Board Committees

Ms. Lowry most recently served as Vice President of Risk, Treasury and Corporate Finance for McCormick & Company (NYSE: MCK) from 2019 to 2021, and as Vice President of Corporate Finance from 2016 to 2019. Ms. Lowry has extensive finance and risk management experience, having previously served Senior Vice President of Generation Company Strategy and as Vice President of Generation Company Strategy at Exelon Corporation. Prior to this role, Ms. Lowry was Treasurer and Vice President at Constellation Energy (before its merger with Exelon) and Assistant Treasurer. Ms. Lowry also held leadership roles in finance with electrical energy generation companies Cogentrix Energy and The AES Corporation.

She has served as a board member and chair of the audit committee at MYR Group (Nasdaq: MYRG) since 2018 and as a board member and chair of the energy risk management committee for Clearway Energy (NYSE: CWEN) since 2022. In addition, she served as a Board Member for TPI Composites (Nasdaq: TPIC) and Electriq Power Holdings (NYSE: ELIQ).

Mr. Gerke served as the General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer at H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB) from 2012 until 2022 and as a Senior Vice President at H&R Block until his retirement in 2022. During his tenure at H&R Block, he also served as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer and as the leader of the human resources function. During 2011, Mr. Gerke served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of YRC Worldwide. From 2009 to 2010, Mr. Gerke served as Executive Vice Chairman of CenturyLink. From 2008 to 2009, he served as President and CEO at Embarq, and previously served at Embarq as Executive Vice President and General Counsel – Law and External Affairs.  Prior to these roles, Mr. Gerke held a number of executive and legal positions with Sprint, including serving as Executive Vice President and General Counsel.

Mr. Gerke previously served as a board member of Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNSL), Tallgrass Energy GP, LLC, which is the general partner of Tallgrass Energy, LP (NYSE: TG), CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL), Embarq (NYSE: EQ).

Mr. Lopez previously served as Executive in Residence for SoftBank Investment Advisors from 2018 to 2022 and as Head of its Operating Group from 2019 to 2021. Mr. Lopez served as Chief Executive Officer of Extended Stay America (Nasdaq: STAY) from 2015 to 2018. He led AMC Entertainment Holdings as Chief Executive Officer from 2009 to 2015. In previous roles, Mr. Lopez has extensive leadership experience in the food and beverage sector and consumer goods industry. He served as Starbucks Coffee Company’s President of Global Consumer Products, Seattle’s Best Coffee and Foodservice, and held roles of increasing responsibility with Frito-Lay and Procter & Gamble.

Mr. Lopez has served as a board member for CBRE Group (NYSE: CBRE) since 2015, Newell Brands (Nasdaq: NWL) since 2018, and Realty Income Corporation (NYSE: O) since 2018. He previously served as member of the board of directors of Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT), Extended Stay America, Inc. (Nasdaq: STAY), and AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC). 

Mr. Rauckman owns and is a financial consultant at Rauckman Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2017. Mr. Rauckman is a seasoned finance executive, having served as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN) from 1999 to 2014. He was named CFO of the Year by the Kansas City Business Journal in 2008. Prior to joining Garmin, he served in finance roles at Honeywell Corporation and Unisys Corporation.

Mr. Rauckman has served as a board member of First Busey Corporation (Nasdaq: BUSE) since 2025, and as a board member and the Audit Committee Chairman of JE Dunn Construction Group since 2016. Previously, he served on the board of directors and as the Audit Committee Chairman of CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: CFB).

Mr. Roper serves as the Chief Executive Officer of The Vita Coco Company (Nasdaq: COCO), a role he has held since 2022. He served as Co-Chief Executive Officer from 2021 to 2022 and as President of Vita Coco from 2019 to 2021 and. A seasoned food and beverage industry leader, Mr. Roper served from 2001 to 2018 as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Boston Beer Company. He also held other leadership roles with The Boston Beer Company, including President and Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Manufacturing and Business Development. Mr. Roper’s previous roles include serving in manufacturing as President of the Merchandising Equipment Group (MEG) Division of Steelworks Inc. and as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Blocksom & Co.

