Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Front L to R: Thomas Isaf, First Vice Chairman (Interra International), John Patchoski, Chairman (Koch Foods), Paul Sauder, Immediate Past Chairman (Penn Dutch Eggs).
Back L to R: Ryan Downes, Secretary-Treasurer (Farbest Foods), Oleg Kovalev, Member-at-Large (Mountaire Farms), Andrew Syzmanski, Member-at-Large (Wayne-Sanderson Farms), Greg Tyler (USAPEEC), Jianlin Si Member-at-Large (Tyson Foods), Thierry Murad, Market Advisory Panel Chair (AJC International), Haden Slain, Associate Member-at-Large (Poseidon Forwarding). Not pictured: Martin Piffaretti, Second Vice Chairman (Foodlink Group).
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
| Term Ending 2024 | Term Ending 2025 | Term Ending 2026 |
| Kathy Cline Cooper Farms | Mark Barrett Lamex Foods | Tony Burnes Globex International |
| Eric Essig Maple Leaf Farms | Mike Briggs Vilas & Co. | Rob Dowell Case Farms |
| Lauren Gaines AP Moller | Russ Burnette Peco Foods | Dow Kirkpatrick Grove Services |
| Eduardo Gonzales Mirasco | Ryan Downes Farbest Foods | Oleg Kovalev Mountaire Farms |
| Greg Hinton Rose Acre Farms | Daniel Fripp Foster Farms | Jay Maxwell Jennie-O Turkey Store |
| Jennifer Leyden MetaFoods | Thomas Isaf Interra International | Christine McCracken Rabobank |
| John Patchoski Koch Foods | Sujith Niyangoda Pilgrim’s Pride | Thierry Murad AJC International |
| Chris Peach Butterball | Kent Puffenbarger Prestage Foods | Kenny Raney Simmons Prepared Foods |
| Martin Piffaretti FoodLink Group, Inc. | Hector Rainey Intervision Foods | Haden Slain Poseidon Forwarding |
| Jianlin Si Tyson Foods | Paul Sauder Penn Dutch Eggs | Greg Tench Mar-Jac Poultry |
| Andrew Szymanski Sanderson Farms | Brad Tuttle Crider Foods | Brock Williams Lineage Logistics |
Commodity Board Members
| American Egg Board Emily Metz | Kentucky Corn Board Steve Kelley | North Carolina Soybean Board Vicky Clark |
| Illinois Corn Marketing Board Dan Cole | Kentucky Soybean Board Tim Thomas | North Dakota Corn Council Jean Henning |
| Illinois Soybean Association Scott Gaffner | Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee Mark Trowbridge | Ohio Corn & Wheat Clark Sheets |
| Indiana Corn Marketing Council Tim Gauck | Minnesota Corn Growers Association Todd Wintzel | Ohio Soybean Council Madison Layman |
| Indiana Soybean Alliance Keevin Lemenager | Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council Klinton Holliday | S.D. Soybean Research & Promotion Council Mike McCranie |
| Iowa Soybean Association Brent Renner | National Corn Growers Association Michael Granche | United Soybean Board Gary Berg |
| Kansas Corn Commission Josh Roe | Nebraska Corn Board Payton Schaneman | |
| Kansas Soybean Commission Dennis Hupe | Nebraska Soybean Board Ruth Ready | |
Past Chairmen
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Elbert Boyd - E. Boyd & Associates 1985 - 1986 |
Larry Lieberman - Boston Agrex 2004 - 2005 |
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Henry Holler - Rockingham Poultry 1987 - 1988 |
Neil Carey - Simmons Foods 2005 - 2006 |
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Norman Tucker - Tucker & Associates 1988 - 1989 |
Kent Puffenbarger - Prestage Foods 2006 - 2007 |
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Jerry Faulkner - U.S. Egg Marketers 1989 - 1990 |
Mark Blanchard - NOCS 2007 - 2008 |
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Roy N. Brown - Tyson 1990 - 1991 |
Saher Rizk - Mirasco 2008 - 2009 |
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Don Ford - API 1991 - 1992 |
Don Ellen - Sanderson Farms 2009 - 2010 |
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Bo Coursey - Fieldale Farms 1992 - 1993 |
Joel Coleman - Butterball 2010 - 2011 |
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Jim Hoben - Wampler Foods 1993 - 1994 |
Thierry Murad - AJC International 2011 - 2012 |
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David Hefler - DeCoster Egg Farms 1994 - 1995 |
Chaz Wilson - Grove Services 2012 - 2013 |
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Alex Stripling - GoldKist 1995 - 1996 |
Charles Von Der Heyde - Pilgrim's/JBS 2013 - 2014 |
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Eric Joiner - AJC International 1996 - 1997 |
Mike Little - Mountaire Farms 2014 - 2015 |
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Jeffrey Hester - Pierce Foods 1997 - 1998 |
Jim Wayt - Intervision Foods 2015 - 2016 |
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Peggy Vining - Perdue Farms 1998 - 1999 |
Steve Monroe - Sanderson Farms 2016 - 2017 |
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Danny Rogers - PM Global 1999 - 2000 |
Marc Killebrew - Tyson Foods 2017 - 2018 |
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Gil Eckhoff - Henningsen Foods 2000 - 2001 |
Ryan Downes - Farbest Foods 2018 - 2019 |
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Jim Hoben - Pilgrim's Pride 2001 - 2002 |
Mark Barrett - Lamex Foods 2019 - 2020 |
| Charles Joyner - Dolphin Shipping & Trading 2002 - 2003 |
Chaz Wilson - Pilgrim's 2020 - 2022 |
| Greg Huett - Tyson 2003 - 2004 |
Paul Sauder - Penn Dutch Eggs 2022 - 2023 |
Honorary Directors for Life
| Neil Carey - Simmons Prepared Foods | Eric Joiner - AJC International |
| Hardy "Bo" Coursey - Fieldale Farms | Andy Schutz - Allen Family Foods |
| David Hefler - Hefler & Co. | Norman Tucker - Tucker Associates |
| Jim Hoben - Interra International | Peggy Vining - Perdue Farms |
| Henry Holler - Rockingham Poultry |