Committees

Associates - Certification - Convention - Insurance
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International - Legislative - Long Range - Nominating & Associates
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Public Relations - Research - Scholarship - Traffic - Vegetables

Associates

Purpose: To provide information and expertise to the OSTA and board; respond to concerns of the OSTA; and provide a forum for Associates to voice concerns to OSTA and Board. Their goals are to provide a means to address OSTA membership as a whole; and provide a list of associates and their areas of expertise to the membership.

Chairman:Thornton, Sam - Syngenta - Chair
Members:
Dale, Mark - Pacific Packaging
Young, Lorena - Weyerhaeuser
Zielinski, Gordon - The Scotts Co.

Certification, Testing, & Quality Control

Purpose: To cooperate with the Oregon State University Certification Board, State and private seed testing laboratories, Oregon State Department of Agriculture and the USDA on matters of mutual interest and recognizing broad interest of the industry in seed certification, seed testing, and seed production. To explore and recommend changes beneficial to production and marketing to the seed industry.

Chairman:
Members:
Abbott, Trevor - Pennington Seed, Inc.
Anderson, Rod - ProSeeds Marketing
Baker, Glenda - Meadowland Corp.
Burr, Jay - The Scotts Co.
Carrillo, David - Pure Seed Testing, Inc.
Cochran, John - Turf Merchants, Inc.
Coville, Skip - Pennington Seed, Inc.
Davidson, Sharon - Agri Seed Testing
Ferguson, Mark - Burlingham Seeds
Fowler, Fred - Ampac Seed
Fricker, Crystal - Pure-Seed Testing, Inc.
Harer, Scott - Columbia Seeds LLC
Herb, Matt - Oregro Seeds - Chair
Holiday, Brad - Central Oregon Seeds, Inc.
Isom, Tony - DLF International Seeds
Keister, David - Smith Seed Services
King, Doug - Pickseed
Mainord, John - American Grass Seed Producers
Martin, Jeff - The Scotts Co.
McClain, Pat - Burlingham Seeds
McGregor, Mick - Burlingham Seeds
Merrigan, Bill - Blue Mt. Seeds Inc.
Muntz, Bryan - Integra Seeds Inc.
Nelson, Dan - Turf Merchants, Inc.
O'Donald, Robin - Blue Mt. Seeds Inc.
Olson, JP - Pro Seeds Marketing
Pepin, Jerry - Pickseed
Ross, Terry - Pennington Seed, Inc.
Scott, Colin - Pure-Seed Testing, Inc.
Strait, Leon - Pennington Seed, Inc.
Walters, Dan - DLF International Seeds
Weber, Mike - Central Oregon Seeds, Inc.
Williamson, Christina - The Scotts Co.

Convention

Purpose: To prepare a budget for the annual convention and submit it to the Board for approval at least six months in advance of the annual meeting; select a site, dates and program subject to the President's approval. (A tentative selection of site and dates should be made three years in advance by the Association fficers); and approve all convention bills for payment by the Executive Vice President.

Chairperson: Cottet, Teresa - Dennis Combs Ag Consultant - Chair
Members:
Cook, Toby - Matson Integrated Logistics
Harer, Mary - Columbia Seeds LLC
Mack, Mandi - Pickseed

Insurance

Purpose: To be responsible for reviewing the Association's health insurance program with the carrier thirty days prior to the mid-winter and annual meetings of each year and to further review any improvement to the health insurance program in making recommendations to the Board on such improvements or changes it feels are needed by the Association at the mid-winter and annual meetings.

Chairman: O'Donald, Robin - Blue Mt. Seeds, Inc. - Chair
Members:
Burrow, John - Elliott, Powell, Baden & Baker
Cox, Laura - Meadowland Corp.
Hall, Harry - Central Oregon Seeds, Inc.
McClain, Vickie - Burlingham Seeds

International

Purpose: To cultivate the maintenance of cordial relations with seedsmen and government representatives in other countries; to report to the Association any developments of interest; to keep the Association informed on import and export laws and regulations affecting the industry; to maintain close cooperation with the International Committee of the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) and support its efforts as programmed by the offices of ASTA.

Chairman: Edminster, Craig - ProSeeds Marketing - Chair
Members:
Baker, Glenda - Meadowland Corp.
Baker, Stan - Meadowland Corp
Dean, Larry - Oregon Seed Services
Farrell, Debbie - The Scotts Co.
Harer, Scott - Columbia Seeds LLc
Humble, Brian - DLF International Seeds
Kuenzi, Aaron - Ampac Seed
McGregor, Mick - Burlingham Seeds
Olson, Dick - ProSeeds Marketing
Olson, JP - Pro Seeds Marketing
Orlando, Mary - A.C. Wilson Company LLC
Salvage, Amanda - American Grass Seed Producers
Shrum, Carrie - Truf Merchants, Inc.
Toews, Doug, DLF International Seeds
Troyer, Galen - Smith Seed Services
Waldie, Randy - American Grass Seed Producers
Warren, Joani - Burlingham Seeds
Wilson, Kahleen - Pennington Seed, Inc.
Withers, Karen - Pennington Seed, Inc.
Zielinski, Gordon - The Scotts Co.

