(Required)

Are you a full-time farmer?(Required)

Yes

No

What percentage of time do you spend farming?(Required)

Please enter a number less than or equal to 100.

What year did you begin farming?(Required)

Please list your off-farm jobs, if any.

Soybean Acres(Required)

Please list any other crops, acreage or livestock.

Please detail any other business operations.(Required)

Are you a dues-paying advocacy member of ISA/American Soybean Association? (NOTE: This is different than checkoff.)(Required)

Yes

No

I don’t know

Education(Required)

Participation and offices held in soybean organizations (please include # of years)

Other organizational affiliations, agriculture or otherwise

What do you hope to accomplish in your position?(Required)

Polo Shirt Size(Required)

T-Shirt Size(Required)

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