Rosters

Please click on a link below to find current committee members and industry representatives for the California Rice Commission.

For more information about board elections, please contact Laura Blickle at (916) 387-2264.
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Board of Directors
District Term Directors Alternates
District 1 3 Joe Borrayo Vacant Seat
  3 Imran H. Khan Vacant Seat
  3 Peter Rystrom Vacant Seat
  3 Derek Sohnrey Vacant Seat
  1 Josh Sheppard Vacant Seat
District 2 3 Deke Dormer Vacant Seat
  3 Kim Gallagher Vacant Seat
  3 Alex Struckmeyer Vacant Seat
  3 Bill Wallace Vacant Seat
  1 Leo LaGrande Michael Kuppenbender
District 3 2 John Cecil David Perry
  1 Lisa Heuschkel Seth Fiack
District 4 3 Nicole Montna Van Vleck Everett Willey
  3 Mike DeWit Christian Magenheimer
  3 Kelly Hoppin Vacant Seat
  2 Tom Butler Philip Hughes
  2 Jon Munger Max Alves
  2 Michael Bosworth Vacant Seat
  1 Michael Rue Alex Magenheimer
District 5 2 Sean Doherty Brian McKenzie
  2 Greg Van Dyke Elise Nelson
       

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Handler Directors and Alternatives
Handlers Directors Alternates
ADM Rice Brian Barrett Jose Rodriguez
American Commodity Company Chris Crutchfield Damon Roush
Associated Rice Marketing Cooperative Mark Kimmelshue Carrie Lindblad
Butte County Rice Growers Association Carl Hoff Eddie Gaspard
California Family Foods, LLC Dave Myers Vacant Seat
California Heritage Mills Steven Sutter Chris Davis
California Rice Marketers Joe Azevedo Vacant Seat
Cash Rice Network  Stuart Hoetger Vacant Seat
Colusa Rice Network Joe Tauscher Francis Hickel
Farmers’ Rice Cooperative Rick Rhody Brice Lauppe
FarWest Rice, Inc. Greg Johnson Davis Johnson
Lundberg Family Farms  Mike Denny Jessica Lundberg
Pinnacle Rice Co-Op Logan Wilson Vacant Seat
Rice Researchers, Inc. Polly Okamoto Kent Wiley
Sun Valley Rice Company, LLC Jennifer Kalfsbeek Steve Vargas
SunFoods, LLC Dan Squires Matt Alonso
SunWest Foods, Inc. Drew Becker Easter Mattos
Tamaki Rice Corporation Kurt Barrett Vacant Seat
The Rice Guys Bert Manuel Vacant Seat
Valley Commodities  Robby Berg Nicole Hildreth
Western Foods Shay Sebree Matt Cox
     

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Committees

Committee Chairs
Executive Committee Rick Rhody
California Rice Producers’ Committee Tom Butler
Budget/Finance Committee Greg Van Dyke
Public Education Chris Crutchfield
Industry Affairs Mike DeWit
International Marketing & Promotion Michael Rue
Research & Technology Brice Lauppe
Rice Certification Committee Charley Mathews
   

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Executive Committee
Tom Butler
Sean Doherty
Stuart Hoetger
Jennifer Kalfsbeek
Rick Rhody
Josh Sheppard
Greg Van Dyke
Logan Wilson

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California Rice Producers’ Committee
Tom Butler
John Cecil
Mike DeWit
Sean Doherty
Seth Fiack
Kim Gallagher
Lisa Heuschkel
Imran Khan
Mark Kimmelshue
Leo LaGrande
Charley Mathews
Michael Rue
Josh Sheppard
Derek Sohnery
Alex Struckmeyer
Gregory Van Dyke
Nicole Montna Van Vleck
Nicole Van Vleck
Bill Wallace
Everett Willey
Alternates
Kelly Hoppin
Carissa Lee
Alec Magenheimer

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Budget/Finance Committee
Gregory Van Dyke
Chris Crutchfield
Sean Doherty 
Pat Daddow
Correen Davis
Bill Helms
Stuart Hoetger
Mark Kimmelshue
Dave Myers
Rick Rhody
Dan Squires
David Steffenson
Steve Sutter
Gregory Van Dyke
Logan Wilson
 
