GFAI Committees: Meet 1-3 times a year to help plan events and programs 

• Annual Convention and Trade Show - meets twice a year to discuss and plan the Annual Convention and Trade Show including recommendations for location, speakers, format and educational sessions.
• Scholarship - meets twice a year to develop and grow the scholarship program by reviewing and selecting scholarship recipients, promoting fundraising opportunities and recommending tours and speakers for the Industry Immersion Tour.
• Workforce Development - meets once or twice a year to determine educational programming content and speakers to train, educate and engage our members currently working in the grain and feed industry.

GFAI Industry Action Groups: Focus on various issues or topics affecting the industry and will interact primarily via e-mail or conference call. 

• Environmental - Monitor and discuss current environmental regulations impacting the industry and ways those regulations could be improved
• Facility Operations - Focus on security, energy, maintenance, and property management
• Feed - Regulatory issues related to the manufacturing and distribution of commercial feed
• Grain Grades and Quality - Watch over issues connected to grain grades and quality
• Illinois Grain Code - Focus on the Illinois Grain Code and Illinois Grain Insurance Fund statutes and the regulations related to implementation of those laws
• Legislative - Review and discuss state and federal legislation
• Safety and OSHA - Monitor and discuss safety issues and changes to OSHA standards
• Transportation - Analyze transportation issues of all types

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Industy Action Groups

Environment
David Schahl, CLA

​Facility Operation
Justin Koehler, Painters USA
Barbara Koehnke, Maplehurst Farms, Inc.
Drew Partain, Ladd Elevator Company
John Roessler, Feed Products and Service Company
Kent Sorrells, Sorrells Farm Supply
Hobart Stutt, River Valley Cooperative

Feed
Nick Dearwester, Dearwester Grain Services

Grain Grades & Quality
Paul Behrends, Bocker Ruff Grain
Eric DeLong, The DeLong Co., Inc.
Mark Heil, Prairie Central Co-Op
Mark Lessen, Burtonview Coop
Dale Plumer, Heritage Grain Cooperative
Paul Seaman, Ludlow Co-op Elevator Company
Travis Sayers, ADM

Illinois Grain Code
Ken Davies, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen
Cory Deckard, Grainland Farmers
Mike Etienne, CHS Inc.
Calla Fehr, Grainland Farmers
Jeff Kapraun, One Earth Energy
Joe Kapraun, GROWMARK
Barbara Koehnke, Maplehurst Farms, Inc.
Kolten Postin, John Stewart & Associates
David Schahl, CLA
Scott Stoller, Landus

Legislative
Reed Akre, Sublette Farmers Elevator Co
Pennie Groezinger, Pearl City Elevator
Joe Kapraun, GROWMARK
Barbara Koehnke, Maplehurst Farms, Inc.
Drew Partain, Ladd Elevator Company
Dale Plumer, Heritage Grain Cooperative
Travis Sayers, ADM
Paul Seaman, Ludlow Co-op Elevator Company
Charlie Smith, ADM
Alan Zehr, Northern Partners Cooperative

Safety & OSHA
Nick Dearwester, Dearwester Grain Services
Jeff Deters, RCM Co-op
Brad Malone, Topflight Grain Cooperative
Albert Middeke, Arnold Company
Drew Partain, Ladd Elevator Company

Transportation
Eric DeLong, The DeLong Co., Inc.
Mark Dietz, Ludlow Co-op Elevator Company
Pennie Groezinger, Pearl City Elevator
Mark Heil, Prairie Central Co-Op
Barbara Koehnke, Maplehurst Farms, Inc.
Kolten Postin, John Stewart & Associates
Hobart Stutt, River Valley Cooperative
Bridgett Wildermuth, River Valley Cooperative​​

2024 Committee  Members
Convention Committee
Ryan Bell, Legacy Grain 
Nick Dearwester, Dearwester Grain Services
Calla Fehr, Grainland Farmers
Pennie Groezinger, Pearl City Elevator
Elyse Harris, ADM
Austin Heim, Marquis Grain
Ryan Horsfield, Viterra
Dave Kerber, CHS Inc.
Justin Koehler, Painters USA
Adam Kohlmann, CIH
Kelley Lawhorn, Topflight Grain Cooperative
Brad Malone, Topflight Grain Cooperative
Albert Middeke, Arnold Company
Shalene Reeves, MID-CO COMMODITIES, INC.
Mike Rumbold, Rumbold & Kuhn/River Valley Cooperative
Tami Tammeus, Grainland Cooperative
Karen West, Prairie Central Co-Op

Scholarship Committee
Ella Banks, ADM
Nick Dearwester, Dearwester Grain Services
Calla Fehr, Grainland Farmers
Pennie Groezinger, Pearl City Elevator
Elyse Harris, ADM
Scott Johnson, Maplehurst Farms, Inc.
Jeff Kapraun, One Earth Energy
Adam Kohlmann, CIH
Kelley Lawhorn, Topflight Grain Cooperative
Austin McWhorter, Total Grain Marketing
Kolten Postin, John Stewart & Associates
Shalene Reeves, MID-CO COMMODITIES, INC.
John Roessler, Feed Products and Service Company
Kevin Strong, Strong Elevator Service LLC
Tami Tammeus, Grainland Cooperative
Karen West, Prairie Central Co-Op
Bridgett Wildermuth, River Valley Cooperative

Workforce Development Committee
Steven Cox, Western Grain Marketing
Cory Deckard, Grainland Farmers
Pennie Groezinger, Pearl City Elevator
Ryan Horsfield, Viterra
Jeff Kapraun, One Earth Energy
Justin Koehler, Painters USA
Barbara Koehnke, Maplehurst Farms, Inc
Kelley Lawhorn, Topflight Grain Cooperative
Mark Lessen, Burtonview Coop
Brad Malone, Topflight Grain Cooperative
Kent Sorrells, Sorrells Farm Supply
Scott Stoller, Landus
Curt Strubhar, Advance Trading, Inc.
Bridgett Wildermuth, River Valley Cooperative