David Warsh to lead the United Potato Growers of America board of directors

The United Potato Growers of America Board of Directors announced its 2010 executive officers at its January 6 annual meeting held this year in Orlando, Florida following the 2010 Potato Expo. David Warsh, owner, Warsh Farm, Center, Colorado, will lead the board as chairman.

Also on the executive committee are: Russell Wysocki, president and chief executive officer, RPE, Bancroft, Wisconsin, first vice chairman;Ed Staunton, grower/co-owner, Cal-Ore Produce, Tulelake, California, second vice chairman;David Beesley, chief executive officer, Snake River Plains Potatoes, Inc., Ucon, Idaho, secretary-treasurer;and Allen Floyd, partner, Harvest Fresh and HF Farms, Othello, Washington, immediate past chairman.

“United has made impressive gains fulfilling our mission of increasing our members’ economic potential through cooperative principles,” said Warsh. “It’s an honor to serve the board of directors as their chairman. I appreciate the leadership and important contributions of Allen Floyd and Albert Wada, our former chairmen, and look forward to furthering United’s objectives in 2010.”