Organized by the University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives, the program is developed by a national planning committee with diverse backgrounds and expertise from the cooperative, agribusiness and academic sectors. We are grateful for their commitment.
2020 PLANNING COMMITTEE
- Courtney Berner, Executive Director, UW Center for Cooperatives
- Mark Biedenfeld, Vice President, Cooperative Resources, CHS Inc.
- Mike Boland, Professor and Director, University of Minnesota Food Industry Center
- Brian Briggeman, Professor and Director, Arthur Capper Cooperative Center, Kansas State University
- Marlis Carson, Senior Vice President, Legal Tax & Accounting and General Counsel, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
- Michael Cook, Professor and Robert D. Partridge Chair, University of Missouri-Columbia
- Brent Hueth, Associate Professor and Faculty Director, UW Center for Cooperatives
- Keri Jacobs, Assistant Professor, Iowa Institute for Cooperatives Endowed Economic Professor, Iowa State University
- Phil Kenkel, Professor and Bill Fitzwater Cooperative Chair, Oklahoma State University
- Jason Lueders, Regional Vice President, CoBank
- Daniel Smith, President & CEO, Cooperative Network
- Jeff Stroburg, President & CEO, Southern States Cooperative
- Thomas Swearingen, Director of Talent Management, Leadership Training and Development, GROWMARK
- Megan Webster, Outreach Specialist, UW Center for Cooperatives
- Tom Wegner, Director of Governance and Leader Development, Land O’Lakes