Justin has over fifteen years of international agriculture business experience in creative access markets. He has worked locally and internationally, both with small share farmers in rural Kurdish villages and advising Ministers and advisory counsels on Iraq's national food security and policy reform. Mr. Carney has held management positions in non-profits, oil and gas, agriculture development, and processing companies. He lives with his family in Kansas City.

Kevin recently completed a 30 year career with Land O’ Lakes where he held various sales management and strategy development positions. Currently he is one of the partners in a 4,000-acre farming operation focused on corn, soybeans, wheat, and cattle production. Kevin and his wife Cristin live in Fort Scott Kansas and have three boys whom are all out of the home and four very special grandchildren.

James comes from an international business job, having managed a manufacturing company with factories in the US and Romania. He studied language in the Middle East, served as an infantry officer in the Marine Corps, and studied Mechanical Engineering at Cornell University. He has experience managing startup investments throughout the Middle East and Central Asia. He and his wife Michaela live in Portsmouth, NH.

Erica has a variety of financial and clerical experience in both small and large organizations, including healthcare, university admissions, and census taking. She started and ran all functions of an independent company that trained families on personal financial planning. She studied at Missouri Baptist University, and she coaches volleyball and lives with her family in St Louis.

Abby has over 15 years’ experience in the insurance industry where she managed teams, built and executed strategy for sales and service processes, and coordinated events. She has also spent the past several years volunteering with local organizations to work in cross-cultural communities by using her administrative talents to support those going to the most unreached. She currently resides in Kansas City, Missouri with her husband and son.

Adam has spent the majority of his career in marketing & advertising supporting global healthcare, veterinary & financial brands in various communications and management roles. He has a passion for sustainability and loves to hear and tell stories of people empowered to make a difference for themselves and their families through better access to resources. He lives in Kansas City with his wife and three kids.

Matt is a veteran writer, photographer, and fundraiser with 15 years experience, most of it living and working in some of the hardest-hit conflict zones in the world. Born into a Texas cattle family, Matt and his wife moved abroad after college and ended up neighbors with Justin Carney in Iraq. Now in San Diego with his wife, Cayla, and their three kids, Matt is thrilled to support AgGrandize’s work promoting food security in the developing world.

David has worked in the international agriculture marketing space for over 20 years where he spearheaded new initiatives to strengthen worldwide market access, supply chains and trade coalitions. Throughout his career, David has traveled to more than 78 countries analyzing and assessing global agriculture supply chain for grains, oilseeds, value-added food, and international business development. David is a certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Project Management Professional.

Liz has more than twelve years’ experience delivering results within the agricultural sector. Throughout her time with global industry-leading organizations, she has served in numerous capacities including product management, sales, and international business development. Ms. Vircks excels in creating tailored solutions to downstream partners by connecting farmers to new market opportunities. She currently resides in Des Moines, Iowa.

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John has nearly 40 years’ experience across the areas of his family’s business, Deerfield Ag Services, an agronomic supply company with 4 grain elevators. He has worked in several areas, from offering great customer service to building and designing grain systems, and he now serves as CFO. He is also a partner in a 3800 acre farm that grows corn, soybeans, and wheat. He has lived overseas as part of startup teams for new business projects, and now resides with his family in Deerfield, Ohio

Wes taught high school Vocational Agriculture and was an FFA Advisor in Iowa for eight years. He then relocated to Kansas City and has held sales positions with animal health companies for the past 30 years. He and his wife, Chris, own a small farm in Missouri which they cash rent. They have two married daughters and six grandchildren.

Stephen has spent the last 10 years in vision-driven, early-stage agribusinesses. He's been privileged to help lead feed and genetics companies in Central Asia, and more recently has been busy launching and scaling the livestock feed business for an AgTech startup. Stephen and his family live in Northwest Iowa where they operate the family row-crop farm.

David began his career as a field medic in the Marine Corps, and had a 40 year career in emergency medicine. He worked as a field paramedic, managed a department, and established a palliative care team. He volunteered in an inner city medical clinic, assisted with disaster response in Haiti, and helped establish a service to widows and orphans in Kenya. He has been married to his wife Gretchen for 46 years, and has three children and six grandchildren.