Thank You Leaders
As we prepare to turn the page from one fiscal year to the next, it’s important to remember the work done by our superb volunteer leaders who selflessly gave their time and talents to further the mission of GEAPS.
GEAPS leaders accomplished so much over the last year, and we are excited to think about what you can imagine over the next 12 months.
Together, GEAPS leaders welcomed hundreds of new industry colleagues as we surpassed 3,000 members! They thought strategically about the future of this near century old organization to develop a new mission and vision designed to ensure we continue to grow and meet the needs of today and tomorrow.
International Executive Committee
| Chris | Blair | New Cooperative – Pomeroy | Chair |
| Barbara | Grove | Central Valley Ag Cooperative | Member |
| Paul | Steinlage | General Mills Inc | Member |
| Chuck | Kunisch | Michigan Agricultural Commodities – Marlette | Member |
| Robert | Horvat | Cargill Inc, Office Center | Member |
| Matthew | Schmitt | VAA LLC | Member |
| Austin | Carpenter | Clear Creek & Associates Inc | Member |
IBD-Nominations Committee
| Jori | Templeton | Temco, LLC – Kalama | Member |
| R. Scott | Brittingham | Mountaire Farms | Member |
| Austin | Carpenter | Clear Creek & Associates Inc | Member |
| Casey | Abel | Viterra | Member |
| Chuck | Kunisch | Michigan Agricultural Commodities – Marlette | Chair |
| Matthew | Schmitt | VAA LLC | Member |
| Klein | Ileleji | Purdue University | Member |
International Board of Directors
| Todd | Morey | International Board Director | |
| Chris | Blair | New Cooperative – Pomeroy | International President |
| Casey | Abel | Viterra | International Board Director |
| Charles | Hurburgh | Iowa State University | International Board Director |
| Robert | Horvat | Cargill Inc, Office Center | International Treasurer |
| Jori | Templeton | Temco, LLC – Kalama | International Board Director |
| Austin | Carpenter | Clear Creek & Associates Inc | International 2nd Vice President |
| Paul | Steinlage | General Mills Inc | International Board Director |
| Bob | Klare | EDG Inc | International Board Director |
| Holly | Betten | Landus – Des Moines | International Board Director |
| R. Scott | Brittingham | Mountaire Farms | International Board Director |
| Klein | Ileleji | Purdue University | International Board Director |
| Casey | Jones | MKC – Moundridge Admin | International Board Director |
| Chuck | Kunisch | Michigan Agricultural Commodities – Marlette | International 1st Vice President |
| Matthew | Schmitt | VAA LLC | Intl Secretary |
| Barbara | Grove | Central Valley Ag Cooperative | Intl Board Chair |
| Alex | Westlind | The Weitz Company | International Board Director |
IBD-Gov Comte
| Barbara | Grove | Central Valley Ag Cooperative | Member |
| Casey | Jones | MKC – Moundridge Admin | Member |
| Paul | Steinlage | General Mills Inc | Member |
| Todd | Morey | Member | |
| Holly | Betten | Landus – Des Moines | Member |
| Matthew | Schmitt | VAA LLC | Chair |
IBD-Finance Comte
| Robert | Horvat | Cargill Inc, Office Center | Chair |
| Bob | Klare | EDG Inc | Member |
| Chris | Blair | New Cooperative – Pomeroy | Member |
| Charles | Hurburgh | Iowa State University | Member |
| Alex | Westlind | The Weitz Company | Member |
| Chuck | Kunisch | Michigan Agricultural Commodities – Marlette | Member |
Chapter Resource Committee
Membership Committee
Exchange Educational Programming Committee
Exchange Futures Committee
| Joel | Herald | The Andersons Inc | Member |
| Sean | Morgan | Seedburo Equipment Co | Member |
| Scott | Peterson | Rahr Malting – Shakopee | Member |
| Cheryl | Storch | Custom Agri Systems Inc | Member |
| Blake | Duden | AGI CMC | Member |
| Cheyenne | Wohlford | CCS Group, LLC | Member |
| Bob | Klare | EDG Inc | Member |
| Paul | Steinlage | General Mills Inc | Member |
| Danielle | Woolworth | Jackson Industrial Construction | Member |
| Austin | Carpenter | Clear Creek & Associates Inc | Member |
| Steve | Myers | Bunge Milling -Atchinson | Member |
| Jeremy | Emerson | Cal-Maine Foods | Member |
| Greg | Oberle | CHS Inc | Member |
| Alex | Westlind | The Weitz Company | Member |
| Brent | Bayliff | Beachner Grain Inc | Member |
| Wes | O’Bannon | Central Valley Ag Cooperative | Member |
