
Board of Directors
Companies from all over the industry participate on our board of directors to include our officers and members. Below are the board members and their associated organizations that are involved with guiding CropLife America.
Board Officers
Paul Rea
BASF, Chair
Andy Lee
Valent North America, Immediate Past Chair
Don Chew
PBI/Gordon Corp., Vice Chair and Treasurer
Jeremy Dirks
Corteva Agriscience, Vice Chair
Brian Naber
Bayer Crop Science, Vice Chair
Board Members
Jon Akins
Tessenderlo-Kerley, Inc.
Jeff Allison
Tide International USA
Darren Anderson
Vive Crop Protection
Leah Anderson
Winfield United
Brian Angeli
FMC Corporation
Ken Barham
Nufarm Americas, Inc.
Troy Bolt
Simplot Grower Solutions
Jeff Bunting
GROWMARK, Inc.
Randy Canady
Atticus, LLC
Jeff Cole
Tenkoz, Inc.
Eric Cowling
Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC
Damian Eldred
Fine Americas, Inc.
David Elser
UPL Limited, Inc.
Willie Negroni
Albaugh, LLC (Incoming)
Wade Firestone
HELM Agro, Inc.
Spencer Harris
Nutrien Ag Solutions, Inc
Vern Hawkins
Syngenta Crop Protection
Mark Hough
ADAMA (Interim)
Douglas (Dak) A. Kaye, III
American Vanguard Corporation
Chad Kern
Schirm USA, Inc.
Tyler Koschnick
SePRO Corp.
Brent Marek
Sipcam Argo USA, Inc.
Ryan Klaveano
Wilbur-Ellis Company (Incoming)
Chris Payne
CNI
Steve Petersen
Gowan Company LLC
Leigh Shockey
Drexel Chemical Company
Dustin Simmons
Nichino America, Inc.