Mike Moran joined the team as the new Executive Director of the Wheat Marketing Center in Portland Oregon in April of 2022. Mike’s work prior to the Wheat Marketing Center...
Jayne Bock joined the Wheat Marketing Center as the Technical Director in November 2018. She established herself as an industry expert in flour and dough quality testing as an adjunct...
Andrew Mense joined the Wheat Marketing Center as a Food Scientist in March of 2021 and promoted to Food Scientist & Public Projects Manager in April 2024. Andrew conducts research...
Autumn initially joined WMC as a temporary laboratory assistant for the 2022 Crop Quality season and was hired as a full-time permanent employee in January 2023. She found a great...
Tristan has joined the WMC with a B.S. in Food Science from Oregon State University and has a background in microbiology quality control and experience working on fermentation rates. Having...
Hannah earned her Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science with a concentration in Ecology from William Jessup University. She recently completed her Master’s of Science in Plant Pathology at Washington...
Kin Wong came back to WMC in June of 2017 as a Laboratory Assistant with responsibility for wheat flour milling, analytical testing, and TCK Testing. Kin held a similar position...
Kimberly joined the WMC team in June 2025, bringing with her a diverse background in marketing, nonprofit development, business operations and client relations. Previously she owned two companies and she...
Steve Beedy farms in east central Colorado at an elevation of 5500 feet, 17 miles northeast of Limon, CO. He is the fourth generation on the farm that his great...
John Akre has worked in the maritime shipping industry for over three decades. Before joining the Port of Portland in 2000, he handled accounts and marketing for two ocean carriers....
Brit Ausman farms 6,000 acres outside of Asotin in Southeastern Washington, growing fall and spring wheat and spring barley. He also operates a trucking company that exclusively hauls grain. His...
Cindy McKamey hails from Cascade, MT. She grew up on a grain operation near Harlowton, MT. She and her husband, Matt, ran a custom harvesting business launched in 2003 and...
Organization Name:
Montana Wheat and Barley Committee
Mary was appointed in November 2022 to represent District #3 on the Nebraska Wheat Board. In March 2023, she was appointed as Nebraska Wheat Board’s representative on the Wheat Marketing...
Wayne grew up in Declo in Cassia County on a multigenerational family farm. He and his wife, Sherrie, own and operate a diversified row crop operation in the Declo/Albion area...
Reuben McLean currently serves as Senior Director of Quality & Regulatory for Grain Craft, the largest independent flour miller in the country. He has been actively involved in the wheat...
Randy is the Grain Division Manager for the Pacific Northwest Farmers Cooperative. He grew up on the family’s wheat farm outside of Page, ND and has been in the grain...
Michael Peters lives and farms in Okarche, Oklahoma, a community just west of Oklahoma City. He and his wife Linda operate a wheat, sesame and cattle operation along with their...
Scott Huso, elected in 2021, is currently serving his first term on the North Dakota Wheat Commission representing wheat growers in the southeastern part of North Dakota. He has served...
Tom Zelenka’s entire professional career has involved local, state, national and international public policy issues, both in the public and private sectors. Tom spent over 25 years with the Schnitzer...
Ron currently holds the position of Director of International Grains with Columbia Grain International where he has worked for more than 30 years. Ron has spent the majority of his...
