Washington, D.C., January 23, 2018 – AgGateway has announced its 2018 leadership, including the directors of its Strategic Board and Operational Management Board, and leaders of its councils and committees. The non-profit organization, which has more than 200 member companies, is moving into its 13th year in expanding how agricultural information can be better managed to maximize efficiency and productivity.
“We have a terrific slate of directors and leaders once again this year, and I’m excited about the work we’ll be doing to benefit agribusinesses and related industries,” said AgGateway President and CEO Wendy Smith. “AgGateway and its members thank these individuals and their companies, which have recognized how essential this work is to the ongoing success of the ag industry.”
AgGateway enters the year with an updated mission, vision, and five-year strategic plan. A summary can be found in the 2017 Annual Report on the AgGateway website.
Chair: Doug Farrington — Head of IS Business Partnering Syngenta
Vice-Chair: Tim McArdle — COO Brandt Consolidated
Past Chair: Doug Mills — CIO The Mosaic Co.
Teddy Bekele — Vice President, IT WinField United, Land O’Lakes
Jeff Belding — Business Excellence Champion RiceTec
Dennis Daggett — Sr Vice President ProAg Management
Mark Trostle — Director, Global Registrations & Regulatory Affairs Agrium/CPS
Dan Willey — CIO Wilbur-Ellis
Jeremy W. Wilson — Technology Specialist Crop IMS
Wendy Smith — President & CEO AgGateway
Chair: Stephanie Frazier — eBusiness Specialist Dow/DuPont
Vice-Chair: Randall Kasparbauer — B2B Software Product Manager John Deere
Eric Hoefing — Manager of Applications Development ACS
Michael Carrabine — CIO International Raw Materials Ltd
Michael Thronson — Business Technical Writer Control Systems Software
Aaron Berger — Software & Integration Engineer AgSense
Randy Fry — Data Process & Information Systems Manager Ceres Solutions
Sarah Moster — Manager, Customer Experience BASF
Brent Kemp — Executive VP and COO AgGateway
Chair: Natasha Lilly The Equity
Vice-Chair: Mike Ball J.R. Simplot Company
Vice-Chair Elect: Jacob Crow Growmark, Inc.
Chair: Steve Daigle Elemica
Vice-Chair: Eileen Licitra Iteris
Chair: Marge Nerness WinField United
Vice-Chair: Ron Staab United Services Assoc.
Vice-Chair Elect: Open
Chair: Julie Benick WinField United
Vice-Chair: Clay Mayer Syngenta
Vice-Chair Elect: Mike Glidden J.R. Simplot
Chair: Rich Adams Key Cooperative
Vice-Chair: Steve Oberlander CHS, Inc
Vice-Chair Elect: Carissa Staples Land O’ Lakes
Chair: Ben Craker AGCO
Vice-Chair: Jessica Trites-Rolle National Crop Insurance Services, Inc.
Vice-Chair Elect: Scott Nieman Land O’ Lakes
Chair: Anthony James Syngenta
Vice-Chair: Alek Krenichyn XS Inc.
Vice-Chair Elect: Jenna Johnson WinField United
Chair: Theresa Smith BASF Corporation
Vice-Chair: Stephen Barkley SePRO Corporation
Chair: Michael Carrabine IRM
Vice-Chair: Open
Chair: Mark Stelford Premier Crop
Vice-Chair: Dan Danford CNH
Chair: “J” (James) Nolfo BASF
Chair: Scott Meredith ACS
Vice-Chair: Julie Benick WinField United
Chair: David Surber Dow/DuPont
Vice-Chair: Kay Campe Rosen’s Diversified
Chair: Denice Foster EFC
Vice-Chair: Brian Sokoloski Kahler Automation
Chair: Rob Kovalsky The Mosaic Co.
In addition, AgGateway announced that its 2018 Mid-Year Meeting will be held June 11-14 at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Iowa; and its 2018 Annual Conference will be held November 12-14 at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at The Capitol, Austin, Texas. More on AgGateway activities and how to become involved can be found at www.AgGateway.org.
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AgGateway is a non-profit organization dedicated to the expanded use of information to maximize efficiency and productivity, promoting and enabling the industry's transition to digital agriculture. www.AgGateway.org
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Contact:
Susan Ruland AgGateway (202) 742-5967, ext. 10 susan.ruland@AgGateway.org