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2008-2009 Officers & Committees

President:
Rick Garza, Texas
Rick.Garza@tda.state.tx.us
Phone: 512-936-2430
Fax: 888-215-4883

Vice President:
Robert W. Casper, Kansas
bcasper@kda.state.ks.us
Phone: 785-296-3511
Fax: 785-296-0673

Secretary:
Ken Henderson, Missouri
Ken.Henderson@mda.mo.gov
Phone: 573-751-4112
Fax: 573-751-5116

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

Board Member:  Richard Wahl, Iowa

Board Member:  Susan Richter, North Dakota

Board Member:  Bill Quipp, Agricorp

Immediate Past President:  Jeff Haarer, Michigan

Affiliate Board Member:  Robert Leach, Software Solutions Integrated LLC

2008 Committees for AAWCO

  1. Federal / State Oversight
  2. Computer Technology and Uniformity/Auditors & Examiners
  3. Resolution and Legislation, Constitution & Bylaws

Members that serve on Committees 1 thru 3 may serve again below on Committees 4 thru 6.

  1. Marketing Committee
  2. Industry Issues & Development
  3. Audit Committee

Note: Committee appointments are made by State and Providences. If that person assigned is not representing those states for whatever reason, their predecessors will take over positions that are affected. Please advise me of those name changes.

Federal / State Oversight

Action Items: Identify issues that put federal and state regulatory programs in conflict. Collaborate to make federal/state regulatory 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 with USDA to ensure state regulatory agency access to electronic warehouse receipt information stored by providers.

Action Items to be addressed for 2008

  1. Status on Federal Pre-emption
  2. Duplicate inspections
  3. Cooperation between federal and state inspectors.
  4. Ethanol Manager training
  5. Federal Warehouse agreement dealing with contracts VS Iowa’s
  6. New business

Chair: Ohio, David Simmons
Vice Chair: Iowa, Richard Wahl
Committee members:
Regis Gosselin, Canadian Grain Commission
Stuart Selinger, Illinois
Tom Jennings, Illinois
Doug Spanier, Minnisota
John Fecht, Nebraska
Susan Richter, North Dakota
Bill Turbitt, USDA
Tim Mehl, USDA
Steve Gill, USDA
Ronald Bruder, Farmland Mutual Insurance Co.
Chris Klenklen, Missouri

Computer Technology and Uniformity/Auditors & Examiners

Action Items: 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: Also to develop and implement an Electronic Warehouse Receipt program that can be utilized by both state and federally licensed grain warehouses.

Action Items to be addressed for 2008

  1. Combine action items to a concise accurate description
  2. Report ongoing progress on the pilot program for grain warehouse electronic receipts.
  3. Discuss issues of electronic receipts with providers and USDA.
  4. Discuss certification for providers of EDI. How can we get these providers to come to our meeting?
  5. New business

Chair: Affiliate, Greg Miller Miller & Associates
Vice Chair: Ohio, Adam Borger
Committee Members:

Jerome Hawkins, Indiana
Brent Sarchet, Montana
Ken Henderson, Missouri
Margaret Taggart, Agricorp
Dale Heggem, Wyoming
David Kirkland, USDA
Carol Stewart, Control Systems Software, LLC
Rich King, EGrain
Michael Churchwell, Arkansas
Steve Bornmann, Colorado
Tom Bloemer, Kentucky
Gary Barlow, Kentucky
Joe Allen, Allen Group International
John Graff, Archer Daniels Midland
Karen Suedmeyer, Cargill, Inc.
Gene Tarnowski, CHS, Inc.
Randy Gordon, National Grain and Feed Association
Bob Leach, Software Solutions Integrated LLC

Resolution and Legislation, Constitution & Bylaws

Action Items: Draft resolutions for the association to be presented to the membership for action.

Action Items: Review association policies, Constitution & Bylaws, identify changes that need to be made and make recommendations to the membership.

Action Items to be addressed for 2008

  1. Combine action items to a concise accurate description.
  2. Review Constitution & Bylaws

Chair: Oklahoma, Larry Rudebusch
Vice Chair: Colorado, Mark Galleogs
Committee Members:

Rick Garza, Texas
Tiffany Clark, Idaho
Ashlee Dupree, Louisiana
Don Potts, Washington
Jeff Haarer, Michigan
Mike Bartels, Nebraska
Jim Mehlhaff, South Dakota
Richard Stepnaske, Tennessee

Marketing Committee

Action Items: ?

Action Items to be addressed for 2008

  1. Action Items need to be defined for this new committee.
  2. Discuss certification for providers of EDI. How can we get these providers to come to our meeting?
  3. Inviting Grain Journal to summer meeting. Prepare interview.

Chair: Kansas, Bob Casper
Vice Chair: Canadian Grain Commission, Regis Gosselin
Committee members:

Rick Garza, Texas
Adam Borger, Ohio
Jeff Haarer, Michigan
Dale Heggem, Wyoming
Susan Richter, North Dakota
Margaret Taggart, Agricorp
Rich King, EGrain
Mike Bartels, Nebraska

Industry Issues & Development

Action Items: Identify issues of concern to any member or affiliate member that needs to be addressed by the Association.

Action Items to be addressed for 2008

  1. Update on Condo Storage
  2. Inventory Accounting LIFO VS FIFO
  3. Temporary & Emergency Storage due to high yields.
  4. Ethanol & Biofuel
  5. New business.

Chair: Iowa, Richard Wahl
Vice Chair: Colorado, Mark Galleogs
Committee members:

Stuart Selinger, Illinois
Tom Jennings, Illinois
Ken Henderson, Missouri
Greg Miller, Miller & Associates
Doug Spanier, Minnisota
John Fecht, Nebraska
Mike Bartels, Nebraska
Jim Mehlhaff, South Dakota
Richard Stepnaske, Tennessee
Joe Allen, Allen Group International
John Graff, Archer Daniels Midland
Karen Suedmeyer, Cargill, Inc.
Gene Tarnowski, CHS, Inc.
Randy Gordon, National Grain and Feed Association
Rich King, Egrain
Jerome Hawkins, Indiana
Tiffany Clark, Idaho
Don Potts, Washington

Audit Committee

Action Items: Review Association Financial books and records annually and report findings to membership.

Chair: Kansas, Bob Casper
Vice Chair: South Dakota, James Melhoff
Committee members:

Gary Barlow, Kentucky

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