Jessica Dornink Rollins is in her 7th year as Farmamerica’s executive director.

She grew up on a crop and livestock farm in southeast Minnesota near Harmony, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree is in psychology from Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa after studying abroad in Australia for a semester.

It wasn’t until after her time in Australia that she recognized her passion for a career in agriculture communication. Over the last 16 years, she has worked for ADM, South Dakota Pork Producers Council, FLM, and DuPont Pioneer assisting farmers and promoting agriculture awareness through public relations, marketing, communications, and agricultural education positions.

Under Jessica’s leadership, Farmamerica is incorporating the story of today’s agriculture into its programming and newly installed exhibits.