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Board of Directors

Farm Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of leaders in production agriculture, agribusiness, academia, rural communities, media, retail and NGOs.

Farm Foundation Board

Basse and De Jong

Cheri De Jong, Natural Prairie Dairy & AgriVision Farm Management, Dalhart, TX, Chair
David Gilmore, Independent Advisor, Illinois, Vice Chair
Christine Hamilton, Christiansen Land and Cattle, Ltd, Kimball, SD,  Treasurer
Matt Moreland, Moreland Farm, Medford, OK Audit Committee Chair
Todd Van Hoose, Farm Foundation, Interim President & CEO, Ex Officio
Dan Basse, AgResource Company, Chicago, IL, Past Chair
Todd Price, Farm Foundation, Vice President of Operations, Secretary

Jeremy Adamson
PepsiCo, Washington D.C.

Kellie Adesina
The Kraft Heinz Company, Washington D.C.

Jason Brantley
John Deere, Moline, IL

Karen Carr
Partner, ArentFox Schiff, Washington D.C.

Steve Coulter
Koch Agronomic Services, Wichita, KS

Michael Doane
Polysi Advisors, Kansas City, MO

John Foltz
Ohio State University (retired), Columbus, OH

Ray Gaesser
Gaesser Farms, Corning, IA

Karis Gutter
Corteva Agriscience, Washington D.C.

Steve Hageman
Hageman Group LLC, Indianapolis, IN

Krysta Harden
U.S. Dairy Export Council, Arlington, VA

Audre Kapacinskas
S2G Investments, Chicago, IL

Beth Hart
McDonald’s, Chicago, IL

 

 

Jonah Kolb
Moore & Warner Ag Group , Clinton, IL

Kristin Kroepfl
Food Lion, NC

Jayson Lusk
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma

Erin Nazetta
Strategic Financial Leader, Saint Louis, MO

Ryan Schohr
Schohr Ranch, Chico, CA

Mary Snapp
Microsoft (retired), Redman, WA

 

 

Legge Lowden Farm Foundation Board of Trustees

The Legge Lowden Farm Foundation Trust has a six-member Board of Trustees appointed by the Farm Foundation Board of Directors, the Treasurer of Farm Foundation serving in an ex officio voting capacity, and the President serving in an ex officio non-voting capacity.

Cheri De Jong, Natural Prairie Dairy & AgriVision Farm Management, Dalhart, TX, Chair
David Gilmore, Independent Advisor, Illinois, Vice Chair
Christine Hamilton, Christiansen Land and Cattle, Ltd, Kimball, SD,  Treasurer
Dan Basse, AgResource Company, Chicago, IL, Past Chair
George Hoffman, Retired, President/CEO at Restaurant Services, Inc.
Todd Van Hoose, Farm Foundation, Interim President & CEO, Washington D.C. non-voting ex-officio member
Todd Price, Farm Foundation, Vice President of Operations, Secretary non-voting ex-officio member