ASTA Elects New Officers
This morning (June 12, 2014) the membership of the American Seed Trade Association, at its 131st Annual Convention in Indianpolis, Indiana, elected officers for 2014/15.
Former ASTA chairman John Nelsen of RiceTec, Inc. announced the new slate of officer nominees:
- John Schoenecker of HM. CLAUSE as chairman.
- Risa DeMasi of Grassland Oregon as vice chairman.
- Mark Herrmann of Monsanto Vegetable Seed Division as second vice chairman.
- David Pearl of The CISCO Companies as Central regional vice president.
- Perry Bohn of BASF as Southeastern regional vice president.
Following the announcement, the membership approved the nominees by vote. Schoenecker will serve as ASTA chairman for 2014/15. The elected regional vice presidents will serve a three-year term on the ASTA Board of Directors.