During its first quarter meeting, the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) Board of Directors elected its 2025 officers who also comprise the organization’s Executive Committee.
Re-elected to serve as officers on the 2025 Executive Committee are:
- Dave Sovereign, President – Chairman of Golden Grain Energy’s Board, which oversees a locally owned 125 million-gallon-per-year (MGY) ethanol plant in Mason City, Iowa. Sovereign also serves on the Absolute Energy board, a locally owned 130 MGY ethanol producer in St. Ansgar, Iowa.
- Troy Knecht, Vice President – South Dakota farmer, representing Redfield Energy, a 63 MGY ethanol producer in Redfield, South Dakota.
- Ron Alverson, Secretary – Ron farms part-time with his son and serves as an expert resource on the GREET model and lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions, he represents Dakota Ethanol on the ACE Board, which owns a 100 MGY plant in Wentworth, South Dakota.
- John Christianson, Treasurer – John is a Founding Partner and recently retired Director of Christianson PLLP, an accounting and business consulting firm for Ag and Renewable Energy. His retirement from Christianson PLLP allows him to focus on his software company Beyond and Christianson Benchmarking, LLC.
- Chris Studer – Chief Member and Public Relations Officer for East River Electric Power Cooperative, which is a founding member of ACE dating back to 1987.
- Bill Dartt – Chief Financial Officer for Cardinal Ethanol, a 138 MGY ethanol plant in Union City, Indiana.
ACE is a home where ethanol producers join with farmers, consumers, researchers, technology firms, Main Street businesses, automotive companies, cellulosic biofuel leaders, investors, rural electric cooperatives, and businesses that supply and benefit from the ethanol industry.
ACE news release
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