# NCC Names State Unit Officers for 2018

Author: Jim Steadman
Published: 2018-02-14
Canonical URL: https://www.cottongrower.com/cotton-news/ncc-names-state-unit-officers-for-2018/

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National Cotton Council state unit officers for 2018 were elected at the organization’s annual meeting held in Fort Worth, TX, in early February.

Chairmen, vice-chairmen and secretaries, respectively, of the state units are:

- **ALABAMA** – Nicholas McMichen, producer, Centre; Joseph Scarborough, III, ginner, Shorter; and Jim Greene, ginner, Courtland
- **ARIZONA** – Dan Thelander, producer, Maricopa; Bill Brackett, ginner, Buckeye; and K.C. Gingg, producer, Buckeye
- **ARKANSAS** – Nathan Reed, producer, Marianna; Neill Sloan, warehouser, Portland; and Terry Pollard, producer, Greenway
- **CALIFORNIA** – Bryan Bone, producer, and Joseph Cain, warehouser, both of Bakersfield; Charles Meyer, III, producer, Stratford
- **FLORIDA** – B.E. “Sonny” Davis, Jr., producer, Cottondale; Nick Marshall, producer, Baker; and Buster Kimble, ginner, Marianna
- **GEORGIA** – Ralph Sandeford, ginner, Midville; Steven Meeks, producer, Screven; and Barry Strickland, ginner, Pelham
- **KANSAS** –Thomas Lahey, producer, Moscow; Stuart Briggeman, producer, Pratt; and Gary Feist, ginner, Anthony
- **LOUISIANA** – Jason Condrey, producer, Lake Providence; Ben Guthrie, producer, Newellton; and LeRoy Kirby, III, ginner, Belcher
- **MISSISSIPPI** – Ted Kendall, IV, producer, Bolton; David Cochran, Jr., ginner, Greenville; and Dwayne Coward, warehouser, Greenwood
- **MISSOURI/ILLINOIS** – A.C. Riley James, ginner, New Madrid, MO; William Hunter, cooperative, Bell City, MO; and Stephen Harris, ginner, Senath, MO
- **NEW MEXICO** – Alberto Pando, ginner, Mesquite; Dean Calvani, producer, Carlsbad; and Alisa Ogden, producer, Loving
- **NORTH CAROLINA** – Robert Fleming, Jr., producer, Zebulon; Brad Warren, producer, Faison; and Kent Smith, producer, Rocky Mount
- **OKLAHOMA** – Austin Rose, cottonseed merchandiser, and Mark Nichols, producer, both of Altus; and Jeannie Hileman, ginner, Carnegie
- **SOUTH CAROLINA** – Jordan Lea, merchant, Greenville; James Patterson, cottonseed merchandiser, York; and Drake Perrow, ginner, Cameron
- **TENNESSEE/KENTUCKY** – Eugene Pugh, III, producer, Halls, TN; Bradley Williams, ginner, Burlison, TN; and Tommy Moore, producer, Somerville, TN
- **TEXAS** – Richard Gaona, producer, Roby; David Wyatt, ginner, Woodsboro; and Elmer Braden, Jr., producer, Coyanosa
- **VIRGINIA** – James Ferguson, producer, Emporia; Steele Byrum, producer, Zuni; and Mark Hodges, III, ginner, Emporia

*Source – National Cotton Council*