Committees
CONVENTION COMMITTEE
Chairman: Liam Rogers – Hudson Tank Terminals Corporation
Joseph Basile — Catania Oils
Mark Chmielewski – RJ O’Brien
Walter Floyd – Darling Ingredients, Inc.
John Healy — Columbus Vegetable Oils
Jarred Johnson — ADM
Tom Kerstetter — Ring Container Technologies, Inc.
Brian Shultz – MPB Commodities Brokerage Inc.
Nate Smithson – Moving Parts LLC
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President: Changjian Ji — Cargill, Inc.
First Vice President: Nate Smithson — Moving Parts, LLC
Second Vice President: Scott Peterson — Odine Marine Group, LLC
Treasurer: Joseph Basile — Catania Oils
Director: Brian Owens — PBF Energy
Director: Liam Rogers, Hudson Tank Terminals
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Co-Chairs: Tara Ryan – Cargill, Inc. & Andy Seagren – Ventura Foods
Courtney Lawrenson — Ag Processing Inc.
Craig Mullen — Bridgewell Agribusiness, LLC
Will Swanson — Cargill, Inc.
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Chair: Shane Veasey — Bunge
Keith Bryan — Procter & Gamble Co.
Beth Cook — CMC Foods
Paige Kennebeck — Moving Parts LLC
Ryan Simeral —MPB Commodities Brokerage Inc.
Ernest Webb — NETCO
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
The Scholarship Committee is responsible for administering NIOP’s scholarship program.
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Chair: Dave Reeble – Moving Parts LLC
Derrick Augspurger — Bunge
Cheryl Moore (Daughter of Mr. Mogerley, whom NIOP’s scholarship is named after; And wife of NIOP member, Craig Moore — Hudson Tank Terminals)
Laurie Rogers (daughter of Mr. Mogerley, whom NIOP’s scholarship is named after; And wife of NIOP member, Liam Rogers — Hudson Tank Terminals)
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
Chair: Todd Biedenfeld, CHS, Inc.
Beth Cook — CMC Foods
Ann Marie Galbo — American Specialty Oils Co.
Jackie Greatorex — Spack International Inc.
Bret Hathaway — Flowers Foods, Inc.
Paige Kennebeck — Moving Parts LLC
Alissa Novotny — VEOS
Sarah Perry — Ag Processing Inc.
Sara Repa — Bunge
RULES COMMITTEE
The Rules Committee is made up of 3 subcommittees – based off of subject matter: contract language, specifications and quality, and finance.
The Rules Committee is currently reviewing the NIOP Rulebook to ensure the included language is relevant and accurate, serving the oilseed industry well. A revised edition of the Rulebook will be available in late 2024.
Chair: Brett Peterson — CHS, Inc.
Contract Language:
Doug Adams — Johnsrud Transport, Inc.
Erin Alves — Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad
Cory Barnes — Stratas Foods
Alex Gallup — Daabon Organic USA, Inc.
Christian Hildebrand — Stratas Foods
Jake Hinrichs — Columbus Vegetable Oils
Rules & Specifications
Savannah Chadwick — Cargill, Inc.
Kevin Flanagan — MPB Commodities Brokerage, Inc.
Jane Hayden — ADM
David Hoffsten —Adams Vegetable Oils, Inc.
Scott Lanctot —Ventura Foods, LLC
Liam Rogers — Hudson Tank Terminals Corporation
Eric Snow — Stolt Tankers USA, Inc.
Adam Thomson — Pasternak, Baum & Co., Inc.
Finance
Miles Atchison — Bridegwell Agribusiness, LLC
Ben Bradbury — AMCOM
Tanner East — Perdue Agribusiness
Alissa Novotny — VEOS
Taylor Schrage — StoneX
PRODUCT INTEGRITY COMMITTEE
The Product Integrity Committee, newly created in 2022, is responsible for notifying the Board of Directors as they work on efforts to ensure Product Integrity.
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Chair: Joseph Basile — Catania Oils
Stephen Basile — Catania Oils
David Bezenyei — Columbus Vegetable Oils
Juan Colmenares — AAK, USA
Andy Crews — Stratas Foods
Phil Fontenot — Ventura Foods
David Tillman — Stratas Foods
Cherilynn Whitehouse — AAK, USA
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Per the NIOP Bylaws, the Nominating Committee consists of the First Vice President, the Second Vice President, and a Director appointed by the Chairman. It is the responsibility of this committee to nominate one individual to the Board of Directors for the following positions: President, Vice President, Second Vice President, Treasurer, and each vacancy on the Board of Directors.
Chair: Scott Peterson — Odin Marine Group
Joseph Basile — Catania Oils
Nate Smithson — Moving Parts LLC
SPOUSE COMMITTEE
The Spouse Committee works to ensure that all spouses/significant others who attend the NIOP Annual Convention feel welcomed and included! This committee holds their own breakfast for spouses at each Annual Convention, as a place for significant others to meet one another, connect, and forge friendships, much like their spouses are doing at the convention!
Chair: Kyle Kennebeck — Husband of Paige Kennebeck (Moving Parts LLC)
Laura Peterson — Wife of Brett Peterson (CHS Inc.)
Laurie Rogers — Wife of Liam Rogers (Hudson Tank Terminals Corporation)
Tanya Stacy — Wife of Lynn Stacy (OEC Group Liquid Logistics Solutions)
Shelby Veasey — Wife of Shane Veasey (Bunge)
OILS UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE
The Oils University Committee works with conjunction with the Northern Crops Institute (NCI) to plan and facilitate NIOP’s 2 day intensive deep-dive course into the Oilseed Industry. Several of the committee members serve as “industry experts” for the class, facilitating roundtable discussions and exercises with attendees.
Chair: David Tillman — Stratas Foods
Tara Ryan — Cargill, Inc.
Andy Seagren — Ventura Foods
Valerie Simeral — MPB Commodities Brokerage, Inc.
Nate Smithson — Moving Parts LLC
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
The Transportation Committee provides quarterly reports on factors affecting all modes of transportation in our industry: tanker, barge, terminal, rail, and trucking.
Chair: Eric Snow — Stolt Tankers USA, Inc.
Doug Adams — Johnsrud Transport, Inc.
Jessica Hecht — MPB Commodities Brokerage Inc.
John Robertson — American Commercial Barge Line
Daniel Strydom — Stolthaven
Jesus Uribes — BNSF Railway
Ernest Webb — NETCO
