AAGIWA 2024 Election Results
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AAGIWA members have voted to elect Ryan Kuhl, Northern Plains Grain Inspection, as Secretary/Treasurer of the Association to serve alongside President Kia Mikesh, North Dakota Grain Inspection and Vice President Brent Hibbets, Enid Grain Inspection, during the Annual Meeting on April 15 in San Antonio.
The group also elected Erin Casey-Campbell, Missouri Department of Agriculture to the Board of Directors, and re-elected Ann Foster, Hastings Grain Inspection, and Phil Garcia, Washington State Department of Agriculture to the Board. And during a caucus of the group’s associate members, Chuck Bird with Neogen was selected as the associate member representative on the Board.
President Mikesh thanked outgoing secretary/treasurer Danae Podraza, Lincoln Inspection Service, for her service on the Board.
The newly elected board members join the following incumbents on the Board.
Brandon Byrd, Champaign Danville Grain Inspection
Chad Huebner, Grain Inspection Inc. (Jamestown)
Jon Newcomer, Kansas Grain Inspection
David Ayers, Champaign Danville Grain Inspection, Past President - Ex-Officio
AAGIWA staff include Bob Petersen and Erica Venancio. The American Association of Grain Inspection & Weighing Agencies (AAGIWA) is the national association representing official grain inspection and weighing agencies. These agencies provide official inspection services to measure the quality and quantity of grain being bought and sold in the United States.