Board of Directors

2023 OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS

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

• Cynthia Pistilli Savage
  Co-First Vice Chairman | Raphael Hotel Group

• Angie Stanland
  Co-First Vice Chairman | TIFEC

• Charlie Tetrick
  First Vice Chairman | Walz Tetrick

• Gordon E. Lansford, III
  Chairman | JE Dunn

2023 AMERICAN ROYAL OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

• Lindsey Smith
  Vice Chairman | Excolo, LLC

• Bradley Bendle
  Treasurer | American Century

• Jackie McClaskey
  President & CEO | American Royal

• Walt George
  Secretary | G3 Consulting, LLC

• Ken Wagner
  Chairman | Heritage Tractor

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

2023 ADVISORY DIRECOTRS

• 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