| Committee Description | Chair | Member(s) |
| Constitution & Bylaws | MIKE THORNTON Vice President Supr SW ID REC Univ ID, Parma REC 29603 U of I Parma, ID 83660 USA Phone: 208-722-6701 x211 Fax: 208-722-6708 E-mail: miket@uidaho.edu |
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| Editorial Board | JOHN BAMBERG Editor-in-Chief USDA-ARS: US Potato Genebank NRSP 6 4312 Highway 42 Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 USA Phone: 920-743-5406 Fax: 920-743-1080 E-mail: john.bamberg@ars.usda.gov |
Jeanne Debons (Cover Photo) Hector Lozoya-Saldana (Spanish Translator) Chuck Brown (B&G) Rodney Cooper (Entomology) Rob Davidson (Plant Protection) Samuel Essah (Prod & Mgmt) Gina Greenway (Econ) Shelley Jansky (Invited Reviews) (TBA) (Mole Plant Prot) Hassan Mojtahedi (Plant Protection) Roy Navarre (Physiology) Rich Novy (Cultivar Desc) Silvia Rondon (Entomology) Martin Scanlon (Utilization) Michele Konschuh (Prod & Mgmt) Shelley Jansky (Invited Reviews) Jeff Suttle (Physiology) |
| Endowment Fund | PHIL NOLTE, Chair Idaho Falls REC, Univ ID, Dept PSES 1776 Science Center Drive Idaho Falls, ID 83402-1575 USA Phone: 208-529-8376 Fax: 208-522-2954 E-mail: pnolte@uidaho.edu |
Rob Davidson Larry Hiller Sarah McPartland-Good UMF Alexander Pavlista Mike Thornton |
| Executive Committee | ANDY JENSEN – President 2015 Washington State Potato Commission 108 Interlake Road Moses Lake, WA 98837 USA Phone: 509-765-8845 Fax: 509-765-4853 E-mail: ajensen@potatoes.com ~ OR ~ Mgr, NW Potato Research Consortium 4032 N Ballantyne Lane Eagle, ID 83616 USA Home Office: 208-939-9965 Cell: 509-760-4859 E-mail: ajensen@potatoes.com Web: http://www.nwpotatoresearch.com |
Loretta Mikitzel – P-E Mike Thornton – V-P Carrie Huffman Wohleb – Sec Larry Hiller – Treasurer Nora Olsen – PP Alexander Pavlista – FC Shelley Jansky – Dir 2015 Rich Novy – Dir 2015 Samuel Essah – Dir 2016 Amy Charkowski – Dir 2017 Asunta ‘Susie’ Thompson – Dir 2017 John Bamberg – Editor-in-Chief Lori Wing – Administrator/ Membership Secretary/Web Manager |
| Finance | ALEXANDER “SASHA” PAVLISTA, Chair Panhandle Res. & Ext. Ctr., Univ of NE, 4502 I Avenue Scottsbluff, NE 69361 USA Phone: 308-632-1240 Fax: 308-632-1365 E-mail: apavlista@unl.eduBret A. Nedrow (New Chair 01/01/2015) Senior Manager Raw Development & Sustainability J. R. Simplot Company 16768 Simplot Road P.O. Box 1059 Caldwell, ID 83606-1059 Tel. (208) 780-4747 | Cell. (208) 957-3890 bret.nedrow@simplot.com |
Rob Davidson Joe Guenthner Larry Hiller Kent McCue Bret Nedrow Phil Nolte |
| Frank L. Haynes Graduate Student Research Competition | PAUL BETHKE, Chair USDA ARS Vegetable Crops Research Unit UW, Department of Horticulture 1575 Linden Drive Madison, WI 53706 USA Phone: 608-890-1165 Fax: 608-262-4743 E-mail: Paul.Bethke@ars.usda.gov |
Dennis Halterman Shelley Jansky Andy Robinson Leslie Wanner Jonathan Whitworth |
| Honorary Life Membership | NORA L. OLSEN, Past President (2014) Kimberly REC, Univ of ID 3806 N 3600 E Kimberly, ID 83341-5076 USA Phone: 208-423-6634 Fax: 208-423-6602 E-mail: nora@uidaho.edu |
Andy Jensen [P-2015] Loretta Mikitzel [PE 2015] Mike Thornton [VP-2015] Shelley Jansky [Dir 2015] Rich Novy [Dir-2015] Samuel Essah [Dir 2016) Amy Charkowski [Dir 2017] Susie Thompson [Dir 2017] Bill Campbell [PP 2012] Leigh Morrow [PP 2013] |
