Sam Tenpenny

Events, Marketing & Promotion

“I grew up in Topeka, Kansas competing in junior and high school rodeos when I wasn’t playing basketball. I attended Catholic schools K-12 until I moved three hours west to attend Fort Hays State University. I competed in the Central Plains Region of the NIRA on the FHSU rodeo team for four years before graduating with my B.S. in Animal Science in May of 2014. Prior to graduating, I interned with both the National Western Stock Show in Denver, CO and the American Royal in Kansas City, MO where I found my passion for program management, event production, and community enrichment through agriculture. My first job out of college was trading wholesale, bulk fertilizer, and providing logistic solutions for Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) in the Missouri and eastern Kansas markets. After two years I was offered the Director of Member Services position with the Kansas Grain and Feed Association where I was responsible for spearheading all membership recruitment and retention efforts, as well as managing all aspects of education program development and execution for the last 5 years. While I was not born into agriculture, my education, experience, and personal passion have allowed me to establish a very unique, well-rounded perspective that I am excited to share with TSLN/TFP, our subscribers and clients, and the rest of the industry!”

Kristen Schurr Photography

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