Board of Directors

Board members are recognized leaders from food and agricultural corporations, educational institutions, associations, trade media and production agriculture. The AFA Board of Directors meets three times annually to provide strategic and fiduciary oversight for the organization.

Rebeckah Adcock
Vice President, U.S. Government Relations
International Fresh Produce Association
Scott Bormann
Senior Vice President, North America Operations
Merck Animal Health
Brett Caplice
Vice President – North American Food Solutions
Bunge
Jon Chase
Vice President of Marketing & Shared Services for Ag & Turf
John Deere
Deacue Fields
Vice President of Agriculture
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Jarrod Gilling
President, Business Operations and Supply Chain
Cargill
Lori Goldberg
Global Vide President, Talent
AGCO Corporation
Nilesh Karava
Vice President, Fairlife Technical, Innovation and Stewardship
The Coca-Cola Company
Scott Kay
Scott Kay
Vice President U.S. Crop
BASF
Kate Lambert
Kate Lambert
Senior Vice President, Marketing
Farm Credit
Joel Mathiowetz
Mathiowetz Family Farms
Matt Plitt
Matt Plitt
President and CEO
Valent
Adrianna Ratterman
VP, US Eastern Cornbelt Commercial Unit
Corteva Agriscience
Katie Robertson
Vice President – Customer Experience Activation Lea
Bayer
Flavia Santos
Senior Director Continuous Improvement
CHS, Inc.
Julie Sexton
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Chris Skaggs
Associate Vice Chancellor for Stakeholder Relations and Associate Dean for Student Development, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Texas A&M University
Mark Stewart
President & CEO
Agriculture Future of America
Manda Tweten
Manda Tweten
President, Strategic Customers
ADM
Lifetime Members
Sandy Kemper
Sandy Kemper
Chair & Founder
C2FO
J. Mariner Kemper
J. Mariner Kemper
Chair & CEO
UMB Financial Corporation
L. Joshua Sosland
L. Joshua Sosland
President
Sosland Publishing Company
K Russell Weathers
K. Russell Weathers
Agriculture Future of America
AFA Alliance Representative
Jacob Dailey
Jacob Dailey
Chair + Crop Insurance Specialist
Jackson Crop Insurance