People

We live in a world filled with risks. Whether political, operational, safety, reputational, catastrophic, financial, environmental or economic, risk is complex and dynamic. Its effects can instantaneously rattle decision-making processes and shift markets. As a result, we need professionals who understand risks and can manage them across varying industries and sectors.

Focused on this need, RMC's staff leadership and advisory council draw on their own experiences to shape programs and initiatives that position student-fellows and industry stakeholders to manage risk.


Center Leadership

Leadership for RMC is provided by K-State's Department of Agricultural Economics as well as faculty in the departments of Finance and Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering.

 

joe parcell

Director

Victoria Feldkamp

Program Manager

Alice Roach

Research Associate

Advisory Council

The RMC Advisory Council provides leadership to strengthen the center and its programs. Members are volunteers who commit time, share knowledge and provide resources to enhance risk management education and research at Kansas State University. The council advises center and university leaders, assists in advancing the center's mission and advocates for the center.

Del Adcock

Origination Manager, Bartlett

Michelle Averhoff
Michelle Averhoff

Advisory Council with Royal Farms Dairy

Lee Borck

Chairman Emeritus, Innovative Livestock Services

Parry Briggs

Regional Vice President, Frontier Farm Credit

Amber Dewitt

Venture Associate, Fulcrum Global Capital

Max Fisher

Chief Economist and Treasurer, National Grain and Feed Association

Jarah Hauger

Industry Relations Manager, John Deere

Eric Hummell

Engineer, Strategic Systems Programs

Reagan Irvin

Investment Analyst, Koch Industries

Renee Laird

Senior Managing Director, R.J. O'Brien

Mignon Lambley

Agricultural Development Manager, BNSF

Tegan Louw

Senior Consultant, FTI Consulting

Shea Neace

Chief Risk Officer, Equity Bank

Tyler Norris

Vice President, Lockton Companies

Ed Prosser

Council Chair, SVP, Emerging Business, Scoular

 

Fred Seamon

Executive Director in Agricultural Markets, CME Group

Ken Selzer

Former Kansas Insurance Commissioner

Larry Strecker

Adjunct Professor, IMSE, Kansas State University

 

 

Ryan Turner

Regional Director, StoneX

Jerrod Westfahl

Chairman, Innovative Livestock Services

Lance Zimmerman

Senior Beef and Cattle Market Research Analyst, Rabo AgriFinance