Mar 29, 2005U.S. Potato Board Elects New Leadership
The U.S. Potato Board’s (USPB) grower membership elected new leaders to its executive and administrative committees during the board’s annual meeting March 17-19 in Denver.
The following sections list the leadership for the coming year:
Chairman of USPB: Ray Meiggs, Camden, N.C.
Immediate Past Chairman: Kraig Knutzen, Burlington, Wash.
Domestic Marketing Committee:
• Boyd Foster, Rigby, Idaho – Chairman
• Tony Amstad, Hermiston, Ore.
• Bryan Beck, Tinoseta, Pa.
• Gary Hansen, Rupert, Idaho
• Danny Johns, Elkton, Fla.
• Tom Lundgren, Stevens Point, Wis.
• Dale Mickelson, Rigby, Idaho
• Mike Pink, Basin City, Wash.
• Ed Staunton, Tulelake, Calif.
• Peter Van Erkle, Hollandale, Minn.
International Marketing Committee:
• Nelson Cox, Warden, Wash. – Chairman
• Randy Hardy, Oakley, Idaho
• Roger Hawley, Bellingham, Wash.
• Cheryl Koompin, American Falls, Idaho
• Rod Lake, Burley, Idaho
• Phil Smartt, Monte Vista, Colo.
Industry Outreach:
• Bill Brooks, Elmer, N.J. – Chairman
• Brent Buck, Chapman, Maine
• Pete Mercer, Prosser, Wash.
• Don Zimmerman, Public Representative from Ft. Collins, Colo.
Research and Evaluation:
• Larry Alsum, Friesland, Wis. – Chairman
• Dale Beck, Importer from Twin Falls, Idaho
• Virgil Slagell, Hydro, Okla.
• Craig Steinbeisser, Zahl, N.D.
Finance:
• Buzz Shahan, Mesa, Ariz. – Chairman
• Ginny Blackman, Klamath Falls, Ore.
• Jerome Edling, Clear Lake, Minn.
Policy and Management:
• Carla Worley, Monte Vista, Colo. – Chairman
• James Hoff, Idaho Falls, Idaho
• Wayne Leep, Shelbyville, Mich.
• Tom Qualey, Sherman Mills, Mich.