Executive Board

Adam Krause from Clear Lake, South Dakota is serving as the first vice president on the board representing District II. Adam farms with his father where they grow corn, soybeans and wheat, while he operates a nursey barn. Adam’s wife Taylor is currently the school secretary at Deuel high school in Clear Lake. In their free time they love giving back to their community. Taylor is a Sunday school teacher, while Adam is on the trustees committee for their church. Adam also enjoys helping the youth and varsity wrestling programs at the local school.

Jason Foster represents District 2 on the board. Jason lives near Garden City, South Dakota where he farms with his dad. They grow corn and soybeans and raise pigs and beef cattle. In Jason’s free time he is active in his county 4-H leader association and a member of the Lake Area Tech Large Animal Advisory Board. He also enjoys going and helping with the Jr. Swine shows across the state.

Lenny Gross is representing District 1 on the board.

Dan Howell is representing District 2. Dan and his wife Ann live near Volga, SD where they have four children. Ann works for Wetland Specialist, where she does consulting. Dan farms with his dad, Kent and his uncle Craig, where they grow corn and soybeans. Dan has been custom feeding 1,900 hogs since January of 2014. In Dan’s spare time, he enjoys golfing and fishing and has been involved with the Volga Fire Dept., where he is currently an EMT and has been a volunteer fireman since 2011.

Brent Greenway is a board member representing District 3. He is a 4th generation farmer who lives in Mitchell, SD with his wife Mollie. Brent works on a diversified farm with his parents and their employee Thomas where they raise pigs and cattle and grow soybeans, corn, alfalfa and wheat. Our pig operation uses a couple of wean-to-finish pig barns and we utilize their on site feed mill to process the corn they raise every year. Mollie is a Registered Dietitian and does consultant work around the Mitchell area. In his free time Brent likes to work on projects in the shop.

Ashley Gelderman serves as an Allied Industry Representative on the board. Ashley grew up on a hog farm and now she and her husband Tony live near Hartford, South Dakota where they grow row crop and forages and raise beef cattle. Ashley works for Standard Nutrition as a monogastric nutritionist. She and Tony have three girls. In their free time, they help with South Dakota Master Pork Producer events and with FFA events at the local and state level.

Levi Wollman is representing the Colony At Large position on the board.

Shane Odegaard from Lake Preston, South Dakota is serving as the President on the board representing District II. Shane live near Lake Preston, South Dakota and is a father of four daughters and his family operates Odegaard family farms. Which is a diversified farming operation where they raise hogs and cattle and grow corn and soybeans. In Shane’s free time he is very active in his community, volunteer for the local 4-H group, Lake Preston Economic development board, and a Lake Preston Chamber of Commerce member. He is also a member of the Sons of the American Legion Post 63.

Craig Andersen is currently serving as the past president on the board representing District IV. Craig and his wife Gail live near Centerville, South Dakota where they grow corn, soybeans, and alfalfa. They have three children Tyler, Emily, Jacob and his wife Heather and 2 grandchildren. All the kids are involved with the family farm. Craig also represents South Dakota on the National Pork Producers Council Board of Directors.

Dr. Bob Thaler represents South Dakota State University as an ex-officio board member. He currently lives near Brookings, South Dakota with his wife Karen. Bob is a Distinguished Professor at SDSU and is the SDSU Extension Swine Specialist. Bob also teaches a couple of classes and does production-focused research at the SDSU Swine Education and Research Facility. Karen is currently a 7^th grade English teacher in Brookings. Bob and Karen have three children and six grandchildren. In Bob and Karen’s free time, they help at their church as well as go to SDSU events, and volunteer with the South Dakota Pork Producer and South Dakota Master Pork Producers events.

Steve Rommereim is serving on our board, as an ex-officio member as he represents South Dakota Pork Producer Council on the South Dakota Animal Industry Board. He served as the SDPPC president in 2009 and 2010 and has been on numerous committees. Steve served as the 2018-2019 National Pork Board president. He also serves on the US Animal Health Association as the 1^st VP of the executive committee. Steve and his wife Charlotte live near Alcester, South Dakota on a crop and pig farm. They have two daughters and three grandchildren. Community involvement is very important to them they love cooking pork for many different events. Church gatherings, 4-H events and school activities are just a few of the many opportunities where they share their products and the story of hog production.