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
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
Tina Hacker
Kerry Ingredients
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.
- Bylaws
- Dairy Technology
- Education
- Employment
- Finance
- Finance Accountability
- Golf Outing
- Leadership Team
- Macy Award
- Membership
- New Professionals
- Newsletter
- Nominations and Elections
- President's Award
- Programming
- Scholarship
- Silent Auction
- Social Media
- Strategic Leadership Planning
- Student Engagement
- Supplier's Expo