WCSA President – Leigh Pell
Leigh was born in Charlotte, North Carolina and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Over the past 30 years, Leigh has been involved in the cotton industry living in both Memphis, Tennessee and Fresno, California. He has worked in a number of capacities and served on several boards and associations during his cotton career.
Leigh currently serves as a Senior Cotton Merchant for Louis Dreyfus Company in Fresno, California.
WCSA Board of Directors
Leigh Pell, President, Louis Dreyfus Company
Kevin McDermott, Vice President, Jess Smith & Sons Cotton, Inc.
Craig Stevens, Immediate Past President, Louis Dreyfus Company
Luke Bayci, Handwerker-Winburne, Inc.
Jeff Elder, Allbright Cotton
Brad Reinhart, Louis Dreyfus Company
John Romines, Olam Agri Americas, Inc.
Anthony Wills, Cargill Cotton