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USCA Board & Staff

The USCA fiscal year is April 1 to March 31 and board members serve three-year terms with the possibility of being re-elected. Each officer is elected or re-elected every two years.

April 2021 – March 2022

Producers

Mike Brekhus
Rolla, ND
mgbrekhus@gmail.com

Karen Eifert Jones
Waukomis, OK
karen_eifert.jones@okstate.edu

Dale Flikkema (2nd Vice President)
Bozeman, MT
dwflikk@gmail.com

Tim Mickelson* (1st Vice President)
Rolla, ND
tjm@utma.com

Andrew Moore* (President)
Resaca, GA
amoore@resacasun.com

Jeff Mortenson
Kennedy, MN
mort.jcm@gmail.com

Ray Mosman
Nezperce, ID
raymond.mosman@gmail.com

Pat Murphy* (Past-President)
Carpio, ND
pdfarm@srt.com

Jeff Porter
Nashville, TN
melaniefoxporter@gmail.com

Anna Scharf
Amity, OR
anna.scharffarms@gmail.com

* Executive Committee member

Industry

Ray Albrecht
Cargill – Harwood, ND
Ray_Albrecht@cargill.com

Pete Bowerman
Agro-BASF – Research Triangle Park, NC
peter.bowerman@basf.com

Samantha Davis
Bayer CropScience – St. Louis, MO
samantha.davis@bayer.com

Ray Elliott
Bunge – Altona, MB, Canada
Ray.Elliott@bunge.com

Mark Hanson
Archer Daniels Midland – Velva, ND
mark.hanson@adm.com

Cody Larvick
CHS, Inc. – Mankato, MN
Cody.Larvick@chsinc.com

Clint Munro
Nuseed – Alsip, IL
clint.munro@nuseed.com

Macie O’Shaughnessy
Syngenta – Washington, DC
macie.o’shaughnessy@syngenta.com

Matt Rekeweg (Treasurer)
Corteva Agriscience – Indianapolis, IN
marekeweg@corteva.com

Daniel Stenbakken
Viterra – Minneapolis, MN
daniel.stenbakken@viterra.com

Mark Torno* (Secretary)
Winfield Solutions – Garrison, ND
MTorno@landolakes.com

J. Alan Weber**
Liaison to Clean Fuels Alliance America – Columbia, MO
aweber@marciv.com

* Executive Committee member
** Associate member

USCA Staff

John Gordley
Executive Director
jgordley@gordley.com

Dale Thorenson
Assistant Director
dale@uscanola.com

Tom Hance
Policy Expert
thance@gordley.com

Angela Dansby
Director of Communications
angela@uscanola.com

Blair Elias

Advertising Sales Representative
belias@gordley.com

Regional Associations

Barry Coleman
Executive Director
Northern Canola Growers Association
Bismarck, ND
coleman@ndpci.com

Beth Nelson
Executive Director
Minnesota Canola Council
St. Paul, MN
mncanola@comcast.net

Karen Sowers
Executive Director
Pacific Northwest Canola Association
Tuscon, AZ
pnwcanola@gmail.com

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