Officers and Directors
2008  

                     Officers
 

President Kristin McWhorter Executive Director National Poultry & Food Distributors Association 2 Rockland Dr. Sharpsburg, GA 30277 Phone: 770-535-9901 Toll Free: 877-845-1545 Cell: 678-316-3458 Fax: 770-535-7385 info@npfda.org kkm@npfda.org	Past President David Bennett 157 Bill Johnson Rd. Milledgeville, GA 31061 Phone: 478-456-2587 wdbennett1952@charter.net
	Secretary Forrest Stegelin Associate Professor Ag. & Applied Economics Dept. University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602-7509 Phone: 706-542-0850 Fax: 706-542-0739 fstegelin@agecon.uga.edu
First Vice President Jimmy Bramblett Water Resources Specialist USDA-NRCS 355 East Hancock Avenue Athens, GA 30601 Phone: 706-546-2073 Fax: 706-546-2145 jimmy.bramblett@ga.usda.gov	Treasurer Cesar Escalante Associate Professor Agricultural and Applied Economics 315 Conner Hall University of Georgia Athens, GA. 30602-7509 Phone: 706-542-0740 Fax: 706-542-0739 cescalante@agecon.uga.edu
Second Vice-President Bryan R. Tolar Director of Marketing, Education & Environmental Programs Georgia Agribusiness Council, Inc. P.O. Box 119 Commerce, GA 30529 Phone: 706-336-6830 or 800-726-2474 Fax: 706-336-6898 btolar@ga-agribusiness.org	Interim Head, Ag. & Applied Econ. Dept. Jeff Dorfman Ag. & Applied Economics Dept. University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602-7509 Phone: 706-542-0754 Fax: 706-542-0739 jdorfman@agecon.uga.edu

                        Directors at Large
 

Fred. C. White Professor Ag. & Applied Economics Dept. University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602-7509 Phone: 706-542-0764 Fax: 706-542-0739 fwhite@agecon.uga.edu	Donald Wilder Assistant Director Georgia Development Authority P.O. Box 1267 Moultrie, GA 31776-1267 Phone: 229-891-7118 Fax: 229-985-3297
William Richey Seaton Executive Director Georgia Cotton Commission P.O. Box 1464 Perry, GA 31069 Phone: 478-988-4235 Fax: 478-988-4273	Wesley B. Sparks Community Development Manager USDA Rural Development 734 East Cresent Dr., Suite 100 Gainesville, GA 30501 Phone: 770-536-0547 Fax: 770-536-6076 wesley.sparks@ga.usda.gov
Anna Rickett Smith Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture 218 King Arthur Dr. Lawrenceville, GA 30045 Anna.R.Smith@usda.gov	David A. Gazda Regional Manager American Angus Association 1985 Morton Road Athens, GA 30605 Phone: 706-227-9098 dgazda@angus.org
Greg D. Tyler Vice President of International Marketing USA Poultry & Egg Export Council 116 Quail Run Hoschton, GA 3054 Phone: 770-413-0006 gtyler@usapeec.org	Wilbur C. Mull Corporate President/Owner Classic Groundcovers, Inc. 405 Belmont Road Athens, GA 30605-4905 Phone: 706-543-0145 Fax: 706-369-9844 www.classic-groundcovers.com sales@classic-groundcovers.com
Don McGough Director of Commodities/Marketing Dept. Georgia Farm Bureau 1620 Bass Road Macon, GA 31210	Matthew L. Waters, P.C. Attorney at Law 602 East College Street Wrightsville, GA 31096 Phone: 478-864-9370 Fax: 478-864-9372 1975 - BSA - Ag. Econ. - UGA
J. Craig Scroggs 111 E. Spring St. Monroe, GA 30655 (Phone) 770-267-1413 ext. 113 (Fax) 770-267-1341	John Hayes Lasseter Implement Company P.O. Box 177 190 Lumber City Hwy. Hazlehurst, GA 31539 Phone: 912-375-5568 johnhayes@lasseterimplement.com
E. Middleton Thorne, III Senior Vice President RockBridge Commercial Bank Two Premier Plaza 5607 Glenridge Drive NE, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30342 Phone: 404-250-8644 mid@rockbridgebank.com	Jay Thorne Member Services Representative Georgia Agribusiness Council, Inc. Post Office Box 119 Commerce, Georgia 30529 Phone: 706/336-6830 Fax: 706/336-6898 thorne@ga-agribusiness.org
Kurt Oelschig Oelschig's Nursery, Inc. 2705 Gregory Street Savannah, GA 31404 Phone: 912-234-0015 Fax: 912-236-3101	Vince DeLaigle Senior Vice President Bank of Madison 133 N. Main Street Madison, GA 30650-1342 Phone: 706-342-1953 delaigle@bankofmadisonga.com
Rodney Brooks 106 Vogel Court Leesburg, GA 31763 Phone: (229)759-9697 (H) (706)207-5429 (C) rodney.brooks@ga.usda.gov	Clint Murphy Regional Director Ducks Unlimited 1701 Summerlin Road Moultrie, GA 31768-2208 Phone: 229-941-5430 Cell: 229-921-3753 Fax: 229-941-5430 cmurphy@ducks.org
Chris Groskreutz Region IV Representative Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission 3014 Heritage Rd Suite 1 Milledgeville, GA 31061 Phone: 478/445/5766 Fax: 478/445/4913 cgroskreutz@gaswcc.org	Candice Clark Graduate Research Assistant Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development Ag & Applied Economics Dept. Lumpkin House University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602-7509 Phone: 706-542-2481 Home: 706-229-365-7505 cclark@agecon.uga.edu cnclark@uga.edu
Elliott Marsh P.O. Box 1403 Statesboro, GA 30461 912-865-4640