This board is composed of eight alumni members who are elected for 4-year terms. The board is charged with creating the organization’s vision/goals, hiring/evaluating the Fraternity’s executive director, setting policy and ensuring policies are followed, approving budgets and ensuring fiscal soundness and serving as a resource for chapters and associations.
Gabriel Eckert, CAE, Kansas State 95
President
Atlanta, Ga.
Executive Director Building Owners and Managers Association of Georgia
president@farmhouse.org
John Ortner, Colorado State 04
Vice President
Windsor, Colo.
Territory Manager, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
ortner.john@gmail.com
Greg Ibach, Nebraska 81
Director
Washington, D.C.
Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs at United States Department of Agriculture
gtibach@frontiernet.net
Eric Bymaster, Purdue 90
Treasurer
Nashville, TN
Associate Vice Chancellor of Finance, Vanderbilt University
ericbymaster@gmail.com
John Foltz, Ohio State 79
Director
Columbus, OH
Chair, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University
foltz.75@osu.edu
Judson Ricks, Troy 07
Director
Montgomery, Ala.
Accounting Manager at Bell Media, LLA
judsonricks@gmail.com
Eric Steiner, Purdue 98
Director
Washington, D.C.
Director, U.S. Government Affairs for Elanco Animal Health
eric.steiner@elanco.com
John Torres, Ohio State 02
Director
Columbus, Ohio
Director of Government and Legislative Affairs for the Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers Association