Member spotlight: Randy Irving

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Name: Randy Irving Title & Organization: Director of Strategic Inclusion, Nutrien What is your background and how did you find your way into the agricultural and food sector? I grew […]

Member spotlight: Imani Ruffin

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Name: Imani Ruffin Title & Organization: Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (ID&E) Consultant at Corteva Agriscience What is your background and how did you find your way into the agricultural and food […]

Member spotlight: Jeannette Robles

Title & Organization: Global Director, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging at Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) What is your background and how did you find your way into the agricultural and food […]

Member spotlight: Pamala Morris

Question and answer session with Pamala Morris, associate dean and director of the Office of Multicultural Programs for the College of Agriculture at Purdue University.

Member spotlight: Johnelle Brown

Question and answer session with Johnelle Brown, director of Operations and Human Capital for the Corn Refiners Association.

Member spotlight: Philomena Morrissey Satre

Question and answer session with Philomena Morrissey Satre, director of Diversity-Equity-Inclusion & External Strategic Partnerships at Land O’Lakes and co-chair of TWG’s Workforce Next and Best Practice Series working group.

Member spotlight: Jackie LeFever

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Question and answer session with Jackie LeFever, human resource manager for CHS.

Member spotlight: Shannon Archibeque-Engle

Question and answer session with Shannon Archibeque-Engle, associate vice president for Inclusive Excellence and Colorado State University.

Member spotlight: Elizabeth Rowland

Question and answer session with Elizabeth Rowland, executive director of the NASDA Foundation.

Member spotlight: Kourtney Hollingsworth

Question and answer session with Dr. Kourtney Hollingsworth, National Youth Coordinator and STEM lead for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

PHILOMENA MORRISSEY SATRE

Philomena serves as Director of Diversity Equity & Inclusion and External Strategic Partnerships at Land O’Lakes. She joined Land O’Lakes June 2017, bringing more than 30 years of human resource experience in diversity and inclusion, community relations, work life and wellbeing. Before joining Land O’Lakes, she worked at Wells Fargo & Company. Her previous roles included VP of Organizational Effectiveness Development, Diversity and Inclusion; Community Outreach Consultant; and Senior HR Consultant.

Philomena has extensive experience in developing and implementing diversity strategies, including internal initiatives and community-focused pipelines. Previously, Philomena participated in a Middle East Fellows project, in partnership with Hamline University and the U.S. State Department and traveled to the Middle East as a part of the peace and economic development project.

Philomena joined the Board of Directors for the Cookie Cart organization and leads the Governance Committee. Philomena serves on the Agriculture D and I Consortium (Together We Grow), the Dairy Girl Network Diversity Coalition, Minnesota Business Racial Equity Coalition (MBCRE) and co-chairs the Twin Cities DEI Roundtable. She co led the Equity Team for the 2022 Women’s NCAA Basketball Tourney. She also serves on the Parish Council at St Thomas Becket in Eagan MN.

Philomena previously served on Leadership Advisory Board for SHIFT and the Board of SHIFT (nonprofit focused on people in midlife) for 8 years. Minnesota Workforce Citizen Commission on Aging, Minneapolis Workforce Council, the Executive Leadership Council for Honoring Women Worldwide, the Goodwill Easter Seals, Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES), Lifeworks, HIRED and Resource Inc. Advisory Boards. She also co led the 2020 Women on Boards initiative for Minnesota.

Philomena has received numerous awards, including AARP/Pollen 50 over 50, the Minneapolis Business Journal’s Woman Change Maker and Minority Advocate, Minnesota Business The (Real) Power 50 Award and the University of Phoenix Diversity Leadership Award. Philomena has an MA in Organizational Leadership from St. Catherine University and a BA in Public Administration and Political Science from the University of Wisconsin LaCrosse. Philomena has taught as an Adjunct Professor at the University of St Catherine in the Master of Organizational Leadership Graduate Program.