This Executive MBA (EMBA) Executive Advisory Council meets to provide advice concerning the recruitment of students, the shaping of the curriculum, trends in the industry, and other priorities set by members of the council for our Ivy Executive MBA program. They also serve as a resource for our Ivy EMBA students and participate in events throughout the course of the program.
Executive Advisory Council
Linda Arnold Whaley
Head of Communications, Global Seeds, and Seeds North America
Syngenta
Alicia Beiter
Global Seed Engineering Leader
Corteva Agriscience
Brett Bell
President and Chief Executive Officer
Albert Lea Seed
Sarah Betzold
Director, Midwest Region
BASF
Mark Christiansen
Vice President, Specialty Seeds and Oils
Cargill
Mark Cullen
General Manager
Agri-Way Partners, LLC
Kelli Eickhoff
Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
Scoular
Bill Even
Chief Executive Officer
National Pork Board
Rosalind Fox
Factory Manager
John Deere Des Moines Works
Kate Guess
Vice President, Human Resources
Vermeer Corporation
Brandon Kennedy
General Manager, Portland Regional Distribution Center
John Deere
Justin Kirchhoff
Chief Executive Officer
Summit Agricultural Group
Christine Lauridsen Sand
Chief Executive Officer
Lauridsen Group
Doug Lenhart
Senior Advisor (self-employed)
Ag & Renewables
Natalie Merrill
Senior Vice President, Business Development and Strategy
Chevron Renewable Energy Group
Daniel Oh
President and Chief Executive Officer
AgCertain
Carol Reynolds
Vice President, Human Resources and Communications
Kent Corporation
Raymond Richie
(former) Vice President of Strategic Planning and Analysis
Renewable Energy Group (REG)
Jim Sellers
Key Account Manager
Marel
Chris Snyder
President
Folience
Myron Stine
President
Stine Seed Company
Ann Taylor
Senior Director of Talent Management
Land O’Lakes
David Tierney
Director of Government Affairs
Bayer
Nadine Wreghitt
Director of Special Projects
Sukup