Class 14
The Kentucky Agricultural Leadership Program is pleased to announce Class 14:
Sarah Bryant
Eminence – Henry County
KADF Programs Manager, Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy
Bradon Burks
Nicholasville – Jessamine County
Director of Education, Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association
Aaron Clark
Lexington – Fayette County
Grass finished beef, custom hay, Clark Family Farm
Rachel Cole
Bowling Green – Warren County
Beef cattle; Account Manager, Kent Nutrition Group
Ben Conner
Lexington – Fayette County
Angus cattle at Old Bark Farm; Philanthropy Officer, UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Bryce Danhauer
Morganfield – Union County
Ornamental plants; Co-owner, Danhauer Greenhouse and Garden Center
LaToya Drake
Glasgow – Barren County
Program Coordinator, Nutrition Media and Marketing, Kentucky’s Nutrition Education Program, University of Kentucky
David Furnish
Cynthiana – Harrison County
Tobacco, corn, soybeans, rapeseed, cattle
Jim Tom Galbreath
Flemingsburg – Fleming County
Cattle, soybeans; Sales Representative/Agronomist, Hinton Mills
Lauren Gibson
Benton – Marshall County
Beef Cattle, sheep; Senior Farm Relationship Manager, Cargill
Heather Graham
Campton – Wolfe County
Cow/calf, hay, firewood; Eastern KY Value Chain Coordinator, The Food Connection, University of Kentucky
Jackson Jeffries
New Castle – Henry County
Show goats, alfalfa hay for Jeffries Farms; Insurance Agent
Elaisy Lapinet
Louisville – Jefferson County
Owner, Cured Restaurant & Salumeria; Owner, Alvio’s Cuban Meats
Laurie Mays
Paris – Bourbon County
Beef cattle, Katahdin sheep, Pony of the Americas, and Connemara ponies; Agriculture Talent Pipeline Project Manager, Kentucky Chamber Foundation
Allison Porteus
Bardstown – Nelson County
CEO and Co-Owner, Boone’s Butcher Shop
Erica Rogers
Lexington – Fayette County
Director of Agriculture Development, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government
Caleb Sadler
Paris – Bourbon County
Beef cattle, corn, soybeans, and hay; Senior Loan Officer, Central Kentucky Ag Credit
Curtis Weatherford
Clinton – Hickman County
Corn, soybeans, wheat, canola/rapeseed, broilers, Weatherford Farms; Chief, Clinton Fire Department
Jonathan West
Springfield – Washington County
Corn, soybeans, beef cattle; Financial Officer, Farm Credit Mid-America
Nick Woodruff
Cadiz – Trigg County
Corn, soybeans, wheat, barley, rye, tobacco, cattle, erosion control blankets, Seven Springs Farms
Ashton Potter Wright
Lexington – Fayette County
Adjunct Assistant Professor, The Food Connection, University of Kentucky
