In the coming months, PVGA’s leadership will be reviewing the committees and the purpose and structure of each.
Executive Committee – The four elected officers plus the Past President with the President as chair having responsibility for acting for the Board between meetings of the Board, for strategic planning and for the relationship with the Executive Director.
Peter Flynn- chair, Tina Forry, Morgan Bond, Rita Resick, Arthur King, Tammy K Linn (ex-officio)
Leadership and Recognition Committee – Three Board members and two or more non-Board members with the Past President as chair 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.
Arthur King – chiar, David Miller, Jeff Mizer, Michael Orzolek, Hilary Schramm, Jr., Rita Resick, Robert Shenot, Jonathan Strite
Administrative Committee – Four Board members and three or more non-Board members with the Secretary-Treasurer as chair 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, John Mason, Ernest Mast, William Rankin, John Shenk, William Reynolds
Finance Task Force – Two or more members having responsibility for investing the Keystone Fund monies.
William Reynolds – chair, Keith Eckel
Farm Show Task Force – Five or more members having responsibility for the Farm Show Food Booth.
Art King, Peter Flynn, Tina Forry, Chris Harner, Alan Kemmerer, Amy Metrick, David Miller, William Reynolds, Robert Shenot, Jonathan Strite
Convention Planning Task Force – Selected University and extension personnel, growers, and Directors chaired by the First Vice President to develop the policies and educational program for the convention.
Tina Forry – chair, Robert Amsterdam, Steven Bogash, Morgan Bond, Will Brownback, Glen Bupp, Thomas Butzler, , Kathleen Demchak, Francesco DiGioia, Timothy Elkner, Peter Flynn, Leah Fronk, Jennifer Glenister, Christopher Harner, Bruce Hellerick, Arthur King, Benjamin King, David King, Robert Leiby, Kenneth Martin, Nolan Masser, Lindsay McKee, David Miller, Michael Orzolek, Robert Pollock, Rita Resick, William Reynolds, Steve Sample, Charles Stoecker, Jeffrey Stoltzfus, Jonathan Strite, Russell Thorsen, Grant Troop, Adam Voll, Dwight Wallace, Pearl Wetherall
Educational Committee – Four Board members and three or more non-Board members 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, Robert Pollock, Christopher Powell, Diana Stoltzfus, Jeffrey Stoltzfus,
Website Task Force – Selected members to recommend revisions to the website.
Steve Groff, Bruce Hellerick, David King, John Mason, Jr., Jonathan Strite
Government Affairs Committee – Four Board members and three or more non-Board members 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
Penn State Liaison Committee – Penn State University faculty members with an interest in the vegetable, berry or potato industries.
Thomas Butzler – Liaison to the Board, Erin Connelly, Kathleen Demchak, Francesco Di Gioia, Majid Foolad, Michael Masiuk, Robert Pollock
Appointed Representatives
Farm Show Committee – Barron Hetherington, Steve Sample
Mid-Atlantic Convention Joint Committee – Morgan Bond, Tina Forry, Peter Flynn, Tammy K Linn
Penn State Ag Council –
State Council of Farm Organizations – Tina Forry
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