Bill Griffith, Peco Foods, and National Chicken Council Chairman of the Board, has announced the names of those industry representatives who will serve on NCC’s 2025 Environmental, Growout, and Marketing Committees.
Austin Pajda, Director of Environmental and Sustainability Services, Amick Farms, will again serve as chair of the Environmental Committee. This committee operates jointly with the environmental committees of the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) and the National Turkey Federation (NTF). Pajda was appointed chairman by USPOULTRY last year.
Dr. Sara Throne, Senior Director, Veterinary Services, Simmons Foods, will again lead the Growout Committee. And Jeff Paschall, Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Fieldale Farms, will continue as chairman of the Marketing Committee.
Environmental Committee: Austin Pajda (Chairman), Amick Farms
Mike Crutcher, Allen Harim Foods
Drew Getty, Perdue Foods
Jonathan Green, Mar-Jac Poultry
Don Hill, Foster Farms
Steve Patrick, Tyson Foods
Randy Payne, Tip Top Poultry
Brian Plautz, Lincoln Premium Poultry
Stephanie Shoemaker, Wayne-Sanderson Farms
Alex Sullivan, Fieldale Farms
Seth Walters, Simmons Foods
Growout Committee: Dr. Sara Throne (Chairman), Simmons Foods
Steve Bolden, Wayne-Sanderson Farms
Brandon Boone, Mar-Jac Poultry
Terry Bruce, Tip Top Poultry
Bob Buresh, Novus International
Peggy Cook, Neogen
Zachary Cooksey, Lincoln Premium Poultry
Jeff Courtney, Pilgrim’s
William Davis, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health
Adam Durkin, Fieldale Farms
Andy Esco, Best Dressed Chicken
Arjun Ganesan, Ancera
Jeannell Goines, J.B. Hunt
Eric Greene, Claxton Poultry
Greg Griffith, Case Foods
Mike Leventini, Perdue Foods
Brandon Marshall, Zoetis
Algis Martinez, Cargill
Willard Massey, Horizon Farm Credit
Scott Pedigo, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Bill Ricken, Amick Farms
Roddy Sanders, Peco Foods
Gene Shepherd, Cobb-Vantress
Keith Staggs, United Animal Health
Juan Suarez, Jones-Hamilton Co.
Kris Torbert, Foster Farms
Barry Vincent, Tyson Foods
Robert Watson, Allen Harim Foods
Todd Wilson, Agri Stats
Marketing Committee: Jeff Paschall (Chairman), Fieldale Farms
Rizwan Akbar, Pilgrim’s
Scott Alexander, Peco Foods
Wade Anthony, International Paper
Anthony Badillo, Whataburger Restaurants
David Bechstein, BMO
Mike Buford, Tip Top Poultry
Pete Bugas, ProBin Global
Hilary Burroughs, Wayne-Sanderson Farms
Chris Carter, DG Foods
John Comino, Southern Hens
Micki Donegan, Rabobank
Rob Dowell, Case Foods
Nick Gasbarro, JBT
Kevin Grindle, Mar-Jac Poultry
Jay Hager, Agri Stats
Christian Jordan, Jamesway
Jessica Kolterman, Lincoln Premium Poultry
Jason Lee, CJ America
Mike Little, Allen Harim Foods
Craig Martin, WL Port-Land Systems
Daniel Massey, Amcor
James McGinnis, Claxton Poultry
Greg McNeely, McNeely Plastics
David Mehlman, Koch Foods
Peter Pawlenko, AJC International
Alba Pfaff, Ceva Animal Health
Kyle Richard, Best Dressed Chicken
Hugo Romero, Novus International
David Rose, Simmons Foods
Will Sawyer, Tyson Foods
Steve Schwartz, Harrison Poultry
Crystal Van’t Hof, Foster Farms
Heath Wessels, Amlan International
Alex Williams, Amick Farms
David Zucker, Perdue Foods
Additional Appointments
Technical & Regulatory Committee: Jake Smith, Gold Creek Foods; and Tina Shaffer, Eurofins.
