Leading the Way - A How To Guide for Chapter Leaders
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

PRESIDENT
Patty Travis, 5MetaCom
630 W. Carmel Drive, Suite 180, Carmel, IN 46032
(317) 564-2008 FAX: (317) 580-7550
ptravis@5metacom.com

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT ELECT
Carol Anderson, Mariposa Partners
118 Southwest Blvd., Ste. 300, Kansas City, MO 64108
(816) 255-1963 FAX: (816) 255-1979
canderson@andersonfallon.com

SECRETARY/TREASURER
Susie Decker, Farm Progress Companies
6035 Woodbridge Crest, Marion, IA 52302
(319) 377-3080 FAX: (319) 373-0927
sdecker@farmprogress.com

VICE PRESIDENTS
Vicki Henrickson, Vicki Media
2225 Pioneer, Davenport, IA 52804
(563) 343-0662 Fax: (563) 386-4921
vicki@vickimedia.com

Kyle Bauer, KFRM Radio
1815 Meadowlark Rd., Clay Center, KS 67432
(785) 632-5661 FAX: (785) 632-5662
kbauer@kfrm.com

Beth Burgy, Broadhead+Company
123 North Third Street, Ste. 507, Minneapolis, MN 55401
(612) 617-7947 FAX: (612) 623-4810
bburgy@broadheadco.com

Barry Nelson, John Deere
11145 Thompson Ave., Lenexa, KS 66219
(913) 310-8324 FAX: (913) 310-8394
NelsonBarryE@JohnDeere.com

Paul Redhage, FMC Agricultural Products
109 Cedar Knoll Ct., Labadie, MO 63055
(636) 742-2539
Paul_Redhage@fmc.com

Robert Ratliff, ProfitableFarming.com
102 Painted Fall Way, Cary, NC 27513
(919) 481-9309
RobertRatliff@ProfitableFarming.com

REGIONAL DIRECTORS

REGION I
Paige Gilligan, Agrestic Solutions & Innovations
P.O. Box 10656, Tempe, AZ 85284-0011
(480) 620-5257 FAX: (480) 517-3965
paige@agresticsolutions.com

Diana "Dee" Monsen, California Association of Pest Control Advisers (CAPCA)
1143 N Market Blvd., #7, Sacramento, CA 95834
(916) 928-1625 FAX: (916) 928-0702
dee@capca.com

REGION II
Melissa Sanders, AdFarm
100 E. 7th Street, Suite 301, Kansas City, MO 64106
(816) 842-5983 FAX: (816) 221-5833
melissa.sanders@adfarmonline.com

Kendal Frazier, National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA)
9110 East Nichols Ave., Ste. 300, Centennial, CO 80112
(303) 850-3350 FAX: (303) 770-6921
kfrazier@beef.org

REGION III
Russ Parker, J.L. Farmakis, Inc.
100 Oak Ridge Drive., P.O. Box 100, Mt. Vernon, IA 52314-0100
(319) 895-6723 FAX: (319) 895-8571
russ@jlfarmakis.com

Colin Clarke, PhD, AdFarm
101 N. Tenth St., Ste. 110, Fargo, ND 58102
(701) 499-2112 FAX: (701) 234-9680
colin.clarke@adfarmonline.com

REGION IV
Kenna Rathai, Kenna B. Rathai Communications
3242 North 2280 East, St. Anne, IL 60964
(815) 422-0321 FAX: (815) 422-0331
kenna.rathai@kbrcommunications.com

Krista Wolf, GROWMARK, Inc.
301 North Broadway, Hudson, IL 61748
(309) 557-6167 FAX: (309) 557-7067
kwolf@growmark.com

REGION V
Timothy Price, Southern Cotton Ginners
874 Cotton Gin Place, Memphis, TN 38106
(901) 947-3104 FAX: (901) 947-3103
tim.price@southerncottonginners.org

Allison Bass, AGCO Corporation
4205 River Green Pkwy., Duluth, GA 30096
(770) 813-6003 FAX: (770) 813-6038
allison.bass@agcocorp.com

