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 2024 – March 2025
Producers
Mike Brekhus
Kenmare, ND
mgbrekhus@gmail.com
Karen Eifert-Jones
Waukomis, OK
karen_eifert.jones@okstate.edu
Dale Flikkema* (1st Vice President)
Bozeman, MT
dwflikk@gmail.com
Tim Mickelson* (President)
Rolla, ND
tjm@utma.com
Andrew Moore* (Immediate Past President)
Dalton, GA
amoore@resacasun.com
Jeff Mortenson* (2nd Vice President)
Kennedy, MN
mort.jcm@gmail.com
Ray Mosman
Craigmont, ID
raymond.mosman@gmail.com
Pat Murphy
Minot, ND
pdfarm@srt.com
Jeff Porter
Portland, 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
Jordan Barry
Scoular – Omaha, NE
jbarry@scoular.com
Pete Bowerman
Agro-BASF – Research Triangle Park, NC
peter.bowerman@basf.com
Samantha Davis*
Bayer U.S. – St. Louis, MO
samantha.davis@bayer.com
Mark Hanson*
ADM – Velva, ND
mark.hanson@adm.com
Mick Miller
WinField United – Fairfield, MT
MMiller5@landolakes.com
Clint Munro
Nuseed – Alsip, IL
clint.munro@nuseed.com
Matt Rekeweg* (Secretary/Treasurer)
Corteva Agriscience – Indianapolis, IN
matt.rekeweg@corteva.com
Denise Schmidt
Cibus US LLC – San Diego, CA
dschmidt@cibus.com
Jasmine Scott
Syngenta – Washington, DC
jasmine.scott@syngenta.com
Tasso Sideris
Bunge – Altona, MB, Canada
tasso.sideris@bunge.com
Andy Smith
CHS, Inc. – Mankato, MN
Andy.Smith@chsinc.com
Daniel Stenbakken
Viterra – Warden, WA
daniel.stenbakken@viterra.com
J. Alan Weber**
MARC-IV Consulting
Liaison to Clean Fuels Alliance America – Columbia, MO
aweber@marciv.com
* Executive Committee member
** Associate member
USCA Staff
Tom Hance
Executive Director
thance@gordley.com
Dale Thorenson
Assistant Director
dale@uscanola.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