Please click on a link below to find current committee members and industry representatives for the California Rice Commission. For more information about board elections, please see the April/May 2005 newsletter, or contact Jessica Welch at (916) 387-2264.
- Board of Directors
- Handler Directors and Alternatives
- Committee Rosters
- USA Rice - CA Representation
| District | Term | Directors | Alternates |
| District 1 | 1 | Frank Rehermann | Michael Denny |
| 2 | Ralph Cassady | Ryan Schohr | |
| 2 | Dominic B. Nevis | Brian Gibbs | |
| 3 | Josh Sheppard | Andrew Rudd | |
| District 2 | 1 | Don Bransford | Lorenzo Pope |
| 1 | Chip Struckmeyer | Henry Kalfsbeek | |
| 2 | Mike Lux | Joe Struckmeyer | |
| 2 | Leo LaGrande | Barton Scofield | |
| 3 | Jim Campbell | Jim LaGrande | |
| District 3 | 2 | Thomas A. Feeney | Larry Maben |
| 2 | Manuel Massa | Jerry Cardoso | |
| 3 | Greg Massa | Punch Haskell | |
| District 4 | 1 | Keith Davis | Paul Baggett |
| 1 | Walt Trevethan | Nicole Van Vleck | |
| 2 | Michael Rue | Open Seat | |
| 3 | Bob Van Dyke | Bert Manuel | |
| 3 | Bill Baggett | Chris Capaul | |
| District 5 | 1 | Charley Mathews | John Miller |
| 3 | David Dumars | Ronald D. Phelps | |
| 3 | Sean Dohety | Tim Miramontes |
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| Handlers | Directors | Alternates |
| ADM Rice, Inc. | Chuck Pappageorge | Johnny Barnette |
| American Commodity Company, LLC | Chris Crutchfield | Al Montna |
| Associated Rice Marketing Cooperative | Mark Kimmelshue | Carrie Connors |
| California Family Foods | Terry Bressler | Vacant Seat |
| California Rice Exchange, Inc. | Pat Daddow | Justin Daddow |
| California Rice Marketers | Bard Anderson | Chris Steidlmayer |
| Connell Rice & Sugar Company | John Valpey | Dane Nissen |
| Far West Rice, Inc. | Chris Davis | Bill Helms |
| Farm and Trade, Inc. | Jeremy Zwinger | Miguel Rivera |
| Farmers' Rice Cooperative | Michael Sandrock | Rob Paschoal |
| Gold River Mills, LLC | Steve Butler | Tom Atkinson |
| Great Western Growers | Bob Watts | Lowell King |
| Lundberg Family Farms ® | Grant Lundberg | Harlan Lundberg |
| Pacific International Rice Mills | Brian Reines | Dan Squires |
| Penny Newman Grain | Morgan Bressler | Jeff Barnes |
| PGP International | Karen Myers | Alex Balafoutis |
| Rice Researchers, Inc. | Kent Wiley | Paul Chamlee |
| Sun Valley Rice Company | Don Traynham | Bert Manuel |
| Sun West Foods, Inc. | Jay Errecarte | John Hasbrook |
| Williams Rice Milling | Kurt Barrett | Vacant Seat |
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| Committee Chairs | |
| Executive | Mark Kimmelshue |
| California Rice Producers' Group | Don Bransford |
| Budget/Finance | Michael Sandrock |
| Domestic Marketing & Promotion | Chris Crutchfield |
| Industry Affairs | Walt Trevethan |
| International Marketing & Promotion | Michael Rue |
| Research & Technology | Keith Hargrove |
| AB 2622 Advisory Board | Charley Mathews |
| Executive Committee | |
| Mark Kimmelshue, Chair | Charley Mathews, Vice Chair |
| Michael Sandrock, Secretary | Frank Rehermann, Treasurer |
| Don Bransford | Keith Davis |
| Grant Lundberg | John Valpey |
| California Rice Producers' Group | |
| Don Bransford, Chair | Bill Baggett |
| Chris Capaul | Ralph Cassady |
| Keith Davis | Sean Doherty |
| Punch Haskell | Henry Kalfsbeek |
| Jim LaGrande | Leo LaGrande |
| Mike Lux | Larry Maben |
| Bert Manuel | Manuel Massa |
| Charley Mathews | Al Montna |
| Frank Rehermann | Josh Sheppard |
| Don Traynham | Walt Trevethan |
| Bob Van Dyke | Michael Boeger (A) |
| Tim Miramontes (A) | Jim Rogers (A) |
| Steve Rystrom (A) | Ryan Schohr (A) |
| Joe Struckmeyer (A) | |
| Budget/Finance Committee | |
| Michael Sandrock | Bill Baggett |
| Paul Chamlee | Pat Daddow |
| Bill Helms | Mark Kimmelshue |
| Manuel Massa | Frank Rehermann |
| Brian Reines | Joe Struckmeyer (A) |
| Jeremy Zwinger (A) | |
| Domestic Marketing & Promotion | |
| Chris Crutchfield | Kurt Barrett |
| Paul Chamlee | Ken Cox |
| John Hasbrook | Punch Haskell |
| Jim Higa | Karen Myers |
| Dane Nissen | Tim O'Donnell |
| Andrew Rudd | Nicole Van Vleck |
| Kent Wiley | Jeff Barnes (A) |
| Jim Campbell (A) | David Dumars (A) |
