HPTA 2024 Board Call for Nominations
The Humic Products Trade Association is preparing for the 2024 Annual Meeting Tuesday, October 15. This year’s meeting will be conducted in-person and virtually. As part of the association business, HPTA membership will be electing the 2025-2026 board of directors. All voting will be conducted electronically prior to the meeting and the results will be announced during the meeting.
Any individual of an HPTA member company, in good standing, can nominate or be nominated as a candidate for the board of directors.
This is a great leadership opportunity for members who want to step up their commitment and help shape the humic substance industry. HPTA board members serve a two-year term and donate a minimum of two hours per month. The board meetings are typically held the second Tuesday or Thursday of the month via Zoom. All current HPTA members are encouraged to participate in this process. If you are not yet a member, there is still time to join and participate. Here is the “How to Join” link for you.
Nominations will be accepted through midnight CDT Monday, August 26.
Please include as much information as you have on the form. Not all fields are required, but are very helpful.
Voting is scheduled to open on Tuesday, September 24 will be conducted electronically.
Please note: As stated in the bylaws, each corporate member is allowed one (1) vote per company.
The current HPTA board members are:
- Russell Taylor, President – Live Earth Products
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Jim Shone, Vice President – Borregaard UAS
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David Chinn, Secretary/Treasurer – HUMA
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Mohammad Rahbari – BioLine
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Ben Pease – The Andersons Inc
- Fernando Rosario-Ortiz, Science Advisor – University of Colorado-Boulder
Below is an excerpt from the HPTA bylaws describing the duties and composition of the Board of Directors:
Authority and Responsibility
The affairs of the Association are managed by the Board of Directors ( Board ), which supervises, controls and directs the Association s affairs, determines and revises its policies within the limits of these Bylaws, and actively promotes its purposes, and exercises discretion in collecting and disbursing its funds.
The Board may adopt rules and regulations for conducting its business as it deems advisable and may, in executing the powers granted, appoint agents it considers necessary or appropriate.
Composition, Qualifications, Selection and Term
The Board is composed of the President, Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, two Members-at large and a Science Advisor, all elected by the membership.
Board members will be elected every two years beginning in 2010.
The Science Advisor is an ex-officio position carrying the full responsibilities of a member. The Science Advisor has voting rights within the board of directors and membership.
If there are any questions, please contact
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Margie Zalk Enerson at Marketing@HumicTrade.org701-4001028