Executive Committee
Jeff Kirwan
Chairman
Illinois Farm Bureau
Illinois Farmer
Don Guinnip
Treasurer
Illinois Corn Growers
Illinois Farmer
Matt Duncan
Vice-Chairman
Nutrien Ag Solutions
Fertilizer Retailers
Chuck Cawley
Secretary
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Illinois Department of Agriculture Designee
Council Members
Dr. Jake Vossenkemper
Liqui-Grow
Fertilizer Retailers
Scott Lagger
CHS Elburn
Certified Crop Advisers
Chris Matlock
FS Custom Turf
Specialty Fertilizer
Tim Laatsch
Bayer
Fertilizer Retailers
Dr. Ronaldo Maghirang
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Research Station
Trevor Sample
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Illinois EPA Designee
Allen Grosboll
Environmental Law Policy Center
Environmental Organization
Cindy Skrukrud
Illinois Chapter – Sierra Club
Environmental Organization
David Wessel
Illinois Soybean Associaton
Illinois Farmer
The NREC Council is made of 9 voting individuals and 4 non-voting individuals. The Voting Council consists of 3 representatives of the fertilizer industry, 3 representing grower organizations with at least one coming from the State’s largest farm organization, 1 representing the specialty fertilizer industry, 1 representing a certified agronomy organization and the Director of Agriculture of his or her designee. The non-voting members shall be 2 representing environmental organizations, 1 representing a state or federal agriculture research station and the Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency or his or her designee.
The organizations designated in the bylaws nominate their representative and the Director of Ag selects the representatives from these nominations. Individuals can serve for two consecutive four-year terms.