Mr. Roper has served as a board member for The Vita Coco Company (Nasdaq: COCO) since 2021 and Fintech, a business solutions provider for the beverage alcohol industry, since 2018. He previously served on the board of directors of Bio-Nutritional Research Group, LL Flooring Holdings (NYSE: LL), and Boston Beer Company (NYSE: SAM).

Mr. Siwak is the founding partner of Encore Management Group, a private equity fund focused on the consumer services sector. Prior to founding the Encore Management Group in 2022, Mr. Siwak was the Chief Business Officer for North America for the Ferrero Group, a global sweet snacking company. Prior to this role, Mr. Siwak was the Chief Executive Officer of Ferrara Candy Company. Mr. Siwak has also served as an operating partner for L Catteron Partners, a consumer-focused private equity group, and was a founding partner of Mindseye Group, a private equity group. Mr. Siwak also served the Chief Executive Officer of TRG Accessories, a manufacturer of luggage and travel gear.

Mr. Gerke served as the General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer at H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB) from 2012 until 2022 and as a Senior Vice President at H&R Block until his retirement in 2022. During his tenure at H&R Block, he also served as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer and as the leader of the human resources function. During 2011, Mr. Gerke served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of YRC Worldwide. From 2009 to 2010, Mr. Gerke served as Executive Vice Chairman of CenturyLink. From 2008 to 2009, he served as President and CEO at Embarq, and previously served at Embarq as Executive Vice President and General Counsel – Law and External Affairs.  Prior to these roles, Mr. Gerke held a number of executive and legal positions with Sprint, including serving as Executive Vice President and General Counsel.

Mr. Gerke previously served as a board member of Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNSL), Tallgrass Energy GP, LLC, which is the general partner of Tallgrass Energy, LP (NYSE: TG), CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL), Embarq (NYSE: EQ).

Mr. Lopez previously served as Executive in Residence for SoftBank Investment Advisors from 2018 to 2022 and as Head of its Operating Group from 2019 to 2021. Mr. Lopez served as Chief Executive Officer of Extended Stay America (Nasdaq: STAY) from 2015 to 2018. He led AMC Entertainment Holdings as Chief Executive Officer from 2009 to 2015. In previous roles, Mr. Lopez has extensive leadership experience in the food and beverage sector and consumer goods industry. He served as Starbucks Coffee Company’s President of Global Consumer Products, Seattle’s Best Coffee and Foodservice, and held roles of increasing responsibility with Frito-Lay and Procter & Gamble.

Mr. Lopez has served as a board member for CBRE Group (NYSE: CBRE) since 2015, Newell Brands (Nasdaq: NWL) since 2018, and Realty Income Corporation (NYSE: O) since 2018. He previously served as member of the board of directors of Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT), Extended Stay America, Inc. (Nasdaq: STAY), and AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC). 

Ms. Lowry most recently served as Vice President of Risk, Treasury and Corporate Finance for McCormick & Company (NYSE: MCK) from 2019 to 2021, and as Vice President of Corporate Finance from 2016 to 2019. Ms. Lowry has extensive finance and risk management experience, having previously served Senior Vice President of Generation Company Strategy and as Vice President of Generation Company Strategy at Exelon Corporation. Prior to this role, Ms. Lowry was Treasurer and Vice President at Constellation Energy (before its merger with Exelon) and Assistant Treasurer. Ms. Lowry also held leadership roles in finance with electrical energy generation companies Cogentrix Energy and The AES Corporation.

She has served as a board member and chair of the audit committee at MYR Group (Nasdaq: MYRG) since 2018 and as a board member and chair of the energy risk management committee for Clearway Energy (NYSE: CWEN) since 2022. In addition, she served as a Board Member for TPI Composites (Nasdaq: TPIC) and Electriq Power Holdings (NYSE: ELIQ).

Ms. Mingus is a principal and owner of Torpa Design Co., a company specializing in all facets of graphic design, interior design, and exterior design, a position she has held since 2005. Her career began in graphic design in 1996, and she has worked as a designer for public companies, national associations, and an advertising agency.

