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2011 CAST MembershipLeo M. Walsh, Madison ◊Aaron Waltz, JanesvilleWyomingColin Kaltenbach, LaramieAlvin L. Young, CheyenneInternationalArgentinaVictoria Manny, Buenos AiresAustraliaJerome Franckowiak, Warwick,QueenslandBrazilRicardo Balardin, Santa MariaCanadaMuriel Adams, Saskatoon, SKTimothy M. Ballard, Aldergrove, BCLeslie Ballentine, Toronto, ONStan Benda, Toronto, ONTim Blackwell, Elora, ONGordon Fairchild, Grand Falls, NBCharles Gracey, Ancaster, ONRobert Hall, Guelph, ON ◊David Hume, Guelph, ONRob Janzen, Coaldale, ABPaul Lague, Baie d’Urfe, QCLorna Michael-Butler, North Saanich,BC ◊Becomea MemberJohn Mitchell, Hamilton, ON ◊Arnold B. Pierce, Calgary, ABJohn Vanderstoep, Surrey, BCCosta RicaJorge M. Sanchez, HerediaCroatiaJasmina Lukac Havranek, ZagrebHrvatska ◊JapanTetsuhusa Goto, Kamiina-gunHidesuke Karl Sera, TokyoMexicoFrancisco Mayorga Castaneda,ZapopanFrancisco Mayorga, Jr., GuadalajaraNigeriaAkin Adesina, Abuja ◊Grace Otitodun, IlorinUnited KingdomLeon Gorris, Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire◊Kevin Moran, Harrogate, NorthYork pBruce Whitelaw, Easter Bush,Scotlandmade possible by membership• Help strengthen CAST’s position at the internationalforefront of science communication. With your generoussupport, CAST will continue to ensure that science hasa seat at the public policy table.• Receive Friday Notes—CAST’s signature electronicnewsletters. Issue features include the following:• Lead articles on current topics being discussed inagriculture• More than 60 current agricultural news items selectedfrom over 100 sources, including live links to theoriginal articles; with an international section, thesestories focus on key topics of the week• Washington, D.C., congressional updates fromMeyers and Associates• Advance announcements of upcoming CASTpublications and activities• Information about CAST’s scientific society,company, and nonprofit membersCAST Student Interns continued from page 5the CAST staff in March of 2011 as the editorial student intern,and in that position she has developed her marketing skills inaddition to perfecting and expanding the CAST presence in socialmedia. On the Iowa State campus, Sally is the first femalepublicity and marketing officer for the Trap and Skeet Club. Shehas been a member of the club since August of 2011 and enjoysthe traveling (having been to competitions in about 15 states) andthe camaraderie. Sally graduated from Iowa State a semester earlyin December, after having taken summer classes for a few years.Michelle Mensing began her CAST careerin August of 2011 as the membership andmarketing intern, but, as a finance major withan ag business minor, she moved to the accountingposition in January of 2012. Overthe summer she interned as an underwriterfor the commercial agribusiness section ofMichelle MensingBENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIPNationwide Insurance, and she returned toCAST in the fall for her her final semester.She mastered balancing time during her last semester, as she continuedher Nationwide internship on a limited basis as well asworking at CAST and finishing school. Because she was able totake 15 hours of college credit while in high school, she graduatedfrom Iowa State in December, a semester ahead of her class.The CAST student interns are a reliable source of knowledge,effort, and smiles in the office. It’s a win-win situation for everyone—theyhone their skills in time management and teamwork aswell as their individual disciplines. A former CAST student internwrote John Bonner an e-mail to comment on a CAST feature shehad seen on RFD TV, and she ended the note by saying, “I learnedmore than I will probably actually ever know and met so manygreat people through CAST. I truly enjoyed the time I spent there.”• Receive CAST’s respected publications and “membersonly” website access.• CAST is a qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.Therefore, your membership contributions may qualify ascharitable contributions under IRS guidelines.INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP OPTIONSq Lifetime Member.........$2,500/contribution or pledgeq Millennium Club.........$1,000/calendar yearq President’s Club...........$500/calendar yearq Friends of CAST.........$250/calendar yearq Individual Member......$100/calendar yearq Retired Member...........$60/calendar yearq Student Member..........$25/calendar yearJoin online today @ www.cast-science.org.Annual Report 2011 Council for Agricultural Science and Technology 17