WMC Board of Directors Meeting
L O C A T I O N
The March Board Meeting will be located at:
Albers Mill Building
1200 NW Naito Parkway
Conference Room Suite 240
Portland, Oregon 97209
P A R K I N G
For those attending this season’s board meeting, please park in all non visitor parking spots. No permit or fees will be required over the 2-day period.
S C H E D U L E
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- 12:00 PM – Board & Staff Luncheon
- 1:00-4:00 PM; WMC Board Meeting and WMC Lab Services & WMC Title Holding Company Annual Meetings
- 5:30 PM – Board & Staff Dinner honoring Darren Padget. *Please see back of board book for location details.
- 5:30 PM – Social Hour
- 6:30 PM – Dinner
- 7:30 PM – Program
Friday, March 29, 2024
- 8:00 – 11:00am; Staff & Committee Reports and WMC Annual Meeting
March 28 & 29, 2024
Board Packet Download Center
If you have any issues in downloading any of the documents, please email Brent at accounting@wmcinc.org or call 503-295-0823.
Agenda and Board Materials will be uploaded closer to the meeting date. Watch your inbox for notification updates on the board meeting and annual meeting information for all three entities.
- March Board Packet
- Meeting Agenda Draft
- Conflict of Interest Policy
- WMC Title Holding Company Annual Meeting
- Albers Mill Building Update
- Article 1: Portland logs ‘highest vacancy rate of any downtown office
market in the entire country’: report - Article 2: Portland Central City Task Force reports progress on
housing, drugs and more
- Article 1: Portland logs ‘highest vacancy rate of any downtown office
- Partner Update
- Slate of Directors & Officers
- Albers Mill Building Update
- WMC Laboratory Services Annual Meeting
- Lab Services Report
- Financial Reports
- Partner Report: Food Innovation Center
- Slate of Directors & Officers
- Staff Reports
- Committee Reports
- Marketing & Promotions Committee
- Wheat Marketing Center Annual Meeting
Thank You for Your Service
Darren Padget has been an active member of the Wheat Marketing Center board since 2016. He served in the role of Secretary from March 2016-17 and was elected vice chairperson in March 2017 and then chairperson in 2023. He has also been actively involved in WMC Title Holding Company Board and several WMC committees.
Under his leadership, the Wheat Marketing Center has expanded its outreach to new partners in our ongoing effort to provide solutions for growers and customers of U.S. grown wheat. Darren has been the ears and the voice of growers and the entire wheat industry, dedicated to providing quality, consistency and value to the global community.
We thank Darren for his years of service and dedication to the Wheat Marketing Center and our mission to serve!
Overnight Accommodations
Make your overnight accommodations with our lodging partner on or before March 15th at the Hampton Inn & Suites, 354 NW 9th Ave. Portland, OR 97209.
- Room rates of $162 + tax (room rate includes a hot breakfast & complimentary WIFI)
- Optional Valet parking with in and out privileges starting at $48 a day for standard-size vehicles. (prices are subject to change)
You can reserve online until March 15th by CLICKING HERE or contact Deana Graham at (503) 278-4794 or via email at graham@raymondteam.com.
WMC Board
Darren Padget, Chairperson
Oregon Wheat Commission
Ron Williams, Vice Chairperson
Columbia Grain, Inc.
Steve Beedy, Secretary
Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee
John Akre, Treasurer
Port of Portland
Brit Ausman
Washington Grain Commission
Augusto Bassanini
United Grain Corporation
Charlie Bumgarner
Montana Wheat and Barley Committee
Mary Kimberly Eisenzimmer
Nebraska Wheat Board
Scott Huso
North Dakota Wheat Commission
Reuben McLean
Grain Craft
Randy Olstad
Pacific Northwest Farmers Cooperative
Michael Peters
Oklahoma Wheat Commission
Tom Zelenka
Founding Member
Ex-Officio Members
Warren Banks
Oregon Small Business Center Network
Staci Simonich
Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences
WMC Laboratory Services Inc Board
Marcia Walker
Food Innovation Center, Oregon State University
Steve Wirsching
U.S. Wheat Associates
Tom Zelenka, Founding Member
Ex-Officio Members
Darren Padget, Chairperson
Oregon Wheat Commission