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Thank you to these Franklin County Farm Bureau members who serve on the board of trustees.

Connie Cahill resides in Dublin but grew up in Henry County. Connie was a food and public relations consultant for 35 years. She loves working with people all across the country and state. It’s an honor to communicate the importance of agriculture to citizens all across our community.

Cassie Francis resides in Hilliard and is a loan officer at

Merchants National Bank. Her favorite part about being on the board is being involved with the farming community and helping with continued outreach that is crucial to the future of agriculture.

John Hummel is the county president for Franklin County. He’s from Canal Winchester and a full-time farmer. His favorite part of being on the board is advocating for agriculture to help farmers like himself to better agriculture’s sustainability for future generations.

Lauren Prettyman is a new board member and is really looking forward to working with this group! She’s from Marion and is director of communications and member experience at Ohio AgriBusiness Association.

Lauren loves that Farm Bureau is a true grassroots organization and that the county

members have the opportunity to bring ideas and resolutions forward. Annual meeting is her favorite because you get to see the grassroots process in work and shape the future of agriculture in Ohio. 

“Farm Bureau runs deep in my blood! I attended Ohio Farm Bureau meetings and events with my family and learned the importance of grassroots action at a young age. My Farm Bureau membership allows me to have a voice in my community and state on agricultural issues that are important to me as a consumer and my family as farmers, and gives me the confidence to know my voice is also being heard at the statehouse and Washington, D.C.! love that Farm Bureau is a true grassroots organization and that the county members have the opportunity to bring ideas and resolutions forward. Annual meeting is my favorite because you get to see the grassroots process in work and shape the future of agriculture in Ohio,” she said.

Randall Reeder has been a board member since 2022. He grew up near Weston, West Virginia and now resides in Hilliard, where he has lived since 1979. He is the retired OSU Extension agricultural engineer and is currently the executive director of the Ohio No-Till Council and program coordinator for the Conservation Tillage & Technology Conference. “I also speak as ‘Will Rogers,’ (but not for a living),”he said. He added his favorite thing about being on the board is learning more about the role of Farm Bureau in governance (county, state and national). He has enjoyed getting acquainted with the other Board members and staff.

Susan Skorupski

I retired in November, 2022 after a 36 year career with the USDA as a veterinarian with APHIS, Veterinary Services.  Prior to my service as a public servant, I was a private practitioner, working primarily on dairy cattle, with a practice in Millersburg, OH.  I was raised on a Holstein farm in Maria Stein in Mercer county. My siblings and I still own the farms we were raised on, my mother was raised on and where my mother lives.  My Bachelor of Science degree in Dairy Science and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree were earned at The Ohio State University.  I also have a Master of Science degree in Animal Science from Cornell University.  I currently live south of Grove City on a little less than six acres, with corn and soybean fields in front of and behind my property.

I was raised on a general livestock farm, graduated from Groveport High School and OSU College of Agriculture with a degree in Animal Science. After graduation I went on Air Force active duty as a  Technical Training School Squadron Commander at Sheppard Air Force Base, TX. I got a commercial pilot license while in the Air Force. 

I operated a dairy farm for 10 years then worked for the Byers Companies retiring in 2020. 

I’m a motorcycle and bike rider. My wife and I rode the Texas Hotter’N Hell Hundred on a tandem bike. We play in two bands and church and community choirs. In the ever-changing world of agriculture Farm Bureau is an important resource. Farm Bureau friends are a nice addition to our social life. 

Board members not pictured: Nick Zwayer, Roger Genter, Dwight Beougher, Cameron Krebs, Sue Skorupski, Jack Orum