Jennifer Elwell Named Executive Director of Kentucky Agriculture and Environment in the Classroom, Inc.

Kentucky Agriculture and Environment in the Classroom, Inc. (KAEC), a non-profit organization supported by Kentucky’s agricultural community, has named Jennifer Elwell Executive Director. In her new role, Elwell will develop, manage and promote collaborative educational projects that focus on food, fiber and renewable energy resources for Kentucky’s educators.

Elwell previously worked for the Kentucky Corn Growers and Kentucky Small Grain Growers Associations as their director of communications for more than 16 years, where she developed a number of educational tools, including the nationally-recognized virtual field trip series, Kentucky Farms Feed Me. She also has a passion for advocating for Kentucky’s farmers. Elwell writes and speaks about agricultural issues on a regular basis and earned the 2012 Kentucky Farm Bureau Farm Public Relations Award. She is a graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture and the Kentucky Agricultural Leadership Program.

“Words cannot express how excited I am to be serving Kentucky Agriculture and Environment in the Classroom and its members,” said Elwell. “I find so much joy in sharing the positive impacts of our farming community with others, and I am excited to be facilitating new programs that will bring the agriculture community together in a more unified effort.”

KAEC was formed in 1992 under the leadership of Jeff Rice and Billy Joe Miles of Owensboro, the late Buddy Adams of Bowling Green, and former Commissioner of Agriculture Ed Logsdon. The mission of the organization, in 1992 and as it is today, is to encourage and promote a partnership between agricultural and environmental groups and the educators of the Commonwealth in order to integrate the important concepts of agriculture and environment in the classroom.

“Building a larger support base and strengthening the relationships between our community and the education community are critical pieces of the puzzle for our success,” said Tod Griffin, and KAEC Chairman and Executive Director, Agribusiness Association of Kentucky. “We believed it was time to take our organization to the next level and have a dedicated and passionate individual to facilitate the change. The board of directors and I and are happy to have Jennifer Elwell on board and expect great things to come.”

​For more information about KAEC, its members, and its programs, visit www.teachkyag.com.