Another 50 years for NAMA.The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA Na·ma n. pl. Nama or Na·mas 1. A member of a people of southwest Africa. 2. The Khoikhoin language of the Nama. ) is coming upon its golden anniversary--50 years strong! NAMA has seen many changes and so has our industry. Whether it's technology changes from slide presentations to PowerPoint, typewriters for correspondence to blackberries, traditional gene breeding to biotechnology, of fence lines marking tractor paths to GPS technology, we've seen a lot. However, some things probably haven't changed as much. We're still trying to answer the same questions--how to we gain brand loyalty? what does our customer really look like? and how can we best drive purchase decisions? As we more through 2006, the NAMA executive committee plans to take past learnings and focus on three areas--increased transparency, greater member input and implementing an actionable marketing plan. What do I mean by increased transparency? We want to be sure NAMA members have access and understand how our organization runs. The second area we're focusing on this year is greater member input. We encouraged members to provide input whether it was a new seminar topic or a better way to integrate students into professional activities. The final component we'll focus on in our year ahead is completion of an actionable marketing plan. As we continue this year, the Executive Committee will be putting the final pieces in this marketing plan. Then, we plan to get member input on the plan and implement it. With these three things in motion, we'll be setting the foundation for the next 50 years. NAMA today isn't the same as yesterday but we can be even stronger in the future. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Stephanie Gable (Carolines/Virginia)--President Bayer CropScience, Durham, NC (919) 549-2047 Patty Travis (Mid-America)--President-Elect 5MetaCom, Cannel can·nel n. A bituminous coal that burns brightly with much smoke. [Perhaps short for cannel coal, dialectal variant of candle coal (from its bright flame).] , IN (317) 564-2008 Monte Reese (Rocky Mountain)--Secretary/Treasurer Cattlemen's Beef Promotion & Research Bd., Centennial, CO (303) 220-9890 Ken Anderson (Midlands) David & Associates, Lincoln, NE (402) 438-4034 Carol Anderson (Missouri-Kansas) Anderson Kisner Fallon, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , MO (816) 255-1963 Kyle Bauer (Great Plains) KFRM Radio, Clay Center Clay Center can refer to:
Vicki Henrikson (Cornbelt) Progressive Agriculture Foundation, Davenport, IA (563) 343-0662 Beth Burgy (North Central) Broadhead + Company, Minneapolis, MN (612) 617-7947 Sarah Vacek (Gateway) Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO (314) 694-4193 CHAPTER PRESIDENTS * Badger (Wisconsin) Jane Griswold (920) 563-5551 Carolinas/Virginia, Frank Timberlake (919) 878-8989 Central California Central California can refer to one of several divisions or regions of the U.S state of California:
Chesapeake (Baltimore, Philadelphia) Kara Kara (kär`ə), river, c.140 mi (230 km) long, NE European and NW Siberian Russia. It flows N from the N Urals into the Kara Sea, forming part of the traditional border between European and Asian Russia. It is navigable in its lower course. McDonald (215) 627-8800 Chicago, Julia Goebel (630) 505-1100 Cornbelt (Quad City Area. IA, IL) Terry Reilly (319) 398-2646 Desert Southwest, Lee Dueringer (520) 626-5072 Eastern (New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ) Florida Gary Cooper (352) 671-1909 Gateway (St. Louis) Becky Rasmussen (636) 449-5040 Great Plains (Dodge City Dodge City, city (1990 pop. 21,129), seat of Ford co., SW Kans., on the Arkansas River; inc. 1875. The distribution center for a wheat and livestock producing area, it also packs meat and makes agricultural implements. . Wichita) John Seatvet (620) 227-1847 Heartland (Illinois) Amy Bradford (217) 378-9975 Iowa (Des Moines Des Moines, city, United States Des Moines (dĭ moin`), city (1990 pop. 193,187), state capital and seat of Polk co., S central Iowa, at the junction of the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers; inc. ) Doug Reynolds Mid-America (Indiana) Mike King (317) 564-2046 Midlands (Omaha) Stephanie Perry (402) 289-0230 Midsouth (Memphis) Bill Pittard (901) 758-2743 Missouri-Kansas, Steve Tomac (913) 310-8290 NAMA Cal (Los Angeles/San Diego) NAMA Pacific (San Francisco/Sacramento) Bob Foiles (916) 561-5585 North Central (Minneapolis/St. Paul) Peter Rupert (952) 854-1090 Northern Prairie(Dakotas) Becky Peterson (701) 663-6487 Ohio, Joe Monahan (440) 942-2000 Rocky Mountain (Denver) Tamara Arnold (303) 830-7892 Southeastern (Georgia) Judy Austin (770) 390-9692 Southwest (Dallas/Ft. Worth/Houston) Richard Potts (972) 987-1702 * Updated as chapter presidents are elected. National Agri-Marketing Association 11020 King Street, Suite 205 Overland Park, KS 66210 E-mail: agrimktg@nama.or Web Site: www.nama.org |
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