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Executive Committee

USPB Chairman:
Larry Alsum, Friesland, WI
Immediate Past Chairman:
Randy Hardy, Oakley, ID
   
  Peter Mercer (Chair), Prosser, WA
  Cheryl Koompin (Co-Chair), American Falls, ID
  Virgil Slagell (Co-Chair), Hydro, OK
  Bart Connors (Co-Chair), Pasco, WA
  Danny Johns (Co-Chair), Elkton, FL
  Thomas Qualey (Co-Chair), Sherman Mills, ME
  Ron Lehr (Co-Chair), Bakersfield, CA
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Administrative Committee

The Administrative Committee of the USPB is made up of 30 growers, one importing member and one public member.  These are the “working committees,” which provide direction for each of the programs.  The committees include: Domestic Marketing, International Marketing, Industry Communications and Policy, and Finance. 

* = Committee Chairman
** = Committee Co-Chairman

USPB Chairman: Larry Alsum, Friesland, WI
Immediate Past Chairman: Randy Hardy, Oakley, ID
Finance: * Peter Mercer (Chair), Prosser, WA
  Ed Barnhill (Importer), Winter Garden, FL
  Wayne Jensen, Idaho Falls, ID
International Marketing: ** Cheryl Koompin (Co-Chair), American Falls, ID
  ** Virgil Slagell (Co-Chair), Hydro, OK
  Lon Baley, Malin, OR
  Brent Heisler, Cando, ND
  Michael Pink, Pasco, WA
  David Radtke, Fort Garland, CO
  Shane Webster, Rexburg, ID
  Steven Whited, Bridgewater, ME
Domestic Marketing: ** Bart Connors (Co-Chair), Pasco, WA
  ** Danny Johns (Co-Chair), Elkton, FL
  Tony Asmstad, Hermiston, OR
  Bryan Beck, Tionesta, PA
  Gary Hansen, Rupert, ID
  E. Phil Hickman, Horntown, VA
  Todd Michael, Urbana, OH
  Dale Mickelsen, Rigby, ID
  Monty Smith, Blanca, CO
  Sid Staunton, Tulelake, CA
  Tim Stevenson, Hancock, WI
  Alan Taylor, Rigby, ID
  Tim Young, Howard City, MI
Industry Communications and Policy: ** Thomas Qualey (Co-Chair), Sherman Mills, ME
  ** Ron Lehr (Co-Chair), Bakersfield, CA
  Kent Bitter, Shelley, ID
  Andy Diercks, Coloma, WI
  Roger Hawley, Bellingham, WA
  Gary Mahany, Arkport, NY
  Don Zimmerman (Public Representative), Fort Collins, CO
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Full Listing of Board Members

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