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.
2025 Election Information
Ballots for the ISA will be mailed the week of May 19.
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 Districts 1, 2, and 3. Ballots will be sent to farmer members in that district during the week of May 19 and ballots must be postmarked by June 30. Bios for the candidates are below. If you reside in these districts 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 re-election
John Peters
John Peters of Monticello seeks a second term on the ISA Board. Peters grows soybeans, corn, wheat and hay on his farm that touches Carroll and White counties. He also has a beef cow-calf finishing operation, and he has contract wean-to-finish buildings. A full-time farmer, Peters started farming in 1989. He earned an associate’s degree in agri-business from Vincennes University. He is a Monticello United Methodist Church trustee and a member of the White County Antique Association. He believes biofuels for aviation are a strong future market for farmers. Peters and his wife, Kathleen, have three children.
Seeking first term
Russell Guse
Russell R. Guse of Wanatah seeks his first term on the ISA Board. Guse grows soybeans and corn, and he also produces strawberries and keeps beef cattle on his farm that touches LaPorte, Porter and Starke counties. Guse operates Kankakee Valley Aviation where he works as a crop duster pilot. A full-time farmer, Guse began farming in 1998. He earned an associate’s degree from Purdue University. He serves as a Kankakee Valley REMC director. Guse would like to increase farmer engagement in checkoff programs. Guse and his wife, Monica, have two sons, Dean and Derrick.
Seeking re-election
Joseph Stoller
Joseph Stoller of Bremen seeks a third term on the ISA Board. He grows soybeans and corn in Marshall County. He earned a bachelor’s degree in ag economics from Colorado State University in 2009. In 2018, Stoller participated in the United Soybean Board’s Leadership Program. Today, Stoller is the Vice Chair of the ISA Board, and he is the Secretary on the U.S. Soybean Export Council’s Global Advisory Panel. He believes in market development work and wants to boost demand both domestically and internationally for U.S.-grown soybeans. Stoller and his wife, Livia, have one daughter, Elsie.
District 2
District 2 includes these counties: Adams, Allen, Blackford, DeKalb, Delaware, Grant, Henry, Huntington, Jay, LaGrange, Madison, Noble, Randolph, Steuben, Wayne, Wells, and Whitley. View District 2 on a map here.
Seeking re-election
Jenna Scott
Jenna Scott of Muncie, Ind., seeks a second term on the ISA Board. Scott farms in partnership with her father, Greg Cox, in Delaware County growing soybeans and corn. Scott also grows 52 million vegetable transplants for Midwest Fresh Market farmers. A full-time farmer, she began farming in 2014. Scott earned a degree from Purdue University in 2006. She currently is the chair of ISA’s Sustainability and Value Creation Committee. If elected, Scott said she hopes to explore new markets for soybean growers. Scott and her husband, Doug, have two children, Griffin and Lyla.
Seeking re-election
Mark Wenning
Mark Wenning of Cambridge City, Ind., seeks a second term on the ISA Board. Wenning grows soybeans and corn in Henry County. A full-time farmer, he began farming after earning a degree from Purdue University in 2012. He is involved with Indiana Farm Bureau at both the county and state level. He also is involved with Henry County 4-H and Extension as well as his church. If re-elected, he plans to wisely spend checkoff funds to increase farmers profits and educate the public about modern agriculture. Wenning and his wife, Jessica, have four children.
Seeking first term
Eric Wright
Eric W. Wright of Fairmount, Ind., seeks his first term on the ISA Board. Wright grows soybeans and corn on P.E.W. Farms in Grant and Madison counties. He sells seed for AgriGold and the Powell Seed Co. A full-time farmer, Wright began farming in 1993. He earned a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness management from Purdue University. Wright is the current Policy Chairman for the Grant County Farm Bureau Board. Wright said his goal is to increase Indiana’s market share in high oleic soybeans, and he wants to expand the market for biodiesel. Wright and his wife, Deana, have one child, Blake.
District 3
District 3 includes these counties: Clay, Daviess, Dubois, Fountain, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Martin, Montgomery, Owen, Parke, Pike, Posey, Putnam, Spencer, Sullivan, Tippecanoe, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, Warrick, and Warren. View District 3 on a map here.
Seeking re-election
Jason Misiniec
Jason Misiniec of Bicknell, Ind., seeks his second term on the ISA Board. Misiniec grows soybeans, seed soybeans and white corn on his farm in Knox, Daviess, Greene and Sullivan counties. Misiniec, a full-time farmer, owns a small show pig business, and he operates JAM Feeds. Misiniec earned degrees from Black Hawk Junior College and the University of Kentucky. He is a member of the Knox County Farm Bureau and the Knox County Soil and Water Conservation District. He wants to positively represent his district on the ISA Board. Misiniec and his wife, Heather, have two children.
Seeking first term
David Ring
David Ring of Huntingburg, Ind., seeks his first term on the ISA Board. Ring grows soybeans, corn, wheat and hay on his farm in Dubois, Pike, Spencer and Warrick counties. He also raises turkeys for Farbest Foods. A full-time farmer, Ring began farming in 1968. He is a retired ag teacher. Ring hopes to promote new products made from soybeans and to expand overseas markets for U.S. Soy. Ring will finish his third, three-year term with the Indiana Corn Marketing Council later this year. Ring and his wife, Kathy, have three children.
Seeking re-election
Larry Rusch
Larry Rusch of Vincennes, Ind., seeks a second term on the ISA Board. Rusch grows soybeans and corn on his farm in Knox County, Ind., and Crawford and Lawrence counties in Illinois. A full-time farmer, he began farming in 1991. Rusch farms in a partnership with Steven Rusch Sr., Steven Rusch Jr. and Sean Wirth. Rusch hopes to promote and increase the value to soybeans and soybean products. He is a certified crop consultant, a Brevort Levee Conservancy District Board Member and a member of Indiana Farm Bureau. Rusch and his wife, Jerri, have three children.
Voting Information
Elections in contested districts are held during the month of June by ballots sent the week of May 19 to every soybean farmer residing in that district. Ballots must be postmarked by June 30, 2025.
Mail To:
Indiana Soybean Alliance
ATTN Elections
8425 N Keystone Crossing, Suite 200
Indianapolis, IN 46240
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.
