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GRFL - Board of Directors

The GRFL Constitution states that the number of Directors shall be 7 and shall be constituted as follows:

4 Directors (who must be Growers) elected by the Members; and
3 Directors (who shall possess scientific or commercial skills) appointed by the Grower Directors.

Directors shall hold office for no longer than 2 years and at each annual general meeting one-half of the Grower
Directors shall retire but are eligible for re-selection.
Independent Directors shall hold office for no longer then 2 years but are eligible for reappointment.

D. Scanlan (Chairman)	Damien is a grain and fat lamb producer from the Goondiwindi area. He is actively involved in agribusiness as a consulting agronomist. Damien has played a prominent role in industry organizations including representing the south-west region on the Queensland Grain Growers Association and Agforce Grains.
W. Newton	Wayne is a grain and cotton producer in the Dalby area and has been an active grain industry representative for many years for growers of this region. Production is mainly focused on sorghum and cotton. including irrigation. Wayne has been a strong advocate for sustainability and has been at the forefront of conservation farming with a focus on a systems approach. Wayne recently been involved in study tours examining the United States ethanol industry, and Brazilian grain production systems.
P. Mailler	Pete runs a grain and livestock enterprise in northern NSW. He also operates a consultancy providing financial and agronomy services. Pete has extensive grains industry experience, including as a Director of AgForce Grains, Executive Officer of Australia Durum Industry Association, and Chairman of Conservation Farmers Inc. He has also completed the Australian Rural Leadership Program.
D. Lund	David was appointed as a grower director in November 2007. He is a director of the family farming and grazing business at Kilcummin, Clermont. David has held a number of regional, state and national grain growers representative positions. He has a Bachelor of Business and is a member of a regional Sustainable Farming Systems Group.
K. Basford	Prof Kaye Basford initially worked as a biometrician with research expertise in the analysis and interpretation of data from large-scale plant breeding experiments. She is now Head of the School of Land, Crop and Food Sciences at The University of Queensland. Her staff are concerned with the development of sustainable systems of land management and food production, particularly in the tropics and subtropics, and provide multidisciplinary training across the core areas of soil and water, plant, and food sciences.
J. Obst	John has been associated with the northern grain industry since the late 1960s. Initially he spent time managing nutritional research trials in summer and winter crops in Queensland and northern NSW. Following this, John was employed with the Queensland Graingowers Association focusing on membership, grain accumulation and policy development. During this time he also provided seconded support to the Queensland Wheat and Barley Research Committees and later the Northern Panel GRDC. John then spent several years as state manager for AWB. Most recently John assisted with the incorporation of GRFL while coordinating the 10 RACs in Queensland and New South Wales. John is a strong supporter of grain growers actively participating in the shaping of their RDE program.
Vacancy	An Independent Director position is curently vacant following the resignation of Director Mark Sowerby.

N. Jensen Executive Officer	Dr Nicole Jensen was appointed as GRFL Executive Officer in December 2008. Dr Jensen has a strong background in quantitative genetics, plant breeding and information management in the seed industry in Australia and the United States.