preview

Marsha Boswell

Decent Essays

Marsha Boswell is the Director of Communications for the Kansas Wheat Commission here in Manhattan, Kansas. As the director, Boswell is in charge of the communications department which includes talking with farmers and consumers around the state as well as facilitating wheat sales in domestic and international markets. She also creates media releases and oversees the internship position and other communication positions at the Kansas Wheat Commission. Boswell didn’t always love agriculture as much as she does today. She grew up on a farm in Onega, Kansas where her family harvested crops and also raised cattle and swine. While in high school she was involved with the yearbook and newspaper but didn’t focus in on the agriculture. When considering her college options, Boswell wanted to get as far away from the farm as possible and just “get through” college to start her career. She attended college at Fort Hays State University where she was also involved in collegiate yearbook and newspaper writing. She received her bachelor’s degree in Business Communications …show more content…

Boswell worked at the Manhattan office until 2008 when she felt she needed a change. She then took the Director of Communications and Marketing position at Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, Kansas. In 2013 she returned to the Kansas Wheat Commission to become the Director of Communications and has been there for three years now. She really enjoys the variety of her position and how it allows her to work in many different fields. Boswell also loves getting to know other people, especially from other nations. A group from Cuba recently visited as potential buyers of Kansas wheat. She had the opportunity to learn about their lives and culture. Boswell also showed them Kansas agriculture through a Combine riding experience and tours of local mills and

Get Access