| Ryan Schohr (A) | Bob Van Dyke (A) |
| Industry Affairs | |
| Walt Trevethan | Bill Baggett |
| Don Bransford | Steve Butler |
| Jerry Cardoso | Keith Davis |
| Sean Doherty | Mark Kimmelshue |
| Jim LaGrande | Mike Lux |
| Larry Maben | Manuel Massa |
| Tim Miramontes | Dominic Nevis |
| Rob Paschoal | Lorenzo Pope |
| Frank Rehermann | Jim Rogers |
| Dan Squires | Joe Struckmeyer |
| Bard Anderson (A) | Joe Carrancho (A) |
| Ralph Cassady (A) | Henry Kalfsbeek (A) |
| Andrew Rudd (A) | Josh Sheppard (A) |
| Bob Van Dyke (A) | |
| International Marketing & Promotion | |
| Michael Rue | Alex Balafoutis |
| Chris Crutchfield | Jim Higa |
| Bert Manuel | Charley Mathews |
| Kirk Messick | Chuck Pappageorge |
| John Valpey | Bob Van Dyke |
| Bob Watts | Michael Boeger (A) |
| David Dumars (A) | Ryan Schohr (A) |
| Jeremy Zwinger (A) | |
| AB 2622 Advisory Board | |
| Charley Mathews, Chair | Lorenzo Pope |
| Michael Rue | Gary Stone |
| Keith Hargrove, Vice Chair | Jim Stewart |
| Bert Manuel | Brad McGeoghegan |
| Bob Stewart | Joe Tauscher |
| Kent McKenzie | Kevin Dennis |
| George Gough | Cass Mutters |
| Research & Technology | |
| Keith Hargrove | Alex Balafoutis |
| Sean Doherty | Mark Kimmelshue |
| Charley Mathews | Brad McGeoghegan |
| Kent McKenzie | Tim Miramontes |
| Lorenzo Pope | Dana Dickey (A) |
| Ryan Schohr (A) | |
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USA Rice Federation Boards & Committees 2001/2003
| USARF Board of Directors (also serves as Finance Committee) | |
| Leo LaGrande | Michael Rue |
| Steve Rystrom (alternate) | Michael Boeger (alternate) |
| Don Bransford | Keith Davis (alternate) |
| Don Haywood * | J. Kapila (alternate) * |
| USARF Executive Committee | |
| Michael Rue | Mike LaGrande * |
| USA Rice Council Board of Directors | |
| Charley Mathews, Vice Chair CA | Michael Boeger |
| Keith Davis | Don Haywood * |
| J. Kapila * | Leo LaGrande |
| Jeff Norton | Michael Rue |
| Steve Rystrom | Robert Sutton (alternate) |
| Kent Wiley | Bob Van Dyke (alternate) |
| U.S. Rice Producers' Group | |
| Bill Baggett | Michael Boeger |
| Don Bransford | Keith Davis |
| Leo LaGrande | Al Montna |
| Steve Rystrom | Robert Sutton |
| Charlie Hoppin (alternate) | Charley Mathews (alternate) |
| Walt Trevathan (alternate) | Jeff Norton (alternate) |
| Communications Committee | |
| Chris Crutchfield, Chair * | Paul Chamlee |
| Karen Myers | Ann Schmidt |
| Bill Huffman | |
| Audit Committee | |
| Michael Sandrock | |
| Government Affairs Committee | |
| Don Bransford, Chair ** | Keith Davis |
| Domestic Promotion Committee | |
| Michael Boeger | Ken Cox |
| Chris Crutchfield | John Hasbrook |
| Leo LaGrande | Karen Myers |
| Laura Murphy | John Valpey |
| World Market Price Subcommittee | |
| Don Bransford *** | J. Kapila ** |
| Michael Sandrock | |
| International Promotion Committee | |
| John Valpey, Chair ** | Charley Mathews |
| Kirk Messick | Jeff Norton |
| Michael Rue | Chris Crutchfield |
| Alex Balafoutis (alternate) | |
| Environmental Regulatory Subcommittee | |
| Don Bransford, Chair ** | Bill Baggett |
| Keith Davis | Lorenzo Pope |
| Kent McKenzie ** | Jeff Norton |
| Walt Trevethan | |
| Europe, Africa, Middle East Promotion Subcommittee | |
| J. Kapila | Kirk Messick |
| Asia/Turkey Promotion Subcommittee | |
| Kirk Messick, Chair ** | Alex Balafoutis |
| Chris Crutchfield | Jeff Norton |
| Michael Rue | John Valpey |
| Jim Higa (alternate) | |
| Western Hemisphere Promotion Subcommittee | |
| Chris Crutchfield | Michael Rue |
| J. Kapila | |
| International Trade Policy Committee | |
| Michael Rue, Vice Chair ** | Keith Davis |
| Jim Higa | Kirk Messick |
| Jeff Norton | John Valpey ** |
| J. Kapila | Chris Crutchfield (alternate) |
| EU Trade Policy Subcommittee | |
| Michael Rue ** | Laura Murphy |
| Asia Trade Policy Subcommittee | |
| Michael Rue, Chair ** | Alex Balafoutis |
| Chris Crutchfield * | Keith Davis |
| Jim Higa | Kirk Messick |
| John Valpey | Bob Watts (alternate) |
| Al Montna | |
| Food Aid Subcommittee | |
| Michael Rue ** | Mike Sandrock ** |
| John Valpey | Steve Rystrom |
| Latin America Trade Policy Subcommittee | |
| J. Kapila, Chair | Michael Rue |
