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.
Pam Ferguson, President
Dunn Grain Company
1129 S. Arizona Avenue
Yuma, AZ 85365
Phone: (928)344-3866 Cell: (928) 246-5140
Fax: (928)344-5425
pamf@dunngrain.com
Doug Henry, First Vice President
Gene Fresh Technologies
1881 S. Letvin Avenue #1
Yuma, AZ 85365
Phone: 928-246-7416
Fax: 928-344-2745
dhenry@genefresh.com
Fernando Campa, 2nd Vice President
Central Valley Seeds, Inc.
3320 E. Gila Ridge Road
Yuma, AZ 85365
Phone: 928-344-2557
Cell: 928-941-1017
fcampa01@msn.com
Jose Solorzano, Past President
American Takii, Inc.
11492 S. Avenue D
Yuma, AZ 85365
Phone: 928-341-0434
Fax: 928-341-0473
jsolorzano@takii.com
Abed Anouti, Treasurer/Ex-Officio
Arizona Crop Improvement Association
2120 E. Allen Road
Tucson, AZ 85719
Phone: 520-305-3586 Cell: (520) 429-1220
Fax: 520-305-3587
anouti@ag.arizona.edu
Justin Lewis, Secretary
TS & L Seed Company
2743 S. Lakin Avenue
Yuma, AZ 85365
Phone: 928-344-1880 Cell: (928)246-3411
Fax: 928-344-2699
justinl@tslseed.com
Jack Peterson / Ex-Officio
Arizona Dept of Agriculture
1688 W. Adams Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602-542-3575
Fax: 602-542-0922
jpeterson@azda.gov
Justin Smith
Bejo Seeds, Inc.
227 S. 2nd Avenue, Suite C
Yuma, AZ 85364 Cell: 928-246-7331
Phone: 928-539-9128
Fax: 928-539-9138
j.smith@bejoseeds.com
Barry Case 2012
Imperial Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
1101 S. McCullom Cell: 760-427-7283
El Centro, CA 92243-3408
Phone: 760-353-1565
Fax: 760-353-6981
ivseedinc@aol.com
Tanya Hodges /Ex-Officio
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
3200 W. 12th Street
Yuma, AZ 85364
Phone: 928-271-9560
Cell: 928-271-9560
thodges@cals.arizona.edu
Timothy Butcher
Select Seed of Arizona
14260 S. Avenue 3E
Yuma, AZ 85365
Phone: 928-317-9055 Cell: (928)210-2618
Fax: 928-317-9060
tbutcher@selectseedaz.com
Dean Wolfe
Barkley Seed, Inc.
P.O. Box 5540
Yuma, AZ 85364
Phone: 928-782-2571 Cell: (928)246-9098
Fax: 928-782-4656
dwolfe@barkleyseed.com
Ray Drachenberg
Monsanto – Deltapine
3016 E. 33rd Place, Suite B
Yuma, AZ 85365
Cell: 314-954-8134
rkdrac@monsanto.com
Tom Tolman
Condor Seed Production, Inc.
P.O Box 6485
Yuma, AZ 85365
Phone: (928)627-8803 Cell: (928)920-8304
Fax: (928)627-2826
ttolman@condorseed.com