AgriNovus Indiana, a nonprofit coalition to grow Indiana’s agbioscience economy, announced today Megan DeVelvis as its new Senior Director of Growth – a role charged with enabling and accelerating growth of agbioscience companies in the state.
DeVelvis, who joins AgriNovus after more than 20 years in agriculture, will lead AgriNovus’ economic development efforts, connecting industry, academia, capital providers, governments and non-profits to opportunities to fuel growth across food, animal health, plant science, agtech and agriculture.
“Agbioscience is the only economy in the world that touches every person on the planet, and Indiana has emerged as the destination of choice for innovators and companies seeking to build the next chapter of food and agriculture even stronger,” said Mitch Frazier, president and CEO of AgriNovus Indiana. “The addition of Megan to the AgriNovus team brings even more horsepower to our efforts to grow this economy by more than $8 billion by the end of the decade.”
Prior to AgriNovus, DeVelvis served as the chief operating officer of North Carolina-based TriCal Group and as a marketer with Teleos Ag. She is also a veteran of Corteva Agriscience, serving in multiple roles during the merger and standup of the company. She also held commercial, marketing and planning roles at Dow Agrosciences. DeVelvis is a graduate of AgriInstitute’s Ag Leadership Program (Class 17) and holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati.
In addition to naming DeVelvis to the team, AgriNovus also announced the promotion of Libby Fritz to vice president from her role as senior director of operations, and announced the promotion of Cayla Chiddister from senior manager of communications to senior director of communications.
To learn more about the AgriNovus team, visit AgriNovusIndiana.com/team.
Source: AgriNovus Indiana
