Please click on a link below to find current committee members and industry representatives for the California Rice Commission.
- Board of Directors
- Handler Directors and Alternatives
- Committee Rosters
- USA Rice – CA Representation
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 | |
| 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 | |
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 |
| Executive Committee |
|---|
| Tom Butler |
| Sean Doherty |
| Stuart Hoetger |
| Jennifer Kalfsbeek |
| Rick Rhody |
| Josh Sheppard |
| Greg Van Dyke |
| Logan Wilson |
| 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 |
| Bill Wallace |
| Everett Willey |
| Alternates |
| Kelly Hoppin |
| Carissa Lee |
| Alec Magenheimer |
| Budget/Finance Committee |
|---|
| Gregory Van Dyke |
| Chris Crutchfield |
| Sean Doherty |
| Stuart Hoetger |
| Mark Kimmelshue |
| Ben Lewerenz |
| Dave Myers |
| Rick Rhody |
| Dan Squires |
| Steve Sutter |
| Logan Wilson |
| Public Education |
|---|
|
Chris Crutchfield Michael Bosworth Kelly Hoppin Jessica Lundberg Adam McCalister Elise Nelson Erin O’Donnell Robyn Rominger Alex Struckmeyer Zach Urrutia Kent Wiley Logan Wilson |
| Alternates |
|
Ben Lewerenz Dave Lohman |
| Nicole Montna Van Vleck |
| Industry Affairs |
|---|
|
Drew Becker Joe Borrayo Michael Bosworth Tom Butler Michael Denny Mike DeWit Kim Gallagher Lisa Heuschkel Carl Hoff Kelly Hoppin Mark Kimmelshue Brice Lauppe Carissa Lee Jon Munger Damon Rousch Peter Rystrom Josh Sheppard Don Traynham Everett Willey Logan Wilson |
| Alternates |
| Jessica Lundberg |
| Erin O’Donnell |
| International Marketing & Promotion |
|---|
| Derek Alarcon |
| Kurt Barrett |
| Drew Becker |
| Chris Crutchfield |
| Lisa Heuschkel |
| Stuart Hoetger |
| Imran Khan |
| Mark Kimmelshue |
| David Lohman |
| Steven Michel |
| Rick Rhody |
| Robyn Rominger |
| Michael Rue |
| Josh Sheppard |
| Alex Struckmeyer |
| Dan Squires |
| Steve Vargas |
| Alternates |
| Jose Rodriguez |
| Research & Technology |
|---|
|
Adam Boles Joe Borrayo Sean Doherty Lisa Heuschkel Mark Kimmelshue Brice Lauppe Jessica Lundberg Manuel Martinez Alec Magenheimer Jon Munger Jose Rodriguez Alex Struckmeyer Christy Trimble Bill Wallace Matt Cox Greg Van Dyke |
| Alternates |
| Dustin Harell |
| Derek Sohnery |
| Lacey Stogsdill |
| Rice Certification Committee |
|---|
|
Charley Mathews Brad McGeoghegan Josh Sheppard Michael Rue |
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Mark Kimmelshue Dave Lohman Bert Manuel Steve Ross |
| Timothy Blank |
| Joe Tauscher |
| Dustin Harrell |
| George Gough |
| Luis Espino |