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 2026 Washington Summit in D.C., Ben Sklarczyk of Johannesburg, Michigan, was elected to serve as NPC’s President and to lead the organization’s Executive Committee for one year.
2026 Executive Committee
Ben Sklarczyk
President
Johannesburg, Michigan
Dean Gibson
First Vice President and Vice President, Legislative Affairs
Paul, Idaho
TJ Hall
Vice President, Grower Outreach and Industry Research
Hoople, North Dakota
Chris Olsen
Vice President, Environmental Affairs
Othello, Washington
Brett Jensen
Vice President, Trade Affairs
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Greg Harris
Vice President, Finance
Boardman, Oregon
Ted Tschirky
Immediate Past President
Pasco, Washington
2026 Board of Directors
Colorado
Miguel Diaz
Tyler Mitchell
Mark Peterson
Harry Strohauer
Dave Warsh
Florida
Aaron Troyer
Idaho
Nick Blanksma
Mark Darrington
Randy Hardy
Eric Jemmett
Kamren Koompin
Dan Moss
Jaren Raybould
Craig Searle
Jason Stoddard
Alex Tiede
Ritchey Toevs
Dillon VanOrden
Bryan Wada
Lynn Wilcox
Illinois
Leo Boeglin
Maine
Robbie Irving
Darrell McCrum
Massachusetts
Colin Szawlowski
Michigan
Olivia Cotton
Luke Parr
Kevin Storm
Minnesota
Justin Dagan
Peter Imle
Montana
Tim Venhuizen
New York
Chris Hansen
North Carolina
Chris Hopkins
North Dakota
Nick Desautel
David Fedje
Brian Vculek
Nebraska
Chris Brandt
Ohio
Kathy Michael Sponheim
Oregon
Rob Wagstaff
Mike Macy
Mark Ward
Pennsylvania
Carl Long
Washington
Jared Balcom
Josh Bunger
Ellie Charvet
Damon Christensen
Micheal Hughes
Blaine Meek
Grant Morris
Jordan Reed
Adam Weber
Marvin Wollman
Wisconsin
Mark Finnessy
Eric Schroeder
Keith Wolter
The NPC Executive Committee hosted the 2026 NPC Washington Summit, Feb. 23-26, which brought the industry together to “Stand Up for Potatoes on Capitol Hill.”
