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National Grain and Feed Association's 121St Annual Convention National Grain and Feed Association’s 121st Annual Convention New Orleans, LA March 19-21, 2017 Participants Anthony Aaron ICE MILLER LLP Indianapolis IN Kevin Adams CGB Enterprises Inc. Mandeville LA Lance (Stephanie) Adams Team Marketing Alliance Moundridge KS Robert (Josephine) Adduci R.J. O'Brien & Associates LLC Chicago IL John Ade Perdue AgriBusiness LLC Salisbury MD Jeff Adkisson Grain and Feed Association of Illinois Springfield IL Lucien Agniel Agniel Commodities LLC Providence RI Kabir Ahmad IFG Port Holdings LLC New York NY Navaid Alam Tradiverse Corporation New York NY Drew Albert GFG Ag Services (Tillridge) Irving TX Antonio Amerigo Kansas City Southern Railway Kansas City MO Keith Andersen Wells Fargo Rail Rosemont IL J. Anderson BOK Financial Kansas City MO Matt Anderson Bank of America Merrill Lynch Chicago IL MJ (Sarah) Anderson The Andersons Inc. Maumee OH Tony Anderson Transmarine Navigation Corp. Vancouver WA Tim Andriesen CME Group Chicago IL Travis Antonsen South Dakota Wheat Growers Aberdeen SD Peter Arendt Huntington Bank Wellsville UT Hunter Armistead Bartlett Grain Company Kansas City MO Jamie Arnold CGB Enterprises Inc. Jeffersonville IN Tara Artho Texas Grain and Feed Association Fort Worth TX Matt (Jessica) Ashton Central Valley Ag Cooperative York NE John Augspurger Livestock Nutrition Center Overland Park KS Lionel Autret Rabobank New York NY Mark (Susan) Avery Grain Journal Decatur IL Mary Azar COFCO International Chicago IL Paul Backman Syngenta Columbia MO Amer Badawi Columbia Grain Inc. Portland OR Ben Baer Livestock Nutrition Center Memphis TN Kevin Bahnline RESIDCO Chicago IL Keith (Yvonne) Bailey AgVentures NW Odessa WA Scott Baker Chicago Freight Car Leasing Chicago IL Andre Baladi U.S. Bank Denver CO Jason Ballow J.D. Heiskell & Co. Tulare CA Jim (Tammy) Banachowski The Andersons Inc. Maumee OH Heath Barnes Whitgro Inc. St. John WA Dave Barrett Barrett, Easterday, Cunningham & Eselgroth LLP Dublin OH Augusto Bassanini United Grain Corporation Vancouver WA Dave (Sharon) Baudler Cargill Inc. Wayzata MN Gary (Kim) Beachner Beachner Grain Inc. Parsons KS Neda Beal AgFirst Farm Credit Bank Columbia SC Beth Bechdol ICE MILLER LLP Indianapolis IN Greg Beck CGB Enterprises Inc. Mandeville LA Tyler Becker Archer Daniels Midland Company Mendota IL Mark Beemer Agspring Leawood KS Ann Begeman Surface Transportation Board Washington DC Kaleb Belzer Bunge North America St. Louis MO J. Hals (Rebecca) Benhard Benhard Grain Company Palmetto LA Carey Bennett DEKRA Insight Ponchatoula LA Greg (Mary Lee) Bewley Union Tank Car Company Chicago IL Lee (Shelley) Blank GFG Ag Services LLC Kansas City MO Steve Blinn Norfolk Southern Railroad Westchester IL Chris Boerm Archer Daniels Midland Company Decatur IL Robert Bond Agrex Inc. Franklin TN Sam Bonilla North American Export Grain Assn. Arlington VA Tyler Bottoms AgriCharts Chicago IL Keith Bouquet National Steel Car Chicago IL Rick Bowen J.D. Heiskell & Co. Elkhorn NE Mike Brainerd Union Pacific Railroad Omaha NE Ronald Brandt Farm Credit Services of America Plattsmouth NE Carsten Bredin Richardson International Limited Winnipeg