Soy industry representatives and farmer leaders met in Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 8 to appoint the new USSEC Board and elect officers for the upcoming year. USSEC appoints, or reappoints, a board of directors comprised of fifteen members – four representing the American Soybean Association (ASA), four representing the United Soybean Board (USB) and seven representing industry and state soy organizations.
USSEC board members now include:
United Soybean Board (USB):
Laura Foell, Iowa, Chair
Bob Metz, South Dakota
Jimmy Sneed, Mississippi
Derek Haigwood, Arkansas
American Soybean Association (ASA):
John Heisdorffer, Iowa
Jim Miller, Nebraska, Vice Chair
Ron Moore, Illinois
Kevin Scott, South Dakota
Allied:
Sharon Covert, Illinois Soybean Association, Secretary
Don Wyss, Indiana Soybean Alliance
Exporter:
Brandon Bickham, The DeLong Company
John Cassidy, Perdue Grain & Oilseed
Aaron Skyberg, SK Food International
James Traub, Clarkson Grain Company
John Wright, Owensboro Grain Company, Treasurer
 

USSEC also thanks its two retiring board members, Jim Stillman and John Wray, for their years of service to the U.S. Soy industry.