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Full Time Staff           866-899-2518 or 765-523-2535           

Larry Svajgr Executive Director svajgr@indianacrop.org
Alan Galbreth Associate Executive Director galbreth@indianacrop.org
Joe Deford Field Programs Manager deford@indianacrop.org
Richard Vierling Genetics Lab Director vierling@indianacrop.org
Kevin Seward, RST Seed Lab Supervisor seward@indianacrop.org
Huabang Chen Genetics Lab Supervisor chen@indianacrop.org
Geri Merrell Bookkeeper merrell@indianacrop.org
Susan Overdorf Administrative Assistant overdorf@indianacrop.org
Dan Edwards Cold Testing Services edwards@indianacrop.org
Fred Halsema Warm Germination Services halsema@indianacrop.org
Susan Dadacz Seed Lab Services & Records dadacz@indianacrop.org
Pam Hogue Genetics Lab Services hogue@indianacrop.org
Karen Miller Genetics Lab Services miller@indianacrop.org
Liz Pestow Marketing Director pestow@indianacrop.org

Lab Technicians       866-899-2518 or 765-523-2535
    
                           Email at ICIA@indianacrop.org

 
James Bonick Karen Laffoon
Anne Bunch Tammy Madison
Glenda Deppe Dave Siemers
Arnold Harlan Amy Smeltzer
Melody Henderson Benecia Spray
Shirley Hinkle Jill Weaver
Tracy Jewell Iris Yeater

Executive Committee & Board of Directors

Jim Stewart - President
Stewart Seeds, Inc.
812-663-6899
jstewart@stewartseeds.com
Jon Stafford - Vice President
Westbred LLC
765-572-2905
jstafford@westbred.com
 
Ben Kaehler - Exec. Com.
Dow AgroSciences
317-337-7546
bkaehler@dow.com
Mark Wenning - Exec. Com.
NextGene Seed
812-663-5575
mwenning@
ekova.com
 
Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy, Exec. Com. 
Purdue Ag. Research Programs
765-494-8363
sonny@purdue.edu
John Larimer
Lord's Seed
260-562-2233
jlarimer@lordsseed.com
 
Chad Gutwein
Heritage Seeds
219-863-2051
cgutwein@heritage-seeds.com
Mike Van Natta
Conagra Snack Foods
765-563-3182
Mike.VanNatta@conagrafoods.com
 
Joel Magiera
Magiera Seeds
765-524-0139
magseed@nltc.net
Bret McCorkle
Remington Hybrids
309-397-4725
bret.mccorkle@remingtonseeds.com
 
Dennis Tauchen
Direct Enterprises
317-867-2238
dennis@directenterprises.org
Jim Herr
Beck's Superior Hybrids
317-984-3508
jherr@beckshybrids.com
 
Mike Davis
AgVenture
219-474-3106
avdm@sugardog.com
Mike Coomer
Brodbeck Seeds
260/563-3163
coomer@brodbeckseed.com
 
Wally Thingelstad, ISTA Rep.
Dow AgroSciences
317-
-337-7348
cwthingelstad@dow.com
Dr. Craig Beyrouty
Purdue Agronomy Dept.
765-494-4774
Beyrouty@purdue.edu
Dr. Peter Goldsbrough
Purdue Botany & Plant Path. Dept.
765-494-1334
goldsbrough@purdue.edu
Bill Biddle, Ag Alumni Seed Impr. Assoc. 
Biddle Seeds, Inc.
219-261-2893
biddles@ffni.com