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Board of Directors

We are led by major players in food and ag industries, representing leading companies, education, commodity groups, energy and economic development organizations.


Directors

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Cory Reed
Chair, America's Cultivation Corridor Board
President, Worldwide Agriculture & Turf Division: Production and Precision Ag, Americas and Australia
Deere & Company
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Kevin Rasmussen
Vice Chair, America's Cultivation Corridor Board
Director
Iowa Pork Producers Association
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Dr. Wendy Wintersteen
Secretary, America's Cultivation Corridor Board
President
Iowa State University
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Judd O'Connor
Past Chair, America's Cultivation Cultivation Corridor Board
President, U.S. Region
Corteva Agriscience
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Dan Culhane
President & Chief Executive Officer
Ames Chamber / AEDC
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Nate Green
Executive Director, Global Sourcing - Origination
Chevron Renewable Energy Group
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Tiffany Tauscheck
President & CEO
Greater Des Moines Partnership
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Georgia Van Gundy
Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Customer Officer
Hy-Vee
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Jerry Maier
Director
Iowa Corn Promotion Board
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Chad Suprenant
Chief Strategy Officer & Board Chairman
ISG
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Gage Kent
Executive Committee, America's Cultivation Corridor Board
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
KENT Corporation
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Kathryn Kunert
Executive Committee, America's Cultivation Corridor Board
Vice President, Economic Connections and Integration
MidAmerican Energy
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Ed Prosser
Senior Vice President, Emerging Business
Scoular
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Charles Sukup
Executive Committee, America's Cultivation Corridor Board
Chairman of the Board
Sukup Manufacturing Co.

Delegates

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Brenda Dryer
Senior Vice President
Ames Chamber of Commerce
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Dr. Martin Haverly
Director, R&D and Innovation
Chevron Renewable Energy Group
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Carrie Jorgensen
Leader, North America Commercial Communications
Corteva Agriscience
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Stacey Pellett
Manager, State Public Affairs
Deere & Company
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Mike Swesey
Executive Vice President, Economic Development
Greater Des Moines Partnership
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Pat McGonegle
Chief Executive Officer
Iowa Pork Producers Association
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Rodney Williamson
Director, Research and Development
Iowa Corn Growers Association
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Dr. Daniel Robison
Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Iowa State University
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Derek Johnson
Executive Vice President
ISG
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Rich Dwyer
Sr. Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Enterprise Risk Management
KENT Corporation
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Suresh Seshadri
Chief Architect
Scoular

Advisors

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Mike Naig
Secretary of Agriculture
State of Iowa
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Debi Durham
Director
Iowa Economic Development Authority and Iowa Finance Authority
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Ame Mapes
Shareholder Attorney
Belin McCormick, P.C.

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