Richard Morris - Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Morris has worked in the meat industry across branded and private label beef, pork and processed foods for 27 years and has held executive positions with Sara Lee Foods, Premium Standard Farms and Smithfield Foods. His experience covers Sales, Marketing, Strategic Planning and Implementation and Plant Operations. Mr. Morris has developed organizations from early stage businesses to larger, successful companies working across retail, food service and international business channels with P&L responsibilities for $900m businesses.

Flint McCullough - CFO

Mr. McCullough comes to Dakota Beef as an experienced finance executive in the agricultural and meat packing industries. Mr. McCullough has spent several years with Brookfield Farms, four years at Swissland Packing and twelve years at Bunge, where he was exposed to and oversaw grain accounting at various locations across the country.

Prior to joining with Dakota Beef, Dr. Whitley spent 8 years with the Samuel Robert's Noble Foundation as a Livestock Consultant and a member of their Agricultural Division's management team.  While with the Noble Foundation his primary duties included assisting livestock producers in the areas of: genetic management (including bull and female selection), supplemental feeding program design, animal handling techniques and working facilities design, as well as providing marketing assistance and analysis.  Dr. Whitley received a Bachelor of Science in Range Management, a Master of Science in Range Nutrition and a Doctor of Philosophy in Beef Cattle Management/Nutrition.

Dr. Susan Overholt, Ph.D. - Quality Manager

Dr. Overholt supervises food safety and quality assurance in our Processing Plant in Howard, SD. Prior to joining Dakota Beef, Dr. Overholt was a Senior Research Scientist and Manager of the Nutritional Science Group for Banner Pharmacaps, High Point, NC. She was responsible for product conceptualization, development and scale-up into production. Dr. Overholt holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Meat Science from South Dakota State University, a Master of Science in Meat Science from the University of Connecticut, and a BS in Agriculture from The Ohio State University. Dr. Overholt resides in Madison, SD with her husband Marlon and children Seth and Makayla.