2023-26 Board of Directors and Executive Committee
* Serves on AFIA's Executive Committee
American Feed Industry Association Officers
Chair
Carlos Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Hill’s Pet Nutrition
Chair-elect
Leigh Ann Sayen
The Peterson Company
Immediate Past Chair
Mike Gauss
Kent Nutrition Group, 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 2024
| John Akridge | MFA Incorporated | Columbia, MO |
| *Scott Anderson | California Pellet Mill (CPM) | Waterloo, IA |
| Gerry Daignault | The Maschhoffs LLC | Carlyle, IL |
| James Emerson | Darling Ingredients Inc. | Irving, TX |
| *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 |
| *Wesley Wilson | Ag ProVision, LLC | Kenansville, NC |
BOD Terms Expiring May 2025
| *Holly Bellmund | GLC Minerals, LLC | Green Bay, WI |
| *Rob Brock | Westway Feed | Tomball, TX |
| Tony Colanino | NewStar Sourcing | Omaha, NE |
| *Julio Contreras | Sweet Manufacturing | Springfield, OH |
| Grady Fain | Hamlet Protein, Inc. | Findlay, 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 |
| Whit Huguley | ED&F Man | New Orleans, LA |
| Bjorn Kwak | Daybrook Fisheries | New Orleans, LA |
| 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 |
BOD Terms Expiring May 2026
| Scott Baker | SEM Minerals, LP | Quincy, IL |
| Cory Berg | QLF-Quality Liquid Feeds, Inc. | Dodgeville, WI |
| Nathan Bingaman | D1 Resources, Inc. | Galena, KS |
| Jonathan Cowles | WL Port-Land Systems, Inc. | Pittsburg, PA |
| Susanna Elliott | Alltech, Inc. | Nicholasville, KY |
| TBD | Smithfield Foods | Orange City, IA |
| Paul Kalmbach | Kalmbach Feeds, Inc. | Upper Sandusky, OH |
| Steve Lerner, Ph.D | Chr. Hansen Animal Health and Nutrition | Milwaukee, WI |
| Allen McDonald | Global Animal Products | Amarillo, TX |
| Steve Mills | Perfection Pet Foods | Visalia, CA |
| Rebecca Mowen | ADM Animal Nutrition, Inc. | Quincy, IL |
| Matt Podany | EBM Manufacturing | Norfolk, NE |
| Tim Reed | Reed Mariculture | Campbell, CA |
| Karl Thoene | CHS, Inc. | Inver Grove Heights, MN |
| Ben Towns | Arm & Hammer | Ewing, NJ |
| Ty Vaupel | Alfagreen Supreme | Toledo, OH |
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. |