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Board of Directors

Executive Committee

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Front L to R: Thomas Isaf, First Vice Chairman (Interra International), John Patchoski, Chairman (Koch Foods), Paul Sauder, Immediate Past Chairman (Penn Dutch Eggs).
Back L to R: Ryan Downes, Secretary-Treasurer (Farbest Foods), Oleg Kovalev, Member-at-Large (Mountaire Farms), Andrew Syzmanski, Member-at-Large (Wayne-Sanderson Farms), Greg Tyler (USAPEEC), Jianlin Si Member-at-Large (Tyson Foods), Thierry Murad, Market Advisory Panel Chair (AJC International), Haden Slain, Associate Member-at-Large (Poseidon Forwarding). Not pictured: Martin Piffaretti, Second Vice Chairman (Foodlink Group).

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

        Term Ending 2024                    Term Ending 2025              Term Ending 2026
Kathy Cline
Cooper Farms
Mark Barrett
Lamex Foods
Tony Burnes
Globex International
Eric Essig
Maple Leaf Farms
Mike Briggs
Vilas & Co.
Rob Dowell
Case Farms
Lauren Gaines
AP Moller
Russ Burnette
Peco Foods
Dow Kirkpatrick
Grove Services
Eduardo Gonzales
Mirasco
Ryan Downes
Farbest Foods
Oleg Kovalev
Mountaire Farms
Greg Hinton
Rose Acre Farms
Daniel Fripp
Foster Farms
Jay Maxwell
Jennie-O Turkey Store
Jennifer Leyden
MetaFoods
Thomas Isaf
Interra International   
Christine McCracken
Rabobank
John Patchoski
Koch Foods
Sujith Niyangoda
Pilgrim’s Pride
Thierry Murad
AJC International
Chris Peach
Butterball
Kent Puffenbarger
Prestage Foods
Kenny Raney
Simmons Prepared Foods
Martin Piffaretti
FoodLink Group, Inc.
Hector Rainey
Intervision Foods
Haden Slain
Poseidon Forwarding
Jianlin Si
Tyson Foods
Paul Sauder
Penn Dutch Eggs
Greg Tench
Mar-Jac Poultry
Andrew Szymanski  
Sanderson Farms
Brad Tuttle
Crider Foods
Brock Williams
Lineage Logistics

Commodity Board Members

American Egg Board
Emily Metz
Kentucky Corn Board
Steve Kelley
North Carolina Soybean Board
Vicky Clark
Illinois Corn Marketing Board
Dan Cole
Kentucky Soybean Board
Tim Thomas
North Dakota Corn Council
Jean Henning
Illinois Soybean Association
Scott Gaffner
Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee
Mark Trowbridge
Ohio Corn & Wheat
Clark Sheets
Indiana Corn Marketing Council
Tim Gauck
Minnesota Corn Growers Association
Todd Wintzel
Ohio Soybean Council
Madison Layman
Indiana Soybean Alliance
Keevin Lemenager
Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
Klinton Holliday
S.D. Soybean Research & Promotion Council
Mike McCranie
Iowa Soybean Association
Brent Renner
National Corn Growers Association
Michael Granche
United Soybean Board
Gary Berg
Kansas Corn Commission
Josh Roe
Nebraska Corn Board
Payton Schaneman
Kansas Soybean Commission
Dennis Hupe
Nebraska Soybean Board
Ruth Ready

Past Chairmen

Elbert Boyd - E. Boyd & Associates
1985 - 1986
Larry Lieberman - Boston Agrex
2004 - 2005
Henry Holler - Rockingham Poultry
1987 - 1988
Neil Carey - Simmons Foods
2005 - 2006
Norman Tucker - Tucker & Associates
1988 - 1989
Kent Puffenbarger - Prestage Foods
2006 - 2007
Jerry Faulkner - U.S. Egg Marketers
1989 - 1990
Mark Blanchard - NOCS
2007 - 2008
Roy N. Brown - Tyson
1990 - 1991
Saher Rizk - Mirasco
2008 - 2009
Don Ford - API
1991 - 1992
Don Ellen - Sanderson Farms
2009 - 2010
Bo Coursey - Fieldale Farms
1992 - 1993
Joel Coleman - Butterball
2010 - 2011
Jim Hoben - Wampler Foods
1993 - 1994
Thierry Murad - AJC International
2011 - 2012
David Hefler - DeCoster Egg Farms
1994 - 1995
Chaz Wilson - Grove Services
2012 - 2013
Alex Stripling - GoldKist
1995 - 1996
Charles Von Der Heyde - Pilgrim's/JBS
2013 - 2014
Eric Joiner - AJC International
1996 - 1997
Mike Little - Mountaire Farms
2014 - 2015
Jeffrey Hester - Pierce Foods
1997 - 1998
Jim Wayt - Intervision Foods
2015 - 2016
Peggy Vining - Perdue Farms
1998 - 1999
Steve Monroe - Sanderson Farms
2016 - 2017
Danny Rogers - PM Global
1999 - 2000
Marc Killebrew - Tyson Foods
2017 - 2018
Gil Eckhoff - Henningsen Foods
2000 - 2001
Ryan Downes - Farbest Foods
2018 - 2019
Jim Hoben - Pilgrim's Pride
2001 - 2002  
  Mark Barrett - Lamex Foods
  2019 - 2020
Charles Joyner - Dolphin Shipping & Trading
2002 - 2003
  Chaz Wilson - Pilgrim's
  2020 - 2022
Greg Huett - Tyson
2003 - 2004
  Paul Sauder - Penn Dutch Eggs
  2022 - 2023

Honorary Directors for Life

Neil Carey - Simmons Prepared Foods                Eric Joiner - AJC International  
Hardy "Bo" Coursey - Fieldale Farms      Andy Schutz - Allen Family Foods
David Hefler - Hefler & Co.      Norman Tucker - Tucker Associates
Jim Hoben - Interra International      Peggy Vining - Perdue Farms
Henry Holler - Rockingham Poultry


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