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.

Download the 2019-2020 Leadership list.

View the Great Plains Subsection Leadership team.

Section Officers
& Executive Committee

President
Parameswaran Kumar Mallikarjunan
University of Minnesota

President-Elect
George Annor
University of Minnesota

Immediate Past President
Rachel Prososki
DuPont

Treasurer
Kirsten Ruud
General Mills

Assistant Treasurer
Sarah Fahey
Buddy’s Kitchen

Secretary
Tess Tierney
Bellisio Foods

Director at Large
Corinne Egan
General Mills

Director at Large
Tina Hacker
Kerry Ingredients

Director at Large
Pranabendu Mitra
UW-Stout

Director at Large
Dena Strehlow
Tate & Lyle

Director at Large
Naomi Sundalius
Bellisio Foods, Inc.

Director at Large
Joanie Zhang
Agropur

U of M Food Science Club President
Sophie Held
University of Minnesota

Newsletter Editor
Yiwen Thor
General Mills

Committee
Chairs

Bylaws
Gary Reineccius
University of Minnesota

Dairy Technology
Gerry Buescher
Agropur

Education
Dena Strehlow
Tate & Lyle

Employment
Kevin McElroy
Aerotek

Finance
Emily Grisbeck
Buffalo Wild Wings

Finance Accountability
Dan Kennedy
DuPont

Golf Tournament
Cheryl Bell

Membership
Sharon Herzog
Grain Millers

New Professionals
Lindsay Budin
Agropur

Newsletter
Yiwen Thor
General Mills

Nominations and Elections
Beth Ann Nylander
Bellisio Foods, Inc.

President’s Award
Rachel Prososki
DuPont

Programming
George Annor
University of Minnesota

Scholarship & Macy Award
Hasmukh Patel
Whitehall Specialities

Section Photographer
Jodi Nelson
University of Minnesota

Silent Auction
Lisa Povolny
DuPont

Social Media
Gabriela John Swamy
South Dakota State University

Strategic Leadership Planning
Dan Kennedy
DuPont

Student Engagement
Dilpreet Kaur
University of Minnesota

Supplier’s Expo
Mike Getter
Aerotek

Committees

Click a committee below to view volunteer information and current chair(s) and members.

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