National Potato Council Leadership for 2014 elected

At the National Potato Council’s (NPC) 2014 Annual Meeting, held January 10-11, 2014, in San Antonio, Texas, Randy Hardy from Hardy Farms in Oakley, Idaho, was elected to serve as NPC’s president for 2014 and to lead the council’s Executive Committee.

NPC delegates also approved Dan Lake from Ronan, Mont., as first vice president and vice president of the Environmental Affairs Committee.

Additional members of the Executive Committee include: Nels Iverson of Woodburn, Ore., as vice president of the Finance and Office Procedures Committee; Jim Tiede of American Falls, Idaho, as vice president of the Legislative and Government Affairs Committee; and, Dwayne Weyers of Center, Colo., as vice president of the Grower and Public Relations Committee.

One new member of the Executive Committee was elected: Cully Easterday of Pasco, Wash., who will serve as vice president of the Trade Affairs Committee. Randy Mullen of Pasco, Wash., NPC’s 2013 president, will continue to serve on the Executive Committee as the immediate past president.

The delegates also elected the 2014 Board of Directors.

The Board members include:

California
Ed Staunton

Colorado
Miguel Diaz
Bob Mattive
Roger Mix
Mark Peterson
Harry Strohauer

Florida
Danny Johns

Idaho
R.J. Andrus
Clen Atchley
Todd Gerratt
Dean Gibson
Jeff Harper
Britt Raybould
Steve Theobald
Kim Wahlen

Maine
Brent Buck
Dominic LaJoie
Darrell McCrum

Michigan
Randy Styma
Jason Walther

Minnesota
Justin Dagen
Peter Imle

Montana
Sid Schutter

Nebraska
Joe Thompson

New Jersey
Jennifer Coombs-Kelly

New York
Ralph Child

North Carolina
Chris Hopkins

North Dakota
Keith McGovern
Brian Vculek

Ohio
Todd Michael

Oklahoma
Virgil Slagell

Oregon
Lon Baley
Dan Walchli
Mark Ward

Pennsylvania
David Masser

South Dakota
Milt Carter

Washington
Jared Balcom
Ellie Charvet
Nelson Cox
Mike Dodds
Bob Halvorson
Darrin Morrison
Ted Tschirky

Wisconsin
Larry Alsum
Jeremie Pavelski
Jim Wysocki

NPC’s Board of Directors is comprised of U.S. potato growers, nominated by their state organizations, and approved by the Executive Committee.

As president, Hardy will host the 2014 NPC Summer Meeting, June 25-27, in Sun Valley, Idaho.