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NAMA officers and directors begin new terms

News Brief Feature
Image credit: Perdue
July 8, 2013

On July 1, 2013, North American Meat Association's new executive officers and board of directors began their year-long terms:

 Executive Officers:

Board Co-Chair- Marty Evanson, Jobbers Meat Packing Co., Inc., CA
Board Co-Chair - Mike Satzow, North Country Smokehouse, NH
Co-President - Tony Gahn Jr., Gahn Meat Co., Inc., WI
Co-President - Mike Hesse, Beef Products, Inc., SD
Co-Vice President - Brian Coelho, Central Valley Meat Co., Inc., CA
Co-Vice President - John Vatri, Cardinal Meat Specialists, Ltd., CN
Treasurer - Joe Maas, JTM Provisions, OH
Secretary - Greg Longstreet, Farmer John, CA
At-Large General Member - Brad McDowell, Washington Beef, LLC., WA
Associate/Allied Representative - Chris Mason, Wolf-Tec, Inc., NY

Board of Directors

REGION I   (AK, OR, WA, ID, MT & WY)
Jake Burns, Carlton Farms, OR
Jim Cheney, Hill Meat Company, OR
Martin Eckmann, Alaska Sausage Company, AK
Tom Stachecki, Angus Meats, WA

REGION II   (N.CA, HI)
Mike Curry, Yosemite Meat Co., CA
Robert Engelhart, Engelhart Gourmet Foods, CA
Tim Fallon, Columbus, CA
Shane MacKenzie, Superior Farms, CA
Steven Maxey, Certified Meat Products, CA
David Schamun, Del Monte Meat Company, CA
Kevin Smith, Costco Wholesale Meats, CA
Dave Wood, Harris Ranch, CA

REGION III   (S.CA)
Joe Azzaro, In-N-Out Burgers, CA
Eric Gustafson, Coast Packing Company, CA
Dennis Hajjar, Goldberg & Solovy, CA
Jon Hickerson, Custom Food Products, CA
Mark Mitchell, Broadleaf USA, CA
John Perdue, Riteway Meat Packers, Inc., CA
Allen Russak, Russak’s Cured Smoked Products, CA
Tom Serrato, Far West Meats, CA

REGION IV   (NV, UT, AZ, CO, NM, TX, OK, AR, LA & Mexico)
Trevor Caviness, Caviness Beef Packers, TX
Frank Grindinger, G & C Packing, CO
Edward Hall, Lone Star Foodservice, TX
Jose Ramon Lozano, RYC Foods, TX
Scott Rich, Wasatch Meats, UT
Bill Rupp, JBS USA, CO
Dale Smith, Dale Smith & Sons, UT
John Schaller, Lopez Foods, Inc., OK

REGION V   (TN, MS, AL, GA, KY, NC, SC, FL, & PR)
Doug Bush, Bush Brothers Provisions, FL
Kirk Halpern, Halperns’, GA
Michael McCranie, Meat Traders, Inc., FL
Ray Parsons, Uncle Charlie’s Meats, KY
Noel Reyes, Provimi de Puerto Rico, PR

REGION VI   (ND, SD, NE, KS, MO, IA, MN & Canada)
Mike Gau, Performance Foodservice Middendorf, MO
Tim Klein, National Beef, MO
Don Macgregor, Macgregor’s Meat & Seafood, ON, CN
Gary Malenke, Natural Food Holdings, IA
Brian Read, XL Foods Inc., Ontario, Canada
Bill Thoni, Cargill, KS
Steve VanLannen, American Foods Group, WI

REGION VII   (WI, IL, MI, IN & OH) 
Andy Becker, Calumet Diversified Meats, WI
Sharon Birkett, OSI, Inc., IL
Peter Bozzo, Michael’s Finer Meats & Seafoods, OH 
Jordan Dorfman, Chicago Meat Authority, IL
Lee Freidheim, Cougle Commission Co., IL
Jeff Jobe, Valley Meats, IL
David Kirsch, KBD Inc., MI
Greg Martin, Strauss Brands, WI
Tim Vlcek, Vlcek’s Fine Meats, IL

REGION VIII   (WV, VA, MD, PA, VT, RI, NY, NH, MA, CT, ME, NJ, DE, & DC)
Dane Bernard, Keystone Foods LLC, PA
Michael Bernstein, Maid-Rite Steak, PA
Steve Falcigno, Buckhead Beef of RI, RI
Beau Heeps, K. Heeps Inc., PA
Scott Matheson, Dole & Bailey, MA
Kent Seelig, Main Street Wholesale Meats, NY
Ross Shuket, Old World Provisions, NY
Dennis Treacy, Smithfield Foods Inc., VA    

ASSOCIATES/ALLIED
Guenter Becker, TREIF USA, CT
Mike Botto, American Food Equipment, CA
John Fell, Advantage Packaging, IL
Mike Gangel, Chad, KS
Deanna Hofing, Van Hees Inc., NC
Mark Moshier, Arrowsight, NY
Roger Reiser, REISER, MA 

With representatives in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and a community of more than 600 companies, North American Meat Association provides its members exceptional regulatory advocacy, educational opportunities, and a spirit of partnership that is unique in the industry.

Source: NAMA

KEYWORDS: Board of Directors nama

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