Warehouse Working Group


Co-Facilitators:

· Joe Pearson; Assistant Commissioner, Indiana Commission of Agriculture, Indianapolis, IN
· Randy Gordon; Vice President, Communications and Government Relations, National Grain and Feed Association

Working Group Delegates

American Farm Bureau Federation (4)

· Chuck Spencer, Director of National Legislation, Illinois Farm Bureau Federation, Springfield, IL
· Don Villwock, President, Indiana Farm Bureau Federation, Edwardsport, IN
· Mary Kay Thatcher, Director, Public Policy, Congressional Relations-Regulatory Relations, Washington, DC
· Joe Miller, Senior Director, Regulatory Relations, Washington, DC

Association of American Warehouse Control Officials (4)

· Chris Klenklen, AAWCO Secretary; Administrator, Grain Regulatory Services, Missouri Department of Agriculture, Jefferson City, MO
· John Fecht, Grain Warehouse Director, Nebraska Public Service Commission, Lincoln, NE
· Jeff Haarer, Producer Security Service Manager, Michigan Department of Agriculture, Finance and Administrative Services, Lansing, MI
· Tom Jennings, Acting Secretary, Illinois Department of Agriculture; Manager, Agricultural Industry Regulation Division, Illinois Department of Agriculture, Springfield, IL

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (4)

· Patrick Takasugi, NASDA Chairman; Secretary, Idaho Department of Agriculture, Boise, ID
· Ralph Peck, Co-Chair, NASDA Warehouse Task Force; Director, Montana Department of Agriculture, Helena, MT
· Patty Judge, Secretary, Iowa Department of Agriculture, Des Moines, IA
· Bob Odom, Commissioner, Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Baton Rouge, LA

National Farmers Union (3)

· Larry Quandt, President, Illinois Farmers Union, Springfield, IL
· William Tudor, Indiana Farmers Union, Monrovia, IN
· Jim Miller, Chief Economist, Washington, DC

National Grain and Feed Association (5)

· Rick Calhoun, NGFA Chairman; Vice President, North America Grain and Oilseed Supply Chain, Minneapolis, MN
· Jim Bareksten, Vice President, Country Services, CHS Cooperative, St. Paul, MN
· Bailey Ragan, Vice President, Bunge North America Inc., St. Louis, MO
· Robert Salstrom, Senior Vice President, North American Grain, ConAgra Trade Group, Omaha, NE
· Kendell Keith, NGFA President, Washington, DC

Resource Persons to Working Group

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture

· Rick Kirchhoff, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Washington, DC
· Jennifer Yezak Molen, Director, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Washington, DC
· John Steinhart, AAWCO President; Deputy Director, Indiana Grain Buyers and Warehouse Licensing Agency, Indianapolis, IN

National Grain and Feed Association

· Ken Klemme, Vice President, Demeter LP, Fowler, IN