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
Gail Dennison, Director of Development and External Relations, The Hormel institute
Andy Erichson, Vice President / General Manager, Ulland Brothers
Brad Fjelsta, President & CEO, Cooperative Response Center
Scott Fox, Owner, Fox Electric
Patrick Harty, Owner, Harty Mechanical
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
Lance Pogones, Owner, Turtle Creek Construction & Games People Play
Mike Postma, Grant Services Director, Workforce Development, Inc.
Geoff Smith, President (retired), 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
Eric Tupy, Assistant Vice President of Data & Analytics, Hormel Foods
Patrick Wagner, Project Manager, The Joseph Company