Board Members
Nathan Annis, Vice President of Corporate Development, Hormel Foods
Jason Baskin, Council Member, Austin City Council
Joe Bower, President/CEO, Austin Area Chamber of Commerce
David Clasen, Owner, Clasen Jordan Mortuary
Tom Dankert, General Manager, Austin Utilities
Gail Dennison, Director of Development and External Relations, The Hormel institute
Brad Fjelsta, President & CEO, Cooperative Response Center
John Hernandez, Assistant Director of Finance, Hormel Foods
Nate Jansen, President & CEO, Quality Pork Processors
Kristen Johnson, Vice Chair Administrator, Mayo Clinic Health System, Austin & Albert Lea
Jim Krueger, President & CEO, Freeborn Mower Cooperative Services
Dr. Kat Linaker, President, Riverland Community College
Taggert Medgaarden, Executive Director, Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Tanya Medgaarden, Principal, CliftonLarsonAllen
Betsy Morem, Managing Partner, Morem & Wallner CPA
Lance Pogones, Owner, Turtle Creek Construction & Games People Play
Mike Postma, Grant Services Director, Workforce Development, Inc.
Geoff Smith, President, IBI Data
Chandler St. Michel, Attorney, Hoversten, Johnson, Beckmann & Hovey, LLP
Mike Tapp, President, Tecstra Systems
Patty Tewes, President, CEO & COO, First Farmers & Merchants Bank
Carter Wagner, President, The Joseph Company