MB Chris (Laura) Breedlove Willacy Co-op Raymondville TX Tom Bressner Wisconsin Agri-Business Association Madison WA Randy Broady CHS Inc. Shipman IL Sean Broderick CHS Inc. Inver Grove Heights MS JoAnn Brouillette Demeter LP Fowler IN Wyatt Brummer The Scoular Company Overland Park KS Patrick Bryan Pacificor LLC Portland OR Kelly Buchanan CGB Enterprises Inc. Covington LA Steve Burbrink CGB Enterprises Inc. Mandeville LA Nick Burke Société Générale London UK Jeremy Burkhart CHS SunPrairie Minot ND Kayla Burkhart CHS SunPrairie Minot ND Jim Byrum Michigan Agri-Business Association E. Lansing MI Rick Calhoun Cargill Inc. Wayzata MN Larry Callahan Demeter LP Fowler IN Troy Callicoat Barrett, Easterday, Cunningham & Eselgroth LLP Dublin OH Jan Campbell Purina Animal Nutrition LLC Gray Summit MO Steve Campbell Louis Dreyfus Company LLC Kansas City MO Todd Canatella Zen-Noh Grain Corp. Mandeville LA Maryann Candelero Ingredion Inc. Westchester IL Mitch Carlson Canadian Pacific Minneapolis MN Robert Carlson Landmark Services Cooperative Cottage Grove WI Carpenter Martha Bank of America Merrill Lynch Kansas City MO Smith Brett Caulkins Vertical Software Inc. Bartonville IL Brett Challenger CoBank St. Louis MO As of March 15, 2017 Mark Chambers Perdue AgriBusiness LLC Salisbury MD Craig Childs MFA Inc. Columbia MO David Christofore Agrex Inc. Overland Park KS Joe Christopher Crossroads Cooperative Assn. Sidney NE John Church Rabobank Chicago IL Sharon (Diane Karp) Clark Perdue AgriBusiness LLC Salisbury MD Thomas Clark GATX Corporation Chicago IL Jamie (Devlin) Clendenin Farmers Grain Terminal Inc. Greenville MS Richard Cogdill The Scoular Company Omaha NE Charlie (Kathy) Colbert Zen-Noh Grain Corp. Mandeville LA Troy (Ann) Collier Collateral Certification Services LLC Richland WA Chris Cook Syngenta New Ulm MN Ed Cooper Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Chicago IL Jerry Cope Dakota Mill & Grain Inc. Rapid City SD Tony (Mary) Correia Western Milling Goshen CA Jerry Cotter North American Export Grain Assn. Arlington VA Patrick Coyle COFCO International Chicago IL Tom (Kathy) Coyle COFCO International Chicago IL John Crabtree AgriCapital Corporation New York NY CC Craig Farmers Grain Terminal Inc. Greenville MS John Cranor Northwest Grain Growers Walla Walla WA Isaac Crawford POET Nutrition Sioux Falls SD Neal Danner CSX Transportation Cincinnati OH Mitch Dawson MFA Inc. Columbia MO Bob Day Ceres Global Ag Corporation St. Louis Park MN Jay Day CGB Enterprises Inc. Covington LA Scott Day Ag Producers Co-op Bushland TE Ronald (Vicki) DeJongh Columbia Grain Inc. Minneapolis MN Charlie Delacruz National Grain and Feed Association Arlington VA Jim (Cindy) Dell Cooperative Producers Inc. Hastings NE Ron (Ellen) Demaray DEKRA Insight Horton KS Corey Dencklau Gavilon Omaha NE Scott DeVries Maplehurst Farms Rochelle IL Rich Dickinson C-TEC Ag York NE Ben Doane CHS Inc. Inver Grove Heights MN Scott (Denise) Docherty Topflight Grain Coop Inc. Monticello IL Brian Doellman Archer Daniels Midland Company Overland Park KS Mike Donnelly Purdue Agribusiness LLC Salisbury MD Bill (Sandy) Doyscher Farmers Cooperative Elevator Company Hanley Falls MN Michael Driscoll Geosys Plymouth MN Sherry Drutman OpenLink Houston