PRESS RELEASE: Women in Agribusiness Announces 2025 Advisory Board

ORLANDO, September 16, 2025 – Women in Agribusiness (WIA) has announced its 2025 Advisory Board members, which include 13 well-known executives in the ag and food space. Board members advise on content for the annual Women in Agribusiness Summit, provide introductions to key speakers, and promote WIA initiatives to their colleagues and companies.

The members of the 2025 Women in Agribusiness Advisory Board are:

• Gloria Basse – Industry Expert, Kearney

• Sharon Beals – Founder, SKKB-LLC, and Executive Director of the Women’s Meat Industry Network (WMIN)

• Brandon Bell, Talent & Culture Lead, Syngenta Group & Head of ED&I Syngenta North America

• Amy Bradford, Founder/CEO, Bradford Consulting Group

• Michele Fite, Chief Commercial Officer, ELO Life Systems

• April Hemmes, Farmer, Rafter H Farms

• Sandra Hulm, Senior Vice President, Oilseeds and Specialty Ingredients Division, Scoular

• Suzanne Petersen, Senior Director, Global Strategic Marketing and Technology – Ruminants, Cargill Animal Nutrition & Health

• Mary Shelman, Founder, Shelman Group

• Susan Sutherland, Owner/Operator, Wild Spirit Ranch

• Kristine Thompson, Senior Director, IT Enterprise Business Systems, CHS

• Lisa Zannoni, Principal, Zannoni & Associates

“We are grateful for the support of this talented, engaged group of executives in our endeavors to empower, connect and elevate women in the ag sector,” said Svitlana Synkovska, portfolio director for Women in Agribusiness. “Many of our advisors have helped steer the mission of WIA since its inception in 2012 and several others guide the Summit through presentations of their own, or moderating a panel, at the annual Summit.”

At the 2025 WIA Summit, which will take place next week, September 22-24 in Orlando, Florida, Michele Fite and Sharon Beals will assist with emceeing Day Two of the Summit; Brandon Bell will co-host the Leadership Workshop; and Amy Bradford and Laura Ambielli-Swisher will each participate in networking breakout sessions, respectively.

Visit the Advisory Board page to read the bios for each member, and learn more about Women in Agribusiness at www.womeninag.com.

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About Women in Agribusiness

Women in Agribusiness, an Arc company, is the foremost organization dedicated to leading the growth in global female agribusiness leadership. Its platform encourages collaboration for innovation and development through activities that “empower, connect and elevate” women in the ag sector. Its renowned annual Women in Agribusiness Summit, now in its 14th year, serves as a vital platform for women to network with professionals across the agriculture value chain, build business relationships, learn from esteemed thought leaders and stay informed on key commercial topics in agribusiness. ​

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About Arc

Arc is a B2B events, data, and marketing services platform, backed by investment funds managed by EagleTree Capital. Founded to redefine business networking, Arc organises over 150 events a year and operates critical content platforms in HR, agriculture and food, financial services and investing and education technology. Arc has over 450 talented colleagues located in the U.S., U.K., Netherlands, and Singapore who focus on seeking out new ways to connect communities, wherever, whenever, or however people need to come together to grow their businesses.​

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PR CONTACT: Michelle Pelletier Marshall

Senior PR/Media Manager

Women in Agribusiness

+1.978.790.0565