The STAA Board of Directors is comprised of nine directors serving three-year terms. One-third of the directors are elected each year at the annual meeting from among the Association’s active members. No two directors can be representatives of the same active member.
Ex officio directors appointed for one-year terms. They are (1) the executive vice president of the Arizona Crop Improvement Association, (2) a representative of the College of Agriculture at the University of Arizona and (3) a representative of the Arizona Department of Agriculture. The immediate past president is an ex officio member if his or her term as a board member has expired during that year of service.
Officer elections are held at a special board meeting following director elections. A second vice president, a secretary and a treasurer are elected annually. The incumbent first vice president/president elect and second vice president are each elevated to the next position in the rotation.
The officers form an executive committee that conducts Association affairs between meetings of the full board.
JP Tom Bodderij, - President 2011
Seeds West, Inc.
3458 E. 33rd Place.
Yuma AZ 85365
Phone: (928) 783-2050 FAX(928)783-8401
e-mail : tombodderij@penningtonseed.com
Justin Smith, - 1st Vice President 2012
Bejo Seeds, Inc.
227 S. 2nd Avenue, Suite C
Yuma, AZ 85364
(928) 539-9128 (FAX) 539-9138
e-mail : j.smith@bejoseeds.com
Tim Knudsen, 2nd Vice President 2011
Arizona Grain, Inc.
PO Box 11188.
Casa Grande AZ 85230
Mobile (520) 251-2797 (FAX)(520)421-0832
e-mail : timknudsen@arizonagrain.com
Jon Pasquinelli, Past-President (ex officio) 2010
Monsanto Vegetable Seed
5 West 6th St.
Yuma, AZ 85364
(928)344-8523 (FAX) (928)344-9792
e-mail : Jon.r.pasquinelli@monsanto.com
Abed Anouti, Treasurer
Arizona Crop Improvement Association
2120 E. Allen Road
Tucson, AZ 85719-1522
(520) 305-3586 (FAX) 305-3587
e-mail : anouti@ag.arizona.edu
Brenda Ball, Ex-Officio
Dept. of Agriculture
1688 West Adams
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-0986 (FAX) (602)542-0466
e-mail : bball@azda.gov
David Cox, Ex-Officio
College of Agriculture and Live Sciences, Associate Dean
P. O. Box 210036, Forbes 201
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721(520) 621-3612 (FAX) 621-8662
Alan Rubida, - 2012
Barkley Seed, Inc.
P.O. Box 5540
Yuma, AZ 85366-5540
(928) 782-2571 (FAX) 928-782-4656
e-mail : arubida@barkleyseed.com
Ron Berens, 2011
Synergene Seed & Technology
1178 S. Brangus Ave.
Yuma, AZ 85364
(928) 343-7886
e-mail : ronberens@roadrunner.com
Jose Solorzano, Secretary, 2012
American Takii, Inc.
11492 S. Ave. D.
Yuma, AZ 85365
(928) 341-0434 FAX (928)341-0473
e-mail : jsolorzano@takii.com
Barry Case, 2012
Imperial Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
11101 S. McCullom.
El Centro, CA 92243-7283
(760) 353-1565 FAX (760)353-6981
e-mail : ivseedinc@aol.com
Tony Salcido, 2012
Bayer CropScience
PO Box. 569
Maricopa, AZ 85239-0569
(520) 315-9464 FAX (520)315-9466
e-mail : tony.salcido@bayercropscience.com
Bobby Garcia, 2013
Keithly-Williams Seeds, Inc.
5702 W. County 8 1/2 St.
Yuma, AZ 85365
(928) 329-7770 FAX (928)329-7773
e-mail : bgarcia@keithlywilliams.com