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About AAWCO Membership Meetings Laws & Regulations AAWCO EDI Related Links Members Only Home	About AAWCO: Officers & Committees 2009-2010 Officers & Committees President: Richard Wahl, Iowa Richard.Wahl@IowaAgriculture.gov Phone: 515-281-5324 Fax: 515-281-6800 Vice President: Susan Richter, North Dakota srichter@nd.gov Phone: 701-328-4097 Fax: 701-328-2410 Secretary: Ken Henderson, Missouri Ken.Henderson@mda.mo.gov Phone: 573-751-4112 Fax: 573-751-5516 Treasurer: James Gryniewski, Minnesota james.gryniewski@state.mn.us Phone: 651-201-6230 Fax: 651-201-6114 Board Member: Mike Bartels, Nebraska Board Member: Joe Privett, Oklahoma Board Member: Mark Gallegos, Colorado Immediate Past President: Rick Garza, Texas Affiliate Board Member: Greg Miller, ExamHand 2009 Committee Assignments for AAWCO/AGRO 2009 Committees: Federal/State Relations Computer Technology and Uniformity/Auditors & Examiners Members serving on 1 and 2 may also serve on committees 3 through 5 Marketing Industry Issues & Development Audit Committee appointments are made by governmental unit or organization. The assigned person’s successor or designee may take his or her place. If no one is representing the assigned governmental unit or organization, their predecessors will take over positions that are affected. Please advise of changes. 1. Federal/State Relations Identify issues that put federal and state regulatory program in conflict. Collaborate to make federal/state programs more effective and cost efficient. Improve lines of communication between federal and state officials to ensure that depositors and producers in each state are afforded maximum protection. Work to ensure that state regulatory agencies have access to electronic warehouse receipt information stored by USDA approved providers. Action Items for 2009-2010: Status of federal pre-emption/moratorium. Cooperative between federal and state inspectors. Ongoing developments with close out of UGRSA New business Chair: Susan Richter, North Dakota Vice Chair: Stuart Selinger, Illinois Members: Catherine Jaworski, Canadian Grain Commission Tom Jennings, Illinois Doug Spanier, Minnesota Mike Bartels, Nebraska Bill Turbitt, USDA Tim Mehl, USDA Steve Gill, USDA—His successor or designee Ronald Bruder, Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Dave Ogden, Idaho Chris Klenklen, Missouri Randy Gordon, NGFA 2. Computer Technology and Uniformity/Auditors & Examiner Identify areas where state and federal examination programs could become more uniform and effective. Develop guidelines, standards and models for improving uniformity and effectiveness of examinations. Identify training programs that might benefit auditors/examiners. Action Items for 2009-2010: Ongoing issues of electronic warehouse receipts and contracts. Continued promotion of EDI. Safety. New business. Chair: Dale Heggem, Wyoming Vice Chair: Jerome Hawkins, Indiana Members: Brent Sarchet, Montana Ron Cook, Iowa Ken Henderson, Missouri Cynthia Meikle, Agricorp David Kirkland, USDA Carol Steward, Control Systems Software, LLC Rich King, eGrain Michael Churchwell, Arkansas Mark Gallegos, Colorado Tom Bloemer, Kentucky Gary Barlow, Kentucky Joe Allen, Allen Group International RJ Adams, Archer-Daniels-Midland Company Karen Suedmeyer, Cargill, Inc. Gene Tarnowski, CHS, Inc. Jim Johnson, Minnesota Joe Privett, Oklahoma Paul Heady, Kansas Greg Miller, Miller & Associates Bob Leach, Software Solutions Integrated, LLC Eric Hanson, Wisconsin 3. Marketing Spread the word about who we are. Invite organizations to join. Action Items for 2009-2010: Further define the work of the committee. Investigate possibility of getting a display for use at meetings. New business Chair: Rick Garza, Texas Vice Chair: Dale Heggem, Wyoming. Members: Jeff Haarer, Michigan Susan Richter, North Dakota Mike Bartels, Nebraska 4. Industry Issues & Development Identify issues of concern to any member or affiliate member that needs to be addressed by the association. Action Items for 2009-2010: Sale and buy-back of grain inventory as a new financing method. UGRSA vs RMA insurance valuation issues. New business. Chair: Mark Gallegos, Colorado Vice Chair: Stuart Selinger, Illinois Members: Tom Jennings, Illinois Ken Henderson, Missouri Greg Miller, Miller & Associates Doug Spanier, Minnesota Mike Bartels, Nebraska Jim Mehlaff, South Dakota Richard Stepnaske, Tennessee Joe Allen, Allen Group International John Graff, Archer-Daniels-Midland Company Karen Suedmeyer, Cargill, Inc. Gene Tarnowski, CHS, Inc. Randy Gordon, NGFA Richard King, eGrain Jerome Hawkins, Indiana Tiffany Clark, Idaho John Cook, Kentucky Don Potts, Washington 5. Audit Review the association’s financial records annually and report findings to the membership. Chair: Jim Mehlaff, South Dakota Vice Chair: Jerry Healan, Georgia Members: Mark Gallegos, Colorado Gary Barlow, Kentucky Back to top
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Association of American Warehouse Control Officials

