Staff Directory

Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith

Secretary of Agriculture

Don Lamb

Director

Katie Nelson

Deputy Director

Phone: 317.517.7526

kanelson@isda.in.gov

Kassidy Kennedy

Department Coordinator

Phone: 317.232.8770

KKennedy@isda.in.gov

Leah Harmon

Director of Technology Development & Strategy

Phone: 317.607.4127

lharmon2@isda.in.gov

David Bausman

General Counsel

Mobile Phone: 317.910.5111

DBausman@isda.in.gov

Quinton Hayes

Director of Legislative Affairs

Phone: 317.450.2842

qhayes@isda.in.gov

Connor McCarthy

Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs

Phone: 317.605.7602

comccarthy@isda.in.gov

Regan Herr

Communications Director

Phone: 317.552.9281

rherr@isda.in.gov

Haley Reiger

Communications Deputy Director

Phone: 812.929.3863

hreiger@isda.in.gov

Kassidy Kennedy

Hoosier Homestead Award Program Manager

Phone: 317.605.6960

HoosierHomestead@isda.in.gov

David Coates

Economic Development Director

Phone: 317.954.4073

DCoates@isda.in.gov

Drew Sherman

International Trade Director

Phone: 317.690.4068

asherman@isda.in.gov

Megan Bixler

International Trade Manager

Phone: 317.650.6287

MeBixler@isda.in.gov

Matthew Karugarama

MPILP Program Director

Phone: 463.245.7751

MKarugarama@isda.IN.gov

Selena Tartabull

Economic Development Program Manager

Phone: 317.452.0742

STartabull@isda.in.gov

Emily Conwell

Economic Development Program Director

Phone: 317.502.5673

EmConwell@isda.IN.gov

Rachel Brandenburg

Food Distribution Manager

Phone: 317.910.4722

RBrandenburg@isda.in.gov

Chris Gonso

Hardwoods Program Manager

Phone: 317.690.4738

CGonso@isda.in.gov

Tracy Roberts

Market Reporter Livestock Program Manager

Phone: 317.220.3711

TrRoberts@isda.IN.gov

Gordon Lowry

Market Reporter Market Reporting Program

Phone: 317.232.8770

glowry@isda.in.gov

Caroline Patrick

Program Director

Phone: 317.605.4268

CPatrick@isda.in.gov

Brandon Caldwell

Indiana Grown Marketing & Communications Manager

Phone: 317.503.7804

BCaldwell1@isda.in.gov

Angela Grant

Operations Specialist

Phone: 317.431.6115

AGrant@isda.in.gov

Tami Ketchen

Indiana FFA Director

Phone: 317.690.3133

tketchen@isda.in.gov

Holly Wagner

Deputy Director of the Indiana FFA

Mobile Phone: 463.245.7743

HolWagner@isda.in.gov

Amanda Mullins

Indiana FFA Assistant Director for Career & Leadership Development

Phone: 317.517.1454

AMullins1@isda.in.gov

Jennifer Thum

Director of Soil Conservation

Phone: 260.341.6966

JThum@isda.in.gov

Breegan Andersen

Deputy Director of Soil Conservation

Phone: 317.605.0701

bandersen3@isda.in.gov

Julie Harrold

CREP & Water Quality Initiatives Program Manager

Phone: 260.341.6698

jharrold@isda.in.gov

Sam Stroebel

Data Analyst

Phone: 317.696.5520

sstroebel@isda.in.gov

Tara Wesseler-Henry

Grants & Training Coordinator

Phone: 765.745.0306

twesseler@isda.in.gov

Ophelia Norman

Nutrient Stewardship Program Manager

Mobile Phone: 317.694.9961

ODavis@isda.in.gov

Laura Fribley

DSS Team Leader
District Support Specialist

Phone: 812.595.5641

lfribley@isda.in.gov

Sandra Hoffarth

District Support Specialist

Phone: 317.460.0428

shoffarth@isda.in.gov

Nathan Stoelting

District Support Specialist

Phone: 812.320.9873

nstoelting@isda.in.gov

Geneva Tyler

District Support Specialist

Phone: 317.518.4036

gtyler@isda.in.gov

Kylie Wheeler

District Support Specialist

Phone: 765.480.1713

KyWheeler@isda.in.gov

Heath Hurst

Northeast RS Team Leader
Resource Specialist

Phone: 260.508.3167

hhurst@isda.in.gov

Lindsey Bluhm

Resource Specialist

Phone: 260.210.2477

LBluhm@isda.IN.gov

Chris Gardner

Resource Specialist

Phone: 574.223.3220 ext. 3

cgardner@isda.in.gov

Kate Sanders

Resource Specialist

Phone: 260.417.1313

kasanders1@isda.in.gov

Cody Linville

Resource Specialist

Phone: 260.273.9423

CLinville@isda.in.gov

George Reger

Northwest RS Team Leader
Resource Specialist

Phone: 765.482.6355 ext. 108

greger@isda.in.gov

Julie Morris

Resource Specialist

Phone: 219.869.9123

jumorris@isda.in.gov

Matt Williams

Resource Specialist

Phone: 260.450.1087

matwilliams@isda.in.gov

Jessica Hatt

Resource Specialist

Phone: 463.245.7676

JHatt@isda.in.gov

Courtney McFall

Resource Specialist

Mobile Phone: 317.650.8499

cmcfall@isda.in.gov

Mike Johnson

Southeast RS Team Leader
Resource Specialist

Phone: 812.256.2330 ext. 106

mjohnson@isda.in.gov

Cassidy Perkins

Resource Specialist

Phone: 812.318.4762

CaPerkins@isda.in.gov

Jennifer Rowland

Resource Specialist

Phone: 317.650.6350

JRowland1@isda.IN.gov

Mark Thomas

Resource Specialist

Phone: 812.689.6410 ext. 3

mthomas@isda.in.gov

Andrea Gogel

Southwest RS Team Leader
Resource Specialist

Phone: 812.480.1498

agogel@isda.in.gov

Allison McKain

Resource Specialist

Phone: 317.473.5439

amckain@isda.in.gov

Don Ryan

Resource Specialist

Phone: 812.254.4780 ext. 106

dryan@isda.in.gov

Colson Doyle

Resource Specialist

Phone: 812.489.4021

codoyle@isda.in.gov

Megan Ritterskamp

Resource Specialist

Mobile Phone: 812.698.2278

MRitterskamp@isda.in.gov

Holden Abrell

Resource Specialist

Phone: 765.516.3057

HAbrell@isda.in.gov

Clark Smith

Indiana Grain Buyers Director

Amanda Williams

Assistant Director – Central Processing

Phone: 317.232.1360

INgrainbuyers@isda.in.gov

Kyle Shepherd

Assistant Director – Inspections

Phone: 317.650.6942

kyshepherd@isda.in.gov

Jana Heritier

Analyst

Phone: 317.232.1360

INgrainbuyers@isda.in.gov

Sierra Paeth

Analyst

Phone: 317.232.1360

INgrainbuyers@isda.in.gov

Kyle Kramer

Inspector

Phone: 317.471.9053

KKramer@isda.in.gov

Renda Green

Inspector

Phone: 317.650.1487

RGreen@isda.in.gov

Grace Harris

Inspector

Phone: 317.650.2026

GrHarris@isda.in.gov

David Vian

Inspector

Phone: 317.650.8519

dvian@isda.in.gov

Scott Ooley

Inspector

Phone: 317.903.9365

ScoOoley@isda.in.gov