Staff & Leadership

Executive Director

Olga Brouwer

Program Leader

Tobias Spanier

Program Co-Leader, University of Minnesota Extension
Christy Kallevig

Program Co-Leader, University of Minnesota Extension

Chair

Mike Yost

President/Owner, Yost Farm, Inc.

Vice Chair

Shelly Schell

Owner, Coach/Strategy/Speaker, TrionfoCREM

Secretary

Shawn Schloesser

Community and Business Development Specialist, Region Nine Development Commission

Board Members

Mark Enninga

Alumni Representative, Conservis Corp
Dr. Linda Thompson

Organization Development Director, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute
Brant Groen

Director of Dairy Wellness, Form-A-Feed
Kari Howe

Executive Director MN Business First Stop, MN DEED
Bruce Tiffany

Owner, Tiffany Farms

Dr. Robert Milligan
Sarah Dornink

Executive Director, Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council (MAELC)
Chad Willis

Farmer,

Ex-Officio Board Members

Stacy Frost

Interim Co-Executive Director of Foundation and Advancement, Southwest Minnesota State University
Nathan Polfliet

Interim Co-Executive Director of Foundation and Advancement, Soutwest Minnesota State University
Patrice Bailey

Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Dr. Bev Durgan

Dean, University Minnesota Extension

Non-Voting MARL Class Representatives

Matthew Altman

Product Manager, JBS USA Pork
Curtis Mahnken

Agriculture Economist, Center for Farm Financial Mgmt, UMN

Administrative Assistant

Kassi Tietz

Advancement Assistant, Southwest Minnesota State University
Cindy Weber

Exec Office and Administrative Spec, University of Minnesota Extension, Regional Office