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06/06/2007

Coleman and Merritt Join OSC Staff

Contact:

Jamie Mossbarger

Communications Director

614-476-3100

jmossbarger@soyohio.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 1, 2007

Coleman and Merritt Join OSC Staff

COLUMBUS, OH The Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) recently welcomed two new staff members, Jennifer Coleman, communications coordinator and Kirk Merritt, director of international marketing programs and OSC Foundation director.

Coleman will assist in the preparation of OSC's various communication projects including writing stories for the soybean checkoff news sections of both the Ohio Leader Letter and the Ohio Soybean Review Magazine, writing press releases and maintaining website content. She will also attend trade shows and other OSC activities.

Coleman is a graduate of Murray State University where she received her Bachelor of Science in organizational communication as well as her Masters. She most recently worked as a customer support representative and served as a member of the marketing team for Hawkins Research in Murray, Kentucky. Prior to her work at Hawkins, she was a graduate teaching assistant in the department of organizational communication at Murray State University.

Merritt most recently held the position of Assistant Director for the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD) and served as Deputy Director for the International Trade Division. His main emphasis was oversight of all activities for the 11 Ohio International offices and was responsible for the strategy, budget and staffing of those offices plus the staff in Columbus. Prior to his position with ODOD, Merritt worked for Key Bank, N. A. as the Vice President of International Banking where he facilitated import and export business in his central and southern Ohio territory.

Merritt is a graduate of Manchester College with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Master of Arts in International Relations and Economics from The Ohio State University.

Headquartered in Columbus, the Ohio Soybean Council is governed by an 18-member volunteer farmer board, which directs the Soybean Promotion and Research Program. The program's primary goal is to improve soybean profitability by targeting research and development projects through the investment of farmer-contributed funds.

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