2019 Officers
President – Barbara Smith, VP of FSQA at Pepper Source, Ltd
Vice President – Jerri Lynn Pickett, Associate Director Microbiology at Tyson Foods, Inc. Corporate Food Safety Lab
Science & Agenda Chair – Peggy Cook, Consultant at Wheatsheaf Group
Sponsors & Vendors Chair– Nancy Gushing, Corporate Lab Manager, OK Foods
Operations Chair – Karen Beers, Lab services Director at Pilgrim's
Treasurer Chair – Keith Day, QA Director at Twin Rivers Foods
Academic Chair - Dr. Steven Ricke, Professor, Donald "Buddy" Wray Chair in Food Safety, Department of Food Science, Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Public Relations Chair – Brian Umberson, Director of Business Development at Novolyze
2019 Board Members
Steven Ricke, University of Arkansas
Karen Beers, Pilgrim’s Pride
Keith Day, Twin Rivers Foods
Hillary Hagan, Tyson
Peggy Cook, Wheatsheaf Group
Nancy Gushing, OK Foods
Brian Umberson, Novolyze
Jerri Lynn Pickett, Tyson