Washington, DC - The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) announced today the selection of Chandler Goule as its new Chief Executive Officer. Goule, currently Senior Vice President of Programs at the National Farmers Union (NFU), comes to NAWG with eleven years of agriculture policy experience on the House side of Capitol Hill and will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer beginning July 5. NAWG has been conducting a nation-wide search for a new Chief Executive Officer to fill the vacancy left by Jim Palmer, who announced in April his intention to step down to spend more time with family and on his Missouri farm.
“NAWG is very pleased to have Chandler on board,” said NAWG President Gordon Stoner, …show more content…
He was appointed Senior Vice President of NFU Programs in 2014.
“The U.S. wheat industry is poised to reach new heights in both production and quality,” stated NAWG CEO-designate Goule. “I am thrilled and honored to have this opportunity to work alongside our national wheat grower leaders in positioning NAWG and NWF as pre-eminent wheat advocacy and educational organizations as we begin to develop strategy for making wheat a major player in the drafting of the next farm bill.”
Stoner believes that with the experience Goule gained in his legislative work in Congressional offices, as well as his leadership experience on the House Ag Committee and at the NFU, and his work on three previous Farm Bills, Goule will provide beneficial policy and legislative guidance to NAWG as it develops priorities for the next farm bill.
“Chandler Goule is the right person, in the right place, at the right time for the wheat industry,” added Stoner. “NAWG is excited to begin writing the next chapter in advancing the wheat