The Council has seven Advisory Teams, also known as A-Teams, that engage members in the organization’s export market development efforts. These teams include Asia, Innovation & Sustainability, Ethanol, Middle East/Africa/South Asia, Trade Policy, Value-Added and Western Hemisphere.
The USGBC chairman appoints A-Team leaders each July in association with the Council’s annual Board of Delegates meeting.
A-Team leaders are charged with communicating the actions of their A-Teams to the Board of Directors. Each A-Team consists of representatives of the Council membership, as well as a Council Board liaison and a USGBC staff liaison. A-Team members serve two-year terms and meet twice annually, plus additional times via conference call or in person as determined by each team.
The appointed leaders are as follows:
Asia
Jon Rosenstiel – Illinois Corn Marketing Board
Ethanol
Hagan Rose – Eco-Energy
Innovation and Sustainability
Kim Baldwin – United Sorghum Checkoff Program
Middle East / Africa / South Asia
Brandon Hunnicutt – Nebraska Corn Board
Trade Policy
Ben Bakko – North Dakota Corn Growers Association
Value-Added
Chris Arnold – Hawkeye Gold – A JDH Company
Western Hemisphere
Stuart Swanson – Iowa Corn Growers Association