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Board of Directors

The Board of Directors holds the ultimate governing authority and responsibility of the association.  The Board is composed of 24 retailer representatives and 19 industry supplier representatives. 

RETAILERS: 

Region 1 (Northeast)

Steve Patterson
Southern States Co-op
Richmond, VA

Tim Perotti
Carolina Eastern-Vail, Inc.
Salem, NY

Region 2 (Southeast)

Wade Castleberry
Home Oil Company

Osceola, AR

Joe Hodges
The Andersons, Inc.
Maitland, FL

Dooie Leach
FCI Inc.
Reaford, NC

A.J. Outlaw
Coastal Agribusiness, Inc.
Greenville, NC

Dave Thomas
Helena Chemical C
o.
Collierville, TN          

Region 3 (Midwest)

Harold Cooper
Premier Ag Co-op, Inc.
Columbus, IN

David Hintzsche
Hintzsche Fertilizer
Maple Park, IL


Larry Jayroe

Jimmy Sanders Inc.
Forest City, AR

        
Mike Karasiewicz
Wilbur-Ellis Company

Sparta, MI

Kyle Maple
Winfield Solutions
Shoreview, MN

           
Tim McArdle
Brandt Consolidated

Springfield, IL   


John Oster
Morral Companies
Morral, OH

Rod Wells
Growmark, Inc
Bloomington, IL


Region 4 (Plains)

Tommy Brandenberger
Migl Feed & Grain
Halletsville, TX

Jim Klein
Centennial Ag Supply Co.
Kersey, CO

Stephen Briggs

South Dakota Wheat Growers
Aberdeen, SD
             
Billy Pirkle
ARA Past Chairman
Crop Production Services
Loveland, CO

            

 

        

Region 5 (West)

Johnny Council
ARA Chairman          
Tremont Group
Woodland, CA

Dave Dufault
ARA Vice Chairman
J.R. Simplot Company
Boise, ID

Gary Farrell
ARA Chairman Elect
Ag Enterprise Supply, Inc.
Cheney, WA

Roy Young
Land View, Inc.
Rupert, ID

FERTILIZER:

Dave Finken
Mosaic USA, Inc.
Plymouth, MN

Phil Gough

El Dorado Chemical
Rock Wall, TX

David Klima
CHS Crop Nutrients

St. Paul, MN


Dave Hopkins
CF Industries
Deerfield, IL

Steve Nielsen
United Suppliers, Inc.

Eldora, IA            

W.P Tip O’Neill, Jr.
International Raw Materials
Philadelphia, PA


Shelley Weathers
UTK Chicago, Inc.
Buffalo Grove, IL  


EQUIPMENT:

Mark Sharitz
ARA Secretary/Treasurer
AGCO Corporation
Duluth, GA

Mark Anderson
GVM, Inc.

Biglerville, PA

Ken Lehmann

Case IH
Racie, WI

Craig Weynand
John Deere Company
Lenexa, KS




CROP PROTECTION/SEED:

Mark Bishop
Cheminova, Inc.
Research Triangle, NC

Dan Bouck
Dow AgroSciences

Indianapolis, IN

Rex Martin
Syngenta
Golden Valley, MO

Jon Nienas
Monsanto Company

St. Louis, MO

Bill Rowland
BASF
Macon, MO 

John Kapser
FMC Agricultural Products

Philadelphia, PA


Al Luke
Bayer CropScience

Research Triangle, NC

TECHNOLOGY &
OTHER SERVICES
:

Nishan Majarian
Agrian, Inc.
Fresno, CA

Leroy Startz
Wells Fargo

Dallas, TX
          

EX-OFFICIO:

Daren Coppock
President & CEO
Agricultural Retailers Assoc.
Washington, DC

Rick Patton
AgProfessional Magazine

St. Louis, MO

Ford West

The Fertilizer Institute
Washington, DC

Jay Vroom

Crop Life America
Washington, DC

STATE REPRESENTATIVE:

Tom Tunnell      
Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Assoc.
Topeka, KS