Ms. Mingus serves as a trustee on the Evah C. Cray Historical Museum and as Board Vice President for the Cray Medical Research Organization at the University of Kansas Medical Center. In addition, she serves as a board member for the Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation.

She is a member of the fourth generation of the company’s founding Cray family to serve MGP.

Mr. Rauckman owns and is a financial consultant at Rauckman Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2017. Mr. Rauckman is a seasoned finance executive, having served as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN) from 1999 to 2014. He was named CFO of the Year by the Kansas City Business Journal in 2008. Prior to joining Garmin, he served in finance roles at Honeywell Corporation and Unisys Corporation.

Mr. Rauckman has served as a board member of First Busey Corporation (Nasdaq: BUSE) since 2025, and as a board member and the Audit Committee Chairman of JE Dunn Construction Group since 2016. Previously, he served on the board of directors and as the Audit Committee Chairman of CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: CFB).

Mr. Roper serves as the Chief Executive Officer of The Vita Coco Company (Nasdaq: COCO), a role he has held since 2022. He served as Co-Chief Executive Officer from 2021 to 2022 and as President of Vita Coco from 2019 to 2021 and. A seasoned food and beverage industry leader, Mr. Roper served from 2001 to 2018 as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Boston Beer Company. He also held other leadership roles with The Boston Beer Company, including President and Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Manufacturing and Business Development. Mr. Roper’s previous roles include serving in manufacturing as President of the Merchandising Equipment Group (MEG) Division of Steelworks Inc. and as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Blocksom & Co.

Mr. Roper has served as a board member for The Vita Coco Company (Nasdaq: COCO) since 2021 and Fintech, a business solutions provider for the beverage alcohol industry, since 2018. He previously served on the board of directors of Bio-Nutritional Research Group, LL Flooring Holdings (NYSE: LL), and Boston Beer Company (NYSE: SAM).

Mr. Siwak is the founding partner of Encore Management Group, a private equity fund focused on the consumer services sector. Prior to founding the Encore Management Group in 2022, Mr. Siwak was the Chief Business Officer for North America for the Ferrero Group, a global sweet snacking company. Prior to this role, Mr. Siwak was the Chief Executive Officer of Ferrara Candy Company. Mr. Siwak has also served as an operating partner for L Catteron Partners, a consumer-focused private equity group, and was a founding partner of Mindseye Group, a private equity group. Mr. Siwak also served the Chief Executive Officer of TRG Accessories, a manufacturer of luggage and travel gear.

Mr. Siwak is the founding partner of Encore Management Group, a private equity fund focused on the consumer services sector. Prior to founding the Encore Management Group in 2022, Mr. Siwak was the Chief Business Officer for North America for the Ferrero Group, a global sweet snacking company. Prior to this role, Mr. Siwak was the Chief Executive Officer of Ferrara Candy Company. Mr. Siwak has also served as an operating partner for L Catteron Partners, a consumer-focused private equity group, and was a founding partner of Mindseye Group, a private equity group. Mr. Siwak also served the Chief Executive Officer of TRG Accessories, a manufacturer of luggage and travel gear.

Mr. Gerke served as the General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer at H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB) from 2012 until 2022 and as a Senior Vice President at H&R Block until his retirement in 2022. During his tenure at H&R Block, he also served as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer and as the leader of the human resources function. During 2011, Mr. Gerke served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of YRC Worldwide. From 2009 to 2010, Mr. Gerke served as Executive Vice Chairman of CenturyLink. From 2008 to 2009, he served as President and CEO at Embarq, and previously served at Embarq as Executive Vice President and General Counsel – Law and External Affairs.  Prior to these roles, Mr. Gerke held a number of executive and legal positions with Sprint, including serving as Executive Vice President and General Counsel.

Mr. Gerke previously served as a board member of Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNSL), Tallgrass Energy GP, LLC, which is the general partner of Tallgrass Energy, LP (NYSE: TG), CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL), Embarq (NYSE: EQ).

