Bill Griffith, Chairman of the National Chicken Council, has announced the names of those industry representatives who will serve on NCC’s 2025 Human Resource, Poultry Health, and Safety & Health Committees. Leonard Parks, Director, Human Resources, Case Farms, was appointed chairman by NCC last year to lead the Human Resource Committee. This committee is part of the Joint Poultry Industry Human Resource Council, along with the human resource committees of USPOULTRY and NTF.
Dr. Eric Heskett, Director of Veterinary Services, Case Farms, will again serve this term as chair of the Poultry Health Committee. Allan Foy, Director of Occupational Health and Safety, Farbest Foods, was appointed by NTF 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).
Human Resource Committee: Leonard Parks (Chairman), Case Farms
Felicia Beam, Foster Farms
Rebecca Bennett, Fieldale Farms
Matt Bumgarner, Tyson Foods
Lisa Burdick, Pilgrim’s
Tom Donovan, Allen Harim Foods
Sarah Hendricks, Peco Foods
Jessica Kolterman, Lincoln Premium Poultry
Nathan Mathis, Mar-Jac Poultry
Carlos Putnam, Complete Agri Services
Pamela Roach, Wayne-Sanderson Farms
Craig Schweiger, Perdue Foods
Ja Stephens, Claxton Poultry
Renee Thornton, Tip Top Poultry
Russell Tooley, Simmons Foods
Anissa Turner, Amick Farms
Poultry Health Committee: Dr. Eric Heskett (Chairman), Case Farms
Luke Baldwin, Lincoln Premium Poultry
Mark Burleson, Wayne-Sanderson Farms
Charles Corsiglia, Foster Farms
Will Dillard, Peco Foods
Chip Garritty, Cobb-Vantress
David Hermes, Perdue Foods
Albert Payne, Mar-Jac Poultry
Bert Payne, Claxton Poultry
Bill Ricken, Amick Farms
Don Ritter, Allen Harim Foods
Sara Throne, Simmons Foods
Sarah Tilley, Fieldale Farms
Safety & Health Committee: Allan Foy (Chairman), Farbest Foods
Adrienne Allison, Tyson Foods
Ron Burgess, Peco Foods
Randy Clapsadl, Morris & Associates
Mike Crutcher, Allen Harim Foods
Sean Davis, Assured Partners
Mark DiMaggio, Messer
Peter Ellefson, ChemDAQ
James Ferrell, Perdue Foods
Ronnie Franklin, Fieldale Farms
Rhonda Frye, Amick Farms
Richard Lonneman, Alliant Insurance Services
Jeff Lucas, Lincoln Premium Poultry
Nathan Mathis, Mar-Jac Poultry
Reggie McLee, Wayne-Sanderson Farms
Norman Parker, Claxton Poultry
Tyler Parlier, Case Foods
Chad Randolph, Pilgrim’s
Charles Sheppard, The Best Dressed Chicken
J. Stine, Wimberly, Lawson, Steckel, Schneider & Stine, P.C.
Bruce White, Lockton Companies
Additional Appointments
Technical & Regulatory Committee: Gideon Van Kampen, Ancera