TX Scott (Diane) Dubbelde Farmers Cooperative Elevator Company Hanley Falls MN Beau (Angie) Duff Davenport Union Warehouse Company Davenport WA Warren Duffy North American Export Grain Assn. Arlington VA Matt Dvorak Louis Dreyfus Company LLC Kansas City MO Andriano Echavarria ABN AMRO New York NY Jon Efken Bank of America Merrill Lynch Charlotte NC Kim Ekena Archer Daniels Midland Company Decatur IL As of March 15, 2017 Tammy Elliott National Grain and Feed Association Arlington VA Charlie Elsea The Scoular Company Hancock IA Chuck Elsea National Wheat Foundation Salina KS Anne Erickson BNSF Railway Company Fort Worth TX Paul Erickson Providence Grain Solutions Ft. Saskatchewan AB John (Kelli) Evans Evans Grain Burley ID John (Wendy) Every Vita Plus Loyal WI Dave Fairfield National Grain and Feed Association Atlantic IA Jarad Farmer Canadian Pacific Maple Grove MN Chris Faust Gavilon Omaha NE Mark (Amanda Morris-Feldman) Feldman Crowe Horwath LLP Elkhart IN Bill Fellows Bartlett and Company Kansas City MO Geoff Finch The Wenger Group Rheems PA Rob Finch CSX Transportation Jacksonville FL Butch (Pam) Fischer J.D. Heiskell & Co. Elkhorn NE Max Fisher National Grain and Feed Association Arlington VA John Flahaut One Source Risk Management & Funding St. Louis MO Marc (Phyllis) Fleischaker Arent Fox LLP Washington DC Anthony Fletcher CGB Enterprises Inc. Webbers Falls OK John (Trish) Fletcher Central Missouri AgriService Marshall MO Christy Ford CHS Inc. Carrollton IL Tammy Ford-Miller Oklahoma Grain and Feed Assn. Enid OK Allen Foster CN Rocky View County AB Pat Frasco Neogen Lansing MI Roger Fray Landus Cooperative Ames IA Bobby Frederick National Grain and Feed Association Arlington VA Jacquie Fredericks CoBank ACB Denver CO Nick (Stephanie) Friant Cargill Inc. Wayzata MN Lance Fritz Union Pacific Railroad Omaha NE Tim Frump Perdue AgriBusiness LLC Salisbury MD Gary (Jodi) Gantz D. E. Bondurant Grain Company Inc. Ness City KS Thomas Gauthier Cultura Technologies Alpharetta GA Robert (Olivia) Geers Michigan Agricultural Commodities Lansing MI Scott Geller JPMorgan Chase New York NY Anthony Germain The Greenbrier Companies St. Paul MN Matt (Kari) Gibson Bunge North America St. Louis MO Dan Gilbert Land O' Lakes Inc. Shoreview MN Megan Giles Texas Grain and Feed Association Fort Worth TX Patrick Gilroy Vertical Software Inc. Bartonville IL Matt Giltner Archer Daniels Midland Company Decatur IL Carlos Gonzalez Société Générale Dallas TX Sarah Gonzalez National Grain and Feed Association Arlington VA Darron Goodgion Not Rocket Science Inc. Madisonville LA Brian (Emily) Gordon Ritzville Warehouse Company Ritzville WA Dave (Carole Sutherland) Gordon London Agricultural Commodities Inc. London ON Randy (Barbara) Gordon National Grain and Feed Association Arlington VA Christopher Goulart Aon Aurora CO Scott Gower Riceland Foods Inc. Stuttgart AR As of March 15, 2017 Robert Graff Rabobank Chicago IL John (Betsy) Graverson Ray Carroll County Grain Growers Inc. Richmond MO Paul Green North American Export Grain Assn. Arlington VA Jim Greufe Farm Credit Services of America Omaha NE Joe Grider CME Group Chicago IL Davis Grizzard Grain Craft Chattanooga TN Alex Grohsmeyer
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