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John Saunders
Chief Executive Officer
Saunders has been CEO of IMI Global since founding the Company in 1995. He previously was a partner with Pathfinder Consulting Services, Inc., a strategic planning and management consulting firm. An expert in both technology and the livestock industry, Saunders is a graduate of Yale University with B.S. degree in Environmental Studies and a B.A. degree in History.
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Leann Saunders
President
Leann Saunders is the President of IMI Global, Inc. where she works closely
with our Board of Directors, investors, customers and employees to
continuously improve our Verification offerings. Prior to joining IMI, Leann
worked for PM Beef Holdings' developing their retained ownership supply
system, and McDonald's Corporation as a Purchasing Specialist, and Hudson
Foods Corporation.
An alumna of Colorado State University, Leann graduated magna cum laude with
a B.S. in Agriculture Business and a Masters in Beef Industry Leadership.
She is also actively involved with her family's ranching and stocker
operations and is part owner of the Mayfield Heritage Cattle Company in
Animas, New Mexico. Leann is also an active member of the USMEF Board of
Directors and International Stockman's Education Foundation Board, where she
was responsible for chairing the International Livestock Congress in 2005 on
"Identification, Traceability and Verification Around the World".
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Dannette Boyd
Chief Financial Officer
Boyd is a CPA with more than 15 years of professional experience, including a deep background in SEC and financial reporting, due diligence, debt and equity financing transactions, consolidations and integrations, and process improvement and re-design. Prior to joining IMI Global in March 2008, Boyd was controller with Einstein Noah Restaurant Group for more than three years. Previous assignments include: assistant controller, Sirenza Microdevices; audit services with KPMG Peat Marwick; accounting manager, DF&R Restaurant Company; and senior accountant, CSI/CDC Company.
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Cory Weaver
Vice President of Information Technology
Cory Weaver is the Vice President of Information Technologies and has been with IMI since 1999. He is responsible for the design, development, maintenance, and support of all of IMI's Information Technology Systems. Cory was previously a software engineer with SYS-TEC Corporation, where he worked as a contractor to implement inventory management systems for Fortune 500 companies and the U.S. Airforce and Navy. He holds a B.S. degree in Business from Heidelberg College and is a Certified Network Engineer.
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Doug Stanton
Executive Vice President of US Verified
Doug Stanton is the Vice President of our USVerified team, which includes
both development and auditing services. Here he works closely with our
customers to help them achieve USVerified certification, and is instrumental
in getting our NHTC ranches and feedyards approved.
Since graduating with a Masters degree in Animal Science from West Texas
State University in Canyon, TX, Doug has worked in a variety of positions
including both ranch and feedyard nutrition consulting and sales. He was
also involved with the development of the Farmland Supreme Beef Alliance,
one of the first retained ownership programs on the market. He currently
resides in Garden City, Kansas with his wife and family.
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Cara Gerken
Vice President of Consulting
Cara Gerken, Vice President of Quality Services at IMI Global, Inc. helps
IMI's customers develop identification, traceability and quality
verification programs. Cara also recently received accreditation through the
Safe Quality Food (SQF) program to provide consulting services to
organizations seeking SQF implementation and documentation.
Prior to IMI, Cara served as a Livestock and Meat Marketing Specialist for
the USDA. Cara also served as the Executive Secretary of the National
Livestock Grading and Marketing Association. She is a graduate of Kansas
State University where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal
Science, and she received her M.S. in food science from Oklahoma State
University.
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Linda Henderson
Controller/Office Manager
Linda joined IMI Global in 2007, bringing a 25 year background of bookkeeping and accounting from prior
formal education and employment positions. Her responsibilities at IMI include all facets of bookkeeping,
including A/R, A/P, office management and support to the CFO.
