Leadership & Staff
Executive Director
Brad Schloesser
Program Leader
Tobias Spanier
Educator
University of Minnesota Extension
Chair
Mark Enninga
Alumni Representative
Envirologix
Vice Chair
Kyle Petersen
Vice President/Owner
Petersen Farms, Inc./Kyle B. Petersen Farms
Secretary
Sarah Dornink
Executive Director
Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council (MAELC)
Board Members
Leah Addington
Sales Representative
Elanco Animal Health
Robert Byrnes
Marshall Mayor
Retired University of MN Extension
Roy Wookey
Business Product Owner
Nova-Tech Engineering, LLC
Chelsea Honnette
Manager
Technology Integration, AGCO
Rodd Beyer
Owner/Farmer
Valiant & RDR Farms, Inc.
Sara Hewitt
Manager of Brand Development and Events/Farmer
Ag Management Solutions/Maplewood Farms/Sweet Cheeks Honey
Angela Guentzel
Ag Production, Exec. Manager/Owner
Guentzel Family Farms/Mankato Valley Seed and Soil Solutions
Brant Groen
Director of Dairy Wellness
Form-A-Feed
Bruce Tiffany
Owner
Tiffany Farms
Ex-Officio Board Members
Duane Carrow
SMSU Foundation Board Member, Farmer
MARL Alumni – Class I
Nathan Polfliet
Executive Director of Foundation and Advancement
Southwest Minnesota State University
Patrice Bailey
Assistant Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Dr. Bev Durgan
Dean
University of Minnesota Extension
Administrative Assistants
Cindy Weber
Exec Office and Administrative Spec
University of Minnesota Extension, Regional Office