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Our Team

Experts in economics, modeling, and agriculture & biofuels.

Our full-time staff includes Ph.D. economists, Master's-level senior economists, and part-time affiliates including undergraduate researchers and computer scientists.

John Kruse, Ph.D.

Managing Principal

Leads WAEES with over 35 years of experience in agricultural economic modeling.

Email: [email protected]

Walaiporn Intarapapong, Ph.D.

Senior Economist

Leads forecasting for international grains, rice, and oilseeds.

Darlene Kruse

Office Manager

Manages invoicing, payroll, contracts, and financial operations.

Marty Foreman

Senior Economist

Performs research and analysis with over 40 years of experience in agricultural economics.

Sarah Denny

Senior Economist



Cade McKnelly

Senior Economist

Contributes to US and international biofuels forecasting and analysis.

Kila Yoyo

Agricultural Economist



Emily Nelson

Agricultural Economist



Brandon Laufer

Director & Senior Software Architect

Oversees model migration into Python and data support automation.

Student Analysts

Elizabeth Novak

Student Analyst

Primarily assists in building and updating specialty fruit & vegetable crop models.

Logan Limbaugh

Student Analyst

Develops automation tools and performs data analysis, supporting firm-wide modeling.

Sam Byerly

Student Analyst

Implements partial equilibrium models in Python and supports data automation.

Max Meystrik

Student Analyst

Performs data analysis, specialty crop modeling, and web design.

Miles Vollet

Student Analyst

Adam Horn

Student Analyst

Megan Bruhn

Student Analyst

Isaac Dieker

Student Analyst

Former Student Analysts

Lane Johnson

Former Student Analyst

Matthew Putnam

Former Student Analyst