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Cotton Council announces 2020 directors

The National Cotton Council has announced its directors for 2020.  The Council’s mission is to ensure all seven industry segments compete effectively and profitably in the raw cotton, oilseeds, and manufactured products market.

Producers: Lee Cromley, Brooklet, GA; Jason Condrey, Lake Providence, LA; Doyle Schniers, San Angelo, TX; Dan Thelander, Maricopa, AZ; and Mark McKean, Riverdale, CA.

Ginners: Drake Perrow, Cameron, SC; Curtis Stewart, Spade, TX; George LaCour, Morganza, LA; Tom Pires, Riverdale, CA; and Gary Feist, Anthony, KS

Warehousers: Joe Tillman, Cordova, TN; Jay Cowart, Altus, OK; Coalter Paxton, Wilson, NC; Scott Mitchell, Donalsonville, GA, and Robert Swize, Corpus Christi, TX

Merchants: Raymond Faus, Plano, TX; Bobby Walton, Memphis, TN; and Joe Nicosia, William Barksdale and Jeff Johnson, all of Cordova, TN

Cottonseed: Monte Johnson, Memphis, TN; Lance Barnett, Abilene, TX; Sammy Wright, Tifton, GA; Austin Rose, Altus, OK; and Jerrod Drinnon, Lubbock, TX

Cooperatives: Keith Lucas, Lubbock, TX; Hank N. Reichle, Jr., Greenwood, MS; Paul Bush, Glendale, AZ; Wayne Boseman, Garner, NC; and Jeff Thompson, Prattville, AL

Manufacturers: Anderson Warlick and James Martin, both of Gastonia, NC; Mike Quinn, Sanford, NC; William Bowen, Inman, SC; and Owen Hodges, Columbus, GA

The new directors were announced at the organization’s recent 2020 annual meeting held in New Orleans.