Introducing the 2015 Executive Committee Members

The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) has introduced the 2015 Executive Committee members. Please welcome the officers below:

PRESIDENT
Marvin Kokes, Rocky Mountain Chapter/NCBA

Marvin Kokes is the Senior Vice President of Industry and Member Services for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. His responsibilities include NCBA policy division revenues including membership, sponsorships, NCBA’s Cattlemen to Cattlemen sales, advertising sales, corporate membership, special projects, producer education, Beef Quality Assurance program and Conventions and Meetings.

Prior to joining NCBA in 1992, Marvin was a loan officer and field representative at the Production Credit Association in Monte Vista, CO and also at the Greeley, Colorado Farm Credit Services. Marvin grew up in northeastern Colorado on a cow-calf and dryland wheat operation, near the town of Crook. Marvin has a degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from Colorado State University. He has two brothers who run the fourth generation commercial cow-calf operation and brothers-in-law who are farmer/feeders and commercial feedyard managers.

PRESIDENT-ELECT
Matt Coniglio, Chesapeake Chapter/Penton Farm Progress

Matt Coniglio is National Account Manager for Penton Farm Progress.

In this role he works with companies and agencies in the eastern half of the U.S. Together, they develop marketing strategies for campaigns utilizing the company’s suite of media options: print, digital, broadcast and events.

SECRETARY/TREASURER
Amy Bradford, Heartland Chapter/GROWMARK, Inc.

Amy Bradford is corporate relations manager for GROWMARK, responsible for the development and implementation of the cooperative’s corporate communications strategy including employee, member and external communications; proactive corporate media relations and public relations; cooperative education and awareness; and the cooperative’s annual meeting. She also oversees GROWMARK’s philanthropic efforts, and manages The GROWMARK Foundation.

VICE PRESIDENTS

-Gary Sakin 
 Gateway Chapter
 Monsanto

-Sara Steever
 Northern Prairie Chapter
 Paulsen

-Amy Bugg
 Missouri-Kansas Chapter
 Verdesian Life Sciences

-Sheri Seger
 Chicago Chapter
 DTN/The Progressive Farmer

-Amber Harrison
 Iowa Chapter
 United Suppliers, Inc.

-Scott McClure
 Gateway Chapter
 Brighton Agency