Our board of managers

PAM JOHNSON, President
In addition to serving on the ICO board of managers, Pam also is an executive director and former chair of the Iowa Corn Promotion Board (ICPB). She currently serves on the ICPB’s Research Committee, and the Industrial Usage and U.S. Production Committee. She also chairs the National Corn Growers Association’s Research and Business Development Action Team, and is a member of the U.S. Grains Council’s Trade Policy Team.

Pam farms in Floyd County, Iowa, where she raises corn and soybeans, along with a farrow-to-finish pork operation. Pam has been farming for more than 30 years, in partnership with her husband, Maurice. Their two sons are both involved in the family’s farm business.

The Johnsons have diversified their operation by joining with other farmers in value-added co-ops producing ethanol and soy biodiesel. Iowa’s farming community recognized Pam with the 2006 Woman in Ag Award.

Before farming full-time, Pam worked as a registered nurse. She received her education at Northwestern Hospital School of Nursing in Minneapolis. Pam is active in her community and is pianist for her church.