Garcia To Head Cotton Council International in 2022
February 28, 2022 
Carlos Garcia (Photo: NCC)
Carlos Garcia, a cooperative official from Lubbock, TX, was elected 2022 president of Cotton Council International (CCI) – the National Cotton Council’s (NCC) export promotion arm that conducts programs in more than 50 countries under the COTTON USA trademark.
Garcia and other CCI officers were elected at the organization’s board meeting held as part of the NCC’s 2022 Annual Meeting in Houston, TX.
Garcia is the Export Sales Manager at Plains Cotton Cooperative Association (PCCA), a marketing cooperative owned by farmers in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and New Mexico dedicated to supplying sustainably grown, high-quality cotton fiber around the world.
While attending Texas Tech University, Garcia worked as a marketing intern in PCCA’s Traffic and Invoicing Department. After earning his degree in multidisciplinary studies, he joined PCCA’s export department in 2000, becoming Export Sales Manager in 2004.
“Despite the global pandemic, CCI held 35 events – both virtually and in person – in 12 of the biggest cotton importing countries of the world in 2021,” Garcia said. “I was proud to represent the U.S. industry during a COTTON USA event last year and saw firsthand how CCI’s business-building programs resonate with our customers overseas. I will continue to communicate U.S. cotton’s competitive advantages with CCI in 2022 with a focus on the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol and COTTON USA SOLUTIONS.”
Garcia is past president and current board member of the Lubbock Cotton Exchange. He is also a member of the International Cotton Association and has served on the Advisory Committee on Universal Cotton Standards. A NCC Cotton Leadership Program graduate, he currently serves on the NCC’s Public Relations and International Market Development Committee.
Other 2022 CCI officers elected include:
- Chairman – Ted Sheely, Lemoore, CA
- First Vice President – Steve Dyer, Cordova, TN
- Second Vice President – Lee Cromley, Brooklet, GA
- Secretary – Gary Adams, Cordova, TN
- Assistant Secretary – Bruce Atherley, Washington, D.C.
- Treasurer – Carlo Bocardo, Bakersfield, CA.
New and re-elected CCI directors for 2022 are Kevin Brinkley, Lubbock, TX; James (Jim) Martin, Gastonia, NC; Beau Stephenson, Richardson, TX; Phillip Edwards, III, Smithfield, VA; Barry Evans, Kress, TX; John Lindamood, Tiptonville, TN; Richard Gaona, Roby, TX; Matthew (Matt) Hyneman, Jonesboro, AR; Neal Isbell, Tuscumbia, AL; Paul (Paco) Ollerton, Casa Grande, AZ; George LaCour, Jr., Morganza, LA; Curtis Stewart, Spade, TX; John King, III, Memphis, TN; Tim North, Dallas, TX; Ernst (Ernie) Schroeder, Jr., Bakersfield, CA; William Barksdale, Cordova, TN; Frederick Barrier, Greenwood, MS; Donald Robinson, Garner, NC; James C. Massey, Harlingen, TX; Vance Shoaf, Milan, TN; and Robin Perkins, Sanford, NC.
Based on information provided by Cotton Council International
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