IOIA Office P O Box 6 Broadus, Montana  59317  USA 406-436-2031 phone/fax ioia@ioia.net Courier Address Only (do not use for Postal mailing) International Organic Inspectors Association 117 N. Park Avenue Broadus, MT 59317 USA
Staff Margaret Scoles serves as Executive Director of IOIA, maintaining the IOIA office in Montana since January 1999. She has 22 years of organic inspection experience for numerous certifiers (mostly in the US), including inspection of farms, livestock, and processors and has been teaching organic inspector training courses since 1989. She holds a B.S. in Agriculture (Agronomy Major) from the University of Arizona and has served in many IOIA roles since 1991, including founding board member, Chair of the Membership Committee, and Chair of the Accreditation Review Panel. She serves frequently as a speaker on organic topics. Margaret and her husband manage a cow/calf operation in southeastern Montana. mscoles@rangeweb.net
Office Manager and Member Services: Kathy Bowers ioiassistant@rangeweb.net International Training Services: Sacha Draine sacha.IOIA@hotmail.com USA Training Services: Danalynne Miller dana@ioia.net   Inspector Accreditation and Scholarships: Lynell Denson lynell@rangeweb.net

Bylaws
Proposals for Bylaws changes require a minimum 45-day lead time prior to presentation to the membership.
For more information, contact the Bylaws Chair.
Read Bylaws Updated 12/21/10

IOIA Organizational Chart (pdf)

IOIA Committees
See our latest newsletter for updated committee reports

Accreditation: Chair: Pending. Board Liaison: Ib Hagsten, 816.468.4752. Purpose: To oversee the inspector accreditation program including to review, adjudicate and propose policy and criteria used to accredit inspectors. To formulate accreditation standards and procedures. 

Bylaws: Chair: Garry Lean,705.887.5230. Liaison: Silke Fuchshofen, 518.794.6392. Purpose: Ongoing response to bylaws issues.

Canadian: Chair: Bill Barkley, 613-543-0491. Liaison: Helene Bouvier, 701.219.9231. Purpose: Give voice to Canadian members concerns.

Editorial Review: Chair:Joe Montecalvo, 805-772-3574. Liaison: Ib Hagsten, 816.468.4752. Purpose: Ongoing as needed to review all IOIA publications and materials considered for sale. 

Ethics: Chair: Joyce Ford, 507-454-8310. Liaison: Deb Bunn, 603.717.1205. Criteria for membership is past board or alternate service. Created to deal with complaints received by the IOIA office based on the Codes of Ethics and Conduct.

Finance: Chair/Treasurer: Eric Feutz, 660-248-5094. Purpose: Advise board on fiscal matters,  combined with fundraising committee.

Fundraising: Liaison: Eric Feutz, 660-248-5094

Latin American: Chair: Pending. Liaison:Silke Fuchshofen, 518.794.6392. Purpose: Give voice to Latin American members concerns.

Membership: Chair: Kelly Monaghan, 416-482-8625. Liaison:Jennifer Clifford, 570.278.3715. Purpose: Develop membership services and numbers.

Nominations: Chair: Chris Kidwell, 530.628.4560. Liaison: Jennifer Clifford, 570.278.3715. Purpose: prepare annual ballot for Board of Directors.

Scholarship: Chair: Margaret Weigelt, 320-974-8751. Liaison: Deb Bunn, 603.717.1205. Purpose: Ongoing review and selection of scholarship applications.

Training Advisory: Chair & Liaison: Jennifer Clifford