Legislative

Purpose: To represent the Association in all matters of legislation, federal or state, affecting the industry, coordinating such matters with the Association lobbyist; shall regulate an understanding relationship with federal and state enforcement officials and may cooperate with them on matters of mutual interest.

Chairman: Jeffries, Brad - DLF International Seed - Chair
Members:
Aerni, Nancy - Turf Merchants, Inc.
Baker, Mike - Pennington Seed, Inc.
Baker, Stan - Meadowland Corp
Cable, Sam - Barenbrug USA
Cersovski, Mike - Pickseed
Cochran, John - Turf Merchants, Inc.
Dean, Larry - Oregon Seed Services
Dunham, Rick - Simplot/Jacklin Seed
Fricker, Crystal - Pure-Seed Testing, Inc.
Garren, Erica - DLF International Seeds
Klundt, Duane - The Scotts Co,
McClain, Pat - Burlingham Seeds
McDowell, Chris - Pickseed
Merrigan, Bill - Blue Mt. Seeds Inc.
Muntz, Bryan - Integra Seeds Inc.
Myers, Rick - DLF International Seeds
Turner, Kevin - The Scotts Co.
Waldie, Randy - American Grass Seed Producers
Walters, Dan - DLF International Seeds
Weber, Mike - Central Oregon Seeds, Inc.
Zeilhofer, Matt - Meadowland Corp.

Long Range Planning

Chairman: Thomas, Mike - Lewis Seed Co. - Chair
Members:
Klundt, Duane - The Scotts Co,
Olson, Dick - ProSeeds Marketing
Pape, Tom - Columbia Seeds LLC
Salvage, Amanda - American Grass Seed Producers
Waldie, Randy - American Grass Seed Producers

Nominating

Purpose: To meet prior to the annual convention, prepare and confirm a slate of officers and Board members and submit their report to the general membership at the annual meeting for their revision and/or approval. The committee will consist of three past presidents, the current president, vice president and secretor-treasurer of OSTA.

Past Presidents-Laxton, Keith - The Scotts Co. - Chair
Members:
Klundt, Duane - The Scotts Co.
Turner, Kevin - The Scotts Co.
Walters, Dan - DLF International Seeds
Zielinski, Gordon - The Scotts Co.

Public Relations

Purpose: To gather and disseminate information relevant to the Oregon seed industry, primarily through the OSTA web site. The web site's focus will be for OSTA members, both voting and associates. In adition, information and links will assist the general public seeking information and assistance on matters regarding the Oregon seed trade industry.

Chairman: Arbelbide, Marcy - Ampac Seed - Chair
Members:
Haessler, Erica - Meadowland Corp.
Mack, Mandi - Pickseed
McDowell, Chris - Pickseed West, Inc.
Starr, Dick - Pennington Seed, Inc.

Research and Development

Purpose: To cooperate with Oregon State University, United States Department of Agriculture, Oregon Department of Agriculture or other governmental agencies on research and development activities related to the Oregon seed industry. This committee shall make recommendations to the above organizations on priorities for research, extension and teaching activities.

Chairman: Johnson, Steve - DLF International Seeds - Chair
Members:
Abbott, Trevor - Pennington Seed, Inc.
Anderson, Rod - ProSeeds Marketing
Burr, Jay - The Scotts Co.
Carrillo, David - Pure Seed Testing, Inc.
Florence, Kathy - DLF International Seeds
Floyd, Don - Pickseed
Fowler, Fred - Ampac Seed
Fricker, Crystal - Pure-Seed Testing, Inc.
Haessler, Erica - Meadowland Corp.
Hale, Chad - DLF International Seeds
Isom, Tony - DLF International Seeds
Keister, David - Smith Seed Services
Mainord, John - American Grass Seed Producers
Martens, Bruce - Central Oregon Seeds, Inc.
McGregor, Mick - Burlingham Seeds
Nelson, Dan - Turf Merchants, Inc.
Olson, Dick - ProSeeds Marketing
Pepin, Jerry - Pickseed
Scott, Colin - Pure-Seed Testing, Inc.

Scholarship

Purpose: To determining the amount of funds available to the Scholarship Fund, and to select and present name of recipients with the amount of awards to the Board of Directors for final action.

Chairman: Nofziger, Dave - Pennington Seed Inc. - Chair
Members:
Cook, Toby - Matson Integrated Logistics
Fritz, Garey - West Coast Bank
Mack, Mandi - Pickseed

Traffic

Purpose: To represent the Association in all matters of freight rates including rail, truck and ocean carriers and to cultivate an understanding relationship with those representing the carriers of Oregon seed products in order that members of the Association are not jeopardized by unfair freight rates to the marketplace.

Chairman: Martin, Jeff - Scotts Co. - Chair
Members:
Cook, Toby - Matson Integrated Logistics
Edminster, Craig - ProSeeds Marketing
Martin, Brian - Turf Merchants, Inc.
Miller, Doug - Pennington Seed, Inc.
Orlando, Mary - A.C. Wilson Company LLC
Salvage, Amanda - American Grass Seed Producers
Warren, Joani - Burlingham Seeds
Zeilhofer, Matt - Meadowland Corp.

Vegetable & Specialty Seed

Chairman:
Members: Billman, Mike - S & S Seeds, LLC