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RFA Elects New Board of Directors and Officers for Fiscal Year 2008

Washington, DC--The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) announced on Oct. 4 the election of its Board of Directors and officers for the 2008 Fiscal Year.

The elections, held during the RFA's annual meeting in Washington, DC, are for one-year terms.

"It is an honor to work for such a dedicated and visionary group of people," said RFA President Bob Dinneen.

"Tremendous opportunities lay in store for this industry and this country if we remain committed to increasing the production and use of ethanol.

Without question, the Board of Directors of the RFA will work tirelessly to ensure that appropriate policies and marketing opportunities are in place to ensure a stronger, more stable energy, environmental and economic future for generations to come."

To qualify as a Board member, the company must be an ethanol producer. The RFA represents more than 80 percent of the ethanol produced in the U.S.

The FY 2008 Renewable Fuels Association officers are:

Chairman... Chris Standlee ... Abengoa Bioenergy Corp. Chesterfield, MO

Vice Chairman... Tom Branhan... Glacial Lakes Energy, LLC... Watertown, SD

Treasurer... Nate Kimpel... New Energy Corp... South Bend, IN

Secretary... Jeff Broin... POET... Sioux Falls, SD

President... Bob Dinneen... Renewable Fuels Association... Washington, DC

The FY 2008 Renewable Fuels Association Board of Directors is comprised of:

Abengoa Bioenergy Corp... Chris Standlee

Ace Ethanol LLC... Bob Sather

Adkins Energy, LLC... Scott Trainum

Ag Processing, Inc... John Campbell

Agri-Energy, LLC... Norm Smeenk

Al-Corn Clean Fuel... Randall Doyal

Amaizing Energy, LLC... Al Jentz

Archer Daniels Midland... Ed Harjehausen

Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, Inc... Ron Miller

Badger State Ethanol, LLC... Kevin Malchine

Big River Resources West Burlington, LLC... Raymond Defenbaugh

Bushmills Ethanol, Inc... Erik Osmon

Central Indiana Ethanol, LLC... Mitchell Miller

Central MN Ethanol Coop... Kerry Nixon

Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co... Bill Lee

Commonwealth Agri-Energy, LLC... Mick Henderson

Dakota Ethanol, LLC ... Scott Mundt

DENCO, LLC... Gerald Bachmeier

Front Range Energy, LLC... Dan Sanders

Glacial Lakes Energy, LLC... Tom Branhan

Global Ethanol... Dave Nelson

Golden Cheese Co. of CA... Dermot O'Brien

Golden Grain Energy, LLC... Walter Wendland

Granite Falls Energy, LLC... Tracey Olson

Hawkeye Renewables, LLC... Bruce Rastetter

Heartland Corn Products... Ben Brown

Heartland Grain Fuels, LP... Bill Paulsen

Iroquois Bio-Energy Company, LLC ... Keith Gibson

KAAPA Ethanol, LLC... Chuck Woodside

Lifeline Foods... Dan Schwartzkopf

Lincolnland Agri-Energy, LLC... Eric Mosbey

Little Sioux Corn Processors, LP... Steve Roe

Merrick & Company... Steven Wagner

Mid-Missouri Energy, Inc.... Billy Gwaltney

New Energy Corp... Nate Kimpel

North Country Ethanol... Art Nelson

Pacific Ethanol, Inc... Neil Koehler

Parallel Products... Jim Rottman

Pinal Energy, LLC... John Skelly

POET... Jeff Broin

Quad County Corn Processors... Mike Jerke

Reeve Agri-Energy, Inc... Lee Reeve

Renova Energy... Chris Thomas

Siouxland Energy and Livestock Coop... Bernie Punt

Sterling Ethanol, LLC... Dave Kramer

Tate & Lyle... Doug Mortensen

The Andersons Inc.... Neill McKinstray

Trenton Agri Products, LLC... Charles Wilson

United Wisconsin Grain Producers, LLC... Jeff Robertson

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VeraSun Energy Corp.... Don Endres

Western Wisconsin Energy, LLC... Steve Christensen

White Energy (formerly USEP)... Omer Sagheer

Xethanol BioFuels, LLC... Jim Stewart

RFA President... Bob Dinneen

RFA Committee Chairs:

Cellulose Committee... Gerson Santos-Leon... Abengoa Bioenergy Corp...Chesterfield, MO

Co-Products Committee... Ray Defenbaugh... Big River Resources West Burlington, LLC ... West Burlington, IA

Technical Committee... Kelly Davis ... Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co.... Benson, MN

Safety Committee... Jim Redding... Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, LLC... Pekin, IL

For more information, call Matt Hartwig at 202-289-3835.