2009 NAMA Boot Camp leaves a great impression.

NAMA's 2009 Boot Camp--held August 18-20 in Kansas City--began with the traditional ag tour and evening opening session. After that, two days of interactive breakout sessions and networking rounded out the annual event. Many felt the panel sessions were the star of the show.

"I found the panel of farmers the most beneficial," said Diane Kleer, VP Production/Group Publisher of Annex Publishing & Printing Inc., Ontario, Canada. "I gained a deeper understanding of how a cash crop farmer operates. Even more beneficial was the networking session afterward at Boulevard Brewing Company, as I had an opportunity to further talk with the farmers."

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NAMA 2009

Executive Committee

National President

Carol Anderson

Mariposa Partners, Inc.

[phone]

[e-mail]

President Elect

Susie Decker

Farm Progress Companies

[phone]

[e-mail]

Secretary/Treasurer

Vicki Henrickson

Blasdel Cleaver Schwalbe Communications

[phone]

[e-mail]

Beth Burgy

Broadhead + Co Inc.

[phone]

[e-mail]

Ken Dean

High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal

[phone]

[e-mail]

Barry Nelson

John Deere Agricultural Marketing Center

[phone]

[e-mail]

Kenna Rathai

Kenna B. Rathai Communications

[phone]

[e-mail]

Robert Ratliff

Profitable Farming.com Corp.

[phone]

[e-mail]

Paul Redhage

FMC Agricultural Products

[phone]

[e-mail]

NAMA CHAPTER PRESIDENTS

Badger (Wisconsin), Andrea Brossard Martin [phone]

Carolinas/Virginia, Ann Camden [phone]

Chesapeake (Baltimore, Philadelphia), Matt Coniglio [phone]

Chicago, Amy Jolliff [phone]

Cornbelt (Quad City Area, IA, IL), Wendy Gady [phone]

Desert Southwest, Paige Gilligan [phone]

Eastern (New York), Catherine Wang [phone]

Florida, Gary Cooper [phone]

Gateway (St. Louis), Jeremy Lutgen [phone]

Great Plains (Dodge City, Wichita), John Presley [phone]

Heartland (Illinois), Amy Bradford [phone]

Iowa (Des Moines), Stephanie Vinton-Pollock [phone]

Mid-America (Indiana)

Midlands (Omaha), Kim Lang [phone]

Midsouth (Memphis), Brad Allen [phone]

Missouri-Kansas, Christy Borrowman [phone]

North Central (Minneapolis/St. Paul), Josh Krenz [phone]

Northern Prairie (Dakotas), Dave McSparron [phone]

Ohio, Mike Krouse [phone]

Rocky Mountain (Denver), Marvin Kokes [phone]

Southeastern (Georgia), Kim Maloney [phone]

Southwest (Dallas/Ft. Worth/Houston), Cheri Knoy [phone]

Western Pacific NAMA, Sandy Creighton [phone]

* Updated as chapter presidents are elected

NEW NAMA MEMBERS

Carlos Arguello, John Deere Agricultural Marketing Center

Allison Dahlgren

Lindsey Higgins, Texas A&M University

Renee Hughner, Arizona State University

Lee Larson, Paulsen

Jack Locke, Iron Solutions LLC

Nancy Lockwood, The Lockwood Agency

John Meineke, Black Hawk College

Darwin Melnyk, Iron Solutions LLC

Kathryn Newbern, Tractor Supply Company

Stacy Norin, Beck Ag

Sandy Pennington, Gallagher USA

Mitch Reger, Northwest Missouri State University

Katie Stutsman, Dow AgroSciences