Candidate: Daniel R. Sutton

OCCUPATION: Owner/operator of Sutton Farms Enterprises LLC

EXPERIENCE:

• Gleaner Life Insurance Society Board of Directors (two terms)

• Co-owner of several separate family businesses

• Lake County Farm Bureau board member for 33 years

• West Creek Township Farm Bureau representative

• The ARC of Northwest Indiana board member for 11 years

• Gleaner’s Good of the Order and Law Committees

• Gleaner’s Fraternal Advisory Council (formerly known as Fraternal Committee)

• President, Hawthorne Arbor

ABOUT DANIEL R. SUTTON:

Having grown up as the son of the longest serving Gleaner board member to date (Dave Sutton), Daniel Sutton has been involved with the Society since he was one year old. “I have seen many changes and the results of the changes. With this knowledge, I am able to share it with other members of the Society and the Board to make Gleaner even better.” He has fond childhood memories of Gleaner picnics and gets great joy from helping others. This includes several terms as chairman of ARC of Northwest Indiana, which through its sister company Paladin, employs more than 200 individuals and serves more than 700 clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities. As a farmer, Sutton is constantly seeking ways to improve production practices using farm trials and research. He enjoys challenges, working alongside groups to complete tasks and finding solutions. Sutton resides in Lowell, Indiana, with his wife of 26 years, Deana.

SUTTON GIVES THREE REASONS WHY HE WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT DIRECTOR FOR THE SOCIETY:

• “As owner and manager of the family farm, I am responsible for handling all the finances (and) for the success and longevity of the operation. I have to produce a product and sell it at a profit in order to remain in business. The same is true for Gleaner.”

• “I believe that integrity is a fundamental value that a person must have in order to always do what is in the best interest of those they represent. The decisions being made may not always be popular or clear at the time but doing what is in the best interest of the members always has been and always will be my first priority.”

• “I like a challenge and I am good at finding a solution to the challenge. I am able to organize groups and not just lead them but prefer to work beside and with them to complete the task. I believe that our fraternal principles are a cornerstone of our Society, and I will always do my best to keep it that way.”

I am proud to be the fifth generation of Sutton to farm the same land since the time when Abraham Lincoln was president. I feel I am simply the caretaker of the land during my time here on earth. I feel the same way about Gleaner. My goal is to make sure the Gleaner Life Insurance Society is sustainable for generations to come.