About AAWCO: Officers & Committees

2009-2010 Officers & Committees

President:
Richard Wahl, Iowa
Richard.Wahl@IowaAgriculture.gov
Phone: 515-281-5324
Fax: 515-281-6800

Vice President:
Susan Richter, North Dakota
srichter@nd.gov
Phone: 701-328-4097
Fax: 701-328-2410

Secretary:
Ken Henderson, Missouri
Ken.Henderson@mda.mo.gov
Phone: 573-751-4112
Fax: 573-751-5516

Treasurer:
James Gryniewski, Minnesota
james.gryniewski@state.mn.us
Phone: 651-201-6230
Fax: 651-201-6114

Board Member: Mike Bartels, Nebraska

Board Member: Joe Privett, Oklahoma

Board Member: Mark Gallegos, Colorado

Immediate Past President: Rick Garza, Texas

Affiliate Board Member: Greg Miller, ExamHand

2009 Committee Assignments for AAWCO/AGRO

2009 Committees:

Federal/State Relations
Computer Technology and Uniformity/Auditors & Examiners

Members serving on 1 and 2 may also serve on committees 3 through 5

Marketing
Industry Issues & Development
Audit

Committee appointments are made by governmental unit or organization. The assigned person’s successor or designee may take his or her place. If no one is representing the assigned governmental unit or organization, their predecessors will take over positions that are affected. Please advise of changes.

1. Federal/State Relations

Identify issues that put federal and state regulatory program in conflict. Collaborate to make federal/state programs more effective and cost efficient. Improve lines of communication between federal and state officials to ensure that depositors and producers in each state are afforded maximum protection. Work to ensure that state regulatory agencies have access to electronic warehouse receipt information stored by USDA approved providers.

Action Items for 2009-2010:

Status of federal pre-emption/moratorium.
Cooperative between federal and state inspectors.
Ongoing developments with close out of UGRSA
New business

Chair: Susan Richter, North Dakota
Vice Chair: Stuart Selinger, Illinois
Members:

Catherine Jaworski, Canadian Grain Commission
Tom Jennings, Illinois
Doug Spanier, Minnesota
Mike Bartels, Nebraska
Bill Turbitt, USDA
Tim Mehl, USDA
Steve Gill, USDA—His successor or designee
Ronald Bruder, Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance
Dave Ogden, Idaho
Chris Klenklen, Missouri
Randy Gordon, NGFA

2. Computer Technology and Uniformity/Auditors & Examiner

Identify areas where state and federal examination programs could become more uniform and effective. Develop guidelines, standards and models for improving uniformity and effectiveness of examinations. Identify training programs that might benefit auditors/examiners.

Action Items for 2009-2010:

Ongoing issues of electronic warehouse receipts and contracts.
Continued promotion of EDI.
Safety.
New business.

Chair: Dale Heggem, Wyoming
Vice Chair: Jerome Hawkins, Indiana
Members:

Brent Sarchet, Montana
Ron Cook, Iowa
Ken Henderson, Missouri
Cynthia Meikle, Agricorp
David Kirkland, USDA
Carol Steward, Control Systems Software, LLC
Rich King, eGrain
Michael Churchwell, Arkansas
Mark Gallegos, Colorado
Tom Bloemer, Kentucky
Gary Barlow, Kentucky
Joe Allen, Allen Group International
RJ Adams, Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
Karen Suedmeyer, Cargill, Inc.
Gene Tarnowski, CHS, Inc.
Jim Johnson, Minnesota
Joe Privett, Oklahoma
Paul Heady, Kansas
Greg Miller, Miller & Associates
Bob Leach, Software Solutions Integrated, LLC
Eric Hanson, Wisconsin

3. Marketing

Spread the word about who we are. Invite organizations to join.

Action Items for 2009-2010:

Further define the work of the committee.
Investigate possibility of getting a display for use at meetings.
New business

Chair: Rick Garza, Texas
Vice Chair: Dale Heggem, Wyoming.
Members:

Jeff Haarer, Michigan
Susan Richter, North Dakota
Mike Bartels, Nebraska

4. Industry Issues & Development

Identify issues of concern to any member or affiliate member that needs to be addressed by the association.

Action Items for 2009-2010:

Sale and buy-back of grain inventory as a new financing method.
UGRSA vs RMA insurance valuation issues.
New business.

Chair: Mark Gallegos, Colorado
Vice Chair: Stuart Selinger, Illinois
Members:

Tom Jennings, Illinois
Ken Henderson, Missouri
Greg Miller, Miller & Associates
Doug Spanier, Minnesota
Mike Bartels, Nebraska
Jim Mehlaff, South Dakota
Richard Stepnaske, Tennessee
Joe Allen, Allen Group International
John Graff, Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
Karen Suedmeyer, Cargill, Inc.
Gene Tarnowski, CHS, Inc.
Randy Gordon, NGFA
Richard King, eGrain
Jerome Hawkins, Indiana
Tiffany Clark, Idaho
John Cook, Kentucky
Don Potts, Washington

5. Audit

Review the association’s financial records annually and report findings to the membership.

Chair: Jim Mehlaff, South Dakota
Vice Chair: Jerry Healan, Georgia
Members:

Mark Gallegos, Colorado
Gary Barlow, Kentucky