Grassroots Driven, Member Led
As a grower-led organization, NPC is managed by an Executive Committee and Board of Directors, which oversees its operations and provides guidance on its policy activities. Board members are appointed by the Executive Committee from recommendations submitted by state potato grower organizations and hold office for one calendar year.
At NPC’s 2022 Washington Summit in D.C., Jared Balcom of Pasco, Washington was elected to serve as NPC’s 2022 President and to lead the organization’s Executive Committee.
2022 Executive Committee
Jared Balcom
President
Pasco, Washington
RJ Andrus
First Vice President and Vice President, Legislative Affairs
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Bob Mattive
Vice President, Environmental Affairs Committee
Monte Vista, Colorado
Ted Tschirky
Vice President, Trade Affairs
Pasco, Washington
Ben Sklarczyk
Vice President, Finance Committee
Johannesburg, Michigan
Dean Gibson
Vice President, Grower Outreach and Industry Research
Paul, Idaho
Dominic LaJoie
Immediate Past President
Van Buren, Maine
2022 Board of Directors
Colorado
Miguel Diaz
Tyler Mitchell
Harry Strohauer
Idaho
Nick Blanksma
Todd Cornelison
Mark Darrington
Randy Hardy
Eric Jemmett
Brett Jensen
Klaren Koompin
Jaren Raybould
Craig Searle
Jason Stoddard
Alex Tiede
Ritchey Toevs
Dillon VanOrden
Lynn Wilcox
Maine
Darrell McCrum
Robbie Irving
Michigan
Rebecca Williams
Kevin Storm
Minnesota
Lance Hapka
Peter Imle
Montana
Dan Lake
Nebraska
Jon Gilley
New York
Ralph Child
North Carolina
Chris Hopkins
North Dakota
TJ Hall
Keith McGovern
Brian Vculek
Ohio
Kathy Michael Sponheim
Oregon
Dan Chin
Greg Harris
Mark Ward
Pennsylvania
David Masser
Washington
Josh Bunger
Ellie Charvet
Heath Gimmestad
Mark Hammer
Roger Hawley
Mike Madsen
Grant Morris
Chris Olsen
Albert Stahl
Adam Weber
Marvin Wollman
Wisconsin
Mark Finnessy
Jeremie Pavelski
Eric Schroeder
The NPC Executive Committee hosts the 2022 Washington Summit, Feb. 1-March 3, which brings the industry together to “Stand Up for Potatoes on Capitol Hill.” This includes leading growers and industry partners as they visit with their representatives in Congress to communicate the industry’s policy priorities.
