Management Team...
Carl Hoff has been with BUCRA for over 12 years. He has served as President for 10 of those years. Before his employment at BUCRA, he was the Director of Finance at a Rice Growers Association of California. Prior to that, he was a CPA for KPMG Peat Marwick in Sacramento. He holds a Bachelors of Science Degree in Accounting from Chico State University.
Susan Ricketts has been with BUCRA for over 20 years. She has managed the Supply Division for 6 years. She has her PCA license, and has over 27 years experience in the fertilizer and chemical field. She holds a Bachelors of Science from UC Davis in Plant Science (emphasis in Agronomy) and a Masters degree in International Business and Marketing from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.
Steve Birdsong
Vice President - Drier and Seed Division
Email: sbirdsong@bucra.com
Steve Birdsong has been with BUCRA for over 11 years. He has served as Vice President and manager of the Drier and Seed Division for 9 of those years. Prior to his employment with BUCRA, he was the mill manager at Comet Rice in Maxwell, CA. He has over 25 years experience in the rice drying and milling industry in California.
Gary DeYoung has been with BUCRA for over 6 years. He oversees the day to day accounting operations of BUCRA. Prior to coming to BUCRA, he has been either the CFO or Controller for three different companies in the wood products industry. He has over 30 years experience as a controller. Mr. DeYoung holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from San Jose State University.