Board of Directors

2023 OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS

  • Gordon Lansford
    Chairman | JE Dunn

  • Charlie Tetrick
    First Vice Chairman | Walz Tetrick

  • Cynthia Savage
    Co-Vice Chairman | Raphael Hotel Group

  • Angie Stanland
    Co-Vice Chairman | TIFEC

  • John Mitchell, Jr.
    Co-Vice Chairman | Mission Drive Capital

2023 AMERICAN ROYAL OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

  • Ken Wagner
    Chairman | Heritage Tractor

  • Lindsey Smith
    Vice Chairman | Excolo, LLC

  • Brad Bendle
    Treasurer | Next-Level Growth Strategies

  • Walt George
    Secretary | G3 Consulting, LLC

  • Jackie McClaskey
    President & CEO | American Royal Association

DIRECTORS

Term Ending, Spring 2026

  • John Fuchs
    Edward Jones

  • Blake Nelson
    American Maine-Anjou

  • Ben Nichols
    Compass Minerals

  • Mike Roos
    KPMG

  • Ken Wagner
    Heritage Tractor

  • Jack Ward
    American Hereford Association

  • Richard Green
    U.S. Engineering

  • Megan Bubb
    Reece Nichols

  • Jim Gamble
    Keller Williams

  • Alden Harris
    Bartlett

  • David Morris
    Retired

  • Mark Thomas
    Copaken Brooks

  • Angela Hudson

Term Ending, Spring 2025

  • John Lagemann
    Retired, John Deere

  • Cliff Illig
    TIFEC

  • Pat Macy
    Oracle Cerner

  • Sarah Tate
    Sanofi

  • Andrew Fahey
    JM Fahey Construction

  • John Moncke
    KC Power & Light District

  • Russ Meinhardt
    OWS Foods

  • Jeff Yowell
    Owner | Getter Farms, LLC

Term Ending, Spring 2024

  • Tim Congrove
    Shook Hardy & Bacon

  • Mark Kolkhorst
    Retired, ADM

  • Jeanette Prenger
    ECCO Select

  • Carol Carlson
    Community Volunteer

  • Ann Konecny
    Foley Equipment

  • Ford Maurer
    Foxx Equipment

  • Lindsey Smith
    Excolo, LLC

  • Ryan Wilkerson
    Haas & Wilkerson

  • Brad Bendle
    American Century

  • Bret Borota
    Amazon Web Services

  • Walt George
    G3 Consulting, LLC

  • Alex Lowe
    Go Chicken Go

  • Missy Love
    BioStar Renewables

  • Jara Settles
    Livestock Marketing Assoc.

  • Mark Stewart
    Ag Future of America

  • David Stofer
    Mariner Retirement Advisors

  • Brian Illig
    TIFEC

  • Gordon E. Lansford, III
    JE Dunn

  • Charlie Tetrick
    Walz Tetrick

Additional Voting Members

  • Bob Marsh
    Saddle and Sirloin Club Representative (Immediate Past President)

  • Amy Polen
    BOTAR Representative (Immediate Past President)

LIFETIME DIRECTORS

  • Angie Stanland
    TIFEC

  • Malcolm M. Aslin
    Entrepreneur

  • Bryan Beaver
    Flat Tail Ranch

  • H.D. Cleberg
    Retired | Farmland

  • David Fowler
    Retired, KPMG

  • Mary Hunkeler
    Community Volunteer

  • Mariner Kemper
    UMB

  • Brant Laue
    Laue Ranch

  • Pete Lemke
    Retired | EFL Associates

  • Fred W. Lyons Jr.
    Five Creek Ranch

  • Greg Maday
    SpecChem

  • Bob Petersen
    Petersen Consulting

  • Cynthia Pistilli Savage
    Raphael Hotel Group

  • John Mitchell, Jr.
    Mission Drive Capital

HONORARY DIRECTORS

  • Mr. John Dillingham

  • Mrs. H.D. “Joe” Hale

2023 Executive Committee

  • Charlie Tetrick
    Walz Tetrick Advertising

  • Gordon E. Lansford, III
    JE Dunn Construction

  • Ryan Wilkerson
    Haas & Wilkerson

  • Brad Bendle
    American Century

  • Lindsey Smith
    Excolo, LLC

  • Cynthia Pistilli Savage
    Raphael Hotel Group

  • Tim Congrove
    Shook Hardy & Bacon

  • Jeanette Prenger
    ECCO Select

  • Mike Roos
    KMPG

  • David Stofer
    Mariner Retirement Advisors

  • Walt George
    G3 Consulting, LLC

  • Pat Macy
    Oracle Cerner

  • Jara Settles
    LMA

  • Angie Stanland
    TIFEC

  • Ken Wagner
    Retired, Heritage Tractor

  • Jeff Yowell
    Getter Farms, LLC

2023 ADVISORY DIRECTORS

  • Mike Beam
    Kansas Department of Agriculture

  • Kurt Mayo
    Hotel and Lodging Association

  • Joe Reardon
    President, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce

  • Kim Young
    President of KC Animal Health Corridor

  • Chris Chinn
    Missouri Department of Agriculture

  • Bob Thompson
    Bryan Cave

  • Carolyn Wells
    Kansas City Barbecue Society

  • Izabella Michitsch
    Chairman's Club

  • Joe Rebein
    Saddle and Sirloin

  • Michael Stafford
    Chairman's Club

  • Nancy Wilkerson
    BOTAR