President
Trudy West, Harrisburg, IL
B.S. 1981 Agricultural Communications
Current Profession: Substitute Teacher; Marion Unit 2
Executive Board
Vice President
Rocky Lacey-Nelson, Champaign, IL
B.S. 1997 Ag Science
Current Profession: Managing Partner; Inneraq Consulting LLC.
Secretary
Tim McDermott, Waterloo, IL
B.S. 2004 Ag Education
M.S. 2009 Educational Leadership, McKendree University
Current Profession: Principal; Waterloo High School
Treasurer
Jeff Behme, Carlinville, IL
B.S. 1995 Technical Systems Management
Current profession: Director of Global Sales, Agriculture; DICKEY-john
Past President
Alan Puzey, Fairmount, IL
B.S. 1974 Ag Communications
Current Profession: Agent; Country Financial
District Directors
Body
Each district director is responsible for representing ACES alumni who reside within a specific geographic region in Illinois. He/she communicates the needs and concerns of constituents in their district to the ACES Alumni Association Board of Directors. The director also coordinates at least one social or professional event in his/her district every other year.
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District 1
Dan Block, St. Charles, IL
B.S. 1994 Agricultural Economics
Current Profession: Product Management, North America, DairyAmerica
District 2
Alison Coughlin, Chicago, IL
B.S. 2008 Agricultural & Consumer Economics
M.P.P. 2010 (University of Chicago)
Current Profession: Director, Commodity Research and Product Development, CME Group
District 3
Jerry Brookhart, Macomb, IL
B.S. 1963 Ag Science
Current Profession: Insurance & Investments, PGIB
District 4
Barb Schumacher, Buckley, IL
B.S. 1987 Agronomy & Ag Mechanization
Current Profession: Farmer, SunStar Farms
District 5
Duane Noland, Blue Mound, IL
B.S. 1978 Agricultural Education & Agricultural Economics
Current Profession: President and Chief Executive Officer for the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives
District 6
Michael Gunderson, Mahomet, IL
B.S. 2001 Agribusiness, Farm, and Financial Management
Current Profession: Chief Credit Officer, Farm Credit Illinois
District 7
Rebecca Doyle, Gillespie, IL
B.S. 1975 Agricultural Communications
Current Profession: Doyle Associates Consultant and Hickory Grove Pork Farm
District 8
Jim Dougherty, Tunnel Hill, IL
B.S. 1979 Agriculture
Current Profession: Retired, Archer Daniels Midland Company
Vocational/Career-oriented Directors
Body
Each Vocational Director shall have majored in or shall have pursued a vocation or profession that involves the course of study within one of the eight different departments of the college.
Vocational Directors serve as ex-officio members of their department's Advisory Committee and provide updates on his/her respective department during ACES Alumni Association Board of Directors meetings.
Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Jeff Behme, Carlinville, IL
B.S. 1995 Technical Systems Management
Current Profession: Director of Global Sales, Agriculture, DICKEY-john
Agricultural & Consumer Economics
Carol Wallace, Bloomington, IL
B.S. 2008 Agricultural Economics- University of Zimbabwe
M.S. 2013 Agricultural and Applied Economics
Current Profession: Senior Program Coordinator; Context Global Development
Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communications
Theresa Miller, Gridley, IL
B.S. 1996 Agricultural Communications
Current Profession: Self-Employed; Prairie View Farms
Animal Sciences
Kevin Fromme, Bloomington, IL
B.S. 1999 Animal Sciences
Current Profession: Senior Sales Specialist; Tyson Fresh Meats
Crop Sciences
Loren Goodrich, Saint Louis, MO
B.S. 2014 Crop Sciences
M.S. 2017 Crop Sciences
Current Profession: NA Application Technology Expert; Bayer
Food Science & Human Nutrition
Nick Tarleton, Westchester, IL
B.S. 2016 Food Science & Human Nutrition
Current Profession: Supervisor, US Supply Chain; McDonald's Corporation
Human Development & Family Studies
Michael Strauss, Libertyville, IL
B.S. 1999 Human Development & Family Studies
University of Illinois College of Law J.D. 2004
Current Profession: Partner; Schlesinger & Strauss, LLC
Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
Lyndsey Ramsey, Bloomington, IL
M.S. 2013 Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
Current Profession: Director of Strategic Engagement; Illinois Farm Bureau
Liaison Directors
Extension Director
Amanda Taylor, Monticello, IL
B.S. 2004 Agricultural Communications
M.S. 2007 Agricultural Communications
Current Profession: Assistant Director; Extension Field Operations
Young Alumni Director
Rachel Rosentreter, DeWitt, IA
B.S. 2019 Agricultural Leadership
Current Profession: Regional Training Manager; Bayer CropScience
Chicago Young Alumni Director
Molly Messner, Chicago, IL
B.S. 2018 ACE- Public Policy & Law
Current Profession: Procurement Manager; PepsiCo
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