Val Velde is the Regional Customer Operations Manager at Land O’Lakes, Purina Division. She is responsible for multiple teams within the Purina Animal Feed Division of Land O’Lakes including Billing, Customer Care (disputes team), E-Commerce Customer Service, Upper Midwest Region Customer Service, and the Consumer Customer Service team.
She is celebrating year 18 with the company and loves the diversity of responsibility and challenges of her role. She is also the current Co-
Chair of Land O’Lakes Disability Awareness ERG. Outside of Land O’Lakes Val serves as the Chair of FFA Foundation Board of Directors, Council Member of the MN Agricultural Education Leadership Council, among other service and volunteering efforts.
Val holds a Master’s Degree is Organizational Leadership from Northwestern, a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural Education from the University of Minnesota and Minor in Internal Agriculture.
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