Ag Business Development Staff
The Agriculture Business Development Division helps create opportunities for success for Missouri’s farmers and agribusinesses. The Division’s staff help facilitate growth in Missouri’s agriculture-based businesses by providing business counseling, information and training on a sector-by-sector basis. Areas of specialization include capitalization, business planning, marketing, industry development, product and brand development and organizational structures. Staff also helps facilitate growth in Missouri’s agriculture-based industries by working with key partners such as universities, associates, private sector partners and federal and state agencies to aid in the growth of each sector.
Administration
Jill Wood, Division Director
(573) 522-1796
Lacey Roark, Division Secretary
(573) 751-4762
Domestic & International Marketing Staff
Taylor Buckley, Marketing Specialist
(573) 751-5019
Kaitlyn Hayes, Marketing Specialist
(573) 526-4849
John Hensley, Marketing Specialist
(573) 751-7213
Jennifer Kliethermes, Marketing Specialist
(573) 751-5611
Missouri Trade & Investment Office - Taiwan
Hank Ma, Director
Room 7B-10 & 7B-11, CETRA
5 Hsin Yi Road, Section 5
Taipei 110, Taiwan, ROC
Phone: + [886] 2 2725 1622
Fax: + [886] 2 2723 2731
Email: moagrtw@ms10.hinet.net
Phoebe Chen, International Trade Specialist
Kurt Olsen, Dairy Development Coordinator
(573) 291-5704
AgriMissouri/Missouri Grown
Taylor Tuttle, Program Manager
(573) 522-4170
Whitney Williams, Marketing Specialist
(573) 751-7794
Alexis Jose, Marketing Specialist
(573) 751-8596
Maghan Lage, Marketing Specialist
(573) 526-3608
Delaney Schmidt, Marketing Specialist
(573) 751-8187
Market News
Tony Hancock, Market News Manager
(573) 751-3459
Caroline Tyler-Carter, Public Information Coordinator
(573) 522-1534
Market Reporters:
Market Reporters:
Keith Hyde: Joplin, Ava, Diamond (Sheep/Goat), Buffalo (Sheep/Goat), and Norwood (Sheep/Goat)
Dan Trickey: Kingsville, Windsor, and Butler
Greg Harrison: Montgomery County (Sheep/Goat), Bowling Green, Macon, and Kingdom City
Dan Hill: West Plains
Tracey Thompson: New Cambria, Unionville, and Green City
Duane Robertson: Cuba & Vienna
Dennis Nagel: Farmington and Fruitland (Cattle and Sheep/Goat)
Grace Erickson: Springfield
Relief Market Reporters:
Steve Gill
Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority
Jill S. Wood, Executive Director
(573) 751-5624
Jacob Stoehr, Loan Officer
573-526-5631
Danielle Weed, Accounting Generalist II
(573) 522-2446
Marla Young, Loan Officer
(573) 751-2670
Board of Directors
Karisha Devlin, Chair
Edina, MO
Morris Heitman, Vice-Chair
Mound City, MO
Chris Chinn, Director
Jefferson City, MO
Kelly Forck
Jefferson City, MO
Brian Gerau
Cape Girardeau, MO
Sherry Jones
Dawn, MO
Kade McBroom
Qulin, MO
Billy Thiel
Marshall, MO