Phil and his wife, Linda, grow soybeans, corn and wheat and raise swine on their operation near Griggsville, Ill. This is Phil’s sixth year as a USB Director. He currently serves as USB Chairman. Phil’s previous leadership roles include service as USB Vice Chairman, Chair of the Global Opportunities Committee, USB Communications chair, vice chair of the International Marketing Committee, team lead of the Animal Agriculture Initiative Leadership Team for three years and as a member of the Global Opportunities Committee. During his tenure on USB, he has also been a member of the Domestic Marketing Committee and the Analytical Measurements & Market Standards Initiative Leadership Team. Phil has served as chairman of the World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) and the World Soy Foundation. He also serves as a board member of QUALISOY and the U.S. Soybean Export Council. Phil is a member of the Illinois Soybean Association and the Pike County Farm Bureau. In addition, he is a past president of both the Illinois Pork Producers Association and the United States Animal Health Association. He has a bachelor of science in agriculture and business from Western Illinois University. Phil and Linda have three children, Cindy, Lisa and Todd, four grandchildren and one great-grandson.