Board of Directors
Darin Johnson
President
Faribault County
Ryan Mackenthun
Vice President
McLeod County
Kyle Jore
Secretary
Pennington-Red Lake Counties
Rose Wendinger
Treasurer
Watonwan County
Jim Jirava
County Director
Becker-Mahnomen Counties
Earl Ziegler
County Director
Blue Earth County
Justin Remus
County Director
Brown County
Jeremy Tischer
County Director
Clay-Wilkin Counties
Keith Nelsen
County Director
Cottonwood County
Matt Purfeerst
County Director
Dakota-Rice Counties
Tim Wolf
County Director
Dodge County
Tom Grundman
County Director
Douglas County
Brad Hovel
County Director
Goodhue County
Jason Cadieux
County Director
Kittson County
Ray Hewitt
County Director
Le Sueur-Scott Counties
Bob Worth
ASA Director
Lincoln County (Past President)
Brian Fruechte
County Director
Lincoln County
Joel Schreurs
County Director
Lincoln County
Mark Knutson
County Director
Marshall County
Lawrence Sukalski
County & USB Director
Martin County
Bob Lindemann
County Director
McLeod County
Raymond DeMars
ASA Young Leader
Morrison County
Bruce Nelsen
County Director
Mower County
Paul Mesner
County Director
Murray County
Robert Nelsen
County Director
Murray County
Jamie Seitzer
County Director
Nicollet-Sibley Counties
Dusty Neugebauer
County Director
Nobles County
Rebecca Sip
County Director
Norman County (2024-25 ASA Young Leader)
Tim Rasmussen
County Director
Otter Tail-Grant Counties
Cal Spronk
County Director
Pipestone County
Mike Skaug
County Director
Polk County (Past President)
Trevore Brekken
County Director
Polk County
Vernon Pooch
County Director
Pope County
Adam Guetter
ASA Director
Redwood County
George Goblish
ASA Director
Redwood County
Jeff Sorenson
ASA Director
Redwood County
Doug Toreen
County Director
Renville County
Parker Revier
County Director
Renville County
Lucas Peters
County Director
Rock County
Andy Pulk
County Director
Roseau-LOW Counties
Jim Kukowski
ASA Director
Roseau-LOW Counties
Jamie Beyer
ASA Director
Traverse County (Past President)
Gary Schoenfeld
County Director
Waseca County
Tim Nelson
County Director
Waseca County
Mark Brown
County Director
Watonwan County
Steve Brusven
County Director
Yellow Medicine County
Staff
Joe Smentek
Minnesota Soybean Growers Association Executive Director
jsmentek@mnsoybean.com
Melinda Roberts
Director of Administration
mroberts@mnsoybean.com
Scott Miller
Chief Financial Officer
smiller@mnsoybean.com
Adam Sorensen
Finance & Compliance Manager
asorensen@agmgmtsolutions.com
Sherry Yang
Grants & Contracts Associate
syang@mnsoybean.com
Jack Eichler
Finance Assistant
jeichler@agmgmtsolutions.com
Robben Luhning
Senior Accountant
rluhning@agmgmtsolutions.com
Derek Huxford
Accounts Receivable Specialist
dhuxford@agmgmtsolutions.com
Wendy Atherton-Stoen
Administrative Assistant
wendy@agmgmtsolutions.com
Karen True-Smith
Receptionist
ktruesmith@agmgmtsolutions.com
Gemma Lang
Administrative Assistant
glang@agmgmtsolutions.com
Doug Monson
Sr. Director of Integrated Marketing
dmonson@mnsoybean.com
Bailey Grubish
Communications Project Manager
bgrubish@mnsoybean.com
Sam Yetzer
Marketing Communications Specialist
syetzer@agmgmtsolutions.com
Mark Askelson
Marketing Communications Specialist
maskelson@mnsoybean.com
Drew Lyon
Sr. Manager of Communications
dlyon@mnsoybean.com
Kelsey Barchenger
Public Relations Manager
kbarchenger@agmgmtsolutions.com
Alex Troska
Graphic Designer
atroska@agmgmtsolutions.com
Sydney Harris
Communications Manager
sharris@mnsoybean.com
Deanna Kanne
Communications Project Manager
dkanne@agmgmtsolutions.com
Lorri Ann Hartel
Communications Contractor
lhartel@prairieagcomm.com
Amanda Beavens
Manager of Strategic Programs
abeavens@agmgmtsolutions.com
Todd Ginter
Event Manager
Todd@agmgmtsolutions.com
Erin Rossow
Sales Manager
erin.rossow@agmgmtsolutions.com
Jodie Arndt
Membership Manager
jarndt@mnsoybean.com
Emily Rutkowski
Events Coordinator
erutkowski@agmgmtsolutions.com
