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
Marlon Bockarie-Konteh
Ministry of Youth Affairs, Sierra Leone
Stevie Kloeber
Marketing Manager
Wells Frank Kumwenda
Malawi
Sylvia Lugusa
Kenya
Nadia Martinez
Team Lead
Dermott McDonald
Development Advisor
Geoffrey Nyamota
Leader
Stefano Perugini
New Business Development Lead
Angela Peterson
Marketing Associate
Board of Directors
Governing Board Members
Todd Harper - Board Chair
General Mills Inc.
Bernhard van Lengerich - Vice Chair
General Mills Inc.
Al Sullivan - Treasurer
Kinnan Capital
Renee Munro
Nagios Enterprises
Lee Wallace - Past Chair
Peace Coffee
Robert Wilcox
Mironet Consulting, Inc.
Advisory Board Members
Dr. Dieudonné Baributsa
Purdue University
Dominique Battle
AvantStay
LaToya Jones Burrell
Anderson Foundation
Ronald Christenson
Cargill, Inc.
Steve Clarke
Development Specialist
Christina Connelly
Consulate General of Canada
Loralee Di Lorenzo
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Donna Gies
Thomson Reuters
Paul Healey
Huntington Vendor Finance
Don Jacobson
General Mills Inc.
Lewis Kamiri, Ph.D.
Syngenta Corporation
Gerard Klein Essink
Bridge2Food
Meredith Kruger Kos
General Mills
Mark Ritchie
Global Minnesota
Donna Rosa
EFour Enterprises LLC
Daniel Sopdie
Mayo Clinic
James Szarko
Botaneco
Susan Cornell Wilkes
Adventures in Giving LLC