The NABC is driven to serve our members – and the blueberry industry – with great optimism about the future and the opportunities in front of us. The work of our committees paves the path forward.
Executive Committee
Directs all business and operations of the NABC, supporting efforts to drive success and profitability in the production and distribution of blueberries in North America and around the world.
Ken Patterson
Chair
Florida
Pat Goin
First Vice Chair
Indiana
Teddy Koukoulis
Second Vice Chair
Florida
Ellie Norris
Secretary
Oregon
Art Galletta
Treasurer
New Jersey
Tom Bodtke
Past Chair
Michigan
Interim Nominating Committee
Solicits nominations for NABC officers from among the NABC Board of Directors. Also solicits nominations for the voting members of the board of directors from the membership. Presents all nominations to the membership for voting.
Tom Avinelis
Oregon
Tom Bodtke
Michigan
Daniel Bustamante
Peru
Derek Eisele
Oregon
Steve Phillips
Canada
Robert Samano
Mexico
Jorge Varela
Chile
Ken Patterson
Florida
Finance Committee
Oversees the financial affairs of the NABC, including the recommendation and monitoring of the yearly NABC budget.
Teddy Koukoulis
Florida
Art Galletta
New Jersey
Mark Hurst
Oregon
Ellie Norris
Oregon
Jason Smith
British Columbia
Ken Patterson
Florida
Bylaws Committee
Maintains NABC Bylaws; reviews and proposes recommended updates and helps to interpret the bylaws.
John Bennett
Georgia
Bob Carini
Michigan
Denny Doyle
New Jersey
Art Galletta
New Jersey
Mike Mainland
Neil Moore
North Carolina
Ken Patterson
Florida
Government Affairs Committee
Serves as an NABC voice in legislative matters; helps coordinate NABC member responses to potential issues; and participates in legislative and governmental educational efforts with other agricultural groups.
Pat Goin
Indiana
Cort Brazelton
Oregon
Bob Carini
Michigan
Denny Doyle
New Jersey
Brittany Lee
Florida
Jeff Malensky
Oregon
Neil Moore
North Carolina
Bill Steed
California
Ken Patterson
Florida
Awards and Membership Committee
Manages recruitment of new NABC members; considers and recommends potential recipients for NABC awards.
Art Galletta
New Jersey
Dave Arena
New Jersey
Bob Carini
Michigan
Joe De Grandchamp
Michigan
Denny Doyle
New Jersey
Mark Hurst
Oregon
Neil Moore
North Carolina
Ken Patterson
Florida
United Blueberry Advisory Committee
Joe Barsi
California
Ken Patterson
Florida
Juan Ignacio Allende
Chile
David Jackson
California
JC Clinard
Florida
Nicholas Osmulski
Michigan
Carlos Correa
California
Soren Bjorn
California
Tom Avinelis
Oregon
David Bruggen
Florida
Ian Grigg
California
Steve Magami
California
Trade Task Force
Works with the Legislative Committee to promote and advocate for NABC’s policy platform.
Dave Arena
New Jersey
Tom Avinelis
Oregon
Ray Biln
British Columbia
Guy Cotton
California
Rob Dhaliwal
Washington
Russ Goodman
Georgia
Shelly Hartmann
Michigan
Brittany Lee
Florida
Neil Moore
North Carolina
Bryan Ostlund
Oregon
Nathan Sakuma
Washington
Todd Sanders
California
Denny Vander Kooi
Michigan
USDA Foods Procurement Task Force
Works with the Legislative Committee to promote and advocate for NABC’s policy platform.
Ken Patterson
Florida
Bob Carini
Michigan
Denny Doyle
New Jersey
Derek Eisele
Oregon
Jeff Malensky
Oregon
John Shelford
Florida