Board of Advisors
Danita Rodibaugh
Chair
Danita plays a leadership role in Rodibaugh & Sons, a family farm corporation focused on grain and purebred swine production. She is on the board of the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, serving on the Executive Committee. She is a Purdue delegate to National Council on Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching.
Danita was chairwoman of the board of the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) and formerly was president of the National Pork Board (NPB). She is a past board member of the National Pork Producers Council and Indiana Pork.
She is actively involved with Purdue’s Farmer Advisory Committee for the Center for Commercial Agriculture and the Farm Policy Study Group. She formerly served on the Dean’s Advisory Committee and the Animal Science Advisory Committee. She currently is a member of the Indiana Department of Agriculture Advisory Committee.
Her passion for Purdue runs deep as she is vice-chairwoman of the Purdue Alumni Association.