Staying one step ahead.Heartland 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. president Krista Wolf says most of her hobbies have been on hold since the arrival of her children, Chauncey, age 6, and Melina and Wyatt, age 4. "Since their arrival, most of my creative energies are now focused on staying one step ahead of the kids," says Wolf. As manager, marketing communications for GROWMARK, Inc., Wolf says that as a professional she is constantly challenged to stay one step ahead, maintaining competitive advantage and effectively communicating to producers. She says they rely on their agency, Rhea & Kaiser to assist them with this challenge. "We find that employee's time to oversee implementation is increasingly limited and this has become as big of an issue as budget limitations. We are fortunate to have a 24-year relationship with Rhea & Kaiser; their staff knows our company well enough that they are almost intuitive in addressing our project assignments, allowing us to develop effective solutions," says Wolf. As a NAMA member since the mid-1980's, Wolf has served in various chapter positions and is also a past Executive Committee vice president, having served a three-year term. From a chapter perspective Wolf says NAMA provides a great opportunity to connect with individuals. From a national perspective she benefits tremendously from the professional development components of the national conference and agribusiness forum. "Knowing someone is a NAMA member is like a stamp of credibility," she says. NEW NAMA MEMBERS The following joined NAMA during November and December, 2004. Welcome! AT LARGE Dennis Hardy, Evans, Hardy & Young CAMA (Central Automatic Message Accounting) See AMA. ONTARIO Libby Lucas, Adculture Group, Inc. CAROLINAS/VIRGINIA Diane L. Jones, BASF BASF Bar Association of San Francisco (since 1872; San Francisco, California) BASF Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik (German chemical products company) BASF Builders Association of South Florida Plant Science Kristin Terdik, Technekes LLC CENTRAL CALIFORNIA NAMA Brad Rickard, Cal Poly--San Luis Obispo Eivis Qenani-Petrela, Cal Poly--SLO Russel D. Beckmann, Capital Press CHESAPEAKE Deborah Clayton, Tierney Communications Frank A. Ziacik Jr., Cargill COMMODITY PROMOTION Dawn A. Forsythe, U.S. Wheat Associates EASTERN John Meyer, Holstein Association USA, Inc. Kelly Donahue, Pfizer Animal Health GATEWAY Christine Luelf, Brighton Rhett Hawkins, Osborn & Barr Comm., Inc. HEARTLAND Al Viney, Morton Building, Inc. IOWA Iowa, state, United States Iowa (ī`əwə), midwestern state in the N central United States. It is bounded by the Mississippi R. Kayla Reynolds, John Deere AMS AMS - Andrew Message System MICHIGAN Laura Cheney, Michigan State University Michigan State University, at East Lansing; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855. It opened in 1857 as Michigan Agricultural College, the first state agricultural college. MIDLANDS Cheryl Zeien, CLAAS CLAAS Clearwater Largo Area Astronomical Society Justin Troudt, Orthman Mfg. MIDSOUTH Doug Freeze, Mississippi State University Mississippi State University, at Mississippi State, near Starkville; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1878 as an agricultural and mechanical college, opened 1880. From 1932 to 1958 it was known as Mississippi State College. MISSOURI-KANSAS Dallas Ford, Smith, Brown & Jones, LLC Frederick B. Parker, University of Missouri Peter G. Klein, University of Missouri NAMA PACIFIC Amy Flynn, Fleishman-Hillard Inc. Tom Justmann, Arvesta Corporation NORTH CENTRAL Gregg Hadley, University of Wisconsin--River Falls Ken Hilton, Red Wing Software, Inc. Mike Schwab, Colle+McVoy NORTHEAST Lorrell Walter, Latorra, Paul and McCann OHIO Ohio, state, United States Ohio, midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania (NE) West Virginia (SE), Kentucky (S), Indiana (W), and Michigan and Lake Erie (N). Matthew Sullivan,Farm Science Review |
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