AFIA Board of Directors

Roles and Responsibilities


*    Executive Committee, Term Expiring 2012
**   Executive Committee, Term Expiring 2013
***  Executive Committee, Term Expiring 2014

OFFICERS


  • Chairman of the Board • Bill Barr
  • Chair-elect • Al Gunderson
  • Immediate Past Chair • Steven VanRoekel
  • President & Treasurer • Joel G. Newman
  • Vice President & Corporate Secretary • Richard Sellers
  • Vice President • Keith Epperson
  • Vice President • Sarah Novak


TERMS EXPIRING MAY 2012
  

  • Daniel Bercovici • Ajinomoto Heartland LLC, Chicago, IL
  • * Jeff Cannon • Diamond V Mills, Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Mark Etienne • PCS Sales Feed Products, Northbrook, IL
  • * Rurik Halaby • AgriCapital Corporation, New York, NY
  • Guy Harari • Adisseo USA Inc., Alpharetta, GA
  • * Mike Horn • Pennfield Corporation, Lancaster, PA
  • John Howe • Manna Pro Corporation, St. Louis, MO
  • * Palma Jordan • Pfizer Animal Health, Roseland, NJ
  • * Michael Laughlin • Cargill Animal Nutrition, Minneapolis, MN
  • * Michael Osborne • Nutra-Blend, LLC, Neosho, MO
  • Rod Paulson • CHS Inc., Inver Grove Heights, MN
  • Thomas Rossmanith • Abengoa Bioenergy Trading, Chesterfield, MO
  • Louis Russell • APC, Inc., Ankeny, IA
  • Scott Druker • Church & Dwight Company, Princeton, NJ
  • * Steven VanRoekel • Ridley, Inc., Mankato, MN
  • Ted Waitman • CPM, Waterloo, IA
  • * Patrick Whidden • Tennessee Farmers Cooperative, Lavergne, TN
  • Ed Yuhas • Mars Horsecare US, Inc., Dalton, Ohio


TERMS EXPIRING MAY 2013  

  • ** Bill Barr • Bill Barr & Company, Overland Park, KS
  • Martha Furst • Furst-McNess, Freeport, IL
  • ** Lee Hall • Hallway Feeds, Lexington, KY
  • ** Tracy Harris • Central Life Sciences, Red Banks, MS
  • Tim Lease • WL Port-Land Systems, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Diane Loiselle• Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Topeka, KS
  • Mark Lyons • Alltech Inc., Nicholasville, KY
  • ** Mark McCulley • The Hanor Company, Enid, OK
  • William Merrick • Merrick’s Animal Nutrition, Middleton, WI
  • Chad Risley • Lucta USA, Inc., Libertyville, IL
  • Michael Rivard • International Ingredient Corp., Fenton, MO
  • Chris Schneider • Omega Protein, Inc., Houston, TX
  • ** Kevin Shriver • Land O’Lakes Purina Feed, Shoreview, MN
  • Dick Wark • Animal Feed Supplement, dba New Generation Feeds, Great Falls, MT
  • Dean Warras • Prince Agri Products, Inc., Quincy IL
  • Mindy Whittle • Monsanto Co., St. Louis, MO
  • M.S. “Bud” Wright • Texas Farm Products Company, Nacogdoches, TX


TERMS EXPIRING MAY 2014   

  • Steve Boehmer • Westway Feed Products, Tomball, TX
  • Bill Braman • Chr. Hansen, Milwaukee, WI
  • Daniel Jones • Pioneer- A DuPont Company, Johnston, IA
  • Gary Cooper • Cooper Farms, Inc., Fort Recovery, OH
  • Rich Dwyer • Kent Nutrition Group Inc., Muscatine, IA
  • *** Al Gunderson • Vita Plus Corporation, Madison, WI
  • Greg Kean • Well Pet LLC, Tewksbury, MA
  • Mike Nicoletti • Penny Newman, Fresno, CA
  • Ivan Pedigo • Gold River Feed Products, Fountain Run, KY
  • Paul Phillips • Maxi-Lift, Dallas, TX
  • Wendy Plocher • FMC Corporation, Eagle, NE
  • Dave Probert • ADM Alliance Nutrition Inc., Quincy, IL
  • Harald Scherf • DSM Nutrition Products, Parsippany, NJ
  • John Thomson • Evonik Industries, Kennesaw, GA
  • Ken Vaupel • Alfagreen Supreme, Toledo, OH
  • Nate Yates • Corn Products International, Westchester, IL



HONORARY DIRECTORS (Past Chairmen)

  • David L. Abbott • Newport, VT
  • Dwight Armstrong • Key Biscayne, FL
  • Thomas Batcheller • Sioux Falls, SD
  • Greg Branch • Seminole Feed, Ocala, FL
  • Richard Frasch • Joseph, OR
  • Robert Gallaway • Good Thunder, MN
  • Robert Hammond • Rochester, MN
  • William F. Harriman • Duluth, GA
  • Mike Horn • Pennfield Corp., Lancaster, PA
  • Steve Koenig • Koenig Group, Fairlawn, OH
  • David Larson • Wayzata, MN
  • Richard I. Loomis • E. C. Loomis & Son, San Luis Obispo, CA
  • Kermit McCormack • Cumberland Center, ME
  • Edward L. McMillan • McMillan, LLC, Greenville, IL
  • Donald E. Orr, Jr. • JBS United, Sheridan, IN
  • Alec L. Poitevint • SEM Minerals, LP, Bainbridge, GA
  • Brian Rittgers • Elanco Animal Health, Greenfield, IN
  • Rich Severson • Sarasota, FL
  • Fred Stephens • N. Barrington, IL
  • James Sullivan • J.E. Sullivan Enterprise, Fenton, MO
  • William Tribble • International FeedMasters, Georgetown, TX
  • Dean Webster • Kennebunkport, ME
  • David Wentzell • Vero Beach, FL 

About AFIA:
Now celebrating its Centennial year, AFIA is the world’s largest organization devoted exclusively to representing the business, legislative and regulatory interests of the U.S. animal feed industry and its suppliers. AFIA also is the recognized leader on international industry developments. Members include more than 500 domestic and international companies and state, regional and national associations. Member-companies are livestock feed and pet food manufacturers, integrators, pharmaceutical companies, ingredient suppliers, equipment manufacturers and companies which supply other products, services and supplies to feed manufacturers
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