At the National Potato Council’s 2020 annual meeting on Jan. 16 in Las Vegas, Britt Raybould of Rexburg, Idaho, was elected to serve as the NPC’s 2020 president and to lead the council’s executive committee.
Raybould serves as chief financial officer of Raybould Brothers Farm. She previously served on the NPC board as first vice president and vice president of the legislative and government affairs committee. She is the third generation of the Raybould family to serve as NPC president and the first female president in the NPC’s 72-year history. As president, Raybould will host the 2020 NPC summer meeting in Boise, Idaho, June 24-26.
NPC delegates also approved:
- Dominic LaJoie, of Van Buren, Maine, as first vice president and vice president of the environmental affairs committee;
- R.J. Andrus of Idaho Falls, Idaho, as vice president of the legislative affairs committee;
- Jared Balcom of Pasco, Wash., as vice president of the trade affairs committee;
- Bob Mattive of Monte Vista, Colo., as vice president of the finance and office procedures committee; and
- Ted Tschirky of Pasco, Wash., as vice president of the grower outreach and industry research committee.
Larry Alsum of Friesland, Wisc., the 2019 president, will continue to serve on the executive committee as immediate past president.
NPC 2020 executive committee (from left): R.J. Andrus, Jared Balcom, Bob Mattive, Britt Raybould, Dominic LaJoie, Ted Tschirky and Larry Alsum
The 2020 executive committee will meet at the Potato D.C. Fly-In, Feb. 24-27, in Washington, D.C., to continue its work for the industry. This includes leading more than 150 growers and industry partners to Capitol Hill to meet with members of Congress, staff and key administration officials to communicate industry priorities. Policy issues to be addressed this year include trade, agriculture labor reform, nutrition, access to crop protection tools, and research for potatoes.