Jun 6, 2016

Potatoes USA accepting board nominations

Nominations are now open for new Potatoes USA board Members for the 2017-2020 term. Sixty members will be elected or re-elected to fill open seats and the seats of outgoing board members who are completing their second three-year term in March 2017.

All state potato organizations have received the information and materials to begin the process of seeking and nominating interested growers. All growers will be seated on the board at the 2017 Annual Meeting in Denver, March 14-16, 2017.

According to Potatoes USA, a nominee should be willing to:

1. Attend the Board’s Annual meeting held in March each year of the three-year term, 2017-2020.
2. Be active in the potato-growing community.
3. Be visible in community work, participate in local government, cultural or business affairs—someone who is a leader.
4. Be willing to represent and communicate with his/her constituents on a regular basis.
5. Take the time to actively support Potatoes USA programs in his/her area.
6. Speak to grower groups, newspaper reporters and interested parties about Potatoes USA programs, relating the value of the Board to all growers, how the 3-cent per hundredweight assessment is invested and ask for input from those interested in becoming active in the promotion of potatoes.

Interested parties should contact their state manager to be considered by state grower leadership to fill an open spot. For more information, call Alexandra Grimm, Potatoes USA Industry Relations manager, at 303-369-7783. The nominating process will be completed by Friday, July 29.