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Board of Directors

NMA’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

National Meat Association's leaders are selected for their integrity, experience and caring, their vision and courage to lead, and their conviction to implement the policy of the organization to these ends.  Click here for board structure.

2009-2010

DIRECTORS/OFFICERS
Chairman of the Board - Jim Maxey, J & D Foodservice, Fresno, CA
President - Dave Wimmer, Wimmers Meat Products, West Point, NE
Vice President - Robert Jensen, Jensen Meat Company, Vista, CA
Secretary - Robert Rebholtz, Agri Beef, Boise, ID
Treasurer - Larry Vad, Ideal Meat & Provision, Northridge, CA
Barry Carpenter - CEO/Executive Director 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

REGION I   (AK, OR, M,ID, WA,W.MT,S.B.ALBERTA)

Ron Baer - Kings Command, WA

John Duyn - Carlton Farms, OR                                                      

Ryan Lenz - Schenk Packing, WA

Robert Rebholtz - Washington Beef, WA

Nicole Sorenson - Hill Meat Company, OR

 

REGION II   (N.CA, N.NV,HI)

Eddie Bell - ConAgra, CA

Eric Ching - Palama Meat, HI         

Lawrence Coelho - Central Valley, CA          

Robert Engelhart -  Engelhart Gourmet Foods, CA

Mike Grazier - Busseto Foods, CA  

Dave Langston - Del Monte Capital Meat, CA            

Les Oesterreich - Superior Farms, CA             

Kevin Smith - Costco Wholesale Meats, CA

Dave Wood - Harris Ranch, CA

Clinton Wong - United Meat Company, CA

 

REGION III  (S.CA,S.NV,AZ)

Jon Hickerson - Custom Food Products, CA

Marty Evanson - Jobbers Meat Packing, CA

Ron Gustafson - Coast Packing, CA

Eldad Hadar - Wayne Provision, CA              

Henry Haskell - Square H Brands, Inc., CA

Brian Levy - United Food Group, LLC, CA

Greg Longstreet - Farmer John, CA

Ken McLaughlin - Aries Prepared Beef         

Chris Pocino - Pocino Foods Company         

John Perdue - Riteway Meat Packers, Inc.

Larry Vad - Ideal Meat & Provision, CA

 

REGION  IV  (E.MT,E.ID,WY,UT,CO)

Cristina Gomez - OSI Industries, IL

Chandler Keys - JBS Swift & Company        

Charles Moore - Maverick Ranch, CO           

Rob Stephens - Independent Meat. ID          

Burke Stone - Stone Meats. Inc., UT              

 

REGION V   (NM,TX,OK)

Mark Andersen - John Soules Foods, Inc

Trevor Caviness - Caviness Beef  Packers

Don Clift - Preferred Beef Group,

Nick Nickelson - CIT Foods             

 

REGION VI  (ND,SD,NE,KS,SASKATCHEWAN)

Shawn Buchanan - All American Meats, NE

Mike Hesse - Beef Products, Inc.

 John Miller - Farmland National Beef, KS

Steve Sands - Premium Protein Products, NE

 

REGION VII   (MD,KY,VA and all states South and East of Region Five

Chris Daniel - Tyson Foods

Brad Howard - Suzanna’s Kitchen

Francois Leger - FPL Food, LLC

Greg Miller - PM Global

 

REGION VIII  (All States North of  MO,KY,VA and East of Region Six)

Ron Allen - American Foodservice

John Keating - Cargill Meat Solutions            

Jim Malek - Sioux Preme Packing

Don Mehesan - Rosen Diversified   

Rich Vesta - Smithfield Beef Group, Inc.

 

ASSOCIATES

Fred Baque - Newly Weds Foods    

Gina Bellinger - Food Safety Net Services

Mike Botto - American Food Equipment

Mike Gangel - Chad Company

Kelly Green - BIRKO Corporation

Tom Murray - DCS Sanitation Management, Inc.      

 

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Phil Bauer, CA

Cal Faello, CA

Frank Kirk, CA

Leonard, Litvak, CO

 

STANDING COMMITTEES

Beef Committee

Executive Committee

Education Committee

Associate Advisory Committee

Food Safety & Regulatory Inspection Committee

Government Relations Committee

Marketing Committee 

Membership Committee

Nominating Committee

Processed Meats Committee

Strategic Planning Committee

Workplace Issues Committee