Leadership
The main policy-making body of the North Carolina Pork Council is the Board of Directors. The board, led by an executive committee, focuses on establishing and executing policies that support our organizational goals.
Board of Directors
The board is composed of 18 district directors elected by the members in three districts.* In addition, allied industry and meat processors are represented on the board by one director each. The officers and any individual serving in a national capacity serve as directors at large.
2024 Officers
Jennifer Daniels, Autryville — President
Jay Archer, Tarboro — Vice President
Lorenda Overman, Goldsboro — Secretary/Treasurer
Dr. Christina Phillips, Wallace — Past President
District 2
Industry Representatives
- Dr. Sara Hough, Dunn — Associate Representative
- Tommy Neese, Greensboro — NC Meat Processors Association
National Representatives
- Bob Ivey, Beaufort — National Pork Producers Council Director
- Denise Mason, Mt. Olive — National Pork Board Director
- Santiago Vasquez — National Pork Board Director
- Neill Westerbeek – National Pork Producers Council Director
(beginning in June 2024)
Ex Officio**
- Dr. Antoine Alston — College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, NC A&T State University
- Dr. Megan Jacobs — College of Veterinary Medicine, NC State University
- Dr. Steve Lommel — College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, NC State University
- Ashley Thomas — NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Marketing Division
- Dr. Todd See — College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, NC State University
*The membership voted at the 2023 annual meeting to change the district structure and the allocation of board members among districts. Beginning with the elections for the 2024 Board of Directors, the state will be divided into three (3) districts. District 2 and 3 have been combined to make District 2. District 4 will change to District 3. All districts will be guaranteed three (3) elected directors with the remainder of the directors allocated in proportion to the hog population in each district as determined every five years by the USDA Census of Agriculture.
**The state officers and any individual from North Carolina serving in a national pork industry position serve as directors at large. Representatives of N.C. A&T State University, N.C. State University, N.C. State University College of Veterinary Medicine, and the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services serve as non-voting members of the board.
Past Leadership
The following men and women led our industry through many changes, including several name changes. To learn more about the organization’s history, check out this blog post.
Presidents
North Carolina Swine Producers Association
1959 – Norman C. Denning
1960 – M.T. Lamm
1961 – E.M. Hunt
North Carolina Swine Industry Association Inc. was officially incorporated on Jan. 11, 1962
1962 – L.B. Outlaw Jr.
1963 – Hugh Winslow
Jan. 9, 1964, the name of our organization was changed to the N.C. Pork Producers Association
1964 – Charles Quinerly
1965 – Jack Cooper
1966 – Ira Ellis
1967 – L.B. Outlaw Jr.
1968 – Charles Harper
1969 – Jack Cooper
1970 – James W. Jackson
1971 – Edwin Beaman
1972 – Carson Gregory
1973 – Dick White
1974 – Junius Radford
1975 – George Wood
1976 – Frank Barnhill
1977 – Charles King
1978 – Harvey Lilley
1979 – Brewer Autry
1980 – Leon Walters
1981 – G.C. Funderburk
1982 – Al Daniel
1983-84 – Wallace Green
1985-86 – Arthur Jenkins
1987 – John Q. Adams
1988-89 – H.D. Cornelius
1990 – Allen Baucom
1991 – Jennings Humphrey
1992 – Randy Stoecker
1993 – Jimmy Pollock
1994 – Jan Cornelius
1995 – Craig King
1996 – Nash Johnson
Jan. 14, 1997, the board changed the name to the North Carolina Pork Council
1997 – Whitley Stephenson
1998 – Earl Bell
1999 – Deborah Johnson
2000 – Don Butler
2001 – Waitus English
2002 – Jimmy Neuhoff
2003 – Curtis Barwick
2004 – Zack McCullen
2005 – Dr. Gene Nemechek
2006-07 – R.C. Hunt
2008-09 – George Pettus
2010 – Tim Craig
2011 – Ben Outlaw
2012 – Kim Griffin
2013 – David Herring
2014 – Bryant Worley
2015 – David Herring
2016 – Ray Summerlin
2017 – Mark Daughtry
2018 – Brandon Warren
2019 – Everett Johnson
2020 – Jim Lynch
2021 – Lorenda Overman
2022 – Jared Porter
2023 – Dr. Christina Phillips
2024 – Jennifer Daniels
CEOs
1965-1970 – Jim Butler
1971-1982 – Tom Farmer
1983-1987 – Al Daniel
1987-2001 – Walter Cherry
2001-2005 – Rann Carpenter
2005-2016 – Deborah Johnson
2016-2020 – Andy Curliss
Staff
- Roy Lee Lindsey, CEO
- Amy Cave, Director of Finance and Administration
- Bailee Arnold, Communications and Outreach Specialist
- Terri Smith, Administrative Assistant & Project Development
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