Powering Progress in Oilseed Products
The National Institute of Oilseed Products is an international trade association with the principal objective of promoting the general business welfare of persons, firms, and corporations engaged in the buying, selling, processing, shipping, storage and use of vegetable oils and raw materials.
For over 80 years, NIOP has served the needs of its international membership representing a variety of trades. Our membership list includes importers and exporters, samplers and weighers, transportation operators, brokers, testing laboratories, storage tank operators, processors, refiners, food manufacturers, insurance companies, soap and cosmetic firms and coconut and palm plantation operators. Approximately 200 member companies in 11 countries support NIOP with their membership.
Board of Directors
Officers
Nate Smithson
President
Moving Parts LLC
Scott Peterson
First Vice President
Odin Marine Group
Joseph Basile
Second Vice President
Catania Oils
Todd Biedenfeld
Treasurer
CHS Inc.
Board Members
Doug Adams
Board Member
Johnsrud Transport, Inc.
Amanda Bainbridge
Board Member
Cargill, Inc.
Walter Floyd
Board Member
Darling Ingredients, Inc.
Bret Hathaway
Board Member
Flowers Foods
John Healy
Board Member
Columbus Vegetable Oils
Jarred Johnson
Board Member
ADM
Tom Kerstetter
Board Member
Ring Container Technologies
Liam Rogers
Board Member
Hudson Tank Terminals Corporation
Andy Seagren
Board Member
Ventura Foods, LLC
Ryan Simeral
Board Member
MPB Commodities Brokerage Inc.
Eric Snow
Board Member
Stolt Tankers USA, Inc.
David Tillman
Board Member
Stratas Foods
Sara Repa
Board Member
Bunge
General Counsel
John Dillard
Principal, USDA Practice Head
Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz PC
Kyla Kaplan
Associate Attorney
Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz PC
Staff
Leigh Wickersham, CAE
Executive Director
Jana Marie Dippold
Account Executive
Scott Wickersham
Account Financial Officer
