Our Leadership & Staff

Growth Energy is led by a dedicated group of industry executives and supported by a dynamic staff split between Washington, D.C. and the broader Midwest.

Officers

Tom Willis

CEO & President, Conestoga Energy Partners, LLC — Chair

Dan Sanders

CEO, Front Range Energy — Vice Chair

Directors

Jeff Broin

Chairman & CEO, POET, LLC

Tom Buis

CEO, American Carbon Alliance

Richard Childress

Chairman & CEO, Richard Childress Racing

Rod Harris

VP, Strategy & Business Dev. – Trade & Processing Group, The Andersons

Adam Kuffel

VP, Global Risk Management – Carbohydrate Solutions, ADM

Mark Marquis

CEO, Marquis Energy, Inc.

Mitch Miller

CEO, NUVU Fuels

Scott Pitstick

Ethanol Trader, Cargill, Inc.

Rick Schwarck

President, Absolute Energy, LLC

Dave VanderGriend

Founder & CEO, ICM, Inc.

Nathan VanderGriend

President & CEO, PROtect, LLC

David Zimmerman

CEO, Big River Resources, LLC

Executive

Emily Skor

CEO

Lorrie King

Vice President of Operations & Chief of Staff

Liliana Covington-Stout

Executive Assistant

Katie Spriggs

Administrative Assistant

Government Relations

John Fuher

Vice President of Government Affairs

Mary Kate Munro

Director of Government Affairs

Katie Webster

Director of Government Affairs

Regulatory, State, & Global Affairs

Chris Bliley

Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs

Dallas Gerber

Director of State Government Affairs

Legal

Joe Kakesh

General Counsel

Membership

Kelly Manning

Senior Vice President of Development

Ryan Welsh

Director of Sales & Marketing

Valarie Kauffman

Administrative Assistant

Communications & Public Affairs

Elizabeth Funderburk

Vice President of Communications & Public Affairs

Majda Olson

Senior Director of Communications

Houston Ruck

Senior Creative Director

Jake Barron

Director of Communications & Media Relations

Holly Cullen

Communications Manager

Market Development

Jake Comer

Vice President of Market Development

Sara Brenden

Director of Market Development Operations

Andrew Falco

Manager of Market Development & Analytics

Finance

Matt Dooley

Controller

Scott Greene

Senior Finance Associate

Operations

Daniel Cones

Director of Data & Operations

Growth Energy filed an amicus brief in a case challenging the EPA's tailpipe emissions rule for light-duty vehicles.

Press Releases

Growth Energy Amicus Brief Points Toward EPA’s Lost Opportunity on Biofuels

September 16, 2024

Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor addresses the 2024 Growth Energy Biofuels Summit.

Press Releases

Growth Energy Brings Industry Leaders Together for Biofuels Summit in D.C.

September 10, 2024

Growth Energy filed two petitions for rehearing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit regarding the Court’s recent SRE decisions.

Press Releases

Growth Energy Files Two Petitions for Rehearing on Refinery Exemption Decisions

September 9, 2024

Our Leadership & Staff

Meet the people advocating on behalf of America's biofuel producers.

Board of Directors

Officers

Tom Willis

Dan Sanders

Directors

Jeff Broin

Tom Buis

Richard Childress

Rod Harris

Adam Kuffel

Mark Marquis

Mitch Miller

Scott Pitstick

Rick Schwarck

Dave VanderGriend

Nathan VanderGriend

David Zimmerman

Staff

Emily Skor

Lorrie King

Liliana Covington-Stout

Katie Spriggs

John Fuher

Mary Kate Munro

Katie Webster

Chris Bliley

Dallas Gerber

Joe Kakesh

Kelly Manning

Ryan Welsh

Valarie Kauffman

Elizabeth Funderburk

Majda Olson

Houston Ruck

Jake Barron

Holly Cullen

Jake Comer

Sara Brenden

Andrew Falco

Matt Dooley

Scott Greene

Daniel Cones

Growth Energy Amicus Brief Points Toward EPA’s Lost Opportunity on Biofuels

Growth Energy Brings Industry Leaders Together for Biofuels Summit in D.C.

Growth Energy Files Two Petitions for Rehearing on Refinery Exemption Decisions

Expanding America's Bioeconomy

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