01/18/2026
Each year we award one employee with the Ky Strong Award. The idea for an employee award formed in 2023, but the name and the meaning of the award was announced in 2024 shortly after our President of Ag’s wife, Kiley Hansen was diagnosed with cancer. If you had the privilege and pleasure to know Kiley you would know that to received this award you have to be an exceptional exployee and person. Constantly going above and beyond for our customers, our teammates, and our company. Accepting challenges and adversity head on. Not viewing obstacles as a stopping place but rather an accelerator to move past that challenging point. Never cutting corners or stopping when your task is complete, but constantly asking “what else can I do” and saying “no problem” when asked to do something.
Shortly after the Ky Strong Award committee decided unanimously which employee earned this award, Kiley passed away.
We are beyond please to present the 2025 Ky Strong Award to Ricardo Navarro! It is with certainty that Kiley would be proud that you get to honor her name and legacy through your shared ethics, normals, and tenacity.
Congratulations Ricardo! You earned this and we couldn’t be more proud of you🏆
May Kiley rest in peace. We thank her for setting the bar so high in all aspects of life and each Apex Ag Technologies employee will strive to do as she did 🕊️
