Larry was raised on a grain and hog farm in Southern Indiana and served as a State FFA Officer after high school. He graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Agricultural Economics and received an MBA from Ohio University. Larry has 40 years of experience in agricultural lending and has held leadership positions at Agway, Wells Fargo, Dairy Farmers of America, KeyBank, Rabobank, Claas Financial Services, PNC Bank, and Ag Resource Management. He currently resides in Ashville, Ohio with his wife, Roxanne and they have two grown sons.
Larry served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Ohio FFA Foundation from 2009 to 2015 and is a member of the Golf Scholarship Committee at the Ohio Agribusiness Association (OABA). He is also President of the Pickaway County 4-H Advisory Committee and Vice President of the Ashville Business Association. Additionally, he has held roles as Deacon, Trustee, Elder, and Treasurer at the Circleville Presbyterian Church, and is a Board Member of the Circleville Sunrise Rotary.
Larry teaches AEDE 4104 Agricultural Finance at The Ohio State University.