Mr. Lopez previously served as Executive in Residence for SoftBank Investment Advisors from 2018 to 2022 and as Head of its Operating Group from 2019 to 2021. Mr. Lopez served as Chief Executive Officer of Extended Stay America (Nasdaq: STAY) from 2015 to 2018. He led AMC Entertainment Holdings as Chief Executive Officer from 2009 to 2015. In previous roles, Mr. Lopez has extensive leadership experience in the food and beverage sector and consumer goods industry. He served as Starbucks Coffee Company’s President of Global Consumer Products, Seattle’s Best Coffee and Foodservice, and held roles of increasing responsibility with Frito-Lay and Procter & Gamble.

Mr. Lopez has served as a board member for CBRE Group (NYSE: CBRE) since 2015, Newell Brands (Nasdaq: NWL) since 2018, and Realty Income Corporation (NYSE: O) since 2018. He previously served as member of the board of directors of Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT), Extended Stay America, Inc. (Nasdaq: STAY), and AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC). 

Ms. Lowry most recently served as Vice President of Risk, Treasury and Corporate Finance for McCormick & Company (NYSE: MCK) from 2019 to 2021, and as Vice President of Corporate Finance from 2016 to 2019. Ms. Lowry has extensive finance and risk management experience, having previously served Senior Vice President of Generation Company Strategy and as Vice President of Generation Company Strategy at Exelon Corporation. Prior to this role, Ms. Lowry was Treasurer and Vice President at Constellation Energy (before its merger with Exelon) and Assistant Treasurer. Ms. Lowry also held leadership roles in finance with electrical energy generation companies Cogentrix Energy and The AES Corporation.

She has served as a board member and chair of the audit committee at MYR Group (Nasdaq: MYRG) since 2018 and as a board member and chair of the energy risk management committee for Clearway Energy (NYSE: CWEN) since 2022. In addition, she served as a Board Member for TPI Composites (Nasdaq: TPIC) and Electriq Power Holdings (NYSE: ELIQ).

Ms. Mingus is a principal and owner of Torpa Design Co., a company specializing in all facets of graphic design, interior design, and exterior design, a position she has held since 2005. Her career began in graphic design in 1996, and she has worked as a designer for public companies, national associations, and an advertising agency.

Ms. Mingus serves as a trustee on the Evah C. Cray Historical Museum and as Board Vice President for the Cray Medical Research Organization at the University of Kansas Medical Center. In addition, she serves as a board member for the Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation.

She is a member of the fourth generation of the company’s founding Cray family to serve MGP.

Mr. Rauckman owns and is a financial consultant at Rauckman Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2017. Mr. Rauckman is a seasoned finance executive, having served as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN) from 1999 to 2014. He was named CFO of the Year by the Kansas City Business Journal in 2008. Prior to joining Garmin, he served in finance roles at Honeywell Corporation and Unisys Corporation.

Mr. Rauckman has served as a board member of First Busey Corporation (Nasdaq: BUSE) since 2025, and as a board member and the Audit Committee Chairman of JE Dunn Construction Group since 2016. Previously, he served on the board of directors and as the Audit Committee Chairman of CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: CFB).

Mr. Roper serves as the Chief Executive Officer of The Vita Coco Company (Nasdaq: COCO), a role he has held since 2022. He served as Co-Chief Executive Officer from 2021 to 2022 and as President of Vita Coco from 2019 to 2021 and. A seasoned food and beverage industry leader, Mr. Roper served from 2001 to 2018 as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Boston Beer Company. He also held other leadership roles with The Boston Beer Company, including President and Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Manufacturing and Business Development. Mr. Roper’s previous roles include serving in manufacturing as President of the Merchandising Equipment Group (MEG) Division of Steelworks Inc. and as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Blocksom & Co.

Mr. Roper has served as a board member for The Vita Coco Company (Nasdaq: COCO) since 2021 and Fintech, a business solutions provider for the beverage alcohol industry, since 2018. He previously served on the board of directors of Bio-Nutritional Research Group, LL Flooring Holdings (NYSE: LL), and Boston Beer Company (NYSE: SAM).