| Gil | Garcia | Member | |
| Andrew | Merkins | Gracon LLC | Member |
| Pamela | Enriquez | Satake USA Inc | Member |
| Jeff | Trudell | Bulk Conveyors Inc | Member |
| Christopher | McCloud | Cal-Maine Foods | Member |
| Barbara | Grove | Central Valley Ag Cooperative | Member |
Canadian Prairies Officers
| Glenn | Dickson | Secretary | |
| Ruchi | Ryley | Hi Tech Installations Ltd | Vice President |
| Denis | Tetrault | FWS Group of Companies | President |
| Murray | Vanderpont | G3 Canada Limited – Corporate | Treasurer |
| Cory | Woywada | Parrish & Heimbecker Ltd | Member |
Columbia River Officers
| Jeff | Johnston | EGT, LLC, Longview | President |
| Alexander | Luce | Ecolab | Vice President |
| Kevin | Steder | Temco, LLC – Kalama | Treasurer |
Cornbelt Officers
| Mark | Avery | Grain Journal | Secretary |
| Ryan | Brooks | The Delong Co – Corporate | Director |
| Eric | Clements | Topflight Grain | Vice President |
| Brad | Jackson | Dodge Industrial | Director |
| John | Lee | Grain & Feed Assn of Illinois | Director |
| Randy | Longbrake | 4B Components Ltd | President |
| Kevin | Strong | Strong Elevator Service LLC | Treasurer |
| Dannis | Warf | Envu | Director |
Great Plains Officers
| Jon | Brown | MKC – Moundridge Admin | Secretary |
| Shawn | Cadman | Kasa Controls & Automation | Vice President |
| Kevin | Henderson | Western Ag | Treasurer |
| Brandon | Legg | Cloud County Coop Elevator Assn – Concordia Terminal LLC | Director |
| Justin | Moses | Ecolab | Director |
| Matt | Porter | Maxi-Lift Inc | President |
| Cody | Richards | Central Valley Ag- Glen Elder Hub | Director |
Great River Officers
| David | Frett | River Valley Cooperative – Dewitt | President |
| Bridgett | Wildermuth | River Valley Cooperative – Dewitt | Vice President |
Greater Iowa Officers
| Drew | Ahrold | Arthur J Gallagher | President |
| Cain | Bachman | New Cooperative – Glidden | Vice President |
| Mason | Cady | Marsh & McLennan Agency | Secretary |
| James | Drown | New Vision Coop | Past President |
| Ryan | Moorman | Rolfes @ Boone | Treasurer |
| Miguel | Rangel | PMI Iowa LLC | Past President |
| Matthew | Schmitt | Keen Project Solutions LLC | Past President |
Greater Nebraska Officers
| Dustin | Drake | Drake Inc | Associates Vice President |
| Michael | Jantz | Viterra – Omaha Headquarters Offices | President |
| William | Kreifels | Viterra | Director |
| Eric | Krotzinger | Agrex Inc | Director |
| Josh | McClure | Secretary/Treasurer | |
| Seth | Meadows | Cooperative Producers Inc. | Vice President |
| Nate | Panko | Aurora Cooperative Elevator Company – Headquarters | Director |
| Skyler | Wissing | PMI Nebraska LLC | Director |
Gulf South Officers
| Danielle | Babbs | Cargill Inc, Reserve | President |
| Cody | Binder | Alston Equipment Co | Director |
| Chris | Gehret | Zen-Noh Grain Corp, Convent | Director |
| Ernest | Hall | Louis Dreyfus Company | Past President |
| Lee | Harris | Louis Dreyfus Commodities, Port Allen Export | Director |
| Philip | Kelly | EDG Inc | Director |
| Bob | Klare | EDG Inc | Secretary |
| Randy | Lea | Colby Supply | Director |
| Ryan | Mills | ADM Growmark – Main Office | Director |
| Joshua | Perry | Cargill Inc, Reserve | Treasurer |
| Jeremy | Seyfert | Cargill Inc, Westwego | Director |
| Seth | Ward | ADM Growmark – Reserve | Vice President |
Hoosier Officers
| Mike | Adams | Greene Galvanized Stairs | President |
| Philip | Burbrink | Consolidated Grain & Barge Co | Secretary |
| Gil | Garcia | 4B Components Ltd | Director |
| Shawn | Gearhart | Brock Grain Systems | Director |
| Butch | Hendrix | Kokomo Grain Inc – Kokomo | Vice President |
| Jason | Ratts | The Andersons Inc | Treasurer |
| Josh | Schmidt | Kokomo Grain Co Inc – Amboy | Director |
| Tim | Weaver | Kokomo Grain Inc – Kokomo | Director |
| Ryan | Yutzy | FSS, Inc. | Past President |
Inland Empire Officers
| Jim | Jundt | Retired | Secretary/Treasurer |
| Don | McKenzie | President | |
| Ken | Thonney | Vice President |
Intermountain Officers
| Heath | Harrison | Safety Made Simple, LLC | President |
| Shaun | Parkinson | The Arthur Companies | Secretary/Treasurer |
Kansas City Officers
| Dean | Alling | Ray-Carroll County Grain Growers – Main Office | President |
