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

Emily Garwood

Managing Director

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.

 

Ed Prosser

Council Chair, SVP, Emerging Business, Scoular

Del Adcock

Origination Manager, Bartlett

Lee Borck

Chairman, Innovative Livestock Services

Max Fisher

Chief Economist and Treasurer, National Grain and Feed Association

Eric Hummell

Engineer, Strategic Systems Programs

Mignon Lambley

Agricultural Development Manager, BNSF

Renee Laird

Senior Managing Director, R.J. O'Brien

Tegan Louw

Senior Consultant, FTI Consulting

Tyler Norris

Vice President, Lockton Companies

Mike O'Dea

Risk Management Consultant, StoneX

Greg Salton

SVP and Chief Risk Officer, Farm Credit Services of America

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

Lance Zimmerman

Senior Beef and Cattle Market Research Analyst, Rabo AgriFinance