The NCC's vice chairman for 2008 is Jon W. Hardwick, a Newellton, LA, cotton producer. Re-elected as NCC vice presidents were: COOPERATIVE - Robert Norris, Bakersfield, CA; GINNER - Charles Owen, Pima, AZ; COTTONSEED - Gail Kring, Lubbock, TX; MERCHANT - Robert Weil, II, Montgomery, AL; WAREHOUSE - Shane Stephens, Greenwood, MS; and TEXTILE MANUFACTURER - Harding Stowe, Belmont, NC. Craig Shook, a Corpus Christi, TX, producer, was re-elected secretary-treasurer.
NCC staff officers for 2008 include: Dr. Mark Lange, NCC president/chief executive officer; John Maguire, senior vice president, Washington Operations; Allen Terhaar, vice president, Foreign Affairs; Dr. Gary Adams, vice president, Economics and Policy Analysis; Craig Brown, vice president, Producer Affairs; Dr. Bill Norman, vice president, Technical Services; Harrison Ashley, vice president, Ginner Services; and Fred Johnson, vice president, Administration and Program Coordination.