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
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| Committee | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Bylaws | Anup Johnny | Member |
| Bylaws | Gary Reineccius | Member |
| Bylaws | Mary Schmidl | Chair |
| Committee For Administration | Ariana Frangos | Member |
| Committee For Administration | Dana Dronen | Member |
| Committee For Administration | George Annor | Member |
| Committee For Administration | Lindsay Budin | Co-Chair |
| Committee For Administration | Mary K. Schmidl | Co-Chair |
| Committee For Administration | Mike Getter | Member |
| Committee For Administration | Misen Luu | Member |
| Committee For Administration | Sharon Herzog | Member |
| Communication | Allie Schneider | Newsletter Editor |
| Communication | Holly Husband | Newsletter Editor |
| Communication | Priyanshi Chaturvedi | Newsletter & Social |
| Communication | Sonali Sharma | Social Media |
| Communication | Sonali Raghunath | Social Media |
| Communication | Anto Charles | Advisor |
| Dairy Technology | Amy O’Keefe | Member |
| Dairy Technology | Donna Miller | Member |
| Dairy Technology | Gerry Buescher | Member |
| Dairy Technology | Sonia Patel | Chair |
| Education | Emma Bradt | Member |
| Education | Gerry Buescher | Member |
| Education | Misen Luu | Member |
| Education | Peggy Ponce | Chair |
| Education | Sara Rosene | Member |
| Education | Sierra Simon | Member |
| Education | Sonia Patel | Member |
| Education | Vaidehi Narkar | Member |
| Finance | Corinne Egan | Treasurer |
| Finance | Dana Dronen | Advisor |
| Finance | Emily Grisbeck | Advisor |
| Finance | Emily Petterson | Assistant Treasurer |
| Finance | Kirsten Ruud | Finance Chair |
| Financial Accountability | Mary Schmidl | Member |
| Financial Accountability | Rusty Nelson | Chair |
| Golf Outing | Ariana Frangos | Chair |
| Golf Outing | Irene Hough | Member |
| Golf Outing | Jacob Klopfenstein | Member |
| Golf Outing | Jane Hempel | Member |
| Golf Outing | Leslie Kowalczyk | Member |
| Golf Outing | Rusty Nelson | Member |
| Golf Outing | Valerie Gabriello | Member |
| Macy Award | George Annor | Chair |
| Macy Award | Misen Luu | Member |
| Macy Award | Sharon Herzog | Member |
| Macy Award | Hasmukh Patel | Member |
| Macy Award | Lindsay Budin | Member |
| Membership | Lindsay Budin | Member |
| Membership | Muthu Muthukumarappan | Member |
| Membership | Tess Tierney | Co-Chair |
| Membership | Trevor Sannes | Co-Chair |
| New Professionals | Morgan Whitecotton | Chair |
| New Professionals | Freddy Hester | Advisor |
| New Professionals | Yara Benavides Paz | Member |
| New Professionals | Allie Schneider | Member |
| New Professionals | Erica Zalk | Member |
| New Professionals | Leslie Loehr | Member |
| New Professionals | Ana Magallanes Lopez | Member |
| New Professionals | Sonali Sharma | Member |
| New Professionals | Ann Sticha | Member |
| New Professionals | Priyanshi Chaturvedi | Member |
| Nominations & Elections | Hasmukh Patel | Chair |
| Nominations & Elections | Muthu Muthukumarappan | Member |
| Nominations & Elections | Emily Grisbeck | Member |
| Nominations & Elections | Mary K. Schmidl | Member |
| President’s Award | Lindsay Budin | Chair |
| President’s Award | Hasmukh Patel | Member |
| President’s Award | Muthu Muthukumarappan | Member |
| Programming | Misen Luu | Chair |
| Programming | Freddy Hester | Member |
| Programming | Mary Schmidl | Member |
| Programming | Sharon Herzog | Member |
| Programming | Sonali Raghunath | Member |
| Programming | Ariana Frangos | ex-official, Golf |
| Programming | Sonia Patel | ex-official, Dairy |
| Programming | Morgan Whitecotton | ex-official, New Pro |
| Programming | Mike Getter | ex-official, Expo |
| Programming | Leslie Kowalczyk | ex-official |
| Programming | Lindsay Budin | ex-official, Silent Auction |
| Scholarship | Muthu Muthukumarappan | Chair |
| Scholarship | Hasmukh Patel | Member |
| Scholarship | Eun Joo Lee | Member |
| Scholarship | Jiajia Rao | Member |
| Scholarship | Misen Luu | Member |
| Scholarship | Lin Wei | Member |
| Scholarship | George Annor | Member |
| Scholarship | Kumar Mallikarjunan | Member |
| Section Photographer | Jodi Nelson | Section Photographer |
| Silent Auction/Gala | Lindsay Budin | Chair |
| Silent Auction/Gala | Sharon Herzog | Member |
| Silent Auction/Gala | Kendra Kauppi | Member |
| Silent Auction/Gala | Yara Benavides Paz | Member |
| Silent Auction/Gala | Leslie Kowalczyk | Member |
| Silent Auction/Gala | Rusty Nelson | Member |
| Strategic Leadership Planning | Emily Grisbeck | Chair |
| Strategic Leadership Planning | Mary Schmidl | Member |
| Strategic Leadership Planning | Hasmukh Patel | Member |
| Strategic Leadership Planning | Sharon Herzog | Member |
| Strategic Leadership Planning | Dana Dronen | Member |
| Student Engagement | Sai Nisetha | UMN Food Science Club President |
| Student Engagement | Abiy Dadi | UMN Phi Tau Sigma President |
| Suppliers Expo | Michael Getter | Chair |
| Suppliers Expo | Tina Hacker | Member |
| Suppliers Expo | Sharon Herzog | Member |
| Suppliers Expo | Leslie Kowalczyk | Member |
| Suppliers Expo | Freddy Hester | Member |
| Suppliers Expo | Lindsay Budin | Member |
| Suppliers Expo | Kendra Kauppi | Member |
| Suppliers Expo | Igor Shepelev | Member |