Alternates
Mark Hullinger
Shan Staka

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Public Education
2018/19
Mike Bosworth
Chris Crutchfield
Adam McCalister
David Perry
Kurt Richter
Zach Urrutia
Nicole Van Vleck
Bill Wallace
Logan Wilson
Jeremy Zwinger
 
Alternates
Brett LaGrande
Kent Wiley

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Industry Affairs
2018/19
Drew Becker
Tom Butler
Correen Davis
Keith Davis
Mike DeWit
Kim Gallagher
Brian Greathouse
Carl Hoff
Mark Kimmelshue
Jim LaGrande
Brice Lauppe
Brian McKenzie
Jon Munger
Damon Roush
Josh Sheppard
Alex Struckmeyer
Sandy Willard Denn
 
Alternates
Don Bransford
Mike Kuppenbender

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International Marketing & Promotion
2018/19
Derek Alarcon
Alex Balafoutis
Brian Barrett
Kurt Barrett
Drew Becker
Chris Crutchfield
Pat Daddow
John Gardias
Bill Helms
Stuart Hoetger
Imran Khan
Mark Kimmelshue
David Lohman
Rick Rhody
Michael Rue
Alex Struckmeyer
Gregory Van Dyke
Steve Vargas
Jeremy Zwinger
 
Alternates
Joe Borrayo
Correen Davis
Jennifer Kalfsbeek
Olivia Manuel
Charley Matthews
Steven Michel
Erin O’Donnell
Dan Squires
David Steffenson
Bob watts
Logan Wilson

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Research & Technology
2018/19
Matt Alonso
Alex Balafoutis
Adam Boles
Joe Borrayo
Sean Doherty
Joe Kepiro
Mark Kimmelshue
Brice Lauppe
Kent McKenzie
Jon Munger
Jose Rodriguez
Bill Wallace
Sandy Willard-Denn
 
Alternates
Brian McKenzie
Alex Struckmeyer
Gregory Van Dyke

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Rice Certification Committee
Charley Mathews
Brad McGeoghegan
Michael Rue
Gary Stone
Jeff Chandler
Mark Kimmelshue
Dave Lohman
Bert Manuel
Timothy Blank
Joe Tauscher
Kent McKenzie
Jim Stewart
George Gough
Luis Espino

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USA Rice Federation Boards & Committees

USA Rice Federation Board
Sean Doherty
Charley Mathews, Jr., Chair
Nicole Van Vleck
 
Alternates
Tom Butler
Mark Kimmelshue
Michael Rue
USA Rice Council Board of Directors
Tom Butler
Sean Doherty
Mark Kimmelshue
Charley Mathews
Michael Rue
Josh Sheppard, Vice Chair
Kent Wiley
Logan Wilson
 
Alternates
Mike Bosworth
Leo LeGrande
Greg Van Dyke
U.S. Rice Producers’ Group
Michael Bosworth
Tom Butler
Sean Doherty
Seth Fiack
Kim Gallagher
Imran H. Khan
Jim LaGrande
Leo LaGrande
Charley Mathews, Jr.
Michael Rue
Josh Sheppard
Greg Van Dyke
Nicole Van Vleck, Vice Chair
 
