The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of 24 members to serve on the National Potato Promotion Board, effective immediately. Twenty producer members will serve three-year terms ending Feb. 28, 2029, and four producer members will serve two-year terms ending Feb. 28, 2028.
Appointed Producer Members whose terms end Feb. 28, 2029:
- James Corneillie, Williams, Minn.
- Brian Meisner, Holyoke, Colo.
- Trever Belnap Lewisville, Idaho
- Austin Moss, Rupert, Idaho
- David Mundt, Firth, Idaho
- Kenneth V Irving, Caribou, Maine
- Richard Bernstein, Freeland, Md.
- Mike Phillips, Three Rivers, Mich.
- Ryan Tucker, Shelbyville, Mich.
- Sander Dagen, Karlstad, Minn.
- Justin Kyllo, Larimore, N.D.
- Chelsea Blachford, Baker City, Ore.
- David Masser, Sacramento, Pa.
- M. Keith Barrett, Muleshoe, Texas
- Rhonda Kleyn, Quincy, Wash.
- Mia Reed, Pasco, Wash.
- Levi Clayton Underwood, Pasco, Wash.
- Mike Wollman, Warden, Wash.
- Andrew Hyer, Moses Lake, Wash.
- Jacalynn Gumz, Endeavor, Wis.
Appointed Producer Members whose terms end Feb. 28, 2028:
- Laurie Widdowson, Kearney, Neb.
- Leah Halverson, Grand Forks, N.D.
- Jay Savage, Walpole, N.H.
- Tara Cunningham, Mount Vernon, Wash.
The National Potato Promotion Board has 90 member positions, including 79 producer members, two importer members, and one public member. Members can serve up to two consecutive three-year terms.
More information about the board is available on the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Potato Promotion Board webpage or on the board’s website at www.potatoesusa.com.
Since 1966, Congress has authorized the development of industry-funded research and promotion boards to provide a framework for agricultural industries to pool their resources and combine efforts to develop new markets, strengthen existing markets and conduct important research and promotion activities. AMS provides oversight of 21 boards, paid for by industry assessments, which helps ensure fiscal accountability and program integrity.
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