David Jackson, Chief Operating Officer of Simmons Foods, and National Chicken Council Chairman of the Board, has announced the names of those industry representatives who will serve on NCC’s 2026 Environmental, Growout, and Marketing Committees.
Lankford Ruffin, Corporate Environmental Manager, Butterball, will 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). Ruffin was appointed chairman by NTF this year.
Dr. Andy Bishop, Corporate Veterinarian, Wayne Sanderson Farms, will lead the Growout Committee as interim chairman. And David Rose, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Simmons Foods, will head up the Marketing Committee.
Environmental Committee: Lankford Ruffin (Chairman), Butterball
Mike Crutcher, Allen Harim Foods
Alex Floyd, Lopez Dorada Foods
Drew Getty, Perdue Farms
Jonathan Green, Mar-Jac Poultry
Don Hill, Foster Farms
Craig Ledbetter, Ecolab
Austin Pajda, Amick Farms
Steve Patrick, Tyson Foods
Brian Paulsen, Pilgrim’s
Brian Plautz, Lincoln Premium Poultry
Tanya Rogers-Vicker, Mountaire Farms
Kenny Sandlin, George’s
Stephanie Shoemaker, Wayne-Sanderson Farms
Curtis Shreve, Farmer Focus (SVO)
Alex Sullivan, Fieldale Farms
Seth Walters, Simmons Foods
Growout Committee: Dr. Andy Bishop (Interim Chairman), Wayne Sanderson Farms
David Bledsoe, Mountaire Farms
Steve Bolden, Wayne-Sanderson Farms
Brandon Boone, Mar-Jac Poultry
Terry Bruce, Tip Top Poultry
Peggy Cook, Neogen
Zachary Cooksey, Lincoln Premium Poultry
Jeff Courtney, Pilgrim’s
Ryan Crow, Foster Farms
Adam Durkin, Fieldale Farms
Bob Evans, George’s
Arjun Ganesan, Ancera
Jeannell Goines, J.B. Hunt
Eric Greene, Claxton Poultry
Greg Griffith, Case Foods
Drake Gurley, Live Oak Bank
Jessie Layton, Allen Harim Foods
Mike Leventini, Perdue Farms
Jose Linares, Ceva Animal Health
Brandon Marshall, Zoetis
Willard Massey, Horizon Farm Credit
Suzanne McComb, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health
Enrique Montiel Nava, Addix Biotech
Scott Pedigo, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Bill Ricken, Amick Farms
Roddy Sanders, Peco Foods
Gene Shepherd, Cobb-Vantress
Rob Shirley, Adisseo
Haley Spangler, Novus International
Josh Sprouse, Farmer Focus (SVO)
Keith Staggs, United Animal Health
Juan Suarez, Jones-Hamilton Co.
Blair Telg, Phibro Animal Health
Alastair Thomas, Anitox
Sara Throne, Simmons Foods
Barry Vincent, Tyson Foods
Todd Wilson, Agri Stats
Marketing Committee: David Rose (Chairman), Simmons Foods
Wade Anthony, International Paper
Logan Ballew, Tyson Foods
David Bechstein, BMO
Paul Brindley, Mountaire
Eric Buckman, U.S. Bank
Mike Buford, Tip Top Poultry
Pete Bugas, ProBin Global
Hilary Burroughs, Wayne-Sanderson Farms
Chris Carter, DG Foods
Chris Coleman, Teleios
Micki Donegan, Rabobank
Rob Dowell, Case Foods
Chloe Edwards, Foster Farms
Kevin Grindle, Mar-Jac Poultry
Jay Hager, Agri Stats
Jessica Kolterman, Lincoln Premium Poultry
Jason Lee, CJ America
Daniel Massey, Amcor
James McGinnis, Claxton Poultry
Greg McNeely, McNeely Plastics
David Mehlman, Koch Foods
Chelsea Parker, Pilgrim’s
Lindsay Parker, Novus International
Jeff Paschall, Fieldale Farms
Alba Pfaff, Ceva Animal Health
Jordan Putty, Whataburger Restaurants
Erik Smith, Allen Harim Foods
Jon Swadley, Perdue Farms
Gina Swenson, Fortrex
Michele Tyler, Twin Rivers Foods
Abi Vincill, Farmer Focus (SVO)
Jessica Wells, Kemin Animal Nutrition and Health
Heath Wessels, Amlan International
Alex Williams, Amick Farms
