About NAMA
The North American Millers’ Association represents millers of wheat, corn, oats, and rye in the U.S. and Canada. Our members take raw grain and transform it into flour and other products that are used to make such favorite foods as bread, cereals, pasta, cookies, cakes, and snack foods. We’re proud to be the indispensable link between raw grain and healthy and delicious products that have sustained and enriched people’s lives for centuries.
NAMA’s member companies operate 150+ mills across 30+ states, Puerto Rico, and Canada. Utilizing the technical expertise of our members and staff, we represent the milling industry before the White House, federal agencies, and Congress.
2024-2027 Strategic Plan
In October 2023, the NAMA Board of Directors approved a new strategic plan to guide the association for the next three years.
The plan is built on three foundational pillars:
Advocacy
Leverage our collective voice to impact regulations and policies that are important to our members.
Collaboration
Connect the technical expertise of our members and staff with strategic partners to advance research, advocacy, and engagement.
Engagement
Enhance our efforts to connect members to the essential and valuable benefits of being an engaged member of NAMA.
Click here to read the full strategic plan.
Our History
The milling industry in the U.S. has a long history of collaborating on issues for the advancement of the sector and to benefit the consumers it serves.
NAMA Staff
Jane DeMarchi
PRESIDENT
Molly Miller
VICE PRESIDENT, REGULATORY AND TECHNICAL AFFAIRS
Kim Cooper
VICE PRESIDENT, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Holley Wiedemann
ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR
Sarah Hubbart
COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT
Executive Committee
Tedd Kruse • Vice Chair
ADM Milling Company
Daniel Dye
Ardent Mills, LP
Gregg Christensen
Bunge
Meredith Nelson
General Mills
Pete Frederick
Grain Craft, Inc.
Terry Tyson
Grain Millers
Brian Doyle • Chair
King Milling Company
D. Ford Mennel • Past Chair
The Mennel Milling Company
Jeff Hole
Miller Milling Company
Mike Fassezke
Star of the West
NAMA Board of Directors
Greg Viers
Barilla USA, Inc.
Trey Sebus
Bartlett Milling
Jessica Exley
Cargill, Inc.
Howdy Holmes
Chelsea Milling Company
Scott Beumer
Dakota Growers Pasta Company
Riley Didion
Didion Milling, Inc.
Frank Brown, Jr.
F. M. Brown’s Sons, Inc.
Robert Harper
Hopkinsville Milling Company
Craig Hagood
House-Autry Mills, Inc.
Chris Giguere
Iowa Corn Processors
Emily Likens
Knappen Milling Company
Glen Hartzell
La Crosse Milling Company
Kim King
Lakeside Mills, Inc.
Kevin Kelly
LifeLine Foods, LLC
Timothy Dodd
Minot Milling Company
Vance Taylor
North Dakota Mill & Elevator
Brad Allen
Panhandle Milling, LLC
Alan Koechner
PepsiCo, Inc.
James Meyer
Richardson International, Inc.
Kevin Pray
SEMO Milling, LLC
Joe Ford
Shawnee Milling Company
Richard C. Siemer
Siemer Milling Company
Dave Braun
Snavely’s Mill, Inc.