Kent Engelbrecht serves as director, North American Biodiesel Trade Policy, for ADM, one of the world’s leading biodiesel producers, oilseed crushers, and suppliers of soy and canola feedstocks for the renewable liquid fuels industry. In this role, which he assumed in 2024, he oversees the strategic development and execution of federal, state and provincial biofuels policy across North America.

Over the course of his 35-year career at ADM, Engelbrecht has served in a variety of commercial, marketing and sales roles at ADM locations throughout the United States, including oilseeds, exports and food oils. Most recently, prior to his current position, he was biodiesel trade manager, responsible for biodiesel marketing, sales and customer-relationship management throughout North America.

Kent has served as a Governing Board member of Clean Fuels Alliance America (formerly National Biodiesel Board) since 2013 and is currently serving as Board Chair. He is Chairman of the California Advanced Biofuels Alliance (CABA) as well as Advanced Biofuels Canada (ABFC).

Engelbrecht holds a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics from the University of Missouri—Columbia.

Tom serves as the Director of Outreach and Development for Clean Fuels Alliance America. Tom works to establish synergistic relationships for the benefit of the biodiesel industry with key stakeholders including feed stock suppliers, state soybean associations, fuel suppliers, end-users, policy makers, government agencies and environmental/ health groups. Tom also works to identify and access resources that will address the needs of the organization and the industry.

Previously, Tom spent 12 years as the Director of Field Services for the Missouri Soybean Association. Tom was responsible for developing soy based industrial products and turning them into value-added opportunities for Missouri soybean producers. Tom has worked on biodiesel for twelve years in Missouri helping to develop state biodiesel policies, regulations and markets. Tom is a 1987 graduate of University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Economics.

Meagan Perry Kaiser serves as the Chief Operations Officer and Soil Scientist of Perry Agricultural Laboratory, Inc. located in Bowling Green, Missouri. The lab conducts nutrient analysis on soils, plant tissues, feed, seed, water, manure and fertilizers. PAL serves clients in all 50 States and 75 foreign countries. 

Meagan and her husband, Marc, are 5th generation farmers at Kaiser Family Farms, growing soybeans and corn along the Missouri River. 

In 2011, the couple started PAL Farm Management LLC, a precision agriculture business. This firm utilizes GPS and drone technology to pull soil and plant tissue samples and makes variable rate fertilizer and planting prescriptions based on the test results. PAL Farm Management now serves clients in 14 states and 3 countries.

Meagan received her degree in Soil Science from the University of Missouri-Columbia, where she participated in undergraduate research in Crop Physiology under Dr. Dale Blevins, and in Agricultural Economics under Dr. Abner Womack at the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute. Meagan served as U.S. Senator Kit Bond’s legislative assistant, advising on agriculture, waterways infrastructure, science and related appropriations. Following her time in Washington DC, Meagan became the Executive Director of the Upper Mississippi, Illinois, and Missouri Rivers Association to bring awareness to the importance of flood control in rural areas.

Meagan is a Past Chair of the United Soybean Board, the national soy checkoff. She also serves as the University of Missouri’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources’ delegate to the Council on Agriculture, Research, Extension and Teaching and as the Vice President of the Pike County Farm Bureau Board. 

Dr. Ed Carr has over 12 years of experience supporting projects related to air quality, emissions and economic analysis in the mobile, non-road and biogenic sectors. Dr. Carr has worked on air quality, technology assessment and emissions inventory projects for federal, state, NGO and industry clients, including the U.S. EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality), South Coast Air Quality Management District, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), U.S. Maritime Administration, International Maritime Organisation, REMPEC, Ocean Conservancy and numerous others.  

As a Partner at Energy & Environmental Research Associates, Dr. Carr brings expertise in economic and data analysis, model development, policy and geospatial analysis. He has extensive experience with AIS data and maritime emissions, numerical modeling and simulation, web-based tool development, large data analysis and visualization. 

Dr. Carr received his A.B. in Biology from Bowdoin College, and M.M.P and Ph.D. in Marine Policy from the University of Delaware.

Hanna Campbell serves as the Market Development Director of the Michigan Soybean Committee.

In her role with MSC Hanna manages the Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition and the Great Lakes Alliance for Sustainable Shipping. Both of these groups share the goal to increase biodiesel education and use in the Great Lakes region to not only meet environmental goals but also support Midwest soybean farmers.

Bruce Brecheisen serves as Executive Vice President of Seaboard Marine, a leading ocean carrier in the Caribbean Basin and Latin America. Seaboard Marine operates as the largest shipping line by volume at PortMiami, providing critical logistics infrastructure throughout the region.

Since joining Seaboard Marine in 1989, Brecheisen has held progressively senior roles across strategic planning, procurement, finance and administration, bringing more than three decades of maritime industry expertise to his current position.

Brecheisen serves on multiple industry boards, including the Board of Directors of Kingston Wharves Ltd, a publicly listed cargo terminal operator in Jamaica; the Board of Port of Miami Crane Management, Inc.; and the Board of CareerSource South Florida.

Brecheisen is a graduate of Kansas State University.

Note: Seaboard Marine and Seaboard Energy operate as separate divisions under Seaboard Corporation.

Jon Scharingson serves as the Executive Director, Strategic Initiatives Sales for Chevron Renewable Energy Group based in Ames, IA. Mr. Scharingson previously held the role of Executive Director of Sales and Marketing at Chevron Renewable Energy Group. He joined legacy REG in 2007.

In his role he leads business development efforts in the developing low carbon marine fuel market in North America. His team also leads efforts in bringing low carbon fuel solutions to fleets in the public and private sector.

Prior to joining Renewable Energy Group, Mr. Scharingson spent 17 years in the seeds, crop protection and agriculture biotechnology industries working for Imperial Chemical Industries, AstraZeneca and Syngenta. He held several senior management roles in business strategy, business development and marketing. Mr. Scharingson has a BBA in Management and an MBA in Marketing from Iowa State University.

Peter Ostenfeld-Rosenthal is the President & CEO of Seaboard Energy, which currently owns and operates two biodiesel plants, a renewable diesel plant and a unit-train based terminal distribution site. Seaboard Energy’s plants are in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri, with the terminal based in Central California.

Peter believes strongly that the clean fuels business is vital for farming, the country, and the environment. His dedication to building a framework that supports operational excellence will aid in the success of Clean Fuels as the association continues toward its vision of reaching six billion gallons by 2030.

Peter holds a master’s degree in engineering from the University of Aalborg, Denmark and Post Graduate studies at the University of Waterloo.