External Advisory Council

Brett Bell, President & CEO
Albert Lea Seed
Terms: 2020-2026

Dennis Bowman, Senior Principal Engineer
John Deere – Waterloo
Terms: 2025-2028

Allix Braun, Corporate Manager of Change Management
Hormel Foods
Terms: 2023-2026

Rob Cogdill, Director
Godill Farm Supply
Terms: 2025-2028

Camille Crouch, Operations Engineer
POET
Terms: 2025-2028

Keesha Davis, General Manager
Alstom
Terms: 2023-2026

Steve Flann, Senior Director
Vermeer
Terms: 2025-2028

Matt Frandsen, President
Keen Project Solutions
Terms: 2023-2026

Mike Gauss
Terms: 2020-2026

Samantha Gorbet, Design Engineer
USDA NRCS
Terms: 2023-2026

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
Terms: 2024-2027

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