Board of Directors

NPFDA is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of industry professionals from around the country representing the protein, food, distributors, processing companies and other allied industries. The Board oversees the direction of the organization and works directly with the staff to guide organizational growth.

NPFDA Board of Directors

Laurie Pate
President/CEO Foodlinx, Inc.

Chair

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Chan Windham
Vice President of Sales House of Raeford Farms/Filet of Chicken

Vice Chair

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Greg Morgan
Senior Poultry Category Manager Quirch Foods Inc.

Treasurer

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Judson Guest
Executive Vice President LAD Truck Lines

Immediate Past Chair

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Ada Brewster
Senior Sales Executive Bay and Bay

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Adam DeGroot
Founder/CEO DeGroot Logistics

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Barry Moose
Division Manager of Transportation Koch Foods of Gainesville

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Bruce Mooney
Director of Retail Sales Mountaire Farms

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Charlene Keller
AVP Sales Hub Group

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Chris Sharp
VP & Owner Kelly's Foods

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Dave Bayer
National Sales Manager Peco Foods, Inc

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Graham Kirkman
VP Sales Tip Top Poultry, Inc.

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Jim Richardson
Wholesale Sales Manager Perdue Farms, Inc.

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Justin Monfredini
General Manager PacAgri Foods

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Kevin Grindle
GA - Sales Manager Mar-Jac Poultry, Inc.

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Lee Neal
Vice President, Business Development Plains Dedicated, LLC

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Oliver Hoad
Energy Consultant Environ, Formerly APPI Energy

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Russ Whitman
Director of Market Reporting Urner Barry by Expana

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Scott Robbert
Vice President of Logistics E.J. Poultry, Inc.

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Tim Rathert
QV Foods, Fresh and Frozen Poultry Sales Quaker Valley Foods, Inc

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Vanderbilt Edwards
Director, Key Accounts Americold

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Vincent Mennella
V.P. Mennella's Poultry Co., Inc.

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Phil White
Vice President-Sales & Marketing Holmes Foods, Inc.

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Mark Schultz
VP Supply Chain Solution PermaCold Logistics

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