Brett Bell, President & CEO
Albert Lea Seed
Terms: 2020-2026
External Advisory Council
Mike Betz, Manager Application Engineering
Danfoss Power Solutions
Terms: 2019-2024
Allix Braun, Manager of Organizational Development & Change
Hormel Foods
Terms: 2023-2026
Keesha Davis, General Manager
Alston
Terms: 2023-2026
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
Keith Heiar, Manufacturing Strategy Manager
Caterpillar, Inc.
Terms: 2018-2021, 2021-2024
Ken Hoefling, Operating Partner
LFM Capital
Terms: 2020-2026
Xingqiu Lou, VP of Strategic Research
Essentia Protein Solutions
Terms: 2023-2026
Jon Lyon, Global Program Manager
General Mills
Terms: 2019-2024
Carl Orr, Senior Vice President of Operations
Lifecore Biomedical, Inc.
Terms: 2016-2019; 2019-2025
Spencer Pech, Civil Engineer
ISG
Terms: 2023-2026
Laura Pepple, Director of Continuous Improvement
Puck Enterprises
Terms: 2023-2026
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