REGION VI
Jean Custer, Case New Holland
P.O. Box 1895, MS 215, New Holland, PA 17557-0903
(717) 355-1240 FAX: (717) 355-3600
jean.custer@cnh.com

Gardner Hatch, Gibbs & Soell Public Relations
600 Third Avenue, Sixth Floor, New York, NY 10016
(212) 697-2600 FAX: (212) 697-2646
ghatch@gibbs-soell.com

NATIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRS & VICE CHAIRS

AGRI-MARKETING CONFERENCE
Chair
Stephanie Liska, Beck Ag, Inc.
112 East 2 Street, Ste. 104, Wayne, NE 68787
(402) 375-4390 FAX: (402) 375-1333
sliska@beckag.com

Vice Chair
Marjory Walker, National Cotton Council of America
7193 Goodlett Farms Parkway, Cordova, TN 38016
(901) 274-9030 FAX: (901) 725-0510
mwalker@cotton.org

BEST OF NAMA
Chair
Sally Behringer, Nicholson Kovac, Inc.
600 Broadway, 5th Floor, Kansas City, MO 64105
(816) 916-2330 FAX: (816) 842-1156
sbehringer@nicholsonkovac.com

Vice Chair
Adrian Blake, DTN/The Progressive Farmer
9110 W. Dodge Rd., Ste. 200, Omaha, NE 68114
(402) 399-6460 FAX: (402) 255-8125
adrian.blake@dtn.com

CAREERS
Chair
Curt Blades, Successful Farming
7802 Rosewood Circle , Parkville, MO 64152
(515) 229-5512 FAX: (816) 284-3563
curt.blades@meredith.com

Vice Chair
Randy Happel, Two Rivers Marketing Group
106 East 6th Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 557-2064 FAX: (515) 557-2001
randyh@2rm.com

CHAPTER SERVICES
Chair
Greg Ehm, Two Rivers Marketing Group
106 E. 6th Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 557-2063 FAX: (515) 557-2001
grege@2rmg.com

Vice Chair
Paige Gilligan, Agrestic Solutions, LLC
PO Box 10656, Tempe, AZ 85284
(480) 620-5257 FAX: (480) 777-0763
paige@agresticsolutions.com

MEMBERSHIP
Chair
Bob Wilhelm, AdFarm
100 E 7th St., Ste. 301 , Kansas City, MO 64106
(816) 218-2729 FAX: (816) 221-5833
bob.wilhelm@adfarmonline.com

Vice Chair
Janelle Buxton, Successful Farming & Ariculture Online
1716 Locust St., Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 284-3000 FAX: (515) 284-3563
janelle.buxton@meredith.com

NAMA BOOT CAMP
Chair
Michael Berry, Osborn & Barr Communications
304 West 8 Street, Kansas City, MO 64105
(816) 471-2021 FAX: (816) 471-7477
berrym@osborn-barr.com

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
Chair
Andy Vance, AdVance Broadcast & Communications, Ltd.
11129 Co. Rd. 77, De Graff, OH 43318
(937) 585-2907; (937) 585-4088
andy@buckeyeag.com

Vice Chair
Amy Bradford, GROWMARK, Inc.
1701 Towanda Ave., Bloomington, IL 61701
(309) 557-6116
abradford@growmark.com

TRADE SHOW
Chair
Sheri Seger, DTN/The Progressive Farmer
1 N. Franklin, Ste. 640, Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 252-1491 FAX: (312) 252-1466
sheri.seger@progressivefarmer.com

Vice Chair
Raylee Honeycutt, Truffle Media Networks
3090 Sandpiper South Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46268
(317) 690-5994
rhoneycutt@trufflemedia.com

TRENDS IN AGRICULTURE
Chair
Kenna Rathai, Kenna B. Rathai Communications
3242 North 2280 East, St. Anne, IL 60964
(815) 422-0321 FAX: (815) 422-0331
Kenna.Rathai@kbrcommunications.com

Vice Chair
Steve Mercer, U.S. Wheat Associates
3103 10th Street North, Ste. 300, Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 650-0251
smercer@uswheat.org