The Board of Directors includes members from VPP sites from all four states within Region VII. More information about the Board of Directors can be obtained in the Region VII VPPPA Bylaws .
Officers and Executive Council
Chairperson
Bill Turner (NuStar Energy)
7340 West 21st Street North – Suite 200
Wichita , KS 67205
316-721-7072
316-773-9005 (fax)
Vice Chairperson
Tom Hauber (Collins Aerospace)
2464 River Road
Decorah , IA 52101
319-295-7824
319-295-9809 (fax)
Treasurer
Cody Patton (Bayer – Monsanto)
800 N. Lindbergh Blvd. R3A
St Louis , MO 63167
314-694-2475
Secretary/Historian
Meghan Moberly (Cintas)
10060 Lackman Road
Lenexa, KS 66219
913-441-2500
913-485-4223 (cell)
Labor Rep from Site with a CBA (Executive Council Only)
Eric Befort (General Electric)
Ind. Park 7577 4 Ave
Arkansas City, KS 67005
620-442-3600
620-441-3717 (cell)
Labor Rep from Site without a CBA (Executive Council Only)
Jerry Wachtel (NuStar Energy)
1479 North 13th Street
Geneva, NE 68361
402-759-5555 (cell)
Directors
Contractor/Construction Representative
Craig Schade (SBM Corporation)
10805 Sunset Office Drive – Suite 307
Saint Louis MO 63127
417-630-3036
417-830-6433 (cell)
Director-at-Large #1
Nathan Gentges (Tyler Pipe & Coupling)
PO Box H, 675 Tyler Avenue
Marshfield, MO 65706
417-630-3036
417-830-6433 (cell)
Director-at-Large #2
Logan Steffans (Collins Aerospace)
1500 State Street
Bellevue, IA 52031
319-263-1687
319-651-5923 (cell)
Director-at-Large #3
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Director-at-Large #4
Bret Skellenger (Cardinal IG)
716 NE 6th St.
Greenfield, Iowa 50849
641 343 7615 (work)
Director-at-Large #5
Brent Nelson (Bayer – Monsanto)
2615 Antelope Ave. – P.O. Box 73 (68848)
Kearney, NE 68847
402-728-5708 (work)
308-627-5292 (cell)
Director-at-Large #6
Steve Donovan (Axcet HR Solutions)
8325 Lenexa Dr #410
Lenexa , KS 66214
913-754-5318
913-754-4818 (fax)
Director-at-Large #7
Kathy French (Parker)
417 SE Thompson
Lee’s Summit, MO 64063
816-272-8914
816-246-1183 (fax)
OSHA Representatives
Matt Gaines
Ex-Officio (Federal – MO, KS, NE)
2300 Main Street, Suite 1010
Kansas City , MO 64108
816-283-0545 Ex 247
816-283-0547
Shashi Patel
Ex-Officio (State – Iowa)
1000 Grand Avenue
Des Moines , IA 50319
515-281-6369
515-281-5522 (fax)