Kiah Twisselman Burchett, better known as Coach Kiah, is a California cattle rancher turned motivational speaker, life coach, and podcaster on a mission to empower others to love themselves deeper, care for themselves better, and find joy in this messy, beautiful journey of life.

Steve Richards is a Senior Extension Associate with the Extension Agribusiness Program Team and the Director of the Center for Cooperative and Enterprise Development at Clemson University. His specialty is helping agricultural entrepreneurs with business planning, feasibility studies, business succession, and business expansion. Steve also has statewide responsibilities in agribusiness management, marketing, and finance. 

Bryan Smith is the County Coordinator for the Laurens County Extension Office. He is also the chair of the SC Confined Animal Manure Managers Program, which is a required program for all SC confined animal facility owners, and the Laurens County Master Gardener Program coordinator. He earned his Bachelors of Science degree in agricultural engineering from Clemson University in 1995 and earned his Maters degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of South Carolina in 1996.

Charles Ruth is a Wildlife Biologist with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and currently serves as the Big Game Program Coordinator. He has been employed by SCDNR as the Deer Program Coordinator since 1995. He also oversees the Wild Turkey program and Black Bear program. 

He earned his bachelors degree in biology from the College of Charleston in 1986. He later earned his masters degree in aquaculture, fisheries and wildlife biology from Clemson University in 1990.

Dr. Greg Yarrow is a professor of Wildlife Ecology in the Department of Forestry and Environment Conservation at Clemson University. His teaching, research and extension responsibilities include: 

Billy works with major funders throughout Kentucky, the Southeast and Texas; presents at conferences and meetings of allied organizations; and secures partnerships to expand AFT’s programmatic work across these regions. Before joining AFT, he ran his own government relations firm. During this time, he served as the founding CEO of Woodford Forward, a land use advocacy organization. As a landscape architect, he worked in both the private and public sectors, including over a decade as the director of a farmland protection program in Lexington, Kentucky, where he conserved 28,000 acres.

Kalena Bruce is a 5th generation farmer who lives in Stockton, Missouri along with her husband Billy & daughter Willa. The Bruce’s operate a commercial cow/calf operation. She is active with Missouri Farm Bureau and other agriculture organizations in her community. She has served a 2-year term on the Missouri Young Farmer & Rancher committee, served as the chair of the American Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmer & Rancher committee, and serves on the local county Farm Bureau board.

Gail Sanders has served as vice president of Policy Services since November, 2005.  She began her career with SC Farm Bureau in 1994 as supervisor of Central Records and Account Bill. She is responsible for all policy processing, mail services, document imaging and the call center.