Josh Shepler

Building Deputy & Senior Administrative Assistant Nutrition Science

Department of Nutrition Science

Biography

Josh Shepler is Stone Hall Building Deputy and Senior Administrative Assistant Nutrition Science. He began his career at Purdue in 2018 as a Custodial Weekend Trainer IV (Residential Life). He took a position with Fire Equipment Safety (FES) performing fire related testing and repairs on all West Lafayette campus buildings. Transitioning into the role of Custodial Crew Chief (Academic Building Services). Josh continued to grow within Purdue, becoming Maintenance for Zone 4 and Zone Safety (Academic Buildings).

Josh has a farming background where he was owner and operator of an 800-acre farm crops consisting of corn, soybeans, and hay. He raised Chickens, Ducks, Honeybees, and 50 head of beef cattle (cow calf operation), working with Ceres Solutions to create a hay substitute that exceeds the normal nutritional value of pure alfalfa hay per tonnage. This unique blend of plants included drought resistance and flowering plants all summer to increase honeybee production. These plants continued to flower all summer for pollinators. This unique blend of plants provided the cattle with a salad type meal, giving a variety of nutrients otherwise not found in pure alfalfa, which also increased milk production and growth within the herd.

Education

Cook Street School of Culinary Arts - Denver, CO
Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners (ICIF) - Asti, Italy
Chef Réne Bérard at La Bastide des Saveurs - Provence, France
Agriculture Economics & Farm Management - Purdue University

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

C.R.A.S.E (Active Threat Response)
Stop The Bleed (Responding to Emergency Bleeding
De-Escalation General Public & Students
Green Zone De-Escalation / PTSD Military & Armed Services
Gate Keeper - Suicide Prevention