Chairman
Ron Kindred from Atlanta, Illinois, is Chairman of the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) and is a member of the Government Relations, Finance, Governance and Personnel Committees. Kindred is also a representative for the American Soybean Association (ASA), Illinois Farmers Council, and ISA’s Soy Innovation Center. He farms with his wife, Jayne, and son Jay, raising soybeans and corn. Kindred is a previous ISA Director, having served the association for 13 years, including time as Vice President, Secretary and Legislative Chairman. He is also a past Chairman of Illinois Soybean Growers (ISG) SoyPac and a Soy Advocate for ISG’s Voice for Soy program. He is active with Illinois Farm Bureau and has served as President of East Lincoln Farmers Grain Co-op and Atlanta Township Trustee.
