Kathleen Sprouse

Kathleen Sprouse is a seasoned product management and marketing professional with extensive experience in agriculture and food industries. Currently serving as Senior Product Manager and Senior Product Marketing Manager at Blue River Technology since 2018, Kathleen previously held the role of Customer Quality Program Manager at Earthbound Farm | Danone from 2015 to 2018, where projects focused on enhancing product quality and customer relations. In addition to practical industry expertise, Kathleen's experience includes volunteering with USAID, enriching farmers' knowledge on business planning and micro-finance in Central Ethiopia, and serving as an Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Educator at Purdue University. A graduate of Michigan State University with a Master of Science in Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Kathleen also has a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia and participated in a study abroad program at Ecole d'Ingénieurs de Purpan.