Ohio Corn & Wheat CEO Steps Down

Dwayne Siekman Leaves Legacy at Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association

The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association (OCWGA) announced yesterday that CEO Dwayne Siekman is stepping down to pursue new career opportunities. Siekman has served Ohio’s grain industry for 15 years. He began his relationship with the Ohio Corn Growers Association (OCGA) and the Ohio Corn Marketing Program (OCMP) in 1996 as director of programs and in 2004 was selected as its executive director. In 2005 he began managing the Ohio Wheat Growers Association (OWGA). OCGA and OWGA became a single entity—OCWGA—January 1, 2011.

Siekman and OCWGA worked to address domestic and international issues that affect the success of Ohio’s corn and wheat markets, including ethanol, livestock, trade, environment and transportation issues, as well as federal farm programs, research and marketing programs. He expressed pride at the acheivements of the association during his time there but said he is now ready to tackle new challenges in his professional career. Tadd Nicholson, OCWGA’s director of government and industry affairs, will serve as the interim CEO.