Bill Lovette, National Chicken Council Chairman, has announced the names of those industry representatives who will serve on NCC’s 2013 Poultry Health and Safety & Health Committees.
Don Ritter, director of health services, Mountaire Corporation will serve as chairman of the Poultry Health Committee through August 2013 and Deirdre Johnson, veterinarian, GNP Company will take over the chair position after Don Ritter’s departure. Mike Klune, environmental, health, and safety manager, Cargill, will chair the Safety and Health Committee. Klun was named by the National Turkey Federation (NTF) last year as this committee and the safety and health committees of NTF and the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association are part of the Joint Poultry Industry Safety and Health Council.
Poultry Health Committee
Don Ritter (Chairman through August 2013), Mountaire; Deirdre Johnson (Will Succeed Don Ritter), GNP Company; Mark Burleson, Wayne Farms; Charles Corsiglia, Foster Farms; Kurt Dobson, Simmons Foods; Steve McCarter, Tyson Foods; Ken Opengart, Keystone Foods; Bret Rings, Cobb-Vantress; Gregorio Rosales, Aviagen; John Smith, Fieldale Farms; Phil Stayer, Sanderson Farms; Bruce Stewart-Brown, Perdue Farms; and Scott Westall, Pilgrim’s.
Safety & Health Committee
Mike Klun (Chairman named by NTF), Cargill; Robert Barragan, Case Foods; Steve Conley, Peco Foods; Frank Cruice, Perdue Farms; Josh Fisher, B & B Poultry; Derrick Hellinga, Tyson Foods; Matt Hopkins, Tip Top Poultry; Ernie Machado, Foster Farms; Reggie McLee, Wayne Farms; Terri Middlebrooks, Mar-Jac Poultry; Greg Mosher, Lockton Companies; Mark Moshier, Arrowsight; Norman Parker, Claxton Poultry; Robert Puhl, O. K. Foods; Scott Rushing, Sanderson Farms; Rene Russell, Empire Kosher; Clint Scroggs, Fieldale Farms; Daron Sharp, Simmons Foods; Gregg Smith, George’s; Rick Stevens, Pilgrim’s; Larry Stine, Wimberly, Lawson, Steckel, Schneider & Stine; Timothy Ward, Keystone Foods; John Ward, Mountaire Farms; and Kari Waters, GNP Company.
