MPA Board of Directors

Chairman of the Board
*Ray Ables, Tyson Foods, Inc.,

Vice Chairman of the Board
*Todd Grisham, Marshall Durbin Company

Immediate Past Chairman of the Board
*Sam LeNarz, Wayne Farms, LLC,

Past Chairman of the Board
*Dr. Ryn McDonald, Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

Treasurer
*Bob Billingsley, Sanderson Farms, Inc.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER AT LARGE
*Steve McLaurin, Peco Foods, Inc.

President
*Mark Leggett, MPA, Inc., 110 Airport Road,

Chairman of the Grower Advisory Committee
*Bo Duvall, Grower, Marshall Durbin Company

Board of Animal Health
Dr. Phil Stayer, Sanderson Farms, Inc.

NCC Leader
Joe F. Sanderson, Jr., Sanderson Farms, Inc.,

American Egg Board
Dolph Baker, Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.,

U.S. Poultry & Egg Association
Bob Billingsley, Sanderson Farms, Inc. P.O.

*Denotes Members of Executive Committee

DIRECTORS

2010-2012
Chuck Bell, Peco Foods, Inc.,
Fred Waggoner, International Paper,
Lampkin Butts, Sanderson Farms, Inc.
Ken Upton, Sanderson Farms, Inc.

2011-2013
Anthony DeLee, Peco Foods, Inc.
Mack Walker,Tyson Foods, Inc.,
Ronnie Ingram, Grower, Tyson Foods, Inc.,
James Faison, Marshall Durbin,

2012-2014
Bruce Rutledge, IVESCO, LLC,
Greg Jordan, Wayne Farms, LLC
Stan Varner, Tyson Foods, Inc.,
Peter McKinley, Grower, Sanderson Farms, Inc.,

Advisory Board
Fred R. Adams, Jr., Cal Maine Foods, Inc.,
Henry Welch, Peco Foods, Inc.,
Tyson Foods,
Dr. Wallace Morgan, Retired, MSU Poultry Science Head

Ex-Officio Member
Dr. Gregory Bohach, Vice President of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine,
MS State,
Dr. Mary Beck, Head of Poultry Science,
Dr. James Watson, Director, Board of Animal Health,
Cindy Hyde-Smith, Commissioner, Department of Agriculture and Commerce,
Dr. Kent Hoblet, Dean, MSU, College of Veterinary Medicine,