In the coming months, PVGA’s leadership will be reviewing the committees and the purpose and structure of each.
Executive Committee
Tina Forry-chair, Morgan Bond, Rita Resick, Adam Voll, Pete Flynn
Leadership and Recognition Committee – having responsibility for nominating candidates for directors, officers, annual award recipients, life membership and other awards as well as overseeing the Rudolph Grob Memorial Scholarship program.
Pete Flynn – chair, Arthur King, David Miller, Jeff Mizer, Michael Orzolek, Hilary Schramm, Jr., Rita Resick, Robert Shenot, Jonathan Strite
Administrative Committee – having jurisdiction for membership and financial matters as well as the Farm Show and Ag Progress Days Food Booths.
Rita Resick – chair, Robert Amsterdam, John Esslinger, Pete Flynn, John Mason, Ernest Mast, William Rankin, John Shenk, William Reynolds
Finance Task Force – having responsibility for investing the Keystone Fund monies.
William Reynolds – chair, Keith Eckel
Farm Show Task Force – current board and past board members having responsibility for the Farm Show Food Booth.
William Reynolds-chair, Brent Clever, Peter Flynn, Tina Forry, Matt Kaelin, Chris Harner, Alan Kemmerer, Amy Metrick, Robert Shenot, Jonathan Strite, Adam Voll
Convention Planning Task Force – having the responsibility to develop the policies and educational program for the convention.
Morgan Bond, Will Brownback, Glen Bupp, Thomas Butzler, Francesco DiGioia, Gibson Durnford, Timothy Elkner, Peter Flynn, Tina Forry, Leah Fronk, Jennifer Glenister, Heather Grab, Christopher Harner, Bruce Hellerick, Arthur King, Benjamin King, Robert Leiby, Kenneth Martin, Jennie Mazzone, Lindsay McKee, Michael Orzolek, Karly Regan, Rita Resick, William Reynolds, Steve Sample, Haley Sater, Chuck Schuster, Krystal Snyder, Janine Spies, Charles Stoecker, Weida Stoecker, Jeffrey Stoltzfus, Jonathan Strite, Russell Thorsen, Adam Voll, Dwight Wallace, Pearl Wetherall, Veronica Yurchak
Educational Committee – having jurisdiction for the newsletter, convention, field days, field tours, twilight meetings and the website.
Tina Forry – chair, Steven Bogash, Thomas Butzler, Peter Flynn, Jennifer Glenister, David King, Lois Klinger, Amy Metrick, Dorene Pasekoff, Christopher Powell, Diana Stoltzfus, Jeffrey Stoltzfus
Website Task Force – selected members to recommend revisions to the website.
Steve Groff, David King, John Mason, Jr., Jonathan Strite
Government Affairs Committee – having jurisdiction for government affairs issues and for developing policy resolution recommendations.
Barron Hetherington – chair, Keith Eckel, Robert Erlemeier, Tina Forry, Daniel Harner, Alan Kemmerer, Kenneth Martin, Laverne Nolt, Mark Troyer, Joel Weaver
Vegetable Marketing Committee – selected members to represent the association on vegetable marketing issues on this joint committee with the Pennsylvania Vegetable Marketing and Research Program.
Thomas Basehore, Duane Charles, Monica Farabaugh, Tina Forry, Joshua Grim, Melissa Jacoby, Eric Leiby, Lela Reichart, Ed Reiff, Robert Shenot, Joel Weaver
Vegetable Research Committee – selected members to represent the association on vegetable research issues on this joint committee with the Pennsylvania Vegetable Marketing and Research Program.
Melissa Barrick, Will Brownback, Joseph Brubaker, Ron Copenhaver, William Hopkins, Jason Jones, David King, Bryan Lebo, Dan Miller, Justin Schmidt, John Shenk
Potato Committee – selected members to advise the board on how the association can best serve the marketing, research and educational needs of potato growers.
Mark Troyer – chair, Bryan Bender, James Benshoff, Peter Brummer, Mark Duda, Garry Hunsicker, Michael Janoski, Clair King, Robert Leiby, Nolan Masser, Ernest Mast, Amy Metrick, Jonathan Price, Lela Reichart, Rita Resick, Chris Robbins, Nathan Tallman, Arthur Yingling,
Berry Committee – selected members to advise the board on how the association can best serve the marketing, research and educational needs of berry growers.
Natalie Bishop, Kevin Bond, Morgan Bond, Daniel Burkholder, Thomas Childs, Kathleen Demchak, Daniel Harner, Bruce Hellerick, Barron Hetherington, Bruce Hollabaugh, Harry Jones, Susan Jones, Erica Lloyd, Mark MacDonald, Laverne Nolt, Craig Pallman, Jarod Schreiber, Robyn Schreiber, John Shenk, Jonathan Strite, Adam Voll, Joel Weaver
Simply Sweet Onion Committee – four onions growers, one handler, one university staff member and one director empowered to administer the licensing process for the Simply Sweet Onion trademark and to control the funds generated by the licensing process.
Amos Sauder – chair, Arthur King, Curtis Koons, Kenneth Mobley, Michael Orzolek, Lloyd Stauffer, Samuel Zook
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