PROFESSIONAL AGRICULTURAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The National PAS Board consists of seven students from across the country, College, College Faculty, and Industry Representatives. All board members hold an equal vote and serve on committees. Student Board Members are elected at the national conference and the president is always elected from the previous team.
Jodie Weyland
President
Jodie was raised on her family farm near Nenah, Wisconsin. She graduated in 2020 from Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, Wisconsin with an associates degree in agribusiness and technology and a minor in dairy herd management.
Calvin Basham
Mackenzie Craig
Jodie Weyland
Chloe Andresen
Jayln Parker
Agriculture Education Faculty and Organization Representatives
Past Board Chair, Board Member
Jayln teaches at Muscatine Community College in Muscatine, Iowa. Jayln loves being apart of PAS because of the career growth and skills she observes in her students because of PAS.
Kevin Butt
Agriculture Education Faculty and Organization Representatives
Board Member, CPA Coordinator
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Iowa
Charl Van Der Nest
Agriculture Education Faculty and Organization Representatives
Board Member
Chuck has been a supporter and board member for years because he sees the effect PAS has on student's personal and career growth. Chuck teaches at Sheridan College in Sheridan Wyoming.
Joelle Edwards, CVT, RVT
Agriculture Industry Representatives
Buckingham Equine Veterinary Clinic
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Minnesota
Kayla Portwood
Agriculture Industry Representatives
Growmark, 2021 Board Chairperson
Kayla has a passion for student success fueled through her work with Growmark and the PAS Organization. Kayla lives in Illinois.
William Nelson
Agriculture Industry Representatives
William J. Nelson, LLC
William has a passion for the future of agriculture. He believes that future includes PAS. He currently resides in Minnesota where he runs his business.
Dakota Krumrey
Alumni and Friends
Committee Chair
There are few people more passionate about PAS than Dakota Krumrey. He has been passionate about PAS since joining the organization as a student at Ridgewater College. Dakota served as a 2017-2018 National PAS Vice-President and now serves the organization as the chair of the Alumni and Friends PAS Foundation.
Gwynn Simeniuk
Agriculture Education Faculty and Organization Representatives
NASAE Representative, Montana FFA Foundation
NASAE Representative
Cathy DiBenedetto
Agriculture Education Faculty and Organization Representatives
AAAE Representative
AAAE representative
Dana Ellis
Administration
Executive Director, National Officer Coordinator
Currently living in Minneapolis, Minnesota Dana serves many roles in the PAS organization. Dana enjoys working with the future of agriculture in her role as the National Executive Director, National Officer Coordinator, and conference planner.
Steve Olson
Administration
Director of Development
Steve is a strong supporter of organizations that build members for their future careers. Steve is a great addition to the PAS Organization to help the organization promote student growth. Steve is from Buffalo, Minnesota.