Tyler is a native of Parrottsville and attended Greeneville High School, where he was valedictorian. He is the son of David and Deborah Boyd. Tyler graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in ecology, evolution, and organismal biology, with a double minor in American political science and sociology. He pursued a second undergraduate degree, graduating cum laude from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in dairy science, with a dairy enterprise management focus.
Tyler is currently the general manager of Jerseyland Sires, a Jersey dairy genetics company in Hilmar, California, where he directly oversees day-to-day operations and the PRIMUS program. He is 2019 Associate Chair of the All-American Jersey Show Futurity. He is a member of Young Dairy Leaders Institute Class 11. He was elected to the American Jersey Cattle Association’s Board of Directors, representing Merced County, California. Previously he interned for Genex/CRI’s dairy genetics department in Shawano, Wisconsin, and was employed as a marketing specialist for World Wide Sires, Ltd., a global dairy genetics marketing company based in Visalia, California.
The Niswonger Foundation was established in 2001 to make a positive and sustainable difference in education in Northeast Tennessee. This dream was envisioned by Scott M. Niswonger, who founded Landair Transport, Inc. and Forward Air Corporation. These companies were the first two Greeneville-based companies to be taken public in the history of Greene County, Tennessee. Jointly, the companies have combined annual revenue of over one-billion-dollars and employ more than 5000 people.
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