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Kathryn Britton
Marketing, Customer Service & Key Accounts Manager
Kathryn joined the IMI Global team in June of 2007. At IMI Kathryn is responsible for managing the off-site Supply Verified program, including customer service, document control, and co-marketing relationships. In addition, she also oversees all facets of organizational marketing strategies, including event participation, advertising and graphic design. Born and raised in Washington State, Kathryn made her way to IMI via Colorado State University, where she received her Bachelors in Equine Science/Agricultural Economics and Masters in Animal Science.
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Susan Sanders
USVerified Manager
Susan joined the IMI team in 2005. Prior to coming to IMI, she worked for the Certified Angus Beef (CAB)
Program in the Monitoring Department, where her responsibilities included research analysis of product sales
trends. She also spent three years with Red Oak Farms, a start-up branded beef company licensed by the
American Hereford Association (AHA) to produce and market Certified Hereford Beef. Along with her career
experience, she also received a BS in Animal Science from Texas A&M University in College Station, TX.
As an offsite USVerified Manager, Susan works from her home office in Edgerton, MO. Her responsibilities
include development and training for our verification services provided to our ranch, backgrounder, and
feedyard customers.
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Bilynn Johnson
Further Process Manager and Audit Coordinator
Bilynn Johnson has been with IMI Global since 2005. Her responsibilities include developing ranch, backgrounder, and feedyard QSA programs for Source and Age, Non-Hormone Treated Cattle (NHTC) and Simply Natural Beef (SNB) marketing claims. Bilynn also oversees our onsite auditing team, acting as the audit coordinator. This includes auditor management, scheduling and training. Bilynn’s background is in the meat science arena where she has worked extensively with packing plant programs. As a result, Bilynn also develops Export Verification programs and conducts internal audits for packing plants and further processors. Bilynn holds an M. S. in Food Science from Oklahoma State University. She resides in Happy, TX with her husband and family.
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RaeMarie Gordon
USVerified On-Site Auditor
RaeMarie joined IMI Global in August of 2008. As the USVerified™ Audit Specialist, her primary responsibility is to visit various ranches and feedyards to conduct on-site audits, assisting producers in verifying their cattle for IMI’s assorted value-added programs. RaeMarie has been working in the cattle industry her entire life as a cow/calf producer, an auction market rep., assistant feedyard manager, national beef checkoff spokesman, the editor of a national beef publication and the director of membership programs and grassroots development for a state cattle organization. Aside from her extensive industry experience, she also has a B.S. in Animal Science with a Cattle Industry Concentration from Colorado State University.
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Hallie Cox
Supply Verified Audit Manager
Hallie has been a part of IMI Global’s Source and Age Verification team since the spring of 2006. Her
responsibilities include coordinating and managing IMI’s auditors, and all audit-related customer service.
Prior to coming to IMI, she studied as a Veterinary Technician at Northeast Community College, an Animal
Sciences major at the University of Nebraska, and in farrier science at Bozeman, MT. She and her husband
Carroll, and their daughters Maddi and Kati ranch near Rushville, Nebraska on the northern edge of the Sandhills.
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Eric Kelton
Software Engineer
Eric Kelton is a software engineer with B.A. from the University of Colorado, and has built software used by numerous organizations in the agriculture industry. He has experience working with a wide variety of platforms and technologies, and has developed database driven systems for: Supply Chain Integrations, Process Verification, News and Media, Herd Management, Trace Back, Process Automation, Instrument Grading, and Industrial Controls.
Prior to IMI Global, Eric has an extensive work history with Fortune 500 Companies, including: Lucent, Boeing, DuPont, Qwest, Computer Sciences Corp, and Enron. As a youth, Mr. Kelton attained the rank of Eagle Scout and graduated Valedictorian of his high school class.
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Sheri Lucas
Electronic Identification Manager
Sheri Lucas joined the IMI Global team in 2008. In the office she manages all aspects of our producer and feedlot tag orders. Prior to coming to IMI, she worked as a paralegal for an Estate Planning Attorney and graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a degree in both Journalism and Economics.
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