PRINCETON, KY
- December
17, 2010 - The
Kentucky Soybean
Promotion Board
(KSPB) is excited to
announce new team
member Brent
Burchett as
program director.
Burchett
is a native of
Murray, Ky., where
his family has
raised corn,
soybeans, wheat
and tobacco for
three generations.
He is a graduate
of the University
of Kentucky with a
bachelor's degree
from the College
of Agriculture and
a master's degree
from the Martin
School for Public
Policy &
Administration.
"The
Soybean Promotion
Board's leadership
on animal
agriculture in
2010 was a
significant
success for
Kentucky
farmers,"
Burchett said.
"I'm anxious
to meet with our
Livestock
Coalition partners
around the state
and get to
work."
Most
recently, Burchett
worked on local
government policy
at the
Lexington-Fayette
Urban County
Council. Earlier
experiences
include
communications
support at Ashland
Inc., the offices
of Kentucky
Secretary of State
Trey Grayson and
U.S. Senator Mitch
McConnell and
service on the
Republican Party
of Kentucky State
Executive
Committee.
He
also managed
political
campaigns in
Central Kentucky
for state
representative and
city council.
"Brent
will be bringing
a great deal of
experience, new
ideas and skills
to our team,"
said KSPB
Executive Director
Debbie Ellis.
"We are
looking forward to
starting a new
year with more
devotion to our
animal agriculture
initiatives."
Program
director duties
will include
heading up the
newly formed
Kentucky Livestock
Coalition and
consumer
partnership
program
CommonGround.
Burchett will
begin in his new
position in
mid-January.
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