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Teresa Brandenburg, an alumna of the Delta Chapter, joined the Sigma Alpha national staff in January, where she serves the sorority as Chapter Operations Manager. She grew up in a farming family in southwest Iowa, raised cattle and sheep with her grandpa, and was active in both 4-H and FFA during high school. In addition to her involvement in Sigma Alpha, she volunteered with the Iowa Honey Producers during college and served as a Honey Queen at the state level and was an American Honey Princess at the national level. She graduated from Iowa State University in 2007 with a degree in Agricultural Education and has spent the past ten years teaching middle and high school science and agriculture.
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sorghum and soybeans. And, Teresa has served the Kansas Soybean Association in a variety of capacities since 2010, where she started out as a young leader. Having first been elected to the board of directors in 2011, she currently serves as the Vice President and President-elect. In 2021, when she takes office as President, Teresa will be the Association’s first female president. Teresa and Luke live in Central Kansas with their three young sons - Jacob (11), Isaac (6), and David (3). She is thrilled to be serving her sisters as Chapter Operations Manager and is looking forward to helping Sigma Alpha cultivate professional women and advance agriculture!
In addition to teaching agriculture, Teresa has stayed actively involved in the agricultural world. She and her husband, Luke, are the 4th generation to farm his family’s 2,000 plus acre property where they raise cow-calf pairs and grow wheat, grain
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