Missouri ALOT is overseen by a Board of Directors that is engaged in directing the program's curriculum and business activities. Statewide representatives are listed below along with At-Large board members.
Statewide Directors
Kayden Guymon
President
Hartsburg
Class XIX
Director of Regulatory Affairs & Policy Counsel
Missouri Farm Bureau
Zachary Fayette
Vice President
Sikeston
Class XVIII
EVP – North Market President
First State Bank & Trust Company, Inc.
Scott Hays
Treasurer
Centralia
Class VI
Executive Director
Missouri Pork Association
Mark Macrander
Past President
St. Joseph
Class XI
Director, Specialty Grain Contracting and Plant Science
Ingredion Incorporated
Chris Chinn
Clarence
Class XIII
Director of Agriculture
Missouri Department of Agriculture
Todd Gibson
Norborne
Class VI
Farmer
Todd Gibson Farms
Deena Glenn
Charleston
Class VI
Senior Merchant
Consolidated Grain and Barge Co.
Garrett Hawkins
Appleton City
Class XII
President
Missouri Farm Bureau
Denny Mertz
Chesterfield
Class X
Farmer
Mertz Farms
Amie Schleicher
Rock Port
Class XIII
Field Specialist in Livestock
University of Missouri Extension
Robin Wenneker
Columbia
Class XVII
Managing Partner
CPW Partnership
Curator Emeritus & Past Chair, University of Missouri Board of Curators
At-Large Directors
David Janish
Columbia
Chief Executive Officer (Retired)
FCS Financial
Don Nikodim
Hallsville
Class II
Executive Director (Retired)
Missouri Pork Association
Greg Sharpe
Ewing
Class XII
Representative – District 4
Missouri House of Representative
Alan Wessler
Columbia
Owner
Heritage Point Consulting
Staff
Anita Vanderwert
Executive Director
Anita Vanderwert joined Missouri ALOT as the Executive Director in 2026, bringing more than 25 years of agricultural communication, marketing, and industry leadership to the organization.
Alyssa Killingsworth joined the Missouri Agricultural Leadership of Tomorrow (ALOT) program as Director of Communications and Marketing in 2024, having been inspired by her time in Class XIX.
