National FFA Foundation Announces Appointments to Sponsors’ Board

Nov 21, 2017

Since its inception in 1947, the National FFA Foundation Sponsors’ Board has supported the foundation in securing funding in support of FFA and agricultural education. The group, comprised of approximately 40 top corporate executives who support the vision and mission of FFA and are interested in promoting careers in agribusiness, agriculture and food production, entrepreneurship and FFA, announces the following appointments to its current Sponsors’ Board:

Susanne Wasson, Chair-Vice President of Commercial Effectiveness, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont
Doug Griffin, Principal of The Context Network
John Grunewald, President and CEO of Farm Credit of Western Oklahoma
Gary Halvorson, Vice President, Agronomy of CHS Inc.
Martha Hennigan, Assistant Director, Sales and Marketing Operations of Kubota Tractor Corporation
Johnny Hughes, Senior Vice President, Food Service Sales of Tyson Foods
Christi Korzekwa, Senior Vice President, Marketing of Tractor Supply Company
Jon Lowe, Vice President, U.S. Cattle and Equine Business of Zoetis
Alistair McLelland, Vice President, Marketing, North America of AGCO
Scott Mortimer, Vice President/Group Publisher Agrimedia, Successful Farming Advertising Sales, Meredith Corporation
Melissa Proffitt, Managing Partner of Ice Miller LLP
Bobbi Jo Raffetto, Vice President and General Manager- Sweets & Cereals of Kerry Taste & Nutrition
Greg Schneider, Vice President of Supply Chain Management of Culver’s
Steve Sutherland, Director, North America Sales & Distribution of Firestone Farm Tires

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