Board of Directors
The CWAC Board of Directors consists of nine members duly elected from their respective districts and selected by the Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture as set forth in the “Colorado Wheat Marketing Order” with terms of office to run concurrently with the fiscal year of July 1-June 30. The CWAC Advisory Committee consists of one member and one alternate from each county included in the “Colorado Wheat Marketing Order”. The CWAC Advisory Committee serves in an advisory capacity to the CWAC Board of Directors. The Executive Committee, which consists of four officers, are annually elected at the regular June meeting with term of office to run concurrently with the fiscal year of July1-June 30.
2023-2024 Executive Committee
President: Steve Beedy
Vice President: Jerry Cooksey
Secretary/Treasurer: Mark Linnebur
CWAC Board of Directors 2023-2024
District 1
Logan, Phillips and Sedgwick Counties
Brian Starkebaum, Director
24949 County Road 17
Haxtun, Colorado 80731
(970) 630-5999
Reid Ernst, Alternate
11639 County Road 91
Haxtun, Colorado 80731
(970) 768-5756
District 2
Morgan, Washington and Yuma Counties
Cary Wickstrom, Director
33038 Road 4
Orchard, Colorado 80649
(970) 768-1384
Nick Midcap, Alternate
7445 County Road 4
Wiggins, Colorado 80654
(970) 768-1062
District 3
Cheyenne and Kit Carson Counties
Chris Tallman, Director
1484 CR 40
Brandon, Colorado 81071
(719) 688-2955
Vacant, Alternate
District 4
Boulder, Larimer and Weld Counties
Jerry Cooksey, Director
2901 WCR 91
Roggen, Colorado 80652
(303) 849-5514
Nate Northup, Alternate
P.O. Box 155
New Raymer, Colorado 80742
(970) 520-7180
District 5
Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, and Jefferson Counties
Mark Linnebur, Director
PO Box 850
Byers, Colorado 80103
720-244-6775
Justin Lewton, Alternate
50000 E 144th Ave
Bennett, Colorado 80102
303-726-1752
District 6
Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Pueblo, and Lincoln Counties
Steven Beedy, Director
57920 County Road 30
Geona, Colorado 80818
(719) 740-7838
Auston Andersen, Alternate
65311 County Road 22
Limon, Colorado 80828
(970) 372-9388
District 7
Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Las Animas and Otero Counties
Shelby Britten, Director
44495 County Road J
Haswell, Colorado 81045
(719) 892-0162
Vacant, Alternate
District 8
Baca and Prowers Counties
Brett Shelton, Director
11 Cedar Hills
Lamar, Colorado 81052
(719) 630-3115
Brian Brooks, Alternate
19511 CR 36
Walsh, Colorado 81090
(719) 361-0650
District 9
Moffat, Rio Blanco and Routt Counties
Wayne Counts, Director
1070 County Road 35
Craig, CO 81625
970-824-7886
Mike Williams, Alternate
P.O. Box 115
Hayden, Colorado 81639
(970) 846-2255
Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee Advisory Committee 2023
| County | Member | Alternate |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | Mark Linnebur | Justin Lewton |
| Arapahoe | Tom Neira | Vacant |
| Baca | Brian Brooks | Vacant |
| Bent | Vacant | Vacant |
| Boulder | Vacant | Vacant |
| Cheyenne | Chris Tallman | Vacant |
| Crowley | Vacant | Vacant |
| Custer | Vacant | Vacant |
| Douglas | Vacant | Vacant |
| Elbert | Bernard Gordon | Vacant |
| El Paso | Vacant | Vacant |
| Fremont | Vacant | Vacant |
| Huerfano | Vacant | Vacant |
| Jefferson | Vacant | Vacant |
| Kiowa | Shelby Britten | Vacant |
| Kit Carson | Vacant | Vacant |
| Larimer | Vacant | Vacant |
| Las Animas | Vacant | Vacant |
| Lincoln | Steve Beedy | Auston Andersen |
| Logan | Reid Ernst | Dan Anderson |
| Moffat | Wayne Counts | Vacant |
| Morgan | Cary Wickstrom | Nick Midcap |
| Otero | Vacant | Vacant |
| Phillips | Ryan Kanode | Brian Starkebaum |
| Prowers | Brett Shelton | Craig Schnenk |
| Pueblo | Vacant | Vacant |
| Rio Blanco | Vacant | Vacant |
| Routt | Mike Williams | Ben Williams |
| Sedgewick | Leslie Peterson | Vacant |
| Washington | Randy Traxler | Vacant |
| Weld | Jerry Cooksey | Nate Northup |
| Yuma | Vacant | Vacant |
