Meet the Staff

Laura Johnson photoLaura joined the Market Development Division in 1991. As Bureau Chief she oversees the division’s domestic and international programs. Laura is a 1996 graduate of Leadership Idaho Agriculture. In 2005, she received a “40 under 40” recognition by American Food and Ag Exporter Magazine as one of 40 individuals across the country under 40 with significant contributions to agricultural exports.

In 2007, she was recognized by Produce Business Magazine as one of the nation’s “40 Under 40” young leaders in the produce industry. She is currently a member of the Meridian FFA Alumni and is a past Idaho FFA State President. She received a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the College of Business at Boise State University in 1990. Prior to joining the Department, Laura was a Marketing Assistant at Les Bois Park. She enjoys horseback riding, snowmobiling, camping and hunting.  She has one daughter who is a student at Boise State University.

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Anne joined the Market Development Division in 2020. She brings several years of marketing communications experience from the private sector across a wide variety roles in the agriculture, food, and financial services industries, including product management, event management, digital media, public relations, and promotion management.

 

Anne grew up in the Midwest then attended college at the University of Montana in Missoula where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Communications. She has lived in Boise ever since.

 

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Chelsea joined the Market Development Division in April 2017.  Chelsea has a bachelor’s degree in International Business from Boise State University with a minor in Japanese.  She also spent nearly a year at Hosei University in Tokyo in the Japanese Studies program.  Fluent in Japanese, she has experience in marketing plan development, consumer research, and presentation tools and software.

Most recently she worked at the Idaho Industrial Commission as a Benefits Analyst where her responsibilities included coordinating workshops and conducting presentations (among many other things).  She has been active in numerous service organizations and comes to the Marketing Division with a great deal of enthusiasm for marketing Idaho agriculture around the globe.

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Erica joined the Market Development Division in Early 2021.

 

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Brock Cornell joined the Marketing Development Division in July 2016. From a military family, Brock has lived all over the U.S. as well as parts of Asia. He has lived in the Boise area for much of the last 15 years. Brock studied Marketing at CWI. He brings years of experience in I.T., web/ graphic design and public relations to the marketing division.

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