Laura Braun was elected to the Farm Credit Council Board of Directors in 2019. In partnership with her husband, Russell, and son, Andrew, Laura raises corn, soybeans and wheat on 950 acres in Clinton and Shiawassee Counties, Michigan. Their business also provides custom planting, harvesting, and trucking, and a dealership outlet for Stine Seed. Laura graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and completed the Great Lakes Leadership Academy Leader Advancement Program through Michigan State University. Laura holds positions on the AgriBank District Farm Credit Council; the Clinton County Farm Bureau Board of Directors; and is a Governor-appointed member of the Michigan Rural Development Fund Board of Directors.