ARA Board of Directors
The ARA board of directors holds the ultimate governing authority and responsibility of the association. The board is composed of retailer representatives from five geographical regions (Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Great Plains and West) and industry supplier representatives from all areas of the agricultural retail sector (crop protection and seed, fertilizer, equipment, technology, and other services).
ARA Executive Committee
Ian McGregor (Chair)
The McGregor Company
Amy Asmus (Vice Chair)
Asmus Farm Supply
Brooke McMullin (Secretary-Treasurer)
International Raw Materials
Dan Bouck
Corteva Agriscience
Ernie Chappell
EFC Systems
Barry Day
Superior Ag Resources Cooperative, Inc.
Ken Lehmann
Case IH
Will Bentley
Georgia Agribusiness Council
Dave Spears
Mid-Kansas Cooperative Association (MKC)
Rod Wells
GROWMARK
Daren Coppock
Agricultural Retailers Association
Current board members listed by region & category:
Northeast (Region 1)
- Steve Patterson, Southern States Co-op, in Richmond, Va.
- Michael Twining, Willard Agri-Service, in Worton, Md.
Southeast (Region 2)
- Joey Caldwell, GreenPoint Ag, in Decatur, Ala.
- Jim Davis, Meherrin Agricultural & Chemical Co., in Severn, N.C.
- Griffin Evans, R. W. Griffin Feed Seed & Fertilizer, in Douglas, Ga.
- David Elser, Nutrien Ag Solutions, in Collierville, Tenn.
- Ward Bloodworth, Helena Agri-Enterprises, in Collierville, Tenn.
Midwest (Region 3)
- Amy Asmus (Vice Chair), Asmus Farm Supply, in Rake, Iowa
- Barry Day, Superior Ag, in Huntingburg, Ind.
- Brannon Hamar, Winfield Solutions, in Shoreview, Minn.
- Terry Herzig, CHS, Inc., in Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
- Blake Gates, Morral Companies, in Morral, Ohio.
- Mark Stutsman, Eldon C. Stutsman, Inc., in Hills, Iowa
- Jason Weirich, MFA Inc., Columbia, Mo.
- Rod Wells, GROWMARK, in Bloomington, Ill.
- Karen Whitt, The Equity, Effingham, Ill.
Plains (Region 4)
- Troy Johnson, Wilbur-Ellis, in Burnsville, Minn.
- Dave Spears, Mid-Kansas Cooperative Association, in Moundridge, Kan.
- Rodney Wilson, Wheeler Brothers Grain Co. Inc., in Kingfisher, Okla.
West (Region 5)
- Clay Houchin, Buttonwillow Warehouse, in Buttonwillow, Calif.
- Richard Lloyd, Valley Agronomics LLC, in Rupert, Idaho
- Ian McGregor (Chair), The McGregor Company, in Colfax, Wash.
- Ernie Roncoroni, Grow West, in Woodland, Calif.
- Nelson McCord, J.R. Simplot Company, in Boise, Id.
Crop Protection and Seed
- Dan Bouck, Corteva Agriscience, in Indianapolis, Ind.
- Joe Weis, Bayer Crop Science, in St. Louis, Mo.
- David Wheeler, FMC Agricultural Products, in Philadelphia, Pa.
- Lyndon Smith, Bio Huma Netics, Inc., in Gilbert, Ariz.
- Mike Hofer, BASF, in Denver, Colo.
- Paul Backman, Syngenta, in Columbia, Mo.
- Bob Trogele, AMVAC Chemical Corporation, in Newport Beach, Calif.
Fertilizer
- Tim Richie, The Mosaic Company, in Plymouth, Minn.
- Toby Hlavinka, American Plant Food, in Galena Park, Texas
- Ryan Burke, Gavilon Fertilizer LLC, in Savannah, Ga.
- Brooke McMullin, International Raw Materials, in Philadelphia, Pa.
- Gary Vogen, Yara North America, in Tampa Bay, Fla.
Equipment
- Kelvin Feist, Sackett-Waconia, in Waconia, Minn.
- Ken Lehmann, Case IH, in Racine, Wis.
- Bradley Sponseller, John Deere Agriculture & Turf, in Olathe, Kan.
- Craig Jorgensen, AGCO, in Duluth, Ga.
Technology and Services
- Ernie Chappell, EFC Systems, in Brentwood, Tenn.
- Jason Lueders, CoBank, in Minneapolis, Minn.
State Affiliate Representative
- Will Bentley, Georgia Agribusiness Council, in Commerce, Ga.
Ex-Officio
- Daren Coppock, ARA President and CEO, in Arlington, Va.
- Margy Eckelkamp, Farm Journal/The Scoop, in Lenexa, Kan.
- Corey Rosenbusch, The Fertilizer Institute, in Arlington, Va.
- Chris Novak, CropLife America, in Arlington, Va.
Honorary
- Leroy Startz, Agribridge Capital, Inc., in Fort Worth, Texas.