Born and raised in Nebraska, Dr. Jess Waddell cultivated a passion for veterinary medicine early on by shadowing his father, a food animal veterinarian, on farm visits. His commitment to agriculture deepened through active participation in 4-H and FFA. Dr. Waddell earned his Bachelor of Science in Animal Science from Oklahoma State University.
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Dr. Carly Bates grew up on a small hobby farm in Muscatine, Iowa, where her family raised Hereford cattle and show pigs. Her early involvement in 4-H and FFA helped build a strong foundation in agriculture and inspired a lifelong passion for the industry. Dr.
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Francisco Cabezon was born in Chile in 1985. He received his bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Engineering at the Universidad Catolica de Chile in 2011. In 2012 Francisco worked for Agrosuper, the largest pork producer in Chile with 135,000 sows and approximately 4,000,000 pigs marketed per year.
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Dr. Todd E. Williams was owner and practitioner with Ottumwa Veterinary Clinic until it was acquired by Pipestone Veterinary Services in 2013. Todd resided in Ottumwa, Iowa, as well as spent time in central Missouri serving swine clients across Iowa and Missouri.
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Dr. Barry Richard Kerkaert serves as Chairman of the Board for Pipestone Holdings, providing strategic leadership and governance to one of the world’s leading swine health and production organizations.
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Dr. Gustavo Pizarro graduated from Universidad Mayor in Santiago Chile in 1995 with his degree in Veterinary Medicine, and later in 2010 continued his education by completing his Bachelor Degree in Agriculture Business Administration at the Universidad Catolica of Chile.
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Paul attended Southeast Tech and graduated in 2006 with an AAS in Accounting. He began his career with Pipestone as a sow farm Swine Tech and worked his way up to Site Manager. In 2013, Paul transitioned to the Research team and now serves as the Director of Research Operations.
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Roy Edler holds a Master’s Degree from Iowa State University and is currently serving as Biostatistician for Pipestone. Before joining Pipestone in July 2017, he worked for Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica for 17 years where he held a similar position as Manager of Field Research Services.
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Bill Steenstra is from Leota, MN where he grew up raising pigs, chickens, and horses. In 1990, he earned his Associate of Arts degree in Natural Resources from Brainard Tech. Since then, he has continued his education by completing various courses toward a Bachelor of Science degree.
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Erin McCoy grew up on a 200-sow farrow-finish farm in southwest Minnesota. She has been a team member at Pipestone serving in various roles throughout her high school and college days, graduating in 2008 from South Dakota State University with a B.S. in Animal Science.
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Originally from Maracay, Venezuela, Cesar Cortes has been heavily involved in the agriculture industry from a young age. He grew up on his uncle’s farm tending to cows and goats, along with cultivated peppers. He graduated in 2008 from Universidad Romulo Gallegos in San Juan de los Morros, Venezuela with a degree in agricultural engineering.
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Eric Cleveringa is a 2009 graduate from Iowa State University with a bachelor of science degree. Eric joined Pipestone in January 2022 and currently serves as a veterinary physician assistant for Pipestone Veterinary Services. Eric and his wife, Jennifer, and they have four boys, Camden, Creighton, Kinnick, and Karson.
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