Organization & Leadership

Our Leadership

Organization & Leadership

AgGateway reorganized in 2020 to facilitate agile, cross-sector, global solutions. This was done in part through the creation of the Portfolio Management Center and Digital Resource Center.  

As members identify initiatives, the Portfolio Management Center fosters the development of those ideas through Working Groups, where they become new digital resources for the industry. Then, the Digital Resource Center ensures that new resources are maintained and easy to access.

With the help of the Portfolio Management Center and Digital Resource Center, all members can quickly find information on the current status of AgGateway initiatives and resources, in all AgGateway global regions.

The AgGateway structure is also designed to promote collaboration across geographic regions and industry sectors. The work of each region is overseen by a Steering Committee.

2026 Board of Directors


Name Role Company
Jacob Crow Chair GROWMARK, Inc.
Karen Oerter Immediate Past Chair Land O’Lakes
Marcelo Abreu   Venturus
Flávio Barros   TELUS
Lori Bishop   J.R. Simplot
Scott Charbo   Novus Ag
Philip Kubesh   Vita Plus
Patricia Perez   Lexagri
Klaus Herbert Rolf   Rolf Communication
Brent Kemp  President & CEO AgGateway

2026 Steering Committee — North America

Name Company
Mike Kuhn Nutrien - Chair
Trisha Rentschler Kahler Automation - Vice Chair
Mary Tangen Greenstone Systems
Joe Gifford Syngenta
Stephanie Frazier Corteva
Julie Mathey GROWMARK
Scott Nieman Land O'Lakes
Tracy Soper
 Keystone Cooperative
OPEN
Jeremy Wilson AgGateway North American Regional Director


2026 Steering Committee — Europe

Name Company
Klaus-Herbert Rolf Chair Rolf Communication
Gilles Begue SMAG
Patricia Perez Lexagri
Johannes Sonnen DKE-Data GmbH
Marie Beuret Agro EDI Europe
Nicolas Hummel VDMA EV
Conny Graumans AgGateway Europe Regional Director

Steering Committee — Latin America

Name Company
Flavio Barros TELUS
Stanley Oliveira
 EMBRAPA
Fabio Pereira PwC AgTech Innovation
André Pregnaca Alagro Tecnologia
Jose Alexandre Loyola AgGateway Latin America Director

Our Staff


Member Services

Member Services (includes AGIIS help desk)

Direct all inquiries to Member Services

+1 866.251.8618

Member.Services@AgGateway.org

Brent Kemp

President and CEO

+1 202.742.5967 ext. 14

Jeremy W. Wilson

Executive VP & COO

NA Regional Director

+1 202.742.5967 ext. 20

Jim Wilson

Chief Technology Officer

+1 202.742.5967 ext. 5

Conny Graumans

Europe Regional Director

+31 6 4303-8612

José Loyola

Latin America Regional Director

+55 14 99810-1900

Ben Craker

Portfolio Manager

+1 202.742.5967 ext. 17
 

Paul Schrimpf

Marketing Communications Director

+1 202.742.5967 ext. 21

Leslie Hedges

Director of Member Relations

+1 202.742.5967 ext. 18

Chris Crutchfield

AGIIS Product Manager

 +1 737.270.1952

Nikki Marshall

Member Services Program Manager

+1 866.251.8618

Member.Services@AgGateway.org

Stephen Christian

Member Services Analyst

+1 866.251.8618

Member.Services@AgGateway.org


Meri Kotlas

Web Media Support and Graphic Design Specialist

+1 202.742.5967 ext. 8

Kimberly Chauche

 Administrative Assistant

+1 737.471.1817

Paula Shaw

Accounting, A/P, A/R

+1 202.742.5967 ext.7


Susan Summers

Accounting

+1 202.742.5967 ext. 19