TEGMA Elects Officers for 2023

(Left to Right) Wyatt Brummer, Greg Beck, Aaron Reid

Kansas City, MO - January 24, 2023 — TEGMA members have elected Wyatt Brummer, vice president-western rail grains, The Scoular Company, as Chairman.  The election came at the Association’s annual meeting held January 19, 2023, at the Westin Kierland Hotel in Scottsdale, AZ.  In taking office, Brummer thanked outgoing Chairman Terry McDermott with Bunge for his dedicated service to the organization.  

The group elected Greg Beck, senior vice president, Grain Division, CGB Enterprises, as first vice chairman.  Aaron Reid, chief operating officer, J.D. Heiskell & Company, was elected second vice chairman.

Active members elected to three-year terms on the Board of Directors were:

• Shaun Meiners, The Andersons, Overland Park, KS

• Justin Cauley, CHS, Inver Grove Heights, MN

• Trent Schairer, Bartlett Grain Company, Kansas City, MO

Re-elected by members to one-year terms on the Board were representatives of Associate Members:   Katie Hadenfeldt, GATX, and Ron Seeber, Kansas Grain and Feed Association.  Chairman Brummer thanked outgoing Board Member Patrick Bryan with Pacificor for his service on the Board.

The newly elected board members join the following incumbents on the Board.

• Wyatt Brummer, The Scoular Company, Overland Park, KS

• Aaron Reid, J.D. Heiskell & Co., Elkhorn, NE

• Ross Edwards, Gavilon, Omaha, NE

• Angela Caddell, BNSF Railway, Ft. Worth, TX

• Jason Hess, Union Pacific Railroad, Omaha, NE

• Greg Beck, CGB Enterprises, Covington, LA

TEGMA staff officers are Bob Petersen, President, and Erica Venancio, Secretary-Treasurer.

TEGMA is a North American trade association whose members include leading grain shipper, receivers, and rail carriers, as well as many related businesses.