Steve Jones has been focused on excellence, particularly in the agriculture industry, for his entire life. He grew up on a field crop and livestock farm in east Central Illinois, then earned his associate's in agribusiness from Danville Area Community College and his bachelor's in Agriculture from Illinois State University. He served as a regional sales manager for Growmark before joining Jenner Sales Corp in 1997. Now the sole owner of Jenner Ag, he has grown the company to more than $70 million in sales. Sought after for his business acumen, he has served the industry and the community in a variety of capacities, including the boards of the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association and the Millikin Decatur Executive Association.