The Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association is led by a 10-person board of directors, a three-person staff and numerous committees. The WSCGA board is elected by grower members, and consists of nine cranberry growers and a UW-Extension Fruit Specialist. Growers also serve on the boards of several related cranberry organizations, listed below.
WSCGA Board of Directors
David Amundson, President
Mark Mahoney, Vice-President
Jim Van Wychen, Secretary
John Stauner, Treasurer
Tom Gardner
Nicole Hansen
Rebecca Harbut, Ex-Officio
Mike Moss
Carl Salzwedel
Tyler Walker
WSCGA Staff
Tom Lochner, Executive Director
Jane Anderson, Administrative Assistant
Susan DeRouchey, Executive Assistant
Crystal Johnston, Bookkeeper
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USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Staff
The USDA NRCS serves as the liaison for Wisconsin cranberry growers to the USDA and helps establish and support grower conservation programs in the state. For more information on conservation programs, click here.
Julie Ammel, USDA-NRCS Resource Conservationist
Tod Planer, Whole Farm Planning Project Coordinator
Wisconsin Cranberry Board, Inc.
The Wisconsin Cranberry Board, Inc. is responsible for administering Wisconsin's Cranberry Marketing Order, and it secures and distributes funding for research, educational and promotional programs related to cranberries. For more information on recent Wisconsin Cranberry Board reports and funding decisions, click here.
Directors
Stephen G. Brown, President
Nodji Van Wychen, Secretary
Bill Wolfe, Treasurer
Edward A. Grygleski
Mike O'Brien
Douglas Rifleman
Scott Schultz
Cranberry Museum Inc. Board
The Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center in Warrens, Wis., features museum exhibits, educational displays, an ice cream parlor and more. The Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center is led by a board of directors. Learn more about the Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center.
Directors
Jerry Bach, President
Jessica Rezin, Vice-President
Nodji Van Wychen, Secretary
Mark Mahoney, Treasurer
Chris Hanson
Mike Netland
Jay Nichols
Jim Peterson
Andy Reitz
Carl Salzwedel
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Wisconsin Cranberry Research and Education Foundation
(WCREF) Board
WCREF was established in 1999 by the WSCGA to provide professional education to cranberry growers, develop a research facility for scientific research related to the horticulture of cranberries and to research and develop best management practices designed to minimize environmental impacts of cranberry production. The Foundation is registered with the Internal Revenue Service as a tax exempt 501(c) (3) charitable institution.
Directors
Mike Moss, President
Jim Van Wychen, Vice President
John Stauner, Secretary
William Wolfe, Treasurer
Stephen Brown, Ex-Officio
Jed Colquhoun, Ex-Officio
Edward A. Grygleski
Steve Hahn
Rebecca Harbut, Ex-Officio
Bill Hatch
Jim Peterson
Scott Schultz
William Tracy, Ex-Officio
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