HOME       ICIA Staff & Board Members

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 Director deford@indianacrop.org
Kelly Rice Marketing Director rice@indianacrop.org
Richard Vierling, PhD Genetics Lab Director vierling@indianacrop.org
Yuejin Weng, PhD Genetics Lab/PCR/Research weng@indianacrop.org
Kevin Seward, RST Seed Lab Supervisor seward@indianacrop.org
Rachael Sondeno, MS Genetics Lab/PCR sondeno@indianacrop.org
Karen Miller Genetics Lab/ELISA miller@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

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

 
James Bonick Karen Laffoon
Anne Bunch Emily Prasuhn
Glenda Carter Dave Siemers
Melissa Crull Amy Smeltzer
Arnold Harlan Benecia Spray
Melody Henderson Jill Weaver
Shirley Hinkle Iris Yeater
Tracy Jewell  

Executive Committee & Board of Directors

Jon Stafford - President
Westbred LLC
765-572-2905
jstafford@westbred.com
Ben Kaehler - Vice President
Dow AgroSciences
317-337-7546
bkaehler@dow.com
 
Mike Davis - Exec. Committee
AgVenture
219-474-3106
avdm@sugardog.com
Jim Stewart - Exec. Committee
Stewart Seeds, Inc.
812-663-6899
jstewart@stewartseeds.com
 
Dr. Marshall Martin, Exec. Com. 
Purdue Ag. Research Programs
765-494-8363
marshallmartin@purdue.edu
Chad Gutwein
Heritage Seeds
219-863-2051
cgutwein@heritage-seeds.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 Coomer
Brodbeck Seeds
260/563-3163
coomer@brodbeckseed.com
Bob Bischoff
INCOTEC
(317) 575-0137
bob.bischoff@incotec.com
 
Carlos Iglesias
Weaver Popcorn
765-339-4339
carlos.iglesias@popweaver.com
Greg Smith
Hubner Industries, LLC
(765) 893-4428
greg.smith@hubnerindustries.com
 
Tim Reese
Fielder's Choice
(574) 583-0134
treese@growdirect.com
Dr. Herb Ohm
Purdue Agronomy Dept.
765-494-8072
hohm@purdue.edu
Dr. Peter Goldsbrough
Purdue Botany & Plant Path. Dept.
765-494-4615
goldsbrough@purdue.edu
Bill Biddle, Ag Alumni Seed Impr. Assoc. 
Biddle Seeds, Inc.
219-261-2893
biddles@ffni.com