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