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USSEC Appoints New Board of Directors, Executive Committee

Soy industry representatives and farmer leaders met in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, last week 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.
The USSEC board now consists of:

USSEC chair Laura Foell and board member Bob Metz at the USSEC booth.
USSEC chair Laura Foell and board member Bob Metz at the USSEC booth.

United Soybean Board (USB):

Laura Foell, Iowa, Chair
Bob Metz, South Dakota
Jimmy Sneed, Mississippi
Jim Stillman, Iowa

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
John Wray, Kansas Soybean Association

Exporter:

Brandon Bickham, The DeLong Company
John Cassidy, Perdue Grain & Oilseed
Aaron Skyberg, SK Food International
James Traub, Huron Commodities
John Wright, Owensboro Grain Company, Treasurer
 
USSEC would like to thank all its retiring board members for their service to the U.S. soy industry.