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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Industry Action Groups
Environment
Tim Staley, Top Ag Cooperative, Inc.
Facility Operation
Steven Cox, Western Grain Marketing, LLC
Barbara Koehnke, Maplehurst Farms, Inc.
Drew Partain, Ladd Elevator Company
Ron Slagel, Prudent Community Energy
Feed
Scott Ringger, United Animal Health
Tim Staley, Top Ag Cooperative, Inc.
Grain Grades & Quality
Paul Behrends, Bocker Ruff Grain, LLC
Mark Heil, Prairie Central Co-Op
Dale Plumer, Heritage Grain Cooperative
Paul Seaman, Ludlow Co-op Elevator Company
Illinois Grain Code
Joe Alsup, CLA
Joe Kapraun, GROWMARK, Inc.
Barbara Koehnke, Maplehurst Farms, Inc.
Kolten Postin, John Stewart & Associates
Terri Schuler, CoBank
Legislative
Joe Alsup, CLA
Nick Dearwester, Dearwester Grain Services, Inc.
Steve Feeney, Prairie Central Co-Op
Pennie Groezinger, Pearl City Elevator, Inc.
Barbara Koehnke, Maplehurst Farms, Inc.
Taylor Negley, Western Grain Marketing, LLC
Dale Plumer, Heritage Grain Cooperative
Bryan Rader, FS GRAIN, LLC
Paul Seaman, Ludlow Co-op Elevator Company
Safety OSHA
Seth Coats, Western Grain Marketing, LLC
Steven Cox, Western Grain Marketing, LLC
Nick Dearwester, Dearwester Grain Services
Doug Green, Ursa Farmers Co-op Co.
Drew Partain, Ladd Elevator Company
Tim Staley, Top Ag Cooperative, Inc.
Transportation
Ella Banks, ADM
Steve Feeney, Prairie Central Co-Op
Mark Heil, Prairie Central Co-Op
Barbara Koehnke, Maplehurst Farms, Inc.
Kolten Postin, John Stewart & Associates
Bryan Rader, FS GRAIN, LLC
Mark Snyder, Legacy Grain Cooperative
Hobart Stutt, River Valley Cooperative
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Committee and IAG Members
Convention Committee
Shalene Reeves, MID-CO COMMODITIES, Inc.: Chair
David Kerber, CHS Elubrn: Vice-Chair
Joe Alsup, CLA
Ella Banks, ADM
Nick Dearwester, Dearwester Grain Services, Inc.
Calla Fehr, Grainland Farmers
Jeff Fjelstul, Valley View Agri-Systems
Doug Green, Ursa Farmers Co-op Co.
Pennie Groezinger, Pearl City Elevator, Inc.
Austin Heim, Marquis Grain, Inc.
Adam Kohlmann, CIH
Kelley Lawhorn, Topflight Grain Cooperative
Terri Schuler, CoBank
Tami Tammeus, Grainland Farmers
Karen West, Prairie Central Co-Op

Scholarship Committee
Kelley Lawhorn, Topflight Grain Cooperative: Chair
Scott Swartzendruber, Commerce Bank: Vice-Chair
Ella Banks, ADM
Nick Dearwester, Dearwester Grain Services, Inc.
Jennifer Down, FS GRAIN, LLC
Calla Fehr, Grainland Farmers
Kristen Hoffman, Maplehurst Farms, Inc.
Doug Green, Ursa Farmers Co-op Co.
Pennie Groezinger, Pearl City Elevator, Inc.
Scott Johnson, Northern Partners Cooperative
Adam Kohlmann, CIH
Randy Longbrake, 4B Components, Ltd.
Austin McWhorter, Total Grain Marketing
Kevin Strong, Strong Elevator, LLC
Tami Tammeus, Grainland Farmers
Karen West, Prairie Cental Co-Op
Bridgett Wildermuth, River Valley Cooperative

Workforce Development Committee
Barbara Koehnke, Maplehurst Farms, Inc.: Chair
Steve Feeney, Prairie Central Co-Op: Vice-Chair
Ella Banks, ADM
Jennifer Down, FS GRAIN, LLC
Jeff Fjelstul, Valley View Agri-Systems
Pennie Groezinger, Pearl City Elevator, Inc.
Ryan Horsfield, Viterra USA Grain, LLC
Adam Kohlmann, CIH
Kelley Lawhorn, Topflight Grain Cooperative
Kolten Postin, John Stewart & Associates
Chris Seegers, The DeLong Co. Inc.
Curt Strubhar, Advance Trading, Inc.
Bridgett Wildermuth, River Valley Cooperative