Leadership

Leadership Team
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 President of the Section. You are welcome to volunteer for any elected or appointed positions by contacting the Section President for further information.

Section Officers
& Executive Committee


President

Hasmukh Patel
US Dairy and Foods Consulting LLC

President-Elect

Lindsay Budin
Agropur

Immediate Past President

Muthu Muthukumarappan
South Dakota State University

Treasurer

Misen Luu
Puris Foods

Assistant Treasurer

Daniel Estrada
General Mills, Inc.

Secretary

Gerry Buescher
Agropur

Director at Large

Dana Dronen
General Mills, Inc.

Director at Large

Ariana Frangos

Director at Large

Sharon Herzog

Director at Large

Trevor Sannes
Cargill

Director at Large

Mary Schmidl
University of Minnesota

Director at Large

Tess Tierney
Ardent Mills

U of M Food Science Club IFT Chair

TBD

Committee
Chairs


Bylaws

Mary Schmidl
University of Minnesota


Dairy Technology

Sonia Patel
University of Minnesota

Education

Peggy Pounce
Agropur

Employment

Michael Getter
Actalent Services

Finance

Kirsten Ruud
General Mills, Inc.

Finance Accountability

Rusty Nelson

Golf Tournament

Ariana Frangos

Macy Award

George Annor
University of Minnesota

Membership

Trevor Sannes
Cargill

Membership

Tess Tierney
Ardent Mills

New Professionals

Morgan Whitecotton
General Mills

Newsletter

Anto Charles
North Dakota State University

Nominations and Elections

Muthu Muthukumarappan
South Dakota State University

President’s Award

Dr. Hasmukh Patel
US Dairy and Foods Consulting LLC

Programming

Lindsay Budin
Agropur

Scholarship

Anuradha Vegi
North Dakota State University

Section Photographer

Jodi Nelson
University of Minnesota

Silent Auction

Ariana Frangos

Social Media

Anto Charles
North Dakota State University

Strategic Leadership Planning

Emily Grisbeck
General Mills, Inc.

Student Engagement

TBD

Supplier’s Expo

Michael Getter
Actalent Services