USDA Makes Appointments to the National Potato Promotion Board

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of 32 members to the National Potato Promotion Board. Appointed are 30 producer members and two importers to fill three-year terms expiring Feb. 28, 2027.

Appointed Producer Members:

  • Jaclyn Green, Edison, Calif.
  • Cliff Shaw, Monte Vista, Colo.
  • Daniel J. Corey, St. Augustine, Fla.
  • Brad Reed, Pingree, Idaho
  • Derek Peterson, Rexburg, Idaho 
  • Jaren Raybould, St. Anthony, Idaho
  • Jace Jensen, Idaho Falls, Idaho 
  • Jordan C. Thomas, Rupert, Idaho
  • Nate McBride, Rupert, Idaho
  • R. Gabriel Boldt, Idaho Falls, Idaho
  • Steve Elfering, Meridian, Idaho
  • Trevor Searle, Burley, Idaho
  • Adam DeGroot, Saint Anne, Ill.
  • Danny Deprey, Mars Hill, Maine
  • Ryan Tucker, Shelbyville, Mich.
  • John Halverson, Arbyrd, Mo.
  • Tara May, O’Neill, Neb.
  • Brian Mahany, Arkport, N.Y.
  • Hunter Gibbs, Swan Quarter, N.C.
  • Andrew Moquist, Crystal, N.D. 
  • Camburn Shephard, Crystal, N.D. 
  • Kathy Sponheim, Urbana, Ohio
  • Jason Davenport, Boardman, Ore.
  • Jonathon Springstead, Boardman, Ore.
  • H. Bruce Richardson Jr., Capeville, Va.
  • James Baker, Moses Lake, Wash.
  • Michael M. Pink, Eltopia, Wash.
  • Shelley R. Olsen, Othello, Wash.
  • Travis Meacham, Moses Lake, Wash.
  • Wendy Dykstra, Friesland, Wis.

Appointed Importer Members:

  • Clifton Smith, Bancroft, Wis.
  • Sanjiv Kakkar, Princeton, N.J.

The National Potato Promotion Board has 82 members, including 79 producer members, two importer members, and one public member.

More information about the board is available on the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Potato Promotion Board webpage and on the board’s website www.potatoesusa.com.