Grassroots Driven, Member Led
As a grower-led organization, NPC is managed by an Executive Committee and Board of Directors, which oversees its operations and provides guidance on its policy activities. Board members are appointed by the Executive Committee from recommendations submitted by state potato grower organizations and hold office for one calendar year.
At NPC’s 2024 Washington Summit in D.C., Bob Mattive of Monte Vista, Colorado, was elected to serve as NPC’s President and to lead the organization’s Executive Committee for one year.
2024 Executive Committee
Bob Mattive
President
Monte Vista, Colorado
Ted Tschirky
First Vice President and Vice President, Trade Affairs
Pasco, Washington
Ben Sklarczyk
Vice President, Environmental Affairs
Johannesburg, Michigan
Dean Gibson
Vice President, Legislative Affairs
Paul, Idaho
TJ Hall
Vice President, Finance and Office Procedures
Hoople, North Dakota
Chris Olsen
Vice President, Grower Outreach and Industry Research
Othello, Washington
RJ Andrus
Immediate Past President
Idaho Falls, Idaho
2024 Board of Directors
California
Sid Staunton
Colorado
Miguel Diaz
Tyler Mitchell
Mark Peterson
Harry Strohauer
Idaho
Nick Blanksma
Mark Darrington
Randy Hardy
Eric Jemmett
Brett Jensen
Klaren Koompin
Dan Moss
Jaren Raybould
Craig Searle
Jason Stoddard
Alex Tiede
Ritchey Toevs
Dillon VanOrden
Lynn Wilcox
Maine
Robbie Irving
Darrell McCrum
Michigan
Luke Parr
Kevin Storm
Minnesota
Peter Imle
Montana
Dan Lake
New York
Ralph Child
North Carolina
Chris Hopkins
North Dakota
Jackson Hall
Ohio
Kathy Michael Sponheim
Oregon
Dan Chin
Greg Harris
Mark Ward
Pennsylvania
David Masser
Washington
Jared Balcom
Josh Bunger
Ellie Charvet
Heath Gimmestad
Mark Hammer
Roger Hawley
Grant Morris
Jordan Reed
Adam Weber
Marvin Wollman
Wisconsin
Mark Finnessy
Keith Wolter
Eric Schroeder
The NPC Executive Committee hosted the 2024 NPC Washington Summit, Feb. 26-March 1, which brought the industry together to “Stand Up for Potatoes on Capitol Hill.” In addition to a week of education and advocacy, U.S. potato growers and industry partners released a new economic impact study that U.S. potato exports contribute $4.8 billion to the U.S. economy and support nearly 34,000 American jobs. Learn more at nationalpotatocouncil.org/SpudNation.
