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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.

Email: [email protected]

Darlene Kruse

Office Manager

Manages invoicing, payroll, contracts, and financial operations.

Email: [email protected]

Marty Foreman

Senior Economist

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

Email: [email protected]

Sarah Denny

Senior Economist



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Cade McKnelly

Senior Economist

Contributes to US and international biofuels forecasting and analysis.

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Brandon Laufer

Director & Senior Software Architect

Oversees model migration into Python and data support automation.

Elizabeth Grichnik

Student Analyst

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

Lane Johnson

Student Analyst

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

Former Student Analysts

Our former student analysts have contributed significantly to our modeling, research, and digital infrastructure.

Matthew Putnam

Former Student Analyst