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  • Board of Directors, Lab Services Board, WMC Title Holding Co Board of Directors

Tom Zelenka

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 Group of companies as the Vice President of Environmental and Public Affairs. Before that, he served twelve years as the Government Manager of the Port of Portland and five years as the Legislative Director for a Texas State Representative. After retiring, Tom has become active with several Christian humanitarian charitable non-profits in developing countries.

Tom is a founding member and former Chairman of the WMC Board of Directors. Tom helped to develop the public/private partnership to renovate the Albers Mill Building and to secure the federal funding grants under the leadership of U.S. Senator Mark O. Hatfield and numerous state wheat growers and agencies. Tom has been an active member of the board since 1988 and currently chairs the two subsidiary boards — WMC Lab Services, Inc. and WMC Title Holding Company, Inc.

Tom observes that WMC provides critical technical services and a strategic focus for U.S. wheat and affiliated agricultural export interests. It is recognized domestically and globally for providing credible, reliable, cutting edge scientific research to meet current and future industry and consumer needs. When meeting with foreign research teams or buyers, he has consistently been impressed with how WMC is perceived in the marketplace and how WMC provides guidance to our global wheat customers regarding the best use of U.S. wheat of all classes.