TFA Board Members
Mark York is President of TFA. With a Minnesota farm background and two years’ experience in West African agriculture, Mark identified the massive gaps in farmers’ access to agricultural technology and yields between West Africa and the US. He co-founded Tractors for Africa with Cargill colleagues Louis Ricard and Maurice Hurst, and has been focused on growing the organization and improving yields for African farmers ever since. He is a McKinsey alum and currently pursuing a PhD in computer science at MIT.
Nana Konadu Kay Darko-Mensah is the Treasurer of TFA. Kay lives is Accra Ghana, and is also the Founder and Managing Director of Harleigh Dover, a boutique business solutions consulting company, and Gulf Pride Seafoods a seafood sourcing and trading company both based in Accra. Kay has over nine years experience in Business Development, Regulatory Compliance, Accounting and Finance. At Tractors for Africa as the Board Treasurer, Kay offers guidance to the Executive Committee and the Board in ensuring good fiscal planning, decision-making and oversight at a high level.
Moussa Ousmane is a TFA Board Member. Moussa joined Cargill in 2007, and currently serves as Senior Trade Execution Coordinator in the Import/ Export Division for Cargill North American Agricultural business based in Wayzata, MN. Born in Niger, he moved to the United States in 2001, where he earned a Master’s Degree in Agribusiness at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University. Moussa previously led the shipping and logistics for Tractors for Africa. As a board member Moussa contributes to Africa Operations, Optimization and Risk Assessment.
Terry Garvert is a TFA Board Member. Terry retired from Cargill after almost 40 years in supply chain management, grain merchandising, commodity risk management, and foodgrains market development. He contributes heavily to the organization hiring efforts, along with fundraising and relationship building for Tractors for Africa.
Yaw Agyare is a TFA Board Member (Current Acting CEO). Yaw is currently the Managing Partner of AGY Commodities Limited and Genshore Limited and is based in Accra Ghana. Yaw has over 20 years of work experience in commodities trading, business management and leadership, and has worked in both the United States and Ghana. Yaw held a Vice President role at Citibank when working in the US. Yaw’s extensive business experience is helping build TFA’s strategy for growth in West Africa.
Frank Garland is a TFA Board Member. Frank played integral roles building companies valued at over $3.4 Billion, as the former CEO, COO, and SVP at The Weather Channel, Travel Channel, Tennis Channel, HighSchoolSports.net (USA Today), and Realtime Brackets. Frank led the conception and launch of the Weather Trends International long term farm forecast in a partnership with AgReliant, the nation’s third largest seed marketer.
Meredith Yahne is a TFA Board Member. Meredith runs her own Marketing Consulting business and brings with her over 20 years of corporate and non-profit marketing expertise. She serves as head of the Communications Committee and oversees Marketing related activities on behalf of Tractors for Africa.
Louis Ricard is a Co-Founder of Tractors for Africa. He had a 38 year career at Cargill, retiring in 2017, with experience in commodity trading, grain & oilseed operations, supply chain, and strategic sales management. From Tractors for Africa’s founding in 2014, through to 2021, Louis was instrumental in establishing the fundraising, strategic planning, finance and treasury functions for Tractors for Africa.
