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.
Board of Directors
President
Lindsay Budin
Agropur
President-Elect
Misen Luu
Puris Foods
Immediate Past President
Hasmukh Patel
US Dairy and Foods Consulting LLC
Treasurer
Corrine Egan
Assistant Treasurer
Emily Petterson
General Mills, Inc.
Secretary
Gerry Buescher
Agropur
Director at Large
Ariana Frangos
Director at Large
Tess Tierney
Ardent Mills
Director at Large
Trevor Sannes
Cargill
Director at Large
George Annor
Director at Large
Dana Dronen
General Mills, Inc.
Director at Large
Emily Grisbeck
General Mills, Inc.
Committee Chairs
Bylaws
Mary Schmidl
University of Minnesota
Dairy Technology
Sonia Patel
University of Minnesota
Education
Peggy Pounce
Agropur
Committee For Administration
Mary Schmidl
University of Minnesota
Finance
Kirsten Ruud
General Mills, Inc.
Finance Accountability
Rusty Nelson
Golf Tournament
Ariana Frangos
Membership (Co-Chair)
Trevor Sannes
Cargill
Membership (Co-Chair)
Tess Tierney
Ardent Mills
Macy Award
George Annor
University of Minnesota
New Professionals
Morgan Whitecotton
General Mills, Inc.
Nominations & Elections
Hasmukh Patel
US Dairy and Foods Consulting LLC
President's Award
Lindsay Budin
Agropur
Programming
Misen Luu
Puris Foods
Scholarship
Muthu Muthukumarappan
Puris Foods
Section Photographer
Jodie Nelson
Silent Auction/Gala
Lindsay Budin
Agropur
Strategic Leadership Planning
Emily Grisbeck
Student Engagement
Sai Nisetha
Suppliers Expo
Michael Getter