District Officers
Clint Inskeep
Director
Grain Craft
Jordan Foss
Chairperson
Grain Millers
Sam Lyon
Vice Chairperson
ADM Milling
Steve Klett
Secretary/Treasurer
Hood Packaging Corporation
Daryl Gilio
1st Exe. Committeeperson
Miller Milling
Monte Thompson
2nd Exe. Committeeperson
Grain Craft
Michael Lewis
3rd Exe. Committeeperson
Ardent Milling
Western District Summer Meeting
August 14-15, 2025 in San Diego, California
The summer meeting of the Western District of the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) was held August 14-15, 2025 at the Hilton Gaslamp Quarter (401 K Street) in San Diego, California. More than 70 attendees enjoyed the collaboration and networking. The variety of technical sessions including group activities and a panel discussion on roll corrugation were highlights of the day. The welcome reception and closing banquet gave guests time to network and develop relationships.
Technical Sessions
IAOM & IMEF Update – Scott Martin, IAOM President
Process Hazard Analysis – Ed Gaither, Protect LLC
Corrugation Group Forum – Monte Thompson, Grain Craft
– Tyler St. Peters – 360 Roll Works
– Bryan Teems – 360 Roll Works
– Steve Humphreys – CETEC
– Cory Lare – Bühler Group
– Jason Schiebout – Scherer, Inc.
Converting Between Varieties – Daryl Gilio, Miller Milling
Automation & Future AI – Liam Cassidy, Knobelsdorff
Sifto – Next Gen Plansifter – Ruedi Weiss, Swisca
Popular Bagging Systems – Yan Gagne, Premier Tech
Wheat Quality – Starch – Hikmet Boyacioglu, KPM Analytics
Airlock Maintenance – Dave Link, Kice Industries
Pulse Vapona Fumigation – Alex Luce, Ecolab
Sponsors
360 Roll Works
Blower Engineering
Bratney
Bühler Group
Ecolab SOS
FXI
Great Western Manufacturing
Grip Fix America
Hood Pkg
IFC
Kice Industries
REPCO
Scherer Inc
Sprague
Todd & Sargent
