The Minnesota Section leadership constitutes volunteers of the IFT Minnesota Section. If you have questions about the activities and programs of the IFT, please feel free to contact the Chair of the Section. You are welcome to volunteer for any elected or appointed positions by contacting the Section Chair for further information.
Section Officers
& Executive Committee
President
Beth Ann Nylander
Bellisio Foods, Inc.
President-Elect
Rachel Prososki
Qualitech
Immediate Past President
Mary Schmidl
University of Minnesota
Treasurer
Emily Wise
Buffalo Wild Wings
Assistant Treasurer
Kirsten Ruud
General Mills
Secretary
Gary Reineccius
University of Minnesota
Director at Large
Tom Aurand
Director at Large
Cheryl Bell
Midwest Dairy Association
Director at Large
Dana Dronen
General Mills
Director at Large
Baraem Ismail
University of Minnesota
Director at Large
Dan Kennedy
DuPont
Director at Large
Trevor Sannes
Dairy Queen
U of M FScN Club Pres.
Griffin Buell
University of Minnesota
Newsletter Editor
Julia Arneson
Winona State University
Committee
Chairs
Archives
Dan Kennedy
DuPont
Arrangements
Tanu Tokle
Qualitech
Bylaws
Gary Reineccius
University of Minnesota
Dairy Technology
Hasmukh Patel
Land O' Lakes
Education
Tonya Schoenfuss
University of Minnesota
Employment
Michael Getter
Aerotek
Finance
Corinne Egan
General Mills
Finance Accountability
Gary Reineccius
University of Minnesota
Golf Tournament
Cheryl Bell
Midwest Dairy Association
Macy Award
John Larkin
University of Minnesota
Membership
Sharon Herzog
Grain Millers
New Professionals
Tess Tierney
Bellisio Foods, Inc.
Newsletter
Julia Arneson
Winona State University
Newsletter
Yiwen Thor
General Mills
Nominations and Elections
Mary Schmidl
University of Minnesota
President’s Award
Mary Schmidl
University of Minnesota
Program
Rachel Prososki
Qualitech
Scholarship
Wayne Scheck
Section Photographer
Jodi Nelson
University of Minnesota
Silent Auction
George Annor
University of Minnesota
Social Media (Facebook)
Elana Schwartz
The Scoular Company
Social Media (LinkedIn/Twitter)
Gabriela John Swamy
South Dakota State University
Supplier’s Expo
Tina Hacker
Kerry Ingredients
Supplier’s Expo
Elana Schwartz
The Scoular Company
Task Force on Management Planning
Cheryl Bell
Midwest Dairy Association
Task Force on Newsletter
Justin Carlson
University of Minnesota
Task Force on Sponsorship
Lauren Gillman
General Mills
Committees
Click a committee below to view volunteer information and current chair(s) and members.
- Archives
- Arrangements
- Bylaws
- Chair's Award
- Dairy Technology
- Education
- Employment
- Finance
- Finance Accountability
- Golf Outing
- Leadership Team
- Macy Award
- Membership
- New Professionals
- Newsletter
- Nominations and Elections
- Program
- Scholarship
- Silent Auction
- Social Media
- Student Enhancement
- Supplier's Expo