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The goal of the NAMA Advocate program is to enlist a core group of NAMA members to help recruit new members and advocate for the organization.<\/p>\nThe goal of the NAMA Advocate program is to enlist a core group of NAMA members to help recruit new members and advocate for the organization.<\/p>\n
The NAMA Advocate program is part of the overall \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Cultivating Connections\u00e2\u20ac\u009d membership plan. Your efforts are part of the bigger membership picture. The national NAMA membership committee is working with chapters on recruiting while simultaneously the NAMA office is working on targeted prospecting. With recruiting efforts in place at the local and national level, we hope to increase NAMA membership over the course of the year. It is important as an advocate, that you work with local chapters and the NAMA office and, likewise, you have support when you need it.<\/p>\n
What will I have to do?<\/strong> What will I get in return?<\/strong> NAMA Advocates include:<\/p>\n Ken Anderson, Ayres Kahler
\nYou\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll receive membership materials from the NAMA office. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be expected to seek out potential members and lay the groundwork for recruiting members. After making contact, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll coordinate the follow up through the NAMA office. Or you can follow up to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Close the deal.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
\nAlong with the satisfaction of helping the organization you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be recognized in the NAMA News<\/em> section of AgriMarketing<\/em> magazine, and in the National NAMA e-news<\/em>. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be recognized at the Agribusiness Forum and the Agri-Marketing Conference with a ribbon on your name badge. You will also be invited to the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153First Timer\/Leader\u00e2\u20ac\u009d event at the conference.<\/p>\n
\nSally Behringer, Nicholson Kovac, Inc.
\nMike Butler, Archer>Malmo
\nLeigh Ann Cleaver, Blasdel Cleaver Schwalbe Communications
\nSandy Creighton, Farm Progress Companies
\nJean DeLong Custer, Case New Holland
\nKen Dean, High Plains\/Midwest Ag Journal
\nLee Dueringer
\nDoug Freeze, University of Memphis
\nTeresa Hinrichs, CMS
\nAngela Jamison, Communicopia
\nPhil Johnson, Colle+McVoy
\nAmy Jolliff, Rhea & Kaiser Marketing Communications
\nKim Lang
\nBev Larson, NK Seeds, Syngenta Seeds
\nSue Lee, Farm Journal Media
\nTom Mahoney
\nKara McDonald, Dairy Management Inc.
\nRobert Ratliff, ProfitableFarming.com Corp.
\nJane Schroeder, NC+ Hybrids
\nDon Schultz, Clear Channel Ag Networks
\nTom Smull, Associations, Inc.
\nLori Strum-Stravers, Strategic America
\nFrank Timberlake, R.F. Timberlake & Co., Inc.
\nAmber Tjernagel, Alltech, Inc.
\nCyndi Treadway, Exhibit Resources, Inc.
\nStephanie Vinton-Pollock, Agri-Access
\nCatherine Wang, Gibbs & Soell
\nJeff Winton, Schering-Plough Corp.
\nChuck Zimmerman, ZimmComm New Media<\/p><\/blockquote>\n