| Tim | Kramer | Bunge Milling -Atchinson | 2nd Vice President |
| Joel | McNerny | Bunge Milling -Atchinson | 1st Vice President |
| Mark | McQuillan | M&M Specialty Services LLC | Director |
| Todd | Morey | Lambton Conveyor Ltd | Director |
| Steve | Myers | Bunge Milling -Atchinson | Vice President |
| Marcus | Neal | MN AgSolutions LLC | Director |
| Eric | Roth | Director | |
| Jeff | Roumph | WD Patterson Co Inc | Secretary/Treasurer |
Lonestar Officers
| Casey | Abel | King Ranch Inc. | President |
| Scott | Buerger | Viterra | Vice President |
| Dale | Lock | Director | |
| Michael | Morgan | M&M Specialty Services LLC | Director |
| Jeremy | Spivey | Viterra, Saginaw | Director |
| Dean | Wedekind | Maxi-Lift Inc | Director |
Michigan/So Ontario Officers
| Brandon | Lidster | Michigan Agricultural Commodities – Breckenridge | Director |
| Virgil | Peplinski | VitaPlus Corp-Gagetown | Director |
| Jordan | Sauro | Uniking Canada | Vice President |
| Deni | Spencer | Parrish & Heimbecker Ltd | Director |
| Jeff | Trudell | Bulk Conveyors Inc | President/Treasurer |
| Danielle | Woolworth | Jackson Industrial Construction | Secretary |
Mid-America Officers
| Barbara | Grove | Central Valley Ag – York Corporate Office | Director |
| Casey | Smith | Interstates, Inc. | Secretary/Treasurer |
| Cheyenne | Wohlford | Custom Concrete Specialists | Director |
Mid-Atlantic Officers
| Eric | Branham | Eastern Lift Truck | Director |
| R. Scott | Brittingham | Mountaire Farms | Treasurer |
| Doug | Brown | The Wenger Group- Rheems | Director |
| Cameron | Galloway | RNC- CO | President |
| Tony | Giorgilli | Taylor Northeast Inc | Vice President |
| Ariel | Joven | Mountaire Farms – Millsboro Admin | Director |
| James | Porter | Mountaire Farms | Director |
| Timothy | Williams | 4B Components Ltd | Secretary |
Mid-South Officers
| Steele | Boyd | Riceland Foods Inc, Commodity Operations | Secretary/Treasurer |
| Brax | Broadus | Valley View Agri-Systems | Director |
| Jimmy | Brumley | Riceland Foods Inc | President |
| Jack | Jones | Ecolab | Director |
| Nick | Kelley | Riceland Foods Inc, Stuttgart Grain Drier | 2nd Vice President |
| Daniel | Mayer | Riceland Foods Inc, Jonesboro | Director |
| Brent | Mitchell | Riceland Foods Inc | 1st Vice President |
| Terry | Poole | Mid-South Bearing | Director |
| Drew | Widener | Riceland Foods Inc, Wheatley | Director |
| Randy | Willis | Central Life Sciences | Director |
Minneapolis Officers
| Ben | Kitzmiller | General Mills Inc, Soo Elevator | Director |
| Todd | Olson | Rahr Malting – Shakopee | 2nd Vice President |
| Scott | Peterson | Rahr Malting – Shakopee | 1st Vice President |
| Karilyn | Smith | Donaldson Co Inc | Chair |
| Brandon | Sneen | Cargill Inc, Savage West | Treasurer |
| Nathan | Tostenson | Applied Power Products | Secretary |
| Chad | Wolf | Mass Flow Sourcing LLC | President |
Seaway Officers
| Steve | Brown | Vitakraft Sun Seed | Director |
| Randy | Digby | Legacy Farmers Cooperative – Findlay | Secretary/Treasurer |
| Andy | Gongwer | The Andersons Inc | Director |
| Dylan | Kendle | Centerra Cooperative – Mansfield | President |
| Timothy | Meyer | Legacy Farmers Cooperative | Director |
| Tim | Muck | The Andersons Inc | Vice President |
Siouxland Officers
| Larry | Bork | Southeast Farmers Coop – Elk Point | Director |
| Jim | Jensen | Cooperative Farmers Elevator – Ocheyedan | Director |
| Rick | Krier | Southeast Farmers Coop – Elk Point | Vice President |
| Cheryl | Lansink | Comco | Secretary/Treasurer |
| Terry | Lively | Marsh & McLennan Agency | Director |
| Gene | Modder | Sudenga Industries Inc | President |
Tri-State Officers
| Harley | Bennett | Viterra | President |
| Eric | Kelley | JMI Covers LLC | Vice President |
| Kason | Scroggins | Tiernan Aeration Inc | Secretary/Treasurer |
Twin Ports Officers
| Renee | Beaumier | North Shore Track Service | Vice President |
| Benjamin | Herstad | SSA Marine | Treasurer |
| Daniel | Vandenhouten | CHS Inc. Superior | President |
| Ryan | Young | CHS Inc. Superior | Secretary |
Vancouver Officers
| Heather | Byrne | Richardson International – Vancouver | Treasurer |
| Dan | Lizee | Alliance Grain Terminal – Vancouver | President |
| Jean | Yi | Alliance Grain Terminal – Vancouver | Secretary |