Our Team
NETZRO is a woman-owned Specific Benefit Corporation based in Minnesota.
Sue Marshall
FOUNDER & CEO
Proudly lives and works in Minneapolis, MN—claiming more beachfront than its neighboring twin, St. Paul. Sue is partnering with Mother Nature to correct the mistakes of her generation and generations past. She spends her days collaborating with others that share her passion for economic & environmental sustainability while creating socially responsible initiatives.
Sue spends her free time traveling the world in dedication to her role as a world-class mother and wife.
Suresh Graf
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT and REGENERATIVE SYSTEMS CONSULTANT
Suresh is a community-focused entrepreneur and systems thinker with a passion for sustainable business and circular economies. As a co-founder of Wooden Ship Brewing Company, they now have a focus on grain recovery and waste reduction while building a welcoming, values-driven brewery in Minneapolis. With a background spanning medical device sales, community health leadership, and beverage innovation, Suresh brings cross-disciplinary insight to every challenge they take on.
Craig Dowd
CTSO
Craig works to power forward growth through optimizing of the NETZRO’s proprietary equipment and technology. He is presently a the Food Process Technology Consultant for his company, Get Dowd On It, LLC.
He has over 38 years of experience in food technology with recent positions with General Mills R&D, including as a Fellow in the New Technology Development with Baked Goods Platforms. Craig holds an M.A. in Leadership from Augsburg University and is a University of MN alum with a B.S. Chemical Engineering. He also was an Evans Scholar at the University of MN and Chapter President.
Kristie Nystedt
EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING & PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
Kristie is a leader in the brewing industry, having founded several beer-based businesses starting in 2012 and becoming the first woman to own a brewery in North Carolina. As the President of Atlantic Process Solutions, she leads a team in the fabrication and installation of piping systems and process equipment for FDA-regulated facilities. With over 11 years of combined experience in the stainless-steel manufacturing and distribution, she has developed a strong expertise in manufacturing process improvement, quality assurance, and project management. Kristie is passionate about delivering innovative and compliant solutions for NETZRO clients ensuring their facilities meet the highest standards of safety, efficiency, and performance. By leveraging her background in accounting and healthcare information technology to provide strategic planning and financial oversight, she is a trusted and reliable partner for NETZRO.
Corinne Trang
Global Business Development
Corinne Trang brings proven leadership in advising businesses in launching innovative strategic opportunities within the food system that concentrates on sustainability and impact. Her deep understanding of global business dynamics will enable NETZRO to build a strategy that drives growth and improves the environmental challenges we face around the world.
Barry Nelson
PROCESSSING MANAGER
Barry grew up in the small resort town of Spicer, Minnesota. He attended the U of M, St. Cloud State, and Ottawa University, majoring in sports Psychology. He played hockey for the New York Rangers organization, and then worked in the field of social work and counseling. Barry is an avid conservationist with a strong desire to preserve our natural resources for the future generations. He is responsible for managing the upcycling processes and equipment operations at NETZRO.
Danyel Bischof-Forsyth
BOARD MEMBER
Danyel is a senior technology executive with over 30 years of experience leading large-scale transformation initiatives for public and private organizations of multiple industries. Her experience with various technologies includes digital transformation through state-of-the-art ERP implementation, cloud migrations, and implementation of leading-edge emerging technology, including internet-of-things, computer vision, machine learning, and predictive analytics technologies. She has a strong record of success in strategy and innovation, solutions delivery, data management, people development, and building relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Danyel brings board governance experience, having served on multiple non-profit and executive advisory boards.
Cody Anderson
BOARD MEMBER - INVESTOR RELATIONS
Cody is a Minnesota native who's spent a better part of the last decade in Silicon Valley working for software startups. He's a Certified Equity Professional (CEP) and is an early employee of Carta (formerly eShares) where he's helped scale the organization from 30 or so employees, and $1m in recurring revenue, to over 800 employees and $80m in recurring revenue. Cody currently helps Carta manage strategic relations across their non-coastal U.S. markets while also helping NETZRO SBC manage investor relations and capital strategies.
Sarah Franz
BOARD MEMBER
Experienced leader with a demonstrated history of working at the cross-section of public and private sectors to improve health. Skilled in community engagement, project management and public policy. Strong community and social services professional with a Master of Science (M.Sc.) focused in International Development Studies from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Christy Caspers
BOARD MEMBER - EMERITUS
Christy has been practicing law for over thirty years and specializes in small and emerging entrepreneurial companies. In addition to being an avid runner, Christy loves to travel, is active in a number of non-profit organizations and is a strong supporter of the reuse community. Christy is also not a stranger to airports and secretly loves long car rides, especially when the destination is the home base of one of her 4 grown kids.