Mark Kaminsky, National Chicken Council Chairman, has announced the names of those industry representatives who will serve on NCC’s 2019 Marketing and Safety & Health Committees. David Mehlman, vice president of retail sales, Koch Foods, will serve as chair of the Marketing Committee. Mick Berning, health and safety consultant, Cargill, was appointed by the National Turkey Federation last year to head up the Safety & Health Committee (NCC, National Turkey Federation and the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association are part of the Joint Poultry Industry Safety and Health Council).

Marketing Committee

David Mehlman (Chairman), Koch Foods

  • Jason Ackerman, Kemin Animal Nutrition and Health
  • Gus Arrendale, Fieldale Farms
  • Gary Baxter, CEVA Animal Health
  • David Bechstein, BMO Harris Bank
  • Jon Brandt, TriStrata Group
  • Joe Brhlik, Standard Meat Company
  • Ira Brill, Foster Farms
  • Paul Brindley, Mountaire
  • Eric Buckman, U.S. Bank Food Industries
  • Pete Bugas, DS Smith Packaging
  • Hilary Burroughs, Sanderson Farms
  • Jim Carpenter, Amick Farms
  • Scott Chapman, Lineage Logistics
  • Steve Clever, Wayne Farms
  • John Comino, Southern Hens
  • Michalene Donegan, Rabobank International
  • Rob Dowell, Case Foods
  • Nick Gasbarro, Prime Equipment Group
  • Stephen Gilbert, Wells Fargo Bank
  • Nick Guglielmi, Packaging Specialties
  • Lawson Hembree, Safe Foods
  • Charlie Hill, O. K. Foods
  • Chad Howser, Novus International
  • John Kelly, Sealed Air Food Care
  • Jason Lee, CJ America
  • Steve Levitsky, Perdue Farms
  • Nicole Lipson, WestRock
  • Jeramie Martin, Claxton Poultry
  • Greg McNeely, McNeely Plastics
  • Matthew Nelson, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health
  • Noelle O’Mara, Tyson Foods
  • David Rose, Simmons Foods
  • Alan Schuler, CoBank
  • Steve Schwartz, Harrison Poultry
  • Brian Tucker, Tip Top Poultry
  • William Wallis, Alltech Biotechnology
  • Bobby Wilburn, Peco Foods
Safety & Health Committee

Mick Berning (Chairman), Cargill

  • Rick Barton, Case Foods
  • Bryan Burns, O. K. Foods
  • Bart Crater, Peco Foods
  • Frank Cruice, Perdue Foods
  • James Ferrell, Foster Farms
  • Rhonda Frye, Amick Farms
  • Jerry Hollifield, Tip Top Poultry
  • Ted Lankford, Morris & Associates
  • Richard Lonneman, AssuredPartners
  • Reggie McLee, Wayne Farms
  • Mike Nations, Harrison Poultry
  • Norman Parker, Claxton Poultry
  • Nathan Pechacek, Ecolab
  • Scott Rushing, Sanderson Farms
  • Kenny Sandlin, George’s
  • Clint Scroggs, Fieldale Farms
  • Greg Spencer, Tyson Foods
  • J. Stine, Wimberly, Lawson, Steckel, Schneider & Stine
  • John Ward, Mountaire Farms
  • Bruce White, Lockton Companies