2022-25 Board of Directors and Executive Committee
* Serves on AFIA's Executive Committee
American Feed Industry Association Officers
Chair
Mike Gauss
Kent Nutrition Group, Inc.
Chair-elect
Carlos Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Hill’s Pet Nutrition
Immediate Past Chair
Mike Schuster
Laidig Systems, Inc.
President & CEO
Constance Cullman
AFIA
COO & Corporate
Secretary
Sarah Novak
AFIA
Vice President
Leah Wilkinson
AFIA
CFO & Corporate Treasurer
Andy Timmins
AFIA
BOD Terms Expiring May 2023
| *Eric Arnold | Bill Barr & Company, Inc. | Overland Park, KS |
| *Mariano Berdegue | Cargill Animal Nutrition | Wilton, CT |
| *Kristin Bonham | DSM Nutritional Products | Parsippany, NJ |
| *Katie Cook | Elanco Animal Health | Versailles, KY |
| James Gerardot | Kincannon & Reed | Waynesboro, VA |
| Tim Jacobson | Tier 1 Nutritionals, Inc. | Madison, WI |
| Mike Lennox | Kentucky Equine Research, Inc. (KER) | Minneapolis, MN |
| *Elizabeth Maier | The F. L. Emmert Company | Cincinnati, OH |
| Sean McNear | Blue Buffalo Company, Ltd | Lexington, KY |
| *Jeff Pendleton | Hallway Feeds | Dallas, TX |
| Paul Phillips | Maxi-Lift Inc./Southwest Agri-Plastics, Inc. | Libertyville, IL |
| *Chad Risley, Ph.D. | Berg+Schmidt America, LLC | Eden Prairie, MN |
| *Rob Sheffer | Zinpro Corporation | Madison, MS |
| Mike Schuster | Laidig Systems, Inc. | Mishawaka, IN |
| Jason Summar | Hood Packaging Corporation | Fresno, CA |
| Kris Torbert | Foster Farms, Inc. | Greenfield, IN |
| *Doug Webel | United Animal Health, Inc. | Sheridan, IN |
BOD Terms Expiring May 2024
| John Akridge | MFA Incorporated | Columbia, MO |
| *Scott Anderson | California Pellet Mill (CPM) | Waterloo, IA |
| Gerry Daignault | The Maschhoffs LLC | Carlyle, IL |
| *Mike Gauss | Kent Nutrition Group, Inc. | Muscatine, IA |
| *Frank Goode | ILC Resources | Urbandale, IA |
| David Hansen | Selko USA LLC | Indianapolis, IN |
| Scott Lovin | AgState | Albert City, IA |
| *Lisa Norton | BioZyme Incorporated | Saint Joseph, MO |
| Gisele Santos Bin | BASF Corporation | Florham Park, NJ |
| *Leigh Ann Sayen | The Peterson Company | Kalamazoo, MI |
| *Kevin Schluender | Nutra Blend, LLC | Arden Hills, MN |
| Roberto Zepeda | Kemin Industries Inc. | Des Moines, IA |
| Ted Williams | D&D Ingredient Distributors, Inc. | Delphos, OH |
| Ken Wilson, Ph.D. | Darling Ingredients Inc. | Irving, TX |
| Wesley Wilson | Ag ProVision, LLC | Kenansville, NC |
BOD Terms Expiring May 2025
| Holly Bellmund | GLC Minerals, LLC | Green Bay, WI |
| TBD | Hamlet Protein, Inc. | Findlay, OH |
| Rob Brock | Westway Feed | Tomball, TX |
| Tony Colanino | NewStar Sourcing | Omaha, NE |
| Julio Contreras | Sweet Manufacturing | Springfield, OH |
| *Carlos Gonzalez, Ph.D. | Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. | Topeka, KS |
| Jonathon Griffin | Balchem | New Hampton, NY |
| Dan Hennessy | Land O'Lakes | Arden Hills, MN |
| Scott Herbert | Daybrook Fisheries | New Orleans, LA |
| Whit Huguley | ED&F Man | New Orleans, LA |
| Robert King | Merrick Pet Care, Inc. | Amarillo, TX |
| Mark Lamb | South Fresh Feeds | Demopolis, AL |
| Dan Meagher | Novus International, Inc. | Saint Charles, MO |
| Ryan Millet | Zoetis | Gardners, PA |
| Mark Poeschl | Furst McNess Company | Freeport, IL |
| Dan Rice | Western Milling | Goshen, CA |
| Matthew Zeigler | Zeigler Bros | Gardners, PA |
Honorary BOD Directors (Past Chairmen)
| David Abbott | Newport, Vt. |
| Dwight Armstrong | Nashville, Tenn. |
| William Barr | Overland Park, Kansas |
| Thomas Batcheller | Sioux Falls, S.D. |
| Tim Belstra | DeMotte, Ind. |
| Greg Branch | Ocala, Fla. |
| Jeff Cannon | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| Bruce Crutcher | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| Scott Druker | Princeton, NJ |
| Richard Frasch | Joseph, Ore. |
| Alan Gunderson | Waunakee, Wis. |
| Lee Hall | Lexington, Ky. |
| William Harriman | Duluth, Ga. |
| Mike Horn | Lancaster, Pa. |
| Steve Koenig | Fairlawn, Ohio |
| Kermit McCormack | Cumberland Center, Maine |
| Edward McMillan | Greenville, Ill. |
| Donald Orr, Jr. | Sheridan, Ind. |
| Paul Phillips | Dallas, Texas |
| Alec Poitevint | Bainbridge, Ga. |
| Brian Rittgers | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| Mike Schuster | Mishawaka, IN |
| Rich Severson | Sarasota, Fla. |
| Rob Sheffer | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| Fred Stephens | N. Barrington, Ill. |
| James Sullivan | Cary, N.C. |
| William Tribble | Georgetown, Texas |
| Steve VanRoekel | Mankato, Minn. |
| Dean Webster | Kennebunkport, Maine |
| David Wentzell | Vero Beach, Fla. |
| Alan Wessler | Columbia, Mo. |