New Member List:
Welcome our New Members for March 2018:

AT LARGE
Albert Bancroft, AgroLiquid
Shauna Brand, Western Producer Media
Darlene Dorge, Digita Advertising Specialist
Karen Reynolds, Team SI
Rick Sellar, Think Shift

BADGER
Sara Griswold, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Jim Jenssen, Bader Rutter
Amanda Loveless, Bader Rutter
Mariah Martin, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Denielle Peters, R&D LifeSciences
Elizabeth Sarbacker, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Holly Schnitzler, Bader Rutter
Sam Schumacher, Kuhn North America
Emily Sneller, Bader Rutter
Annie Talajkowski, Bader Rutter

CAMA ALBERTA
Debbie Verbonac, AdFarm

CAROLINAS/VIRGINIA
Anne Blankenbiller, Irrigation Association
Emily Decamillis, G&S Business Communications
Christon Wiles, Zoetis

CHESAPEAKE
Brooke Brown, New Holland Agriculture
Mattew Russell, USDA –  National Ag Statistics Service
Katie Ward, MidAtlantic Farm Credit
Clay Zimmerman, Balchem Corporation

CHICAGO
Martha Porter Fiszer, Rhea + Kaiser
Shane Stiles, Gate 39 Media

CORNBELT
Chris Dickey, Kent Nutrition Group
Bruce Howison, Wyffels Hybrids
Mike Shield, Kent Nutrition Group

CORNHUSKER
Glen Aines, Balchem
Jon Brabec, Frontier Cooperative

EASTERN
Gregg Sullivan, SIGMA Marketing Insights

GATEWAY
Courtney Dickson, HLK
Jackie Minor, Brighton Agency
Liz Ott, Monsanto
Julia Richardson, Monsanto
Jessie Tribble, MFA Incorporated

GREAT PLAINS
Kylie Reiss, High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal

HEARTLAND
Rachel Peabody, Illinois Soybean Association
Haylee Priest, Titan International

IOWA
April Hageman, Two Rivers Marketing
Nina Holdren, Two Rivers Marketing
Shannon Hughes, Lessing-Flynn
Laura Muren, Helena
John Reasor, Vermeer

MID-AMERICA
Lindsey Corydon, Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC
Brady Faggard, Dow AgroSciences
Maggie Holt, Beck’s Hybrids
Tyler Patton, Dow AgroSciences
Annie Spencer, Dow AgroSciences
Laurie Young, Fastline Media Group, LLC

MIDSOUTH
Sydney Clifford, Team SI

MISSOURI-KANSAS
Kourtney Determan, The Sandbox Agency
Lexi Glassman, Sullivan Higdon & Sink
Kelly Loganbill, The Sandbox Agency
Tami Parr, American Royal Association
Scott Shade, Woodruff
Nicole Turner, The Sandbox Agency
Ethan Whitehill, The Sandbox Agency

NORTH CENTRAL
Kim Bethke, broadhead.
Michael Braunlin, Star
Jennifer Day, DTN/The Progressive Farmer
Malarie Holmes, broadhead.
John Poferl, Exponent PR/Colle McVoy
Dani Rice, Woodruff
Maggie Smith, FLM Harvest
Jessica Welander

NORTHERN PRAIRIE
Jean Voorhees, WCCO Belting, Inc.

OHIO
David Banks, Aimpoint Research
George Casey, Meister Media Worldwide
Hannah Greenich, Kalmbach Feeds

SOUTHEASTERN
Kelly Joyner, Boehringer Ingelheim
Scott King, Boehringer Ingelheim
Allison Spitz, Boehringer Ingelheim
Becca Turner, Sunbelt Ag Expo

WESTERN PACIFIC
Eric Johnson, J.R. Simplot Company
Katherine Vaiente, Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc.

ABEF is the backbone of Student NAMA. Here are some ways to support ABEF at the upcoming Agri-Marketing Conference!

Topgolf Outing
Join your peers at Topgolf Overland Park on Tuesday, April 10, for a fun time everyone can enjoy—no golf experience required. Plus, enjoy great drinks and food in an upscale club atmosphere. Click here for more information and to register.

Silent Auction
Support this worthwhile effort by donating to the auction. Click here for the online Pledge Form.