Alternates
Jim LaGrande
Alex Struckmeyer
Audit Committee
Logan Wilson
Communications Committee
Michael Bosworth
Jim Morris
Nicole Van Vleck
Logan Wilson
Chris Crutchfield, Alternate
Kurt Richter, Alternate
Zach Urrutia, Alternate
Government Affairs Committee
Tom Butler
Nicole Van Vleck
Sean Doherty, Alternate
Mark Kimmelshue, Alternate
World Market Price Subcommittee
Chris Crutchfield
Sean Doherty
Rick Rhody
International Promotion Committee
Alex Balafoutis
Chris Crutchfield
Charley Mathews, Jr.
Steven Michel
Michael Rue
Steve Vargas
Kurt Barrett, Alternate
Imran Khan, Alternate
Rick Rhody, Alternate
Europe, Africa, Middle East Promotion Subcommittee
Derek Alarcon
Michael Rue
Steve Vargas
Chris Crutchfield, Alternate
Jennifer Kalfsbeck, Alternate
Western Hemisphere Promotion Subcommittee
Chris Crutchfield
Steven Michel
Michael Rue
Rick Rhody, Alternate
Steve Vargas, Alternate
International Trade Policy Committee
Alex Balafoutis
Chris Crutchfield
Keith Davis
Rick Rhody
Michael Rue
Steve Vargas
Imran Khan, Alternate
Bob Watts, Alternate
Asia Trade Policy Subcommittee
Alex Balafoutis
Chris Crutchfield
Keith Davis
Rick Rhody
Michael Rue
Steve Vargas
Kurt Barrett, Alternate
Steven Michel, Alternate
Asia/Turkey Promotions Subcommittee
Alex Balafoutis
Brian Barrett
Kurt Barrett
Chris Crutchfield
Charlie Mathews
Steve Michel
Rick Rhody
Michael Rue
Steve Vargas
Bob Watts, Alternate
EU Trade Policy Subcommittee
Rick Rhody
Michael Rue
Steve Vargas
Derek Alarcon, Alternate
Chris Crutchfield, Alternate
Food Aid Subcommittee
Rick Rhody
Michael Rue
Latin America Trade Policy Subcommittee
Rick Rhody
Michael Rue
Derek Alarcon, Alternate
Domestic Promotion Committee
Tom Butler
John Hasbrook
Steven Michel
Steve Vargas
Kent Wiley
Jennifer Kalfsbeck, Alternate
Domestic Usage Report Subcommittee
John Hasbrook
Steven Michel
Foodservice Subcommittee
John Hasbrook
Steven Michel
Steve Vargas
Nutrition Subcommittee
John Hasbrook
Jennifer Kalfsbeek
Retail Subcommittee
John Hasbrook
Steven Michel
Steve Vargas
Food Processing Subcommittee
Alex Balafoutis
Jennifer Kalfsbeek
Steven Michel
USA Rice Federation PAC Board of Directors
Sean Doherty
Seth Fiack
Nicole Van Vleck
USA Rice Federation Regulatory Affairs and Food Safety Committee
Mike DeWit
Roberta Firoved
Kim Gallagher
Jennifer Kalfsbeck
Mark Kimmelshue
Kent McKenzie
Josh Sheppard
Alex Struckmeyer, Alternate
Logan Wilson, Alternate
USA Rice Federation Rice Marketability and Competitiveness Task Force
Kent McKenzie
Steven Michel
Logan Wilson
USA Rice Federation Sustainability Task Force
Michael Bosworth
Kim Gallagher
Tim Johnson
Leo LaGrande
Kent McKenzie
Logan Wilson
USA Rice Millers’ Association Associate Members
Matt Alonso
John Ashby
Alice Fraga
Al Montna
Michael Rue
Mike Stephens
Alex Sugaoka
John Welisch
USA Rice Millers’ Association Board of Directors
Matt Alonso
Alex Balafoutis
Kurt Barrett
Chris Crutchfield, Chairman
Jay Errecarte
Greg Johnson
Ross Koda
Ken LaGrande
Lara McCauley
Kirk Messick
David Myers
Dallas Anthony, 1st Alternate
Ken Cox, 1st Alternate
Rob Paschoal, 1st Alternate
Bob Watts, 1st Alternate
Julie Wulff, 1st Alternate
USA Rice Millers’ Association Convention Coordinating Committee
Cynthia Brown
Chris Crutchfield
Jess Errecarte
Jess Errecarte
Ken LaGrande
John Welisch
USA Rice Producers’ Group Conservation Committee
Michael Bosworth
Keith Davis
Mike DeWit
Leo LaGrande
Luke Matthews
Josh Sheppard
Nicole Van Vleck
Jim LaGrande, Alternate
USA Rice Producers’ Group Crop Insurance Task Force
Tom Butler
Charley Mathews, Jr.
Imran Khan
USA Rice Producers’ Group Farm Policy Task Force
Don Bransford
Charley Mathews, Jr.
Nicole Van Vleck
USA Rice Council Executive Committee
Sean Doherty, Vice Chairman
USA Rice Council Nominating Committee
Sean Doherty
Charley Mathews, Jr.
USA Rice Federation Rice Futures Contract Working Group
Travis Haymore
USA Rice Federation Technical Committee of the Rice Marketability and Competitiveness Task Force
Farman Jodari
USA Rice Merchants’ Association Board of Directors
Mark Kimmelshue, 1st Alternate
USA Rice Millers’ Association Industry Standards Committee
Galo Williams
USA Rice Producers’ Group Executive Committee
Nicole Van Vleck