Brett Bell, President & CEO
Albert Lea Seed
Terms: 2020-2026
External Advisory Council
Allix Braun, Corporate Manager of Change Management
Hormel Foods
Terms: 2023-2026
Keesha Davis, General Manager
Alstom
Terms: 2023-2026
Alyse Dreher, Supply Chain Manager
General Mills
Terms: 2024-2027
Matt Frandsen, President
Keen Project Solutions
Terms: 2023-2026
Mike Gauss, President
Kent Nutrition Group
Terms: 2020-2026
Samantha Gorbet, Design Engineer
USDA NRCS
Terms: 2023-2026
Barry Hager, Global M.E. Leader
John Deere Seeding Group
Terms: 2020-2025
Natalie Hanson, FSQR Sub Process Implementation Lead
Cargill, Inc.
Terms: 2021-2024
Ken Hoefling, Operating Partner
LFM Capital
Terms: 2020-2026
Eric Jacobson, Lead Application Engineer
Danfoss Power Solutions
Terms: 2024-2027
Darin Krantz, Precision Technology Owner
CNH Industrial
Terms: 2024-2027
Xingqiu Lou, VP of Strategic Research
Essentia Protein Solutions
Terms: 2023-2026
Carl Orr, President
Orr Consulting
Terms: 2016-2019; 2019-2025
Spencer Pech, Civil Engineer
ISG
Terms: 2023-2026
Laura Pepple, Director of Continuous Improvement
Puck Enterprises
Terms: 2023-2026
Pierce Stark, Manufacturing Technology Director
IFF Health & Biosciences
Terms: 2024-2027
Stacy Thorson, Seed Technology and Innovation Team Leader
Corteva Agriscience
Terms: 2020-2026
Travis Van Genderen, Director, Supply Chain
AGCO – Jackson Operations
Terms: 2019-2025
Chair – Ryan Witt, Mechanical Design Manager
Ag Leader Technology
Terms: 2019-2025