Jackie Mundt

Jackie Mundt hails from Preston, Kansas, where she and her partner grow corn, soybeans, sorghum and wheat, and raise cow-calf pairs. She grew up in Wisconsin on her family’s dairy farm and served as both a state and national officer in the National FFA Organization. She is the director of communications at Kansas Cooperative Association where she develops communications and public relations strategies across 25 communities spanning five counties.

Mundt is passionate about serving others and focuses her volunteer efforts to advocate for agriculture, develop the next generation of leaders and help rural communities thrive. She has a bachelor’s degree in agriculture communications from California State University, Fresno, and a master’s degree in agricultural education and communications from Kansas State University.

Previous Employers

• Kanza Cooperative Association
• Pratt Community College
• Dow AgroSciences
• The White House
• American Farm Bureau Federation

Honors and Awards

• Class XII Participant, Partners in Advocacy Leadership, American Farm Bureau Federation, 2024-present
• Cohort 1 Fellow, Casten Fellows, Kansas Farm Bureau, 2021
• Class XV Fellow, Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership (KARL), 2019-2022
• Excellence in Agriculture, American Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers, National Winner, 2021
• Discussion Meet, American Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers, National Winner, 2019
• Class III Graduate, Kansas Farm Bureau’s Leadership KFB, 2017
• Tomorrow’s Agribusiness Leaders Program, Kansas Agribusiness Retailer’s Association, 2012
• California Collegiate Farm Bureau Discussion Meet, State Winner, 2008
• Salzburg Seminar International Student Leadership Conference, 2007
• Vice President, Wisconsin Association of FFA, 2003-04

Leadership and Service

• Education Committee Member, Kansas Cooperatives Council, 2025-present
• Secretary (2025) and Member, Pratt Area Economic Development Corporation, 2024-present
• Board Member, Kansas Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture, 2024-present
• Board Member, Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association, 2023-present
• Ag Advisory Committee Member, Pratt CC (2017-present), Pratt High (2022-present), Skyline (2018-present)
• Vice President and Commissioner of Volunteerism, Ascension Lutheran Church, 2022-present
• Kansas Editorial Advisory Committee, Gannett Media, 2020-2023
• District 7 Director, Voters Organized To Elect Farm Bureau Friends (KS Farm Bureau PAC), 2019-present
• Monthly Opinion Columnist, Kansas Farm Bureau’s Insight, 2019-present
• Secretary and Marketing Chair, Pratt Oktoberfest Committee, 2018-present
• Secretary (2019-2024, 2025), Board Member, Pratt Area Chamber of Commerce, 2018-2023, 2024-present
• Co-Chair, Community Led Agriculture Programing for Skyline FFA and Ag Program, 2018
• Project Leader, Pratt County 4-H Ambassadors, 2010-13, 2016-2019
• Advisor, Pratt Community College Collegiate Farm Bureau and Block & Bridle Chapter, 2015-present
• Secretary (2012) and Member, Young Professionals of Pratt, 2012, 2017-present
• Treasurer (2017-2018) and Member, Pratt County Research and Extension Council, 2016-19
• President (2017-2018) and Board Member, Pratt County Farm Bureau, 2016-2020
• High Chancellor (2015-19) and High Censor (2013-2015), National Alpha Zeta Fraternity Board, 2013-2019
• Treasurer, National Alpha Zeta Foundation Board of Directors, 2009-2019