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Cranberry Marketing Committee (CMC)

The Cranberry Marketing Committee (CMC) was established as a Federal Marketing Order in 1962 to ensure a stable, orderly supply of good quality product. Authority for its actions are provided under Chapter IX, Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, referred to as the Federal Cranberry Marketing Order, which is part of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended. This Act specifies cranberries as a commodity that may be covered, regulations that may be issued, guidelines for administering the programs, and privileges and limitations granted by Congress.

The Marketing Order has been amended several times since its inception to expand the CMC’s ability to expand market development projects in domestic and international markets.

Term of office: August 1, 2022 – July 31, 2024

Committee leadership consists of 13 grower members, and 9 grower alternate members nominated by the committee and appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture for two-year terms. There is one public member and one public alternate member who are not cranberry growers, processors, handlers, or do not have a financial interest in the production, sales, marketing or distribution of cranberries or cranberry products. Grower members represent each of the four production regions.

District 1 (MA, RI, CT)

Major Cooperative Members & Alternate

Adrienne Mollor
Member

Brad Morse
Member

Jill Ward
Alternate

Other Than Major Cooperative Members & Alternate

James Rezendes
Member

Patrick Rhodes
Member

Dawn Gates-Allen
Alternate

District 2 (NJ)

Major Cooperative Member & Alternate

Mike Haines
Member

Jeff Whalen
Alternate

Other Than Major Cooperative Member & Alternate

William Poinsett
Member

Tom Gerber
Alternate

District 3 (WI, MI, MN)

Major Cooperative Members & Alternate

Jill Amundson
Member

David Bartling
Member

Mike Gnewikow
Alternate

Other Than Major Cooperative Members & Alternate

Trevor Gardner
Member

Suzanne Arendt
Member

Butch Gardner
Alternate

District 4 (OR, WA)

Major Cooperative Member & Alternate

Jack Stein
Member

Kevin Hatton
Alternate

Other Than Major Cooperative Member & Alternate

Nick Puhl
Member

Vacant
Alternate

At-large Member & Alternate

Celina Li
Member

Vacant
Alternate

Public Member & Alternate

Kimberly Keller
Member

Steve White
Alternate

CMC Administrative Office

Danny Raulerson
Executive Director
draulerson@uscranberries.com
508-291-1510, ext.1
Karen Cahill
Marketing Director
kcahill@uscranberries.com
508-291-1510, ext.3
Dotty Pipher
Senior Executive Assistant
dpipher@uscranberries.com
508-291-1510, ext.4

Other Cranberry Industry Contacts

Jen Varela

USDA, Southeast Marketing Field Office
Marketing Specialist

1124 First Street South
Winter Haven, FL 33880

Bill Frantz

Cranberry Institute
Executive Director

265 D South Meadow Road
Plymouth, MA 02360
508-866-1118
bfrantz@cranberryinstitute.org

Tom Lochner

Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association
Executive Director

PO Box 365
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 55495
715-423-2070, ext. 1
Tom.Lochner@wiscran.org

Brian Wick

Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association
Executive Director

265 South Meadow Rd. Unit 2D
Plymouth, MA 02360
508-866-7878
cccga@cranberries.org

Shawn Cutts

American Cranberry Growers Association
President

PO Box 423
Chatsworth, NJ 08019-0423
mail@njcranberries.org

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