United Soybean Board Directory
Soybean farmers from across the country serve on the board, bringing firsthand knowledge of the industry to every investment decision.
Alabama
Sam Butler
USB Director
David Wilson
USB Alternate Director
Arkansas
Brad Doyle
USB Director
AJ Hood
USB Director
AJ Hood
USB Director
Robert Petter
USB Director
Delaware
Bob Willoughby, Jr.
USB Alternate Director
Eastern Region
Mark Kable
USB Alternate Director
Nick Kercheval
USB Director
Georgia
Mark Ariail
USB Alternate Director
Jesse Patrick
USB Director
Illinois
Gary Berg
USB Director
Steve Pitstick
USB Director
Rob Shaffer
USB Director
David Wessel
USB Treasurer, Value Action Team Chair
Indiana
Matthew Chapman
USB Director
Jim Douglas
USB Director
Tom Griffiths
USB Director
Don Wyss
USB Treasurer, Value Action Team Chair
Iowa
Tim Bardole
USB Director
Robb Ewoldt
USB Director, Audit & Evaluation Committee Chair
Brent Renner
USB Director
Suzanne Shirbroun
USB Director
Kansas
Charles Atkinson
USB Director
Keith Miller
USB Director
Gary Robbins
USB Director
Kentucky
Barry Alexander
USB Director
Brent Gatton
USB Chair
Keith Tapp
USB Director, Past Chair 2019
Louisianna
Joey Boudreaux
USB Director, Health & Nutrition Priority Area Coordinator
Garrett Marsh
USB Director
Maryland
Travis Hutchison
USB Director
Mary Stewart
USB Director
Michigan
Ed Cagney
USB Director
Dennis Gardner
USB Director
Laurie Isley
USB Director
Minnesota
Tom Frisch
USB Secretary, Communication & Education Committee Chair, Volume Action Team Chair
Patrick O’Leary
USB Director
Joel Schreurs
USB Director
Lawrence Sukalski
USB Director
Mississippi
Philip Good
USB Director, Past Chair (2025)
Matthew Guedon
USB Director
Jerry Slocum
USB Director, Past Chair 1996
Missouri
Robert Alpers
USB Director
Kyle Durham
USB Director, Innovation & Technology Priority Area Coordinator
Tim Gottman
USB Director
Aaron Porter
USB Director
Nebraska
Victor Bohuslavsky
USB Director
Cale Buhr
USB Director
Gregg Fujan
USB Director
Greg Greving
USB Director
New Jersey
Patrick Giberson
USB Director
Murn Myers
USB Alternate Director
New York
Todd DuMond
USB Director
Jason Swede
USB Director
North Carolina
Derek Potter
USB Director, Financial Audit Committee Chair
Reggie Strickland
USB Director
North Dakota
Cindy Pulskamp
USB Director
Rob Rose
USB Director
Ohio
Jerry Bambauer
USB Director
Bill Bayliss
USB Director
David Dotterer
USB Director
Jeff Magyar
USB Director
Oklahoma
Brent Rendel
USB Director
Pennsylvania
Andy Fabin
USB Director
Justin Jones
USB Director
South Carolina
Fitzhugh Bethea III
USB Director
Charlie Whiten
USB Alternate Director
South Dakota
Todd Hanten
USB Director
Mike McCranie
USB Director
Tim Ostrem
USB Director
Dave Poppens
USB Director
Tennessee
Brad Cochran
USB Director
Eric Maupin
USB Director
Ed Sanders
USB Director
Texas
Andy Scott
USB Director
Sam Sparks III
USB Alternate Director
Virginia
Shannon Tignor Ellis
USB Director
Western Region
Rod Hahn
USB Alternate Director
Ross Watermann
USB Director
Wisconsin
Andy Bensend
USB Director
Danny Brisky
USB Director
Tony Mellenthin
USB Director, Infrastructure & Connectivity Priority Area Coordinator
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