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DAVE BELLOWS
President & CEO
Dave graduated magna cum laude from Colorado State University with degrees in Animal Science and Agricultural Business. He hired with Purina Mills where he progressed from Inbound Logistics Coordinator and Local Buyer to Manager of Grain Trading after Land O Lakes purchased Purina Mills to merge with their Feed Division. After a successful merger, Dave moved to Land O Lakes' Dairy Foods division to oversee cheese and dairy protein trading. Dave then founded Pedestal Commodity Group, LLC in 2005 to manage price risk for a set of family dairies located mostly in the southwest United States. Today, Dave manages futures positioning for our clients across the country to tailor and execute custom, comprehensive risk management strategies.
KATIE BELLOWS
Director of Procurement
Katie graduated from the University of Minnesota with a B.S. in Animal Sciences and M.S. in Ruminant Nutrition. After graduate school, she hired with Land O Lakes/Purina Feed as a formulator where she learned how commodities interacted within feed rations depending on nutrient and price. This experience was invaluable to her as a Senior Buyer for their feed purchasing team where she was responsible for corporate feed mill protein purchasing. At PCG, Katie is responsible for physical commodity trading, maintaining vendor relationships, and coordinates programming for LPH.
RYAN REYNOLDS
Futures Trader, Analyst
Ryan grew up just south of Houston in Pearland, Texas, and graduated from Texas A&M with a B.S. in Agricultural Business and M.S. in Agricultural Economics. While attending, Ryan was the student assistant for the Aggie's basketball team. At Pedestal, Ryan focuses on futures trading, market and data analysis, and specialized customer reports.
ALEXANDRA HENDERSON
Cash Commodity Trader
Alex was raised on a grain farm in north-central Indiana and graduated from Purdue University with a B.S. in Agricultural Economics. While attending, she served as the Dairy Club President and was on the cheerleading squad. At PCG, Alex focuses on price discovery, physical commodity trading, and customer report development. She also coaches the Hartley ISD High School cheer squad. Alex also serves as the Treasurer of Texas Agriwomen's Panhandle Chapter.
JAYMI HARRIS
Logistics Manager and Project Coordinator
Jaymi grew up in Los Gatos, California. She received her B.S. in Animal Science and M.S. in Integrated Resource Management from Colorado State University. Jaymi has hands-on experience in multiple aspects of the livestock industry including feedlots, ranches, dairies, and feed mills. At PCG, Jaymi currently handles California, Pacific Northwest, Upper Midwest, Eastern Corn Belt and Southeast logistics along with coordinating and developing projects within Pedestal. In her free time, she also makes and sells 100% mohair cinches. As well as serving as the President of Texas AgriWomen's Panhandle Chapter.
ANDREA PRIETO
Logistics Coordinator
Andrea was raised in Mexico and moved to the US for college where she graduated from New Mexico State with a B.S. in Counseling & Community Psychology. Andrea met her husband, David while they attended and made the move to the Panhandle. Andrea is fluent in Spanish and has experience in feed lot safety and dairy office management. She has three young children that keep her busy. But in her free time, she enjoys baking as well as participating in cooking classes.
CHERYLANN PYLE
LPH Support
Cherylann is a Texas Native growing up in Dalhart and now residing in Hartley. Cherylann helps support the logistics team. She also manages real-time data in LPH. When she isn't at PCG, Cherylann manages and coaches her gymnastics team, the High Flyers.
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