Board of Directors
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
* Ryn Laster, Ph.D., Cal Maine Foods, Inc
VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
* Bobby James, Amick Farms LLC
TREASURER
* Mack Walker, Tyson Foods, Inc.
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
* Jon Pearce, Mar-Jac Poultry MS, LLC
PAST CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
* Steve McLaurin, Peco Foods, Inc.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER AT LARGE
* Bob Billingsley, Wayne-Sanderson Farms, Inc.
* Ed Fletcher, Koch Foods
PRESIDENT
* Mark Leggett, MPA, Inc.
CHAIRMAN OF THE GROWER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
* Sean McDonald, Grower, Amick Farms LLC.
BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH
Dr. Phil Stayer, Wayne-Sanderson Farms, Inc.
NCC LEADER
Vacant
AMERICAN EGG BOARD
Dolph Baker, Cal Maine Foods, Inc.
U.S. POULTRY & EGG ASSOCIATION
Bob Billingsley, Wayne-Sanderson Farms, Inc.
*Denotes Members of Executive Committee
Directors
2022-2024
Anthony DeLee, Peco Foods, Inc.
Allen Magee, Tyson Foods, Inc.
Vacant, Grower, Tyson Foods, Inc.
James Faison, Mar-Jac Poultry MS, LLC
2023-2025
Bruce Rutledge, Best Vet Solutions
Teresa Dunlap, Amick Farms, LLC
Allen Magee, Tyson Foods, Inc.
Peter McKinley, Grower, Wayne-Sanderson Farms, Inc.
2024-2026
Chuck Bell, Peco Foods, Inc.
Clay Adkins, International Paper
Vacant, Wayne-Sanderson Farms, Inc.
Ken Upton, Grower, Wayne-Sanderson Farms, Inc.
Advisory Board
Henry Welch, retired from Peco Foods, Inc.
Dr. Wallace Morgan, Retired, Poultry Science Head, Mississippi State University
Jimbo Harvey, Tyson Foods
Ex-Officio Members
Dr. Keith Coble, Vice President of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine,
Mississippi State University
Dr. Scott Willard, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences &
Director of the Miss. Agriculture and Forestry Experiment Stations
Dr. Wes Schilling, Interim Head of Poultry Science, Mississippi State University
Dr. James Watson, State Veterinarian, Director, State Board of Animal Health
Andy Gipson, Commissioner, Department of Agriculture and Commerce
Dr. Kent Hoblet, Dean, MSU, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University
