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.

2025 Board of Directors


Name Role Company
Karen Oerter Chair Land O’Lakes
Jacob Crow Vice Chair GROWMARK, Inc.
Scott Charbo Immediate Past Chair Novus
Philip Kubesh Treasurer Vita Plus
Lori Bishop   J.R. Simplot
Marcelo José Hernandes de Abreu de Oliveira
Venturus
Patricia Perez   Lexagri SAS
Ryan Risdal   Proagrica
Klaus Herbert Rolf   John Deere
Felipe Santos   365FarmNet
Robbie Weathers 
Corteva
Brent Kemp  President & CEO AgGateway

2025 Steering Committee — North America

Name Company
Trisha Rentshlar Kahler Automation
Mary Tangen Greenstone Systems
Joe Gifford Syngenta
Jeff Griffeth Co-Alliance Cooperative
Jason Kapanke CHS
Mike Kuhn Nutrien Ag Solutions
Julie Mathey GROWMARK
Scott Nieman Land O'Lakes
Ann Vande Lune
 Key Cooperative
Jeremy Wilson AgGateway North American Regional Director


2025 Steering Committee — Europe

Name Company
Klaus-Herbert Rolf Chair 365FarmNet
Gilles Begue Smag
Patricia Perez Lexagri
Oliver Rahner DKE Agrirouter
Feroz Sheikh Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC
OPEN
OPEN
Conny Graumans AgGateway Europe Regional Director

2025 Steering Committee — Latin America

Name Company
Flavio Barros Proagrica/Telus
Marcela Guidi John Deere
Stanley Oliveira
 Embrapa Agricultura Digital
Fabio Pereira PwC AgTech Innovation
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