United States Potato Board Elects New Leadership During 2013 Annual Meeting

DENVER —The United States Potato Board (USPB) grower membership elected new leadership during its Annual Meeting held in Colorado Springs, CO, March 14-15. The following sections list the leadership for the coming year.

CHAIRMAN

Rob Davis (Connell, WA)

DOMESTIC MARKETING

Co-Chairmen
Mike Carter (Rosholt, WI)
Bruce Richardson (Capeville, VA)
Brett Jensen (Idaho Falls, ID)

Committee Members
Ken Burback (Center, CO)
Molly Connors (Richland, WA)
Keith Doyen (Mapleton, ME)
Steve Elfering (Idaho Falls, ID)
Steve Gangwish (Watertown, SD)
Jeff Gibson (Burley, ID)
Carl Hoverson (Larimore, ND)
Brian Jones (Paul, ID)
Rick Kantner (Friesland, WI)
Arnold Mack (Lake Wales, FL)
Chris Wada (Idaho Falls, ID)
Marvin Wollman (Warden, WA)
Public Member-Vacant

FINANCE

Chairman
Brian Kirschenmann (Bakersfield, CA)

Committee Members
Justin Dagen (Karlstad, MN)
Chris Olsen (Othello, WA)

INTERNATIONAL MARKETING

Co-Chairmen
Eric Halverson (Grand Forks, ND)
Marty Myers (Boardman, OR)
Ritchey Toevs (Aberdeen, ID)

Committee Members
Dan Chin (Klamath Falls, OR)
Karlene Hardy (Oakley, ID)
Kurt Holland (Center, CO)
Stacy Kniveton (Pasco, WA)
Ron Mach (Antigo, WI)
Mike Pink (Pasco, WA)
John Stahl (Ritzville, WA)
Lynn Wilcox (Rexburg, ID)
Weston Walker (Tulelake, CA)

INDUSTRY COMMUNICATIONS & POLICY

Co-Chairmen
John Meyer (Cohocton, NY)
Chris Slagell (Hydro, OK)

Committee Members
Laura Huddle (Napoleon, OH)
Keith Labrie (Saint Agatha, ME)
Alan Moir (Woodland, ME)
Wyatt Penfold (Driggs, ID)
Vernon Thomas (Florenceville, NB, Canada)

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN

Sid Staunton (Tulelake, CA)For more information on the USPB as the nation’s potato marketing organization, positioned as the “catalyst for positive change,” and the central organizing force in implementing programs that will increase demand for potatoes, please visit www.uspotatoes.com.

David Fairbourn is Manager, Industry Communications & Policy, at the United States Potato Board in Denver. The mission of the USPB is to increase demand for potatoes and potato products through an integrated promotion program, thereby providing US producers with expanding markets for their production. David can be contacted at 303-369-7783 or david.fairbourn@uspotatoes.com. For complete information about the programs, ROI results, resources and tools available to all members of the industry through the USPB, please visit www.uspotatoes.com. The United States Potato Board—Maximizing Return on Grower Investment.

Source: United States Potato Board