Century Club
Investing $100 in the Century Club provides you the opportunity to help advance the future of agribusiness. All members of the 2018 Century Club will be entered to win a Wine of the Month Club Membership. Drawing takes place on April 12 in Kansas City! Click to view the 2018 Century Club and make your donation today!

Sponsorship Opportunities
Get your company noticed in Kansas City by sponsoring one of the following student activities:

• Student Marketing Competition: $5,000
• Student Casino Night: $3,000
• Student Competition Judges’ Reception: $1,000
• Student Competition Judges’ Breakfast: $750
• Student NAMA Scholarships

If you are interested in any of these sponsorships, please contact Jenny Pickett.

We’ve set a goal of 1800 NAMA members by the end of 2018 – 18 in ’18.

Our latest membership survey proves that word-of-mouth marketing is the best way to let people know about the great programming and networking opportunities in NAMA.

We challenge everyone in the organization to recruit a new member. Just have your recruit(s) list your name in the “Referred by” field on the registration page https://nama.org/NAMA.OrchardWeb/MemberRegistration/Register. We’ll draw names of “Referrers” each month for a special gift.

We’ll update this chart each month.

We caught up with NAMA members and asked them to share their best NAMA experiences. They also told us how NAMA has helped their careers and advanced their professional development.

Check out more of these quick, engaging videos on nama.org. Use them to help promote your chapter’s events—or just help spread the word about the benefits of NAMA membership to your agri-marketing colleagues.

Be sure to tag NAMA when you share!

Curt Blades, Association of Equipment Manufacturers, shares tips to help students get real value at NAMA events.

Carey Lohrenz will share the fundamentals that helped her succeed in the cockpit at Mach 2, and will help your team triumph in the high-risk, time-crunched business world. “Power Up” with NAMA at the 2018 Agri-Marketing Conference, April 11-13 in Kansas City!

Click the video below to watch a sneak peek of Carey Lohrenz’s presentation. Register now!

Find out more information about the 2018 Agri-Marketing Conference on the website. #NAMA18

Do you still need a hotel room for conference?

Good news! Both the Sheraton and Westin Crown Center Hotels are sold out, but NAMA has a new overflow hotel nearby. If you or someone you know still needs a room next month, check out the information below.

Overflow Hotel:
The Aladdin Holiday Inn Hotel
1215 Wyandotte Street
Kansas City, MO 64105
Room Rate: $169
Reservations: (877) 224-2870
Cutoff Date: March 27
Click here to reserve online.

Recruit someone you know to become a NAMA member and be entered into a drawing for a complimentary registration* to the 2018 Agri-Marketing Conference in April. The campaign will run from February 20 through March 20. The drawing will take place March 21.

Simply tell your recruit to join at nama.org and add your name and company in the box titled “Referred by.”

The more members you recruit, the more your name will be entered into the drawing!

*Registration is non-transferable.

NAMA has named Kendal Frazier, Chief Executive Officer of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), as the inaugural Ag Association Leader of the Year.

This award recognizes outstanding achievement and excellence among senior executives who have made significant contributions to the agriculture industry in their roles with association or commodity organizations. Frazier will be honored during the 2018 Agri-Marketing Conference, April 11-13, in Kansas City, Missouri.

Frazier’s tenure with NCBA began in March 1985, and during his more than three decades with the association he held leadership roles with its communications, governance and issues management functions. Frazier served as the Chief Operating Officer before being named CEO in 2015.

Throughout his years of service to the beef community, Frazier has worked on a number of high-profile projects and issues. For instance, he played a lead role in coordinating the beef industry response to the first U.S. case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy. He also developed and/or managed a number of award winning communication tools utilized by NCBA today, including NCBA’s Cattlemen to Cattlemen, National Cattlemen and Directions.

Frazier was also instrumental in retooling the annual Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show to expand the industry-leading trade show, along with increased opportunities for experiences and entertainment, improving the event for attendees. This strategic shift has spurred significant growth in attendance, leading to consecutive attendance records in recent years, thanks in part to Frazier’s leadership and vision.

In addition to his work at NCBA, Frazier has also served in volunteer leadership roles with the Livestock Publications Council, Agriculture Council of America and more recently with the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA).