Newly elected members of the National Chicken Council’s executive committee and board of directors were announced recently at the NCC’s board of directors meeting held October 29 in conjunction with the Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
Elected to one-year term on the Executive Committee were:
- Benny Bishop, Peco Foods, Tuscaloosa, AL
- Lampkin Butts, Sanderson Farms, Laurel, MS
- Ron Foster, Foster Farms, Livingston, CA
- Carl George, George’s, Springdale, AR
- Trent Goins, O.K. Foods, Fort Smith, AR
- Michael Helgeson, GNP Company, St. Cloud, MN
- Tom Hensley, Fieldale Farms, Baldwin, GA
- Donnie King, Tyson Foods, Springdale, AR
- Jerry Lane, Claxton Poultry Farms, Claxton, GA
- Mike Popowycz, Case Foods, Troutman, NC
- Alan Schuler, Co-Bank (new allied leader representative to serve on executive committee)
- Todd Simmons, Simmons Foods, Siloam Springs, AR
- Michael Welch, Harrison Poultry, Bethlehem, GA
Elected to three-year term on the Board of Directors were:
- William Andersen, Keystone Foods, Huntsville, AL
- Jeff Brown, Empire Kosher, Mifflintown, PA
- Robin Burruss, Tip Top Poultry, Marietta, GA
- Alan Duncan, Mountaire, Little Rock, AR
- Ron Foster, Foster Farms, Livingston, CA
- Carl George, George’s, Springdale, AR
- Mark Hickman, Peco Foods, Tuscaloosa, AL
- Robert Johnson, House of Raeford, Rose Hill, NC
- Steve Jurek, GNP Company, St. Cloud, MN
- Mark Kaminsky, Koch Foods, Park Ridge, IL
- Jay Lieberman, Hain Pure Protein, New Oxford, PA
- Sara Lilygren, Tyson Foods, Springdale, AR
- Jayson Penn, Pilgrim’s, Greeley, CO
- Joe Sanderson, Jr., Sanderson Farms, Laurel, MS
- Thomas Shelton, Case Foods, Eden, MD
Elected to one-year term as Directors-at-Large were:
- Aidan Connolly, Alltech
- Chris Brakebush, Brakebush Brothers
- Ruth Kimmelshue, Cargill
- Alan Schuler, CoBank
- Kenneth Petersen, IEH Laboratories & Consulting
- Marc Hoopingarner, Kemin Animal Nutrition
- Larry Campbell, Marel Stork Poultry Processing
- Keith Pritchard, Merial Select
- Melissa Herbert, Neogen Corporation
- Ed Galo, Novus International
- Andrea Johnson, PeroxyChem
- Ray Abner, Phibro Animal Health
The following directors will continue serving unexpired terms:
One Year Term
- Benny Bishop, Peco Foods
- Scott Hunter, O.K. Foods
- Ben Harrison, Jr., Amick Farms
- Thomas Hensley, Fieldale Farms
- Dan Huber, Foster Farms
- Jerry Lane, Claxton Poultry
- Bill Lovette, Pilgrim’s
- Galen Miller, Miller Poultry
- Gary Murphy, Simmons Foods
- Noel White, Tyson Foods (replacing Donnie Smith)
- Don Taber, House of Raeford
- Michael Welch, Harrison Poultry
Two-Year Term
- Lampkin Butts, Sanderson Farms
- John Comino, Southern Hens
- Paul Downes, Mountaire Corporation
- Edward Fryar, OMP Foods
- Gary George, George’s
- Trent Goins, O.K. Foods
- Donnie King, Tyson Foods
- Elton Maddox, Wayne Farms
- Pete Martin, Mar-Jac Poultry
- James Perdue, Perdue Farms
- Michael Popowycz, Case Foods
- Todd Simmons, Simmons Foods
- Kendra Waldbusser, Pilgrim’s
