NARBA Officers and Board of Directors
NARBA’s Board of Directors is called the “Executive Council”, and is made up of eight Regional Representatives, two At-large Representatives, and the officers (who may or may not also be Regional Representatives). Executive Council members serve three-year terms and are elected by the membership. Shown are the officers and board for 2020.
Officers
President – Jim Jedele, Berry Hill Farm, Dexter, MI
Vice President – Tom O’Brien, O’Brien Family Farms, Coats, NC
Treasurer – Chris Eckert, Eckert Orchards, Belleville, IL
Executive Secretary – Debby Wechsler, Pittsboro, NC
Regional Representatives
Region 1: (Canada and Europe)
David Mutz, Heeman Strawberry Farm, Thorndale, ON Canada
Region 2 (CT, NH, NY, MA, ME, RI, VT)
Courtney Weber, Cornell University, Geneva, NY
Region 3 (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA, WV)
Ben Butler, Butler’s Orchard, Germantown, MD
Region 4 (IN, KY, MI, OH, WI)
Jim Jedele, Berry Hill Farm, Dexter, MI
Region 5 (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN)
Tom O’Brien, O’Brien Family Farms, Coats, NC
Region 6 (AR, IA, IL, KS, MO, MN, ND, NE, OK)
Chris Eckert, Eckert Orchards, Belleville, IL
Region 7 (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, HA, MT, NM, OR, TX, UT, WA, WY)
Darrin Sinn, Berry Fresh, Silverston, OR
Region 8 (Mexico and Central & South America)
Rigoberto Guerrero, Hortifrut, Zapopan, Mexico
At-Large Representatives
Scott Norman, Naturipe Farms, Salinas, CA
Ken Hopps, Sun Belle, Schiller Park, IL
Past President – Pierson Geyer, AgriBerry Farm & CSA, Hanover, VA
North American Bramble Growers Research Foundation (NABGRF)
The NARBA Executive Committee also serves as the Board of Trustees for the NABG Research Foundation.
President: TBD
Vice President: TBD
Secretary-Treasurer: Debby Wechsler
Research Committee Co-Coordinators: Patrick Byers, University of Missouri, Springfield, MO, and Jeff Chandler, Mt. Hort. Crops Research & Extension Center, Fletcher, NC
NARBA Office: 197 Spring Creek Road, Pittsboro, NC 27312. Phone: 919-542-4037. Fax: 866-511-6660