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 AAEA 2006-2007 - Officers, Board of Directors & Committee Chairs
 
Officers

President
John Walter
Agriclture Online/Successful Farming
1716 Locust St., LN422
Des Moines, IA 50309-3023
Phone: (515) 284-2802
Fax: (515) 284-3127
john.walter@meredith.com

Vice President/President Elect
Holly Martin
High Plains Journal
P.O. Box 760
Dodge City, KS 67801-0760
620-227-7171
hmartin@hpj.com
 

Immediate Past President
Marcia Zarley Taylor
Top Producer
1818 Market St., Fl 31
Philadelphia, PA 19103-3654
Phone: (215) 557-8962
mtaylor@farmjournal.com

Executive Director
Den Gardner
120 W. Main St., P.O. Box 156
New Prague, MN 56071
Phone: (952) 758-6502
ageditors@aol.com
 
Board of Directors

Paula Mohr (2006-2008)
The Farmer
18725 St. Francis Blvd.
Anoka, MN 55303-9663
Phone: (763) 753-4388
pmohr@farmprogress.com

Steve Fairchild (2007-2009)
Today's Farmer
201 Ray Young Drive
Columbia, MO 65201
Phone: (573) 876-5524
Fax: (573) 876-5505
sfairchild@mfa-inc.com
 

Greg Henderson (2007-2009)
Drovers
10901 West 84th Terrace
Lenexa, KS 66214
Phone: (913) 438-8700
Fax: (913) 438-0695
mailto:ghenderson@drovers.com

Linda Smith (2008-2010)
Top Producer/Farm Journal Media
1818 Market St., 31st floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-557-8960
lsmith@farmjournal.com
 

Jamie Cole (2008-2010)
The Progressive Farmer
2204 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, AL 35209
205-414-4734
Jamie.cole@progressivefarmer.com

Affiliate Representative
Kelly Schwalbe
Blasdel Cleaver Schwalbe Communications LLC
1525 Locust St.
Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: (816) 474-3166
Fax: (816) 474-3328
kelly@bcsthinktank.com
 
 
Committee Chairs

Advisory
Greg Vincent
(816) 873-3070 gvincent@farmjournal.com

Affiliate Advisory
Kelly Schwalbe
(816) 474-3166
kelly@bcsthinktank.com
 

AMS
Becky Newell
bnewell@aqha.org

The Byline
Dan Zinkand
(503) 507-4423
dzinkand@comcast.net
 

Ethics
Karen Simon
Iowa Soybean Association
(515) 251-8640
ksimon@iasoybeans.com



Loren Kruse
(515) 284-2897, loren.kruse@meredith.com

Future Ag Communicators
Gene Johnston
(515) 284-2826
gene.johnston@meredith.com
 

Info Expo
Laurie Potter
(515) 284-2853, laurie.potter@meredith.com

International
JoAnn Alumbaugh
(641) 744-2114
joann.alumbaugh@farms.com




Gregg Hillyer
add (636) 561-4976, Gregg.hillyer@progressivefarmer.com
 

Membership
Betsy Freese
(515) 284-2184
betsy.freese@meredith.com

Membership Services
Linda Smith
(215) 557-8960
lsmith@farmjournal.com
 

Nominating
Marcia Taylor
Phone: (215) 557-8962
mtaylor@farmjournal.com

Service Awards
Larry Dreiling
(785) 628-1117
ldreiling@aol.com
 

Sponsorship
Karen McMahon
(952) 851-4680
KMcMahon@prismb2b.com

Design Awards
Jamie Cole
(205) 445-6408
jcole@progressivefarmer.com
 

Photo Awards
Gil Gullickson
(515) 284-2687
Gil.Gullickson@meredith.com

Writing Awards
Jeff Caldwell
Successful Farming
(515) 284-3642
jeff.caldwell@meredith.com
 
Committees

Advisory Committee:
Greg Vincent - Chair, Steve Fairchild - board liaison, Rich Keller, Kiersten McCarty, Kelly Schwalbe

Affilitate Advisory Committee: Kelly Schwalbe - Chair, Sally Behringer, Cindy Cunningham, Angela Jamison, Jennifer Morrill, Fred Myers, Jim Stephens

AMS Committee: Becky Newell - Chair, Keri Geffert-English, Andy Atzenweiler, Billy Frey, Don Norton, Cliff Becker, John Holden, Greg Lamp, John Walter, Steve Drake - staff, Den Gardner - staff, Diane Johnson - staff, Kenna Rathai - staff

The Byline Committee: Dan Zinkand - Chair, Jeanne Berninck, Frank Lessister, Jennifer Morrill, Ann Marie Moss, Dan Muys, Laurie Potter, Elaine Shein, Ron Wall, Steve Werblow, Cheri Zagurski

Ethics Committee: Karen Simon - Co-Chair, Loren Kruse - Co-Chair, Dan Crummett, Barry Nelson, Marcia Taylor

Future Ag Communicators Committee: Gene Johnston - Chair, JoAnn Alumbaugh, Jennifer Bremer, Jeff Caldwell, David Doerfert, Karen Simon, Bill Spiegel, Kimberly J. Warren, Abby White, Mindy Williamson

Info Expo Committee: Laurie Potter - Chair, Sherry Collins, Martha Ostendorf, Kim Stuhr, Stephanie Veldman

International Committee: JoAnn Alumbaugh - Chair, Gregg Hillyer - Co-Chair, Steve Fairchild, Greg Lamp, Kelly Schwalbe, Harlan Persinger, Karen Simon, Bill Speigel, Wayne Swegle, David Lundquist, Mike Wilson

Membership Committee: Betsy Freese - chair, Sally Behringer, Joy Carter, Den Gardner, Mike Opperman, Jessica Pollard, Kelly Schwalbe, Jim Stephens

Membership Services Committee: Linda Smith - Chair, David Hest, Jim Patrico, Marcia Taylor, John Walter, Steve Werblow, Mindy Williamson, Chuck Zimmerman, Dan Zinkand

Nominating Committee: Marcia Taylor - Chair, Dan Crummett, Susan Davis

Service Awards Committee: Larry Dreiling - Chair, Joe Dan Boyd, Del Deterling, Jim Dickrell, Fred Myers, Lyle Orwig, Jack Pitzer, Kelly Schwalbe, Wayne Swegle, Willie Vogt

Sponsorship Committee: Karen McMahon - Chair

Design Awards Committee: Jamie Cole - Chair, Donovan Harris, Nancy Itani, Jennifer Kampinen

Photo Awards Committee: Gil Gullickson - Chair, Kurt Lawton, Christine McClintic, Mark Moore, John Pocock, Mark Rozin, Steve Werblow, Tim White

Writing Awards Committee: Jeff Caldwell - Chair, Marilyn Cummins, Tony Dreibus, Pam Golden, Tim Hoskins, Jennifer Vincent