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 37 members have 149 locations across 31 states. Utilizing the technical expertise of our members and staff, we represent the milling industry before the White House, federal agencies, and Congress.
Our Primary Strategic Goals
Food Safety
NAMA and its members continuously work to implement safe manufacturing practices to instill consumer confidence in milled products.
Nutrition
Grain foods are affordable staples that create the foundation for a healthy and balanced diet for American consumers and people around the world.
Supply Chain
As the link between raw grain and finished products, NAMA promotes the safety, sustainability and efficiency of the grain supply chain.
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
Dale Nellor
VICE PRESIDENT, GOVERNMENT & TECHNICAL AFFAIRS
Kim Cooper
DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Holley Wiedemann
ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR
Sarah Hubbart
COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT
Executive Committee
Tedd Kruse
ADM Milling Company
Daniel Dye
Ardent Mills, LP
D. Ford Mennel • Chair
The Mennel Milling Company
Trey Sebus
Bartlett Milling Company
Brian Doyle • Vice Chair
King Milling Company
John Wiebold
General Mills, Inc.
Christopher Giguere
Iowa Corn Processors
Dan Fetherston
SEMO Milling Company
Pete Frederick
Grain Craft, Inc.
Robert Harper
Hopkinsville Milling Company
NAMA Board of Directors
Greg Viers
Barilla USA, Inc.
Eric Heismeyer
Bunge Milling
James Schick
C. H. Guenther & Son, Inc.
Dave Dreyer
Cargill, Inc.
Howdy Holmes
Chelsea Milling Company
Scott Beumer
Dakota Growers Pasta Company
John Didion
Didion Milling, Inc.
Frank Brown, Jr.
F. M. Brown’s Sons, Inc.
Rick Schwein
Grain Millers, Inc.
Craig Hagood
House-Autry Mills, Inc.
James Meyer
Italgrani USA, Inc.
Emily Likens
Knappen Milling Company
Daniel Ward
La Crosse Milling Company
Kim King
Lakeside Mills, Inc.
Kevin Kelly
LifeLine Foods, LLC
Jeff Hole
Miller Milling Company
Timothy Dodd
Minot Milling Company
Vance Taylor
North Dakota Mill & Elevator
Bryan Ledgerwood
Panhandle Milling, LLC
Alan Koechner
PepsiCo., Inc.
Bill Mackin
Renwood Mills
Darwin Sobkow
Richardson International, Inc.
William L. Ford
Shawnee Milling Company
Richard C. Siemer
Siemer Milling Company
Doug Snavely
Snavely’s Mill, Inc.
Mike Fassezke
Star of the West Milling Company