Team
Alexandra Spieldoch, CEO
Ms. Spieldoch brings over 25 years of experience in global food and agricultural policy. In her role as CEO of Bountifield International, she oversees strategic direction, administration, partnerships, and postharvest technology programs across sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to Bountifield, she was the director of the trade and global governance program at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP). She led the Network of Women Ministers and Leaders in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (NWMLA). She has spearheaded regional and global initiatives on food reserves and trade and is an expert on women’s economic empowerment. She has contributed to numerous articles and books related to global governance, gender and food security, rural livelihoods, and sustainable development. Alexandra received her M.A. in International Policy from the Monterey Institute of International Studies. Her B.A. is from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Kevin Agaziva
Kenya
Shane Bohbrink
Advisor
Stevie Kloeber
& Marketing
Nickson Muturi
Kenya
Geoffrey Nyamota
Leader
John Muhia Waweru
Kenya
Board of Directors
Governing Board Members
Todd Harper - Board Chair
General Mills Inc.
Bernhard van Lengerich, PhD. - Vice Chair
General Mills Inc.
Al Sullivan - Treasurer
Kinnan Capital
Basil Ajuo
Minnesota Africans United
Christina Connelly
Consulate General of Canada
Renée Munro
Bluescape
Lee Wallace - Past Chair
Peace Coffee
Robert Wilcox
Mironet Consulting, Inc.
Advisory Board Members
Dr. Dieudonné Baributsa
Purdue University
LaToya Jones Burrell
Anderson Foundation
Ronald Christenson
Cargill, Inc.
Steve Clarke
Development Specialist
Janese Evans
Strategic Toolbox
Donna Gies
Thomson Reuters
Paul Healey
Huntington Vendor Finance
Don Jacobson
General Mills Inc.
Lewis Kamiri, Ph.D.
Syngenta Corporation
Dr. Lisa Kitinoja
The Postharvest Education Foundation
Meredith Kruger Kos
General Mills Inc.
Dr. Wan-Yuan Kuo
Montana State University
Buddhi Lamsal, PhD., P.E.
Iowa State University
Nadia Martinez
International Fund for Agricultural Development
Jina Penn-Tracy
Centered Wealth
Stefano Perugini
Development & Operations Consultant
Angela Peterson
One Tree Planted
Mark Ritchie
Global Minnesota
Donna Rosa
EFour Enterprises LLC
Michelle Schoenecker
Thomson Reuters
Susan Cornell Wilkes
Adventures in Giving LLC