Experience

National Corn Growers Association

• United States
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Stewardship & Sustainability

  • Oct 2016 - Present

  • Collaborate with state corn affiliates to promote voluntary nutrient programs in their states.• Facilitate water quality meetings with state corn affiliates.• Lead staff of the Stewardship Action Team where we cover the following topics: water quality,conservation, air quality, sustainability, climate change and Soil Health Partnership.• Oversee the Good Steward Recognition program. This program recognizes a grower each year forbeing a steward of their land.• Collaborate with outside Stakeholders and oversee the life cycle analysis of corn and a land use change project that NCGA is having developed by contracted universities.• Leading the development of a sustainability platform and developing relationships with downstream partners.• Oversee the National Corn Yield Contest.• Represent NCGA on the steering committee for America’s Watershed Initiative (AWI), as a member at a Legacy Partner level with the Ecosystem Services Market Consortium and as a member of Field to Market.• Assist the Director of Research with the Corn Utilization & Technology Conference. Show less

• Manager, National Corn Yield Contest and Sutainability

  • Jan 2012 - Sep 2016

  • Maintain a positive relationship with our industry partners and growers• Supervise updates and test contest software• Plan awards breakfast and banquet to recognize winners• Entered and verified contest data and maintained records• Supervise harvesting of contest plots for previous years national winners• Transitioned contest forms from paper to online submission



Monsanto Company

• United States
• Farming
• 700 & Above Employee

• Agronomy Data Support

  • Jun 2011 - Dec 2011

  Conducted UAT on company agronomy software and edited the SOP manual. Supported and maintained Lyceum Support by granting access or updating user access. Assisted in creating training presentations for the software the agronomist use. Conducted UAT on company agronomy software and edited the SOP manual. Supported and maintained Lyceum Support by granting access or updating user access. Assisted in creating training presentations for the software the agronomist use.



Creech Logistics, Inc.

• Payroll/Accounting Administrator

  • Jun 2009 - Jun 2011

  Efficiently processed accounts receivables, payables, and driver payroll. Responsible for monitoring driver logs and notifying drivers when they were out of compliance. Managed fuel reports and driver mileage. Responsible for processing fuel tax.

• Logistics Dispatcher/Freight Broker

  • Mar 2009 - Jun 2009

  Orchestrated freight loads for company drivers and communicated with drivers daily to ensure that they were in compliance with driving rules. Negotiated freight rates on brokered loads and ensured brokerage customers had approved lines of credit and insurance.



DuPont Pioneer

• Miami, MO

• Maize Breeding Intern

  • May 2008 - Aug 2008

  Pollinated new hybrids of corn. Collected data for germination, root lodge, brittle snap, and plant and ear height. Crew leader of ten high school students during pollination. Pollinated new hybrids of corn. Collected data for germination, root lodge, brittle snap, and plant and ear height. Crew leader of ten high school students during pollination.