08.24.21 ABIChat Luncheon Sponsored by Holland Hearing

Description

Join AYP for ABICHAT! A luncheon series that occurs once a quarter for Abilene Young Professionals. Hear from community leaders in an intimate setting as they share their stories of how they made their mark and how others can do the same. Tickets available to 60 young professionals and are first come, first served and are nonrefundable.

Our second series for 2021 sponsored by Holland Hearing Center, will feature a well-rounded group of individuals who are involved heavily in the agriculture industry. Hear from Amanda Hatchett, Hatchett & Co. Real Estate; Brandi Terry, Cisco College; Ross Vinson, Lone Star Ag Credit; Lauren Decker, Rolling Plains Cotton Growers, Inc.; as they share the one billion dollar impact the ag industry has on the Big Country, how the agriculture industry gives back to the community, and how you can support those who provide food and fiber for our everyday lives.



LUNCH: Please email with any dietary restrictions 
Questions? Email laurin@abilenechamber.com

ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS:
Amanda Hatchett: Big Country native, Amanda is the proud Broker/Owners of Hatchett & Co. Real Estate, which her father-in-law, Jim Hatchett Jr., started almost 35 years ago in Abilene. Amanda’s knowledge in agriculture is vast having spent majority of her time working with her family at their two feed stores Jackson Bros. Feed and Seed and Acco Farm & Ranch Center. She has a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science from Texas A&M University and her and her husband of 13 years live at and operate Denton Valley Farms
 
Brandi Terry: Brandi serves the agriculture industry in many ways. She has been an Agriculture Professor at Cisco College for 10 years and is the Division Chair for Agriculture and Business. A graduate from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Animal Science and Tarleton State University with a M.S. in Agriculture, Brandi also owns b. marie bakery and Farm to Baked. Her most recent adventure includes a local boutique brokerage and residential land professional putting her knowledge and experience into helping folks find the property of their dreams.

Ross Vinson: Abilene, Texas, Native, Ross graduated from Tarleton State University in May of 2017. Upon graduation, Ross moved back to Abilene to work for his family’s company, Abilene Ag Service & Supply. After worked within the family business for two years, Ross then took an opportunity to work for Lone Star Ag Credit as a Lone Officer.  

Lauren Decker: Lauren grew up on her family’s ranching operation in Breckenridge. A product of Texas 4-H and showing Hereford cattle, her love of agriculture runs deep. After graduation from Texas A&M in 2005, Lauren moved to Washington, DC where she spent almost a decade working in agriculture policy for the US beef industry and the US rice industry. In 2018, she took over the helm of the Rolling Plains Cotton Growers as Executive Vice President where she represents 1 million acres of cotton production in 31 counties across the area.