AgIndustry Leadership Council
Integrating industry expertise with the College of Agricultural Sciences at Colorado State University helps to foster innovative opportunities for students, faculty, and the broader community.
The AgIndustry Leadership Council (ALC) is a group of industry professionals with diverse expertise and experience whose knowledge and insight guide the Dean of Agricultural Sciences. These individuals share the vision of building programs with unquestioned global preeminence within the College of Agricultural Sciences.
Members meet biannually to discuss new ideas, programs, secure new funding, promote the college in the agriculture community, and help elevate the College of Agricultural Sciences on a global scale.
Terry Anderson
Senior Vice President
Production Technical Services
Leprino Foods
Randy Blach
Chief Executive Officer,
Cattle Fax
Joe Blake
Chancellor Emeritus
Colorado State University
Mike Frank
Executive Vice President and CEO of Retail
Nutrien Ag Solutions
Stacy Kourlis Guillon
Associate
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP
Neal Hansen
Rancher and Private Investor
Hanging H Ranch and Hansen Partnership
Chris Hjelm
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Kroger
Karl Hoppess
Founding Partner,
Karl C. Hoppess & Associates, P.C.
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Skylar Houston
Ranch Manager
Aristocrat Angus
John Howland
President and CEO
Crest Investment Company
Hal Johnson
Founder
Hal Johnson’s HR Associates, LLC
Jean Johnson
Ranch Manager
Flying Diamond Ranch
Kishore Kanakamedala
Senior Director and Chief of Staff
Google Inc.
Sarada Krishnan
Director of Horticulture and Center for Global Initiatives
Denver Botanic Gardens
Kevin Lafleur
Co-Founder and CEO
Colorado Premium Foods
Stephen P. Laughlin
Vice President & General Manager
Global Consumer Industry
IBM Corporation
Jordan Levi
Portfolio Manager – Managing Member,
Arcadia Asset Management, LLC
Dana Lonn
Managing Director (Ret.)
Center for Technology
The Toro Company
Vikram Luthar
President
Health & Wellness
ADM Nutrition
Andre Nogueira
Chief Executive Officer
JBS USA
Barbara O’Brien
President
Dairy Management Inc.
Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy
Patrick Okeefe
Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director U.S.
CH2M
Mark Retzloff
Co-Founder
Horizon Organic Dairy and Alfalfa Markets
Travis Ritz
Executive Director
UK-European Commodities Origination, Fixed Income Division
Morgan Stanley
Leann Saunders
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
Where Food Comes From, Inc.
Sandy Rothe
Managing Partner (Retired)
Deloitte LLPc.
Deb Seedorf
Senior Vice President and Chief Delivery Officer
American Ag Credit
Mark Sirangelo
Executive Vice President,
Sierra Nevada Space Systems
Bill Stoufer
Chief Operating Officer
Ardent Mills
Emeritus Members
Eddie Robinson
Manager
Robinson Dairy
Richard L. Robinson
Manager
Robinson Dairy
Stuart Ross
Physician Health Partners (Ret.)
Corporate Council For Inclusion And Diversity
Ashlee J. Davis
Global Lead – External Affairs, Global Inclusion & Diversity
Cargill
Sarah Fox
Sustainability Initiatives
Nutrien AG Solutions
Michelle Nettles
Chief Human Resources Officer
MolsonCoors
Deb Sinta
Vice President, Talent & Culture
Tyson Foods