GEAPS Announces International Board Candidates for 2025
The Grain Elevator and Processing Society is pleased to announce the slate of candidates for its upcoming Board of Directors election. These individuals have diverse expertise, passion for the grain industry and commitment to furthering the GEAPS mission of championing, connecting and serving the global grain industry.
Second Vice President Candidate:
- Jon Brown, MKC
Board Director Candidates:
- Scott Biel, MKC
- Sean Farrell, The DeLong Co
- Adam Geers, Michigan Agricultural Commodities
- Charlie Hurburgh, Iowa State University
- Danny Lien, Ag Processing Inc
- Beth Locken
- Alex Luce, Ecolab
- Erin Mies, People Spark Consulting
- Bob Reis, Electro-Sensors Inc.
- Matthew Schmitt, Keen Project Solutions, LLC
- Allan Venters, Solentra
- Chad Wolf, Mass Flow Sourcing
These candidates bring a wealth of experience in areas including grain operations, safety, training, grain processing, fumigation, human resources, engineering and much more. With a shared commitment to growth through connection and collaboration, they are well-positioned to guide the organization through its next phase of growth and service to the member community.
“We are thrilled to present these exceptional leaders as potential new members of our Board of Directors,” said Bob Horvat, GEAPS First Vice President and Nominations Committee Chair. “Their experience, passion and vision will be invaluable as we continue to build on our strengths – like GEAPS Exchange – and tackle the challenges of the future.”
GEAPS members will elect one Second Vice President and seven directors this spring. Online voting will open April 15. Members should watch for candidate bios and videos in the coming months.
For more information about GEAPS or to learn about upcoming events, please visit GEAPS.com.
About GEAPS
The Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS) is an international professional association of grain handling and processing professionals. GEAPS addresses the industry’s critical grain handling, storage and processing operations needs by providing networking, professional development programs and access to a global marketplace of industry suppliers. GEAPS’ global network includes more than 3,000 individual members from about 1,000 companies. Join our network today!
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Contact:
Julia Kloehn
Director of Operations
julia@geaps.com
(796) 232-9030