The Voice of Minnesota Soybean Farmers
Minnesota soybean growers are the backbone of MSR&PC, so it only makes sense that decisions are made by soybean farmers themselves. Guided by an elected, farmer-volunteer board of directors, the Council ensures that soybean checkoff investments are made with the best interests of Minnesota soybean growers in mind.
As the 12th-largest state in size, Minnesota’s geographical landscape looks drastically different in each unique region, making it critical that soybean growers from all parts of the state are represented when checkoff investment decisions are being made. That’s why MSR&PC’s 15 state directors are elected from every district of Minnesota.
Board of Directors

Tom Frisch
District 4, Chair & USB Director
Dumont, MN

Tom Frisch
TFrisch@mnsoybean.com

Gail Donkers
District 8, Vice Chair
Faribault, MN

Gail Donkers
GDonkers@mnsoybean.com

Pat Sullivan
District 5 & 6, Secretary
Franklin, MN

Pat Sullivan
PSullivan@mnsoybean.com

Ben Storm
District 9, Treasurer
Dover, MN

Ben Storm
BStorm@mnsoybean.com

Bill Zurn
District 1, 2 & 3
Callaway, MN

Bill Zurn
colzurn@yahoo.com

Corey Hanson
District 1, 2 & 3
Gary, MN

Corey Hanson
cmhanson@outlook.com

Paul Freeman
District 4
Starbuck, MN

Paul Freeman
PFreeman@mnsoybean.com

Patrick O’Leary
District 4, USB Director
Benson, MN

Patrick O’Leary
polearymn@gmail.com

Joe Serbus
District 5 & 6
Bird Island, MN

Joe Serbus
JSerbus@mnsoybean.com

Gene Stoel
District 7, USB Director
Lake Wilson, MN

Gene Stoel
GStoel@mnsoybean.com

Ron Obermoller
District 7
Brewster, MN

Ron Obermoller
rlobermoller@gmail.com

Joel Schreurs
District 7
Tyler, MN

Joel Schreurs
joelschr@gmail.com

Rochelle Krusemark
District 8
Sherburn, MN

Rochelle Krusemark
kruser1980@gmail.com

Cole Trebesch
District 8
Springfield, MN

Cole Trebesch
coletrebesch@gmail.com

Glen Groth
District 9
Ridgeway, MN

Glen Groth
glengroth@gmail.com
Staff
At MSR&PC, staff members are committed to increasing Minnesota soybean grower profitability through checkoff investments in research, education and promotion.

Tom Slunecka
Chief Executive Officer
tslunecka@mnsoybean.com

Scott Miller
Chief Financial Officer
smiller@mnsoybean.com

Melinda Roberts
Director of Administration
mroberts@mnsoybean.com

Mike Youngerberg
Senior Director of Product Development & Commercialization
myoungerberg@mnsoybean.com

Sergio Cabello Leiva
Director of Research
scabelloleiva@agmgmtsolutions.com

Adam Sorensen
Finance & Compliance Manager
asorensen@agmgmtsolutions.com

Karen True-Smith
Receptionist
ktruesmith@agmgmtsolutions.com

Wendy Atherton-Stoen
Administrative Assistant
wendy@agmgmtsolutions.com

Doug Monson
Sr. Director of Integrated Marketing
dmonson@mnsoybean.com

Deanna Kanne
Communications Project Manager
dkanne@agmgmtsolutions.com