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
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
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
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
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