Board Members:

Dr. Amadou Ba, PH.D. - (January 2011 - December 2013) - CDFA-FREP / 1220 N Street / Sacramento, CA 95814-5607 / telephone:  (916) 445-0444 / email: aba@cdfa.ca.gov  

Terry Bechtel (January 2011 - December 2013) - Regional Water Quality Control Board / 380 Sumatra Dr. / Sacramento, CA 95838-4831 / telephone: (916) 464-4720 / email: tbechtel@waterboards.ca.gov

Sharon Benes (January 2011 - December 2013) - Department of Plant Science, CSU Fresno / 2415 E San Ramon MS#AS72 / Fresno, CA 93740 / telephone: (559) 790-8550 / email: sbenes@csufresno.edu

Dan Fiser (January 2011- December 2013) - Brant Monterey / 5401 N 11th Ave / Hanford, CA 93230 / telephone: (559) 499-2100 / email: dan.fiser@brandtmonterey.co

Bob Fry (January 2011 - December 2013) - Conservation Agronomist / USDA / Natural Resources Conservation Service / Retired / 2636 Baybridge St / Sacramento, CA 95833-3910 / telephone: (916) 335-3602 / email: rafry10@gmail.com

Ed Hard (January 2011 - December 2012) - CDFA-FREP / 1220 N Street / Sacramento, CA 95814 / telephone: (760) 831-6357 / email: ehard@cdfa.ca.gov

Aaron Heinrich (January 2011 - December 2013) - Crop Production Services / 3348 Claus Rd / Modesto, CA 95355 / telephone: (209) 485-4272 / email: aaronh@agronomicsystems.com

Rob Mikkelsen (January 2011 - December 2013) - International Plant Nutrition Institute / 4125 Sattui Ct / Merced, CA 95348 / telephone: (209) 541-4972 / email: rmikkelsen@ipni.net

Franz Niederholzer (January 2011 - December 2013) - UC Cooperative Extension / 142 Garden Hwy #A / Yuba City, CA 95991-5512 / telephone: (530) 822-7515 / email: fjniederholzer@ucdavis.edu

Aron Quist (January 2011 – December 2013) - Stanworth Crop Consultants, Inc. / 14151 W Hobson Way / Blythe, CA 92225 / telephone: (760) 922-3106 / email: aronq@stanworth.net 

Richard Rosecrance (January 2011 – December 2013) - College of Agriculture, CSU Chico / 400 W First Street / Chico, CA 95929-0310 / telephone: (530) 898-5699 / email: rrosecrance@csuchico.edu

Dave McEuen (January 2011 – December 2013) – JG Boswell Company / PO Box 877 / Corcoran, CA 93212 / telephone: 559-762-3656 / email: dmceuen@jgboswell.com  

Nat Dellavalle (January 2012 – December 2014) – Dellavalle Laboratories, Inc. / 7544 E Belmont Ave / Fresno, CA 93727 / telephone: 559-647-5316 / email: ndellavalle@dellavallelab.com

Joel Wiley (January 2012 – December 2014) – Wilbure Ellis / PO Box 3650 / Salinas, CA 93912 / telephone: 831-422-6473 / email:  jwiley@wilburellis.com

Current Committees:

Executive Committees - Sebastian Braum (Chair), Mike Huffman (Vice Chair), Keith Backman (Secretary), Allan Romander (Treasurer), Jim Rogers (Past Chair) and Tim Hartz (Member-at-large)

Marketing Committee - Mike Huffman (Chair), Allan Romander, Dan Fiser, Aron Quist and Jim Rogers

Standards and Ethics Committee - Bob Fry, Keith Backman and Terry Bechtel

Statement for Standards and Ethics Committee - The Standards and Ethics Committee provides oversight and guidance to the state board regarding adherence to the ICCA Standards and Code of Ethics.  It makes recommendations for revisions, upholds the Standards and Ethics of the CCA program and reviews applicant credentials and backgrounds for advancement to certification.

Testing and Continuing Education Committee - Franz Niederholzer (Chair), Sharon Benes, Bob Fry, Rob Mikkelsen, Richard Rosecrance and Tim Hartz

Statement for Testing and Continuing Education Committee - The Testing Committee  is responsible for the Performance Objectives of the California Exam, developing the CaCCA Exam and question pool, reviewing the exam annually, and modifying the exam.  The exam must test on all the Performance Objectives.  The Performance Objectives must be covered by study guide materials available to the applicant.  The Committee reviews test results and makes a recommendation to the CaCCA Board for the passing score.

Finance Committee - Allan Romander (Chair), Jim Rogers, Sebastian Braum and Mike Huffman

Statement for Finance Committee - The primary function of the Finance Committee is to help formulate the CaCCA budget addressing both the current year and a broader five year scope.  The finance committee will prepare year to date financial statements for ICCA provided information reflecting our financial position.  The committee will also have an involvement with the Fertilizer Research and Education Program as we evolve and define financial needs for the future.