President
Bread for the
World
David Beckmann is president of
Bread for the World, a Christian citizens' movement against
hunger. Its 46,000 members, including 2,000 churches, urge the
U.S. government to take actions to reduce hunger, both domestic
and international. Beckmann is also president of Bread for the
World Institute, which conducts research and education on hunger.
In 2002, Bread for the World is
campaigning for several improvements in welfare reform that will
help families escape from poverty. Bread for the World is also
campaigning to win U.S. leadership for an international effort to
reduce hunger and poverty in Africa.
The Institute's reports have
demonstrated the feasibility of dramatic progress against hunger
in the U.S. and worldwide. Beckmann is now in the process of
enlisting other, mostly larger institutions, to work with Bread
for the World in an Alliance to End Hunger.
Beckmann is a Lutheran pastor. He
was commissioned at his ordination to be a missionary-economist.
He served in Bangladesh for a church-related relief and
development agency. He worked at the World Bank for 15 years
before moving to Bread for the World in 1991.
David earned degrees from Yale
University, Christ Seminary and the London School of Economics. He
holds honorary degrees from Villanova, Capital University and the
Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. His latest book is Grace at the
Table: Ending Hunger in God's World.
Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Bob Bergland is retired from both
the private and public sectors and lives on the family farm where
he was born and raised near Roseau, Minn. He is the vice chairman
of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents.
A graduate of the University of
Minnesota's School of Agriculture, Bergland served as a member of
the U.S. Congress from 1970 to 1977, and as secretary of
agriculture under President Carter from 1977 to 1980. He was
president of Farmland World Trade from 1981 to 1983, and general
manager of the National Rural Electric Co-operative Association
from 1983 to 1993.
Executive Vice President
Cargill, Incorporated
Fredric "Fritz" Corrigan was
elected executive vice president of Cargill Inc. in November 1999. He is
a member of Cargill's corporate leadership team, serving on its People
and Business Performance working groups; he chairs the Corporate Quality
Committee; and serves on the Corporate Public Affairs Committee. In
addition he is chairman of the board of Cargill Fertilizer Inc., and has
served on the governance board of Renessen, the Cargill-Monsanto biotech
joint venture, since its inception in May 1998.
After two years of active duty in the
Intelligence Branch of the U.S. Army, Corrigan joined Cargill's training
program in 1966 and held merchandising positions with the company's
soybean processing and corn milling businesses. He held management
positions with corn wet milling, flour milling and fertilizer
businesses.
In July 1980 he was appointed assistant
vice president of the Flour Milling Division and was elected president
of the Flour Milling Division in February 1982. In January 1986 he was
elected president of the Fertilizer Division and was named president of
Worldwide Fertilizer in 1992.
He served on the board of directors of
The Fertilizer Institute and was chairman during 1998 and 1999, served
as director of the Potash & Phosphate Institute and served as
chairman of the Florida Phosphate Council in 1992.
Corrigan received a bachelor's degree in
economics from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1964, and attended
its Amos Tuck School of Business executive program in 1991.
Corporate Vice President
Vice President, Marketing & External Affairs
Archer Daniels Midland
Tony DeLio is corporate vice president and vice president of
marketing and external affairs for Archer Daniels Midland. He is
responsible for marketing new products and consumer brands of the
company, including Novasoy® isoflavones, NutriSoy® soy protein,
and Soy7™ pasta. Mr. DeLio is also responsible for the company's
business-to-business advertising and marketing.
Before joining ADM, DeLio was
employed by Mars Inc. for 19 years. While there he held a variety
of technical and managerial positions, most recently as vice
president of marketing and research and development for the Uncle
Ben's Division in Houston, Texas.
DeLio has extensive experience in
the development and marketing of packaged food products, having
worked with savory snacks, confectionery, rice, frozen foods and
ice cream. His experiences include assignments in Europe, South
America and Australia/New Zealand.
DeLio began his career with Nestle
Research and Development in Marysville, Ohio where he developed
new processes for the manufacture of instant coffee and tea.
He received a Bachelor of Science
degree in chemical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute in 1978.
Olson, Frank and Weeda, P.C.
Marshall Matz is a partner with the
law firm of Olsson, Frank and Weeda, P.C. in Washington, D.C.
Before entering private practice, Matz spent seven years on
Capitol Hill - five as general counsel to the U.S. Senate Select
Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs, and two years as Special
Counsel to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and
Forestry. While on Capitol Hill, he developed a specialty in the
area of food, nutrition and agriculture.
Matz is currently on the steering
committee of the Child Nutrition Forum. He is also on the board of
directors of the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), the
chairman of the board of Friends of the World Food Programme and
on the board of directors of the Congressional Hunger Center. Matz
is a frequent speaker on the politics of food and nutrition issues
and continues to staff the McGovern-Dole coalition.
Before moving to Washington, Matz
was a Reginald Heber Smith Community Law Fellow with South Dakota
Legal Services. He is a member of both the Connecticut and
Washington, D.C., Bar Associations, as well as South Dakota tribal
courts; a graduate of the University of Louisville School of Law;
and the University of Connecticut School of Business.
Executive Director
Church
World Service
John L. McCullough is the executive director of Church World
Service Inc., New York. Originally from Boston, Mass., McCullough
has extensive global experience in ministry, mission and
humanitarian assistance. He summarizes his personal mission as
being one of "preparing leaders for church and society,
serving the needs of humanity and working for global
justice."
Founded in 1946, Church World
Service is the relief, development and refugee assistance ministry
of 36 Protestant, Orthodox and Anglican denominations. Working in
partnership with indigenous organizations in more than 80
countries, CWS supports sustainable self-help development, meets
emergency needs, aids refugees and helps address the root causes
of poverty and powerlessness.
Within the United States, Church
World Service assists communities in responding to disasters,
resettles refugees, promotes fair national and international
policies, provides educational resources and offers opportunities
to join a people-to-people network of local and global caring
through participation in CROP WALKS, the TOOLS OF HOPE &
BLANKET Program, and the "Gift of the Heart" Kit
Program.
McCollough holds degrees from
Xavier University of Louisiana and the Boston University School of
Theology.
Director of New Business,
International Development
Land O'Lakes Inc.
Kristin Penn is director of new
business, international development for Land O'Lakes Inc., and
also represents the cooperative on international development
interests in Washington, D.C.
Since 1990, Penn has designed and
obtained financing for international agribusiness development
projects for Land O'Lakes in more than 70 countries. These
projects have emphasized developing cooperative systems, dairy
livestock industries, rural enterprises, private extension and
input supply services, and industry associations.
Previous employment experience
includes work with the Office of International Agricultural
Programs at the University of Minnesota and short-term consulting
with internationally focused organizations including the World
Bank, Sparks Companies Inc., U.S. Grains Council and the American
Soybean Association.
Penn has a broad background in
private sector development of modern food systems and in finding
effective solutions to improving profitability of stakeholders
from the farm to the market. She is a graduate of the University
of Minnesota's College of Agriculture, and a former Peace Corps
volunteer in Zaire, Africa.
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