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Jenna Higgins Rose is the founder and “Chief Everything Officer” of Rose Media, LLC. She has led successful communications efforts for nonprofits like Clean Fuels Alliance America, the Iowa Biodiesel Board and the Soil Health Partnership. Jenna and her team played an instrumental role in taking the nonprofit SHP from virtually unknown to 1 billion media impressions by 2019.
She also served as Director of Communications for the National Biodiesel Board (now Clean Fuels Alliance America) from 2000 - 2009, during which time biodiesel awareness among consumers rose from 27 percent to 86 percent.
A highlight of her biodiesel career has been working with musicians like Bonnie Raitt, Neil Young, Willie Nelson and the band Guster, who fueled their tour buses with biodiesel and helped accelerate its rise as a well-known, viable low-carbon fuel for heavy-duty vehicles.
Jenna began her professional career as a television and print journalist, founding Mid-Missouri’s first local morning newscast on an NBC affiliate. Since then, her work has been published in publications such as The Hill, Newsweek, Forbes and USA Today, and many daily newspapers including the Des Moines Register and St. Louis Post-Dispatch. She has appeared on television shows like Motorweek and served as a regular reporting contributor to AgDay. She graduated with high honors from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a Bachelor of Journalism degree. She lives in Columbia, Missouri with her husband and two teenage sons. When not behind her desk, she’s at the front of a group fitness studio teaching classes, a secondary passion and lifelong hobby. She is also an avid reader.
Michael Hicks
Photographer/Videographer
Michael Hicks was born in the small town of Gideon, Missouri. At one time, there were only two televisions in the entire town: one in the corner window of the department store, and the other a small, black and white Philco in the Hicks’ family home. Michael often jokes that is why he was destined to make videos.
Michael has put his storytelling gift to work to create compelling visual content for industrial and educational projects for decades.
After retiring as a University of Missouri Film and Television Producer, he freelances for Rose Media, shooting still photography and producing feature and social media videos. He strives to find a way to visually enhance each story, focusing on what the pictures say about the story as much as the story itself. His efforts have helped him win many national awards, including 22 Tellys.
His documentary work has been featured at film festivals on both coasts and earned a regional Emmy nomination. Michael lives in Columbia, Missouri, is an avid fan of the St. Louis Cardinals, and collects pre-1960s 16mm film cameras.
Hillary Fieldsend
Designer
A marketing and design professional residing in Des Moines, Iowa, Hillary Fieldsend has a special talent for melding elegance and function. She has more than 15 years of design experience in marketing and advertising environments. She has worked with a variety of clients including Pella Windows, Kohler, Iowa Department of Economic Development and Mohawk Flooring.
Hillary also served as a marketing manager at the Iowa Soybean Association, managing creative projects from initial development to design and implementation, including events, promotional activities and coordination. She is the mother of 3 young kids and enjoys spending as much time outdoors as possible.
Simon Rose
Voice Talent/Host
Simon Rose has decades of experience as an award-winning radio announcer, talk show host and sports commentator. He hosts a daily music show on radio station KBXR, and has interviewed artists like Sheryl Crow, Joe Strummer, Dave Matthews and Robert Cray. He is the producer and host of the KFRU “Morning Meeting,” a longstanding daily public affairs radio broadcast and podcast.
He is also a well-known voice talent, doing voiceover work for Subaru, StorageMart, KMOX-St. Louis, the Roots-and-Blues music festival and even narrating documentaries. He is the past host of Chapter One, a syndicated radio show dedicated to interviewing authors like Bill Bryson, Laura Hillenbrand and Michael Connelly.
A born-and-bred Manchester United fan, Simon also enjoys a secondary career as a freelance soccer commentator for teams including the University of Missouri and St. Louis City. He lives in Columbia, Missouri with his wife and two sons and enjoys cycling, swimming and live music.
