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Jessica Rollins
Jessica RollinsExecutive Director

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Jessica joined the Farmamerica team in 2016. With an agriculture background and degree in psychology and multi-media, she has a wide range of experience in the ag industry, including public relations, ag communication, and marketing. She stays busy with her two daughters and husband who farms near Pemberton.

Kari Wadd
Kari WaddProgram Coordinator

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Kari joined the Farmamerica team as the Program Coordinator in 2023. Kari has a degree in Design, enjoys event planning, and has kept Agriculture and education as a part of her life in many capacities in 4-H and FFA. She has been a member of the Waseca Community for over 20 years, and currently resides on a farm in Waseca with her husband, Trent and two children. 
 

 

Randy WaddSite Manager

Randy, the former Shop Manager at Smiths Mill Implement for 35 years, manages and cares for the grounds and buildings on our 360-acre site. He and his wife reside in rural Waseca on a hobby farm.

Morgan Mudgett
Morgan MudgettCommunications & Engagement Coordinator

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Morgan joined the Farmamerica team in January 2023. She is a recent grad from Minnesota State University, Mankato where she earned her degree in Marketing with a minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. In her free time, Morgan enjoys spending time with family and friends, rollerblading, and spending time outside.

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D I R E C T O R S


 

Duane Alberts
Duane AlbertsChair
Owner – Alberts Bros. Dairy, Pine Island, MN
Lisa Gjersvik
Lisa GjersvikVice-Chair
Sr. Director of Strategic Mgmt, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Waseca, MN
Lynette Ziegler
Lynette ZieglerSecretary
Owner – Ziegler Farms, Good Thunder, MN
Roger Toquam
Roger ToquamTreasurer
Owner – Toquam Family Farm,
Blooming Prairie, MN
Dan Hoffman
Dan HoffmanExecutive Committee at large
New Vision Consulting, Rochester, MN
Bob Zelenka
Bob ZelenkaExecutive Committee at Large
Retired, MN Feed &
Grain Assoc., Eagan, MN
Judi Baker
Judi Baker
Seneca Foods, Elysian, MN
Jim Checkel
Jim Checkel
Retired, Mayo Clinic
Kasson, MN
Wanda Patsche
Wanda Patsche
CW Pork, Inc.

Welcome, MN

Jeanne Poppe
Jeanne Poppe
Souther MN Outreach Director
for Sen. Tina Smith
Austin, MN
Erin Rossow
Erin Rossow
Ag Management Solutions

Mankato, MN

Brad Rugg
Retired UMN Extension, Owatonna, MN
Lauren Servick
Lauren Servick
MN Pork Board, Mankato, MN
Julie Tesch
Julie Tesch
President & CEO, Center for Rural
Policy & Development, (CRPD) Waseca, MN