* Serves on AFIA's Executive Committee
Chair
Mike Gauss
Kent Nutrition Group, Inc.
Chair-elect
Carlos Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Hill’s Pet Nutrition
Immediate Past Chair
Mike Schuster
Laidig Systems, Inc.
President & CEO
Constance Cullman
AFIA
COO & Corporate
Secretary
Sarah Novak
AFIA
Vice President
Leah Wilkinson
AFIA
CFO & Corporate Treasurer
Andy Timmins
AFIA
*Eric Arnold | Bill Barr & Company, Inc. | Overland Park, KS |
*Mariano Berdegue | Cargill Animal Nutrition | Wilton, CT |
*Kristin Bonham | DSM Nutritional Products | Parsippany, NJ |
*Katie Cook | Elanco Animal Health | Versailles, KY |
James Gerardot | Kincannon & Reed | Waynesboro, VA |
Tim Jacobson | Tier 1 Nutritionals, Inc. | Madison, WI |
Mike Lennox | Kentucky Equine Research, Inc. (KER) | Minneapolis, MN |
*Elizabeth Maier | The F. L. Emmert Company | Cincinnati, OH |
Sean McNear | Blue Buffalo Company, Ltd | Lexington, KY |
*Jeff Pendleton | Hallway Feeds | Dallas, TX |
Paul Phillips | Maxi-Lift Inc./Southwest Agri-Plastics, Inc. | Libertyville, IL |
*Chad Risley, Ph.D. | Berg+Schmidt America, LLC | Eden Prairie, MN |
*Rob Sheffer | Zinpro Corporation | Madison, MS |
Mike Schuster | Laidig Systems, Inc. | Mishawaka, IN |
Jason Summar | Hood Packaging Corporation | Fresno, CA |
Kris Torbert | Foster Farms, Inc. | Greenfield, IN |
*Doug Webel | United Animal Health, Inc. | Sheridan, IN |
John Akridge | MFA Incorporated | Columbia, MO |
*Scott Anderson | California Pellet Mill (CPM) | Waterloo, IA |
Gerry Daignault | The Maschhoffs LLC | Carlyle, IL |
*Mike Gauss | Kent Nutrition Group, Inc. | Muscatine, IA |
*Frank Goode | ILC Resources | Urbandale, IA |
David Hansen | Selko USA LLC | Indianapolis, IN |
Scott Lovin | AgState | Albert City, IA |
*Lisa Norton | BioZyme Incorporated | Saint Joseph, MO |
Gisele Santos Bin | BASF Corporation | Florham Park, NJ |
*Leigh Ann Sayen | The Peterson Company | Kalamazoo, MI |
*Kevin Schluender | Nutra Blend, LLC | Arden Hills, MN |
Roberto Zepeda | Kemin Industries Inc. | Des Moines, IA |
Ted Williams | D&D Ingredient Distributors, Inc. | Delphos, OH |
Ken Wilson, Ph.D. | Darling Ingredients Inc. | Irving, TX |
Wesley Wilson | Ag ProVision, LLC | Kenansville, NC |
Holly Bellmund | GLC Minerals, LLC | Green Bay, WI |
TBD | Hamlet Protein, Inc. | Findlay, OH |
Rob Brock | Westway Feed | Tomball, TX |
Tony Colanino | NewStar Sourcing | Omaha, NE |
Julio Contreras | Sweet Manufacturing | Springfield, OH |
*Carlos Gonzalez, Ph.D. | Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. | Topeka, KS |
Jonathon Griffin | Balchem | New Hampton, NY |
Dan Hennessy | Land O'Lakes | Arden Hills, MN |
Scott Herbert | Daybrook Fisheries | New Orleans, LA |
Whit Huguley | ED&F Man | New Orleans, LA |
Robert King | Merrick Pet Care, Inc. | Amarillo, TX |
Mark Lamb | South Fresh Feeds | Demopolis, AL |
Dan Meagher | Novus International, Inc. | Saint Charles, MO |
Ryan Millet | Zoetis | Gardners, PA |
Mark Poeschl | Furst McNess Company | Freeport, IL |
Dan Rice | Western Milling | Goshen, CA |
Matthew Zeigler | Zeigler Bros | Gardners, PA |
David Abbott | Newport, Vt. |
Dwight Armstrong | Nashville, Tenn. |
William Barr | Overland Park, Kansas |
Thomas Batcheller | Sioux Falls, S.D. |
Tim Belstra | DeMotte, Ind. |
Greg Branch | Ocala, Fla. |
Jeff Cannon | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Bruce Crutcher | Indianapolis, Ind. |
Scott Druker | Princeton, NJ |
Richard Frasch | Joseph, Ore. |
Alan Gunderson | Waunakee, Wis. |
Lee Hall | Lexington, Ky. |
William Harriman | Duluth, Ga. |
Mike Horn | Lancaster, Pa. |
Steve Koenig | Fairlawn, Ohio |
Kermit McCormack | Cumberland Center, Maine |
Edward McMillan | Greenville, Ill. |
Donald Orr, Jr. | Sheridan, Ind. |
Paul Phillips | Dallas, Texas |
Alec Poitevint | Bainbridge, Ga. |
Brian Rittgers | Indianapolis, Ind. |
Mike Schuster | Mishawaka, IN |
Rich Severson | Sarasota, Fla. |
Rob Sheffer | Minneapolis, Minn. |
Fred Stephens | N. Barrington, Ill. |
James Sullivan | Cary, N.C. |
William Tribble | Georgetown, Texas |
Steve VanRoekel | Mankato, Minn. |
Dean Webster | Kennebunkport, Maine |
David Wentzell | Vero Beach, Fla. |
Alan Wessler | Columbia, Mo. |