NLPA
Staff
R.
Scott Stuart, President and Chief Executive Officer
A
native of Colorado, Scott was raised on his family’s
commercial cow/calf ranch in the North-Central Colorado mountains
and he has been involved in the livestock industry continuously
since that time. He earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree
in Agricultural Business and Economics from Colorado State
University and prior to his current position, served as the
general manager of the National Producers Service Company,
a member firm of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, working
with livestock producers in designing and implementing price-risk
management strategies.
Scott
represents the NLPA in several areas including serving on
the boards of directors of the National Institute of Animal
Agriculture and the National Livestock Ethics Council; as
a member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s Agricultural
Brokers Advisory Committee; and as the staff representative
to the Livestock Marketing Policy Subcommittee of the National
Council of Farmer Cooperatives in Washington, D.C.
Scharee
Atchison, Director of Operations
Scharee L. Atchison joined NLPA in 1998 as Director of Member
Services and Corporate Secretary and in 2007 became the Director
of Operations. Scharee is a Colorado native who has a degree
in agricultural journalism from Colorado State University.
She is skilled in coordinating meeting events, accounting
and office management.
Scharee
is a Colorado native, raised east of Pueblo in the Arkansas
River Valley on her family’s ranch. Commercial cow/calf,
feedlot, heifer warmup and grain and forage field crops were
the areas of concentration. Prior to coming to NLPA she worked
at the American Quarter Horse Association Journal as a regional
sales representative for the southwest. She was also a meeting
planner and facility event coordinator for the Colorado State
University Equine Science Program.
Melissa Schneider, Director of Communications
Melissa Schneider joined NLPA in 1999 as Director of Communications. She has since relocated to her hometown of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, but continues her duties for NLPA. Melissa has a degree in News/Ed Journalism from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She grew up on her family's beef feedlot in western Nebraska.
