Dominic Lajoie Named President of The National Potato Council

During The National Potato Council's (NPC) 2021 annual meeting, held virtually due to travel restrictions, Dominic LaJoie of Van Buren, Maine was elected to serve as NPC’s 2021 President and to head the grower-led organization’s Executive Committee.

“Thanks to the hard work of NPC and our state partners, our industry is on a better footing today than we could have imagined during the pandemic’s darkest times,” said NPC president LaJoie in his address at the annual meeting. “The industry’s consistent, relentless focus and coordinated response that helped deliver more than USD250m in federal pandemic relief will serve as a model as we take on the policy challenges facing NPC and the industry as a whole. I’m honored to take on this new role fighting for the industry as the nation continues to open up and people get back to work.”

LaJoie is a fourth-generation potato grower and partner of LaJoie Growers LLC, which operates throughout Aroostook County, Maine. He previously served the NPC Board as first vice president and vice president of the Environmental Affairs Committee. As president, LaJoie will host the 2021 NPC Summer Meeting, July 27-30 in Presque Isle, Maine. The Executive Committee holds office for one calendar year.

The 2020 President, Britt Raybould of Rexburg, Idaho, will continue to serve on the Executive Committee as the Immediate Past President.