ARA Board of Directors

Current board members listed by region & category:

Northeast (Region 1)

• Steve Becraft, Southern States Co-op, in Richmond, Va.
• Michael Twining, Willard Agri-Service, in Worton, Md.

Southeast (Region 2)

• Ward Bloodworth, Helena Agri-Enterprises, in Collierville, Tenn.
• Joey Caldwell, GreenPoint Ag, in Decatur, Ala.
• Rob Clayton, Nutrien Ag Solutions, in Collierville, Tenn.

Midwest (Region 3)

• Amy Asmus (Chair), Asmus Farm Supply, in Rake, Iowa
• Blake Gates, Morral Companies, in Morral, Ohio.
• Terry Herzig, CHS, Inc., in Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
• Keith Lawson, GROWMARK, in Bloomington, Ill.
• Ashley Plymale, Winfield Solutions, in Shoreview, Minn.
• Mark Stutsman, Eldon C. Stutsman, Inc., in Hills, Iowa
• Brent Wallner, Brandt Consolidated, in Springfield, Ill.
• Jason Weirich, MFA Inc., Columbia, Mo.
• Doug Whicker, Co-Alliance, in Indianapolis, Ind.
• Karen Whitt, The Equity, Effingham, Ill.

Plains (Region 4)

• Ryan Klaveano, Wilbur-Ellis, in Burnsville, Minn.
• Daryl Molskness, Agtegra Cooperative, in Aberdeen, S.D.
• Kevin Sagehorn, Aurora Cooperative, in Aurora, Neb.
• Dave Spears (Vice Chair), Mid-Kansas Cooperative Association, in Moundridge, Kan.
• Rodney Wilson, Wheeler Brothers Grain Co. Inc., in Kingfisher, Okla.

West (Region 5)

• Jeff Freeman, Marion Ag Service, in Sant Paul, Ore.
• Clay Houchin, Buttonwillow Warehouse, in Buttonwillow, Calif.
• Brad Locke, Valley Agronomics LLC, in Rupert, Idaho
• Nelson McCord, J.R. Simplot Company, in Boise, Idaho
• Ernie Roncoroni, Grow West, in Woodland, Calif.

Crop Protection and Seed

• Dan Bouck, Corteva Agriscience, in Indianapolis, Ind.
• Mason Bennett, AMVAC Chemical Corporation, in Newport Beach, Calif.
• Teresa McNeal, Syngenta, in Urbandale, Iowa
• Mark Shillingford, BASF, in Denver, Colo.
• Lyndon Smith, Huma Inc., in Gilbert, Ariz.
• Joe Weis, Bayer Crop Science, in St. Louis, Mo.
• David Wheeler, FMC Agricultural Products, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Fertilizer

• Molly Biedenfeld, Yara North America, in Tampa Bay, Fla.
• Ryan Burke, MacroSource, in Savannah, Ga.
• David Carson, Chemical Dynamics, in Plant City, Fla.
• Toby Hlavinka, American Plant Food, in Galena Park, Texas
• Brooke McMullin, International Raw Materials, in Philadelphia, Pa.
• Bob Ness, The Mosaic Company, in Lithia, Fla.

Equipment

• Kelvin Feist, Sackett-Waconia, in Waconia, Minn.
• Craig Jorgensen, AGCO, in Duluth, Ga.
• Ken Lehmann, Case IH, in Racine, Wis.
• Bradley Sponseller, John Deere Agriculture & Turf, in Olathe, Kan.

Technology and Services

• Wes Millard, CoBank, in St. Louis Park, Minn.
• Sam Pendleton, Easy Automation, Welcome, Minn.

State Affiliate Representative

• Will Bentley, Georgia Agribusiness Council, in Commerce, Ga.

Ex-Officio

• Daren Coppock, ARA President and CEO, in Arlington, Va.
• Margy Eckelkamp, Farm Journal/The Scoop, in Lenexa, Kan.
• Corey Rosenbusch, The Fertilizer Institute, in Arlington, Va.
• Alex Dunn, CropLife America, in Arlington, Va.
• Isaac Wolford, Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) program, in Alderson, W.V.

Honorary

• Leroy Startz, Agribridge Capital, Inc., in Fort Worth, Texas.