Board of Trustees

WQC Officers and Executive Committee for 2026
Chairman Brad Erker – Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee
Vice Chairman   Rich Kendrick – Great Plains Analytical Labs
Past Chairman  Vance Lamb – Ardent Mills
Member Jane Demarchi – NAMA
Member Josh Weaver – Bay State Milling
Member Katherine Frels – University of Nebraska
WHEAT QUALITY COUNCIL BOARD TERMS - 2026
     
 
1st Term Ends
Annual Meeting
2nd Term Ends
Annual Meeting
MILLERS  
Josh Weaver Bay State 2028  
Vance Lamb* Ardent Mills   2029
Caleb Winsett Shawnee Milling 2028  
Brook Carson Manildra Group    2027
Marco Hernandez* Miller Milling   2029
     
BAKING/PROCESSING INDUSTRY    
Aly Sharpe* General Mills   2029
Kathy Sargent* BIMBO   2029
     
GRAIN TRADE      
Brian Sorenson Minnesota Wheat 2027  
     
ALLIED INDUSTRY      
David Boehm Northern Crops Institute 2028  
Rich Kendrick GPAL    2028
     
SEED RESEARCH      
Katherine Frels UNL    2028
Adam Bray Bayer    2028
Guorong Zhang KSU 2028  
     
STATE WHEAT ORGANIZATIONS    
Brad Erker Colorado Wheat    2028
Mike Schulte OK Wheat Comm    2028
Justin Gilpin* KS Wheat Comm 2029  
     
UNIVERSITY/GOVERNMENT/PROFESSIONAL    
Wayne Moore Wayne Moore Consulting    2027
Jane Demarchi NAMA 2028  
Rasma Zvaners ABA 2027  
** Rhett Kaufman / **Linda Dykes USDA-ARS Permanent Permanent
     
* Denotes Re-elected or Newly Elected

** Permanent ARS Position