Board of Directors
AAI Officers
Executive Committee
Chair
Joel Nelson
Nutrien Ag Solutions
Past Chair
Mark White
Smith Fertilizer and Grain
Chair-Elect
Kent Bennis
Rosen’s Inc
Treasurer
Renee Hansen
Sukup Manufacturing Co.
Secretary
Rob Cogdill
Cogdill Farm Supply
AAI Foundation Representative
Kevin Drury
Hedlin Ag Enterprises
District Directors
District 1
Rob Cogdill
Cogdill Farm Supply
District 2
Dana Gee
Pro Cooperative
District 3
Scott Black
Five Star Coop
District 4
Chris Behrens
Heartland Co-op
District 5
Mike Conover
Eldon C. Stutsman, Inc.
Divisional Directors
Affiliate
Eric Thuente
Creative Planning Business Services
Animal Sciences
Scott Lovin
AgState
Crop Production
Troy Koehler
New Century FS
Grain
Bill Beukema
Stateline Coop
At-Large Directors
At-Large
Brent Schwenneker
Bayer CropScience
At-Large
Katie Stutsman
Corteva Agriscience
At-Large
Renee Hansen
Sukup Manufacturing Co.
At-Large
Sarah Windhorst
Premier Crop Systems
At-Large
Erik Christian
Pivot Bio
Ex-Officio
Iowa Certified Crop Advisers
Bill Backhaus
BASF
Iowa Seed Association
James Cornelius
Cornelius Seed Company
Community Colleges
Dr. Rob Denson, President
Des Moines Area Community College
ISU Extension and Outreach
Dr. Jay Harmon, Associate Dean
Iowa State University
ISU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Dr. Jay D. Harmon, Associate Dean
Extension & Outreach
Dr. Daniel Robison, Endowed Dean’s Chair
Iowa State University