WASHINGTON, D.C.-At the National Potato Council's (NPC) 2012 Annual Meeting, held Jan. 6-7 in Orlando, Fla., Steve Crane of Exeter, Maine, was elected to serve as NPC's president for 2012 and to lead the Executive Committee.
NPC delegates also approved Randy Mullen of Pasco, Wash., as first vice president and vice president of the Legislative and Government Affairs Committee and Randy Hardy of Oakley, Idaho, as vice president of the Trade Affairs Committee. New members of the Executive Committee include Dwayne Weyers of Monte Vista, Colo., as vice president of the Finance and Office Procedures Committee, Dan Lake of Ronan, Mont., as vice president of the Environmental Affairs Committee, and Jim Tiede of American Falls, Idaho, as vice president of the Grower and Public Relations Committee.
Justin Dagen of Karlstad, Minn., who served as NPC president in 2011, will continue to serve on the Executive Committee as the immediate past president. The delegates also elected the 2012 Board of Directors. The Board members include:
California
Ed Staunton
Maine
Brent Buck
Dominic LaJoie
Darrell McCrum
New York
Ralph Child
Pennsylvania
Bryan Beck
Colorado
Miguel Diaz
Keith Holland
Mark Peterson
Harry Strohauer
North Carolina
Chris Hopkins
South Dakota
Milt Carter
Michigan
Jason Walther
Tim Young
North Dakota
Keith McGovern
Brian Vculek
Washington
Jared Balcom
Ellie Charvet
Nelson Cox
Cully Easterday
Bob Halvorson
Darrin Morrison
Ted Tschirky
Florida
Danny Johns
Minnesota
Justin Dagen
Jerry Larson
Ohio
Todd Michael
Idaho
R.J. Andrus
Clen Atchley
Todd Gerratt
Dean Gibson
Jeff Harper
Klaren Koompin
Steve Theobold
Kim Wahlen
Shane Webster
Montana
Sid Schutter
Oklahoma
Virgil Slagell
Wisconsin
Larry Alsum
Jim Wysocki
Jeremie Pavelski
Nebraska
Joe Thompson
Oregon
Tony Amstad
Jim Carlson
Nels Iverson
New Jersey
Bill Brooks, Jr.