Through thoughtful leadership and keen scientific know-how, Suntava develops abundant, stable, and sustainable all-natural ingredients that promote consumer health and wellness. Get to know our team.

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EXECUTIVE TEAM
Bill Petrich, Chief Executive Officer
Steve Dougherty, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Dr. Robert DeMaster, PhD, Chief Technical Advisor
Tom Hayes, Director of Operations


BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Lee French, Chairman and Director
M. Allen Hatfield, Director
David Milbrath, Director
Robert DeMaster, Director
Jim Schweigert, Director
Bill Petrich, Director


CORE CAPABILITIES

• Breeding—Suntava's on-going breeding program aims to continuously improve the quantity and quality of anthocyanins present in its proprietary purple corn
  
• Growing—Suntava has partnered with growers throughout America's Heartland for farming, storage, transport, and specialty projects
• Research—Through continuous product and process testing, development, and improvements, as well as application testing and plant research, Suntava formulates active health ingredients and natural colors
  
• Processing—Suntava's proprietary extraction proces has the ability to extract high value natural dyes and antioxidants, while preserving the widely-utilized starches, glutens, and oils
  

Research and technical support
The research and technical service teams at Suntava are here to help at every step along your product development process—from initial formulation to meeting the demands of high output processing systems. We will support your efforts by providing guidance on issues from regulation to usage limitations, and beyond. In addition, our teams are available for prototype development work on new products or to provide ongoing technical support.