Brad Stedman serves as president and CEO of MKC and has since April 2020. Brad grew up on a family farm south of Omaha, Nebraska where his family still farms today. His experience in the industry began in 1991 when he went to work for Farmland Industries in South Dakota. He has held leadership roles across the cooperative system in sales, marketing, supply chain, and strategy. His most recent position was with Land O’Lakes as Business Unit Lead for WinField United.
 
Brad and his wife, Kerry, have two daughters.

Danny Posch serves as the chief financial officer and executive vice president for MKC. Before joining MKC, Danny was a partner with Lindburg Vogel Pierce Farris. Danny serves as a director for the Cooperative Finance Association, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, and is a member of the Finance Council for Land O’ Lakes. He graduated from Wichita State University with a degree in business administration.

Danny and his wife, Jill, have four children, Gabbie, Grace, Todd and Derek. During his free time, Danny enjoys boating, skiing, wakeboarding, and watching his children participate in basketball and volleyball.

“Being a trusted advisor for our members and customers is critical to MKC,” Posch said. “Providing value to the customers through our products and service offerings delivered by knowledge and committed employees. The most rewarding part of working for MKC involves participating in growth and financial success of the company and being a part of a progressive, growth-oriented company.”

David Spears currently serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of MKC. In this role since 2009, he directs all sales and marketing activities as well as agronomy procurement and coordinates customer input financing.
 
Prior to his professional career, Dave worked on his family’s diversified livestock and grain enterprise in north central Kansas and is still actively involved in agriculture production. He received his B.S. degree in agricultural economics from Kansas State University in 1979. After graduating from college, he joined the lending division of the Wichita Bank for Cooperatives (later CoBank), as, among other positions, Assistant Vice President, responsible for supervising the delivery of financial services and products to Cobank's customers. During this period, he also served on various bank management, advisory and loan committees.
 
Starting in 1989, Dave held several senior staff positions with the office of U.S. Senator Bob Dole. He served as Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, a position appointed by the President and confirmed by the United States Senate. For seven years, Dave served as Director of Kansas Farm Bureau – Agriculture Solutions, Inc. Agriculture Solutions, Inc. was a new company within Kansas Farm Bureau formed to match profitable risk management tools, services, ventures and value-added opportunities with production agriculture. In 2002, President Bush appointed Dave to the Federal Prison Industries Board of Directors.  He currently serves as Chairman of the Board.  
 
Dave and his wife, Pam, have two children.

Erik Lange serves as the executive vice president and chief operating officer for MKC. Before being promoted to his current position, Erik served as the director of southern operations. He studied biology and chemistry at Emporia State University. Erik is still actively helping with his family farm that has been producing food for the world in south central Kansas for more than 100 years, currently operated by the 5^th generation of his family. Prior to joining MKC, Erik was the general manager for Haskell County Grain Company and a location manager for Irsik and Doll Feed Services. Erik and his wife have three children. He stays heavily involved with his children’s activities as a youth group leader, recreational sports coach and a Cub Scout leader.

“Through our engaged and responsive employee group, MKC supplies a broad range of high-quality products, services, information, and risk management strategies that help our customers and members be successful in their endeavors,” Lange says.

Anne Anderton Warren has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer since November 2017. Anne grew up around farming and her family still farms today in Kansas. Anne received bachelor's and master's degrees from Wichita State University and holds two senior HR certifications, including SHRM-SCP and SPHR. Anne has worked in the HR field for over 20 years. She has served in HR leadership roles at local, national and international levels.  

Anne enjoys bringing a strategic perspective to HR and helping MKC grow and continuously improve. She likes enhancing organizational talent and skills through continuous education and promoting, attracting, hiring, and retaining great employees. Anne and her husband reside in Maize, KS. She enjoys reading, learning, traveling, volunteering, and spending time with her family during her free time.

Scott Barkley joined the MKC team in May 2019 as the Director of Energy Operations and transitioned to Vice President of Energy Operations in 2022. Prior to MKC, Scott had work experience with the CHS McPherson Refinery and National Cooperative Refinery Association. Scott received his bachelor's in chemistry from Bethany College and an MBA from Kansas Wesleyan University. His community involvement includes serving on the McPherson United Way Board of Directors and as president of the McPherson Youth Football Association. Scott and his wife, Alana, have three children: Bo, Cole and Lyla. 

"MKC's value shows up to our customers in the form of industry expertise and trusted advisors," Barkley says. "Our customers dont have to be energy, agronomy, feed, grain, logistics, and risk management experts all at once. MKC employs the top talent in each of these fields, so that our member-owners and customers can access the most current information and technologies to make their operations successful." 

Devin Schierling serves as the Vice President of Enterprise Sales for MKC and CEO of TMA Brokerage, LLC. Prior to his current role, Devin served as the Sales & Marketing Manager for Producer Ag, LLC.
Devin graduated from high school in Inman, Kansas, and received a B.S. in Agriculture Education from Kansas State University. He discovered his passion for agriculture at a young age, raising 4H Livestock and working on the family farm.

Devin’s industry experience started in 2003 when he began working for Cargill in Hutchinson, KS. In 2007, Devin had the opportunity to create Producer Ag’s Producer Risk Management Division. The division currently provides its members crop insurance, brokerage, and grain origination services. In 2023, he began his new role as Vice President of Enterprise Sales at MKC.

He serves as an executive board member for the Kansas Grain & Feed Association, is a graduate of the Tomorrow’s Agribusiness Leaders and CHS Future Forty leadership programs, and currently serves on the Risk Management committee for the National Grain & Feed Association. Devin is also a Series 3 & 30 Commodity Broker. In his community, Devin is involved as an elder in his church, on the Inman FFA Advisory Council, and volunteers as a youth athletics coach.

Devin and his wife Jessica have two sons, Karson and Kash and a daughter Kella. Most of Devin’s free time is spent chasing children and working on the family farm.

James currently serves as the Vice President of Marketing for MKC, a member-owned cooperative that serves farmers, ranchers and industrial customers in Kansas and western Missouri. MKC has five core businesses: Grain, Agronomy, Feed, Energy and Risk Management. His role at MKC includes responsibility for brand and communications across all enterprises and Agronomy procurement and margin. James started at MKC in November 2023.

He grew up in Mansfield, Missouri, located east of Springfield. James attended the University of Missouri–Columbia, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Agronomy. While at MU, he worked for the Weed Science Research program, which exposed him to the crop protection and seed industry, ultimately leading to his future work opportunities.

After graduating, he started his career in Wray, CO, as a crop consultant for Servi-Tech. Since then, he has spent 30 years in the industry in roles that included field research, sales agronomist, and product marketing, including proprietary adjuvants, micro-nutrients, ag technology, seed and crop protection. During his time in the industry, he has been honored to work for family-owned retail and distribution, cooperative distribution, and a global post-patent crop protection manufacturer. James has had the opportunity to work with growers and retailers across the United States.

James lives in Andover, KS, outside of Wichita, with his wife Amy. They enjoy hiking and serving in the local community.