ASTA is driven by its membership, which is represented by a board of directors comprised of members of the executive committee as well as all living past-presidents of the association, seven division chairs, five committee chairs and an ex-officio state & regional association representative.
The executive committee is comprised of the association’s chairman, first vice chair and second vice chair; general counsel, three most recent past-chairs; three directors-at-large, regional vice presidents representing U.S. northeast, southeast, southern, central, north central, northwestern and western regions; and representatives to/from the Canadian Seed Trade Association and the Mexican Seed Trade Association.
Officers
| Chair Jerry Flint CORTEVA Agriscience |
First Vice Chair Wayne Gale Stokes Seeds |
Second Vice Chair John Latham Latham Hi-Tech Seeds |
Regional Vice Presidents
| Northwest Bill Merrigan Blue Mt. Seeds, Inc. |
North Central John Romines WinField Solutions |
Central David Pearl The CISCO Companies |
| Northeast Andy Ernst Ernst Conservation Seeds |
Southeast Brad May BASF |
South Coby Kriegshauser Scott Seed Co. |
| West Rick Falconer Rijk Zwaan |
Representative to CSTA Jim Schweigert Gro Alliance, LLC |
Representative from AMSAC Angel Saavedra CORTEVA Agriscience |
