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Officers

President

   Pat Yerxa, Ritzville Warehouse Company

1st Vice President

   Aimee McKay, HighLine Grain Growers

2nd Vice President

   Mark Weber, Tri-Cities Grain, LLC

Treasurer

   Hallie Jamison, Almota Elevator Company

Immediate Past President

   Carolyn Hotchkiss, United Grain Corporation

Board Members

Ryan Boese, TEMCO, LLC

John Cranor, Northwest Grain Growers

Lane Hannas, Pacific Northwest Farmers Cooperative

Eric Smith, Pomeroy Grain Growers

Committee Members

If you are interested in serving, please contact the Association office. 

Export Trade Council

  • Ron Williams - Chair, Columbia Grain, Int.
    • Roger Hsieh, BNSF Railway

Grades Committee

  • Chris Peha - Chair, Northwest Grain Growers

Honored Alumni Committee

  • Bud Riedner - Chair, The Andersons

Legislative Committee

  • Idaho:  Open
  • Oregon:  Jeff Kaser - Oregon Chair, Laughlin Cartrell, Inc.
  • Washington:  Randy Ward, Washington Chair, Tri-Cities Grain, LLC – Washington

Membership Committee

  • Margerie Vis, Director PNWGFA

News Bulletin Advisor

  • Mark Platt, Chair, PNW Commodities, LLC

Northwest Feed Council

  • Brian Chastain, Chair, Laughlin Cartrell, Inc.

Scholarship Committee

  • Keegan Gibbs - Chair, Northwest Grain Growers
    • Trudi Allenbach, Pacific Northwest Farmers Cooperative
    • Hallie Jamison, Almota Elevator Company (BOD Liaison)
    • Eric Strand, Shaver Transportation Company
    • Greg Zanavich, Tidewater Barge Lines

Transportation Committee

  • Josh Austin, RailWorks Track Systems
  • Steve Shaver, Shaver Transportation Company
  • Roger Hsieh, BNSF Railway

     

Event Committee Members

Annual Convention Committee

  • Margerie Vis - Chair, PNWGFA Director
    • Beau Duff, HighLine Grain Growers, Inc
    • Darrell Booth, Northwest Grain Growers

Country Elevator Council Meeting & Golf Tournament Committee

  • Pat Yerxa - Chair, Ritzville Warehouse Company

Idaho Trout Fry & Golf Scramble Committee

  • Margerie Vis, PNWGFA Director

Warehousemen's Conference & Trade Show Committee

  • Brad Wiley - Chair, HighLine Grain Growers, Inc.
    • Jacob Gisler, Pacific Northwest Farmers Cooperative
    • Marty Hughes, H&S Services
    • Rodney Kramer, Ritzville Warehouse Company
    • Lincoln Short, Northwest Grain Growers
    • Mark Weber, Tri-Cities Grain, LLC (BOD Liaison)

Association

The Association is a non-profit organization which is committed to advancing, protecting and developing the common interests of those related activities, and the promotion of friendly relations within the industry. The services and programs available to all member companies are directed by a (9) nine member Board of Directors, representing member firms from each segment of our diverse membership. 

The Association’s office is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, which is the center for much of our nation’s grain and feed trading activities. An investment in annual membership provides each member with access to a comprehensive list of services which these companies cannot provide for themselves. These services help members solve mutual problems, and enable companies to improve operating efficiencies and profitability in today’s competitive markets

Association Management

Association Director
Margerie Vis

email: [email protected]
phone: (503) 227-0234
fax: (503) 253-9172 

9600 SW Oak Street, Suite 565
Tigard, OR 97223