Richard Galloway

Oils Expert, U.S. Soy Staff
Mount Pleasant, SC

Richard Galloway, U.S. Soy consultant, is president of Galloway & Associates, LLC, and consults with domestic and foreign agricultural processing, vegetable oil refining and grain handling industries. He is also co-editor of the book Soybeans: Chemistry, Production, Processing, and Utilization, published by the American Oil Chemists’ Society. Galloway provides insights on market, technical, strategic and business perspectives of crushing, refining and food production to U.S. Soy.

Dennis Strayer

Oils Expert, U.S. Soy Staff
Columbus, OH

Dennis Strayer, U.S. Soy consultant, brings over 40 years of experience in the oilseed business in analytical, processing, functional applications, as well as in sales and marketing. He has a background in quality control and assurance, regulatory affairs and food safety and is an active member of the American Oil Chemists’ Society and Institute of Food Technologists. He has also served in the past on the Institute of Shortening and Edible Oils and Grocery Manufacturers Association technical committees.

Mike Greenwood

U.S. Soy Staff
Scottsdale, AZ

For over 25 years Mike Greenwood has been leading strategic business, marketing, media and public relations programs in the food industry and other industries. He has been managing food and nutrition programs for the United Soybean Board since 2013. His career also includes more than a decade in television news.

Greta Bierbaum

U.S. Soy Staff
St. Louis, MO

Greta Bierbaum leads farmer engagement activities for both US SOY and the United Soybean Board’s Oil Target Area. Bierbaum’s primary focus is raising awareness and understanding of high oleic soybeans with the soybean farmer audience. She brings 10 years of farmer communications experience to US SOY.

Frank Flider

Oils Expert, U.S. Soy Staff
Scottsdale, AZ

Frank Flider, U.S. Soy consultant, is active in the Institute of Food Technologists and American Oils Chemists’ Society, and serves as senior associate editor for the Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. Flider is the author of numerous technical papers and holds two U.S. patents. He brings more than 35 years of technical, managerial and marketing experience in the oilseed and agricultural biotech industries to U.S. Soy.

Vicki Nesper

U.S. Soy Staff
Seattle, WA

Vicki Nesper carries extensive PR and marketing experience that includes ingredient marketing, consumer and industry research, nutrition communication, public affairs, issues management, collateral development and more.

Kandi Bradford

U.S. Soy Staff
St. Louis, MO