| International Relations | CHUCK BROWN, Chair USDA/ARS-Irrigated Agric. REC 24106 N Bunn Road Prosser, WA 99350 Phone: 509-786-9252 Fax: 509-786-9277 E-mail: chuck.brown@ars.usda.gov |
Rob Davidson Sam Essah Hector Lozoya-Saldana Peter Vander Zaag |
| Local Arrangements Committee [2015] | LEIGH MORROW, Co-Chair McCain Foods USA 319 Richardson Road Easton, ME 04740 Phone: 207-488-1246 Fax: 207-488-1382 E-mail: leigh.morrow@mccain.com |
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| Local Arrangements Committee Advisory | MIKE THORNTON, Chair/V-P SW Idaho R&E Center 29603 U of I Lane Parma, ID 83660 USA Phone (208) 722-6701, Ext 211 Fax: 208-722-6708 E-mail: miket@uidaho.edu |
Mark Pavek [2014] Andre Gagnon [2013] Rob Davidson [2012] Lori Wing [PAA] |
Membership |
MIKE THORNTON, Vice Pres SW Idaho R&E Center 29603 U of I Lane Parma, ID 83660 USA Phone (208) 722-6701, Ext 211 Fax: 208-722-6708 E-mail: miket@uidaho.edu |
Jeff Bragg Robert Gareau Bret Nedrow Leslie Wanner |
| Nominations [Exec Comm] | NORA OLSEN, Past-Pres (2014) Kimberly REC, Univ of ID 3806 N 3600 E Kimberly, ID 83341-5076 USA Phone: 208-423-6634 Fax: 208-423-6602 E-mail: nora@uidaho.edu |
Leigh Morrow [P-2013] Bill Campbell [PP 2012] Don Halseth [P-2011] Phil Nolte [P-2010] Chuck Brown [P-2009] |
| Outreach [Website] | LEIGH MORROW [PP-2013] McCain Foods, Inc. 319 Richardson Road Easton, ME 04740 USA Phone: 207-488-1246 Fax: 207-488-1382 E-mail: leigh.morrow@mccain.com |
Larry Hiller Kent McCue Andy Robinson Lori Wing-PAA |
| Potato Variety Handbook | ROB DAVIDSON, Chair Dept of Horticulture & LA, CSU 205 Shepardson Bldg Ft Collins, CO 80528-1173 USA Phone: 970-491-7745 E-mail: robert.davidson@colostate.edu |
Don Halseth Susie Thompson Jeff Bragg |
| Program | CARRIE HUFFMAN WOHLEB, Chair / PAA Secretary Washington State University Extension 35 “C” Street NW P.O. Box 36 Ephrata, WA 98823 USA Phone: 509-754-2011 x4367 Fax: 509-754-0163 E-mail: cwohleb@wsu.edu |
Leigh Morrow, 2015 LAC Co-Chair Kent McCue, 2015 Symposium Chair |
| Site Selection | RICH NOVY, Chair ARS:USDA, Potato Gen & Breeding Univ of Idaho 1693 S 2700 W Aberdeen, ID 83210 USA Phone: 208-397-4181 Fax: 208-397-4311 E-mail: rich.novy@ars.usda.gov |
Craig Yencho [NC-2011] Rob Davidson [CO-2012] Andre Gagnon [QC-2013] Mark Pavek or Raina Spence [WA-2014] Leigh Morrow [ME-2015] Dave Douches [MI-2016] Gary Secor or Andy Robinson [ND-2017] |
| Sustaining Members | MIKE THORNTON, PAA Vice-President SW Idaho R&E Center 29603 U of I Lane Parma, ID 83660 Phone: (208) 722-6701, Ext 211 Fax:: 208-722-6708 E-mail: miket@uidaho.edu |
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| Symposium | CARRIE HUFFMAN WOHLEB PAA Secretary Washington State University Extension 35 “C” Street NW P.O. Box 36 Ephrata, WA 98823 USA Phone: 509-754-2011 x4367 Fax: 509-754-0163 E-mail: cwohleb@wsu.edu |
Shelley Jansky Dir Rich Novy Dir Samuel Essah Dir Amy Charkowski Dir Susie Thompson Dir Alex Pavlista Fin Chr Bret Nedrow Fin Chr (starting 01/01/2015) Larry Hiller Treasurer Joe Guenthner: Util & Marketing (2014) Kent McCue (Physiology, 2015) Dave Douches (B & G-2016): “Transformative Technologies in Potato Breeding” (Contact): Ext, Prod & Mgmt – (2017) (Contact): Certification (Contact): Plant Protection John Bamberg, Editor-in-Chief |
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