ARA Board of Directors
The ARA board of directors holds the ultimate governing authority and responsibility of the association. The board is composed of retailer representatives from five geographical regions (Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Great Plains and West) and industry supplier representatives from all areas of the agricultural retail sector (crop protection and seed, fertilizer, equipment, technology, and other services).
ARA Executive Committee
Dave Spears (Chair)
Mid-Kansas Cooperative Association (MKC)
Mike Twining (Vice Chair)
Willard Agri-Service
Teresa McNeal (Secretary-Treasurer)
Syngenta Corporation
Ryan Burke
MacroSource
Terry Herzig
CHS, Inc.
Craig Jorgensen
AGCO
Wes Millard
CoBank
Ron Seeber
Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association
Jason Weirich
MFA Inc.
Jeff Wilmes
Kaup Seed & Fertilizer
Daryl Molskness
Agtegra Cooperative
Doug Whicker
Keystone Cooperative Inc.
Daren Coppock
Agricultural Retailers Association
Current board members listed by region & category:
Northeast (Region 1)
- Michael Twining, Willard Agri-Service, in Worton, Md.
Southeast (Region 2)
- Steve Becraft, Southern States Co-op, in Richmond, Va.
- Ward Bloodworth, Helena Agri-Enterprises, in Collierville, Tenn.
- Joey Caldwell, GreenPoint Ag, in Decatur, Ala.
Midwest (Region 3)
- Terry Herzig, CHS, Inc., in Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
- Keith Lawson, GROWMARK, in Bloomington, Ill.
- Ashley Plymale, Winfield Solutions, in Shoreview, Minn.
- Brent Wallner, Brandt Consolidated, in Springfield, Ill.
- Jason Weirich, MFA Inc., Columbia, Mo.
- Doug Whicker, Co-Alliance, in Indianapolis, Ind.
- Jeff Corraini, Sunrise Cooperative, Inc., in Fremont, Ohio.
- Jeff Meints, Titan Pro SCI, Inc., in Clear Lake, Iowa.
- Craig Patty, River Valley Cooperative, in Eldridge, Iowa.
Plains (Region 4)
- Nathan Packer, Nutrien Ag Solutions, in Greeley, Colo.
- Matt Neubert, Wilbur-Ellis, in Aurora, Colo.
- Daryl Molskness, Agtegra Cooperative, in Aberdeen, S.D.
- Jayme Poole Rittenberry, Poole Agribusiness, in Texline, Texas.
- Kevin Sagehorn, Aurora Cooperative, in Aurora, Neb.
- Dave Spears (Vice Chair), Mid-Kansas Cooperative Association, in Moundridge, Kan.
- Jeff Wilmes, Kaup Seed & Fertilizer, in West Point, Neb.
- Mike Battin, Cooperative Producers, Inc., in Hastings, Neb.
- Tara Olson, Valley Ag Supply, Inc., in Gayville, S.D.
West (Region 5)
- Jeff Freeman, Marion Ag Service, in Saint Paul, Ore.
- Clay Houchin, Buttonwillow Warehouse, in Buttonwillow, Calif.
- Terry Talbot, Colusa County Farm Supply, in Williams, Calif.
- Troy Tallman, Simplot Grower Solutions, in Boise, Idaho.
- Brian Lish, AG RX, in Oxnard, Calif.
Crop Protection and Seed
- Mason Bennett, AMVAC Chemical Corporation, in Newport Beach, Calif.
- Dan Bouck, Corteva Agriscience, in Indianapolis, Ind.
- Teresa McNeal, Syngenta, in Urbandale, Iowa
- Mark Shillingford, BASF, in Denver, Colo.
- Joe Weis, Bayer Crop Science, in St. Louis, Mo.
Fertilizer
- Ryan Burke, MacroSource, in Savannah, Ga.
- David Carson, Chemical Dynamics, in Plant City, Fla.
- Paul Keppy, International Raw Materials, in Philadelphia, Pa.
- Bob Ness, The Mosaic Company, in Lithia, Fla.
- Anne Sheehy, Food Security Solutions, in Tampa, Fla.
Equipment
- Craig Jorgensen, AGCO, in Duluth, Ga.
- Ken Lehmann, Case IH, in Racine, Wis.
- Bradley Sponseller, John Deere Agriculture & Turf, in Olathe, Kan.
- Don Sobaski, FarmChem Corporation, in Floyd, Iowa.
Technology and Services
- Wes Millard, CoBank, in St. Louis Park, Minn.
- Sam Pendleton, Easy Automation, in Welcome, Minn.
State Affiliate Representative
- Ron Seeber, Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association
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.