Profiles Staff Keith Stimpert began his career at Ohio Farm Bureau as an organization director for Hamilton, Montgomery and Warren counties in 1978. In 1981, he was named assistant editor of Buckeye Farm News and in 1984, managing editor. In 1987, he became executive director of the Ohio Soybean Association and helped found the Ohio Soybean Council in 1990. In 1999, Stimpert was named vice president of government affairs. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Miami University and master’s degree in agricultural education from The Ohio State University. "My dad once advised me as I was looking for a career that I would never find better people then those in agriculture. He was right," Stimpert said. "Farm Bureau is a people organization that truly reflects Dad’s early advice." Stimpert and his wife, Terri, live in Worthington with their three children. | |