Steering Committee

Chair
Reggie Prime
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.
2500 Windy Ridge Pkwy.
Atlanta, GA 30339
Tel: 770.989.3144
Fax: 770.989.3176
rprime@cokecce.com

Vice-Chair

Ann Hollingsworth
Better Built Foods, LLC
160 Starpoint Rd.
Carrollton, GA 30116
Tel: 770.854.4473
Cell: 770.367.5978
Fax: 770.854.7495 (call Tel before faxing)
annholl@bellsouth.net

Steering Coordinators

Gary Black (Executive Co-Coordinator)
Georgia Agribusiness Council
PO Box 119
Commerce, GA 30529
Tel: 706.336.6830
Fax: 706.336.6898
gary.black@ga-agribusiness.org

Mike Giles (Executive Co-Coordinator)
Georgia Poultry Federation
PO Box 763
Gainesville, GA 30503
Tel: 770.532.0473
Fax: 770.532.7543
mike@gapf.org

Charles Estes
Georgia Institute of Technology
Economic Development Institute
Atlanta, GA 30332-0640
Tel: 404.894.6106
Fax: 404.894.8194
charles.estes@innovate.gatech.edu

Deborah Lohnes
GA Department of Economic Development
75 Fifth St. NW, Suite 1200
Atlanta, GA 30308
Tel: 404.962.4038
Fax: 404.962.4021
dlohnes@georgia.org

Teresa MacCartney
Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget
270 Washington St. SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
Tel: 404.656.3819
Fax: 404.656.3828
teresa.maccartney@opb.state.ga.us

Charles Stallworth
Georgia Power
Economic Development
75 Fifth Street NW, Suite 75
Atlanta, GA 30308
Tel: 404.506.2312
Cell: 678.772.2574
cgstallw@southernco.com

Steering Committee Members

Lee Bonecutter
FPL Foods
1150 Fifth St.
Building 60
Augusta, GA 30901
Tel : 706.922.8529
lee.bonecutter@fplfood.com

Hal Casion
Terra Renewal Services
1500 Pritchitt Rd.
Fortson, GA 31808
Tel : 706.577.9553
halc@terrarenewal.com

Skip Chandler
Publix Supermarkets
2600 Delk Rd.
Marietta, GA 30067
Tel: 770.952.6601
skip.chandler@publix.com

Ed Delate
Keystone Foods
300 Barr Harbor Dr., Suite 600
West Conshohocken, PA 19428
Tel: 610.668.6748
ed.delate@keystonefoods.com

Gary Floyd
Georgia Power
Bin 10195
241 Ralph McGill Blvd. NE
Atlanta, GA 30308-3374
Tel : 404.506.6878
Fax : 404.506.6881
glfloyd@southernco.com

Mark Grace
BeyondVia
400 Perimeter Center NE, Suite 60
Atlanta, GA 30346-1227
Tel: 678.595.6760
markgrace@beyondvia.com

Jonathan E. Green
(Environmental Tech. Cmt. Chair)
Pilgrims Pride Corporation
244 Perimeter Center Pkwy, NE
Atlanta, GA 30346
Tel: 770-393-5032
Fax: 972-290-8103
email: jonathan.green@pilgrimspride.com

Charles Hall
GA Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association
PO Box 2945
LaGrange, GA 30241
Tel: 706.845.8200
Fax: 706.883.8215
chall@asginfo.net

Jeff Harris
Masterfoods USA-Albany
1209 W. Oakridge Dr.
Albany, GA 31707-5303
Tel: 229.434.4858
Cell: 229.344.4677
Fax: 229.434.4819
jeff.alb.harris@effem.com

Wayman Hollis
Hall Equipment
1115 W. Ridge Rd.
Gainesville, GA 30501
Tel: 770.534.2723
Fax: 770.534.6619
waymanhollis@hallequipmentco.com

Mark Howard
Mayfield Dairy
PO Box 400
Braselton, GA 30517
Tel: 706.654.9180
Fax: 706.654.1537
mark_howard@deanfoods.com

Rick Hull
WTI
281 MLK Jr. Ave.
Jefferson, GA 30549-1447
Tel: 706.387.5150
rick@wtiinc.com

Barry Johnston
King & Prince Seafood Corp.
PO Box 899
Brunswick, GA 31521-0899
Tel: 912.265.5155
Fax: 912.264.4812
bjohnston@kpseafood.com

Bob Lauxen
(Food Safety & Health Tech. Cmt. Chair)
Keystone Foods
6767 Old Madison Pike, Building 5
Huntsville, AL 35806
Tel: 256.964.1086
Fax: 256.964.1186
bob.lauxen@keystonefoods.com

Charlie Moon
Flowers Foods
1919 Flowers Circle
Thomasville, GA 31757
Tel: 229.226.9110
charlie_moon@flocorp.com

Clayton Muggridge
(Process & Product Improvement Tech. Cmt. Chair)
SNL Distribution Services Corporation
3324 Peachtree Rd., NE
Unit 1719
Atlanta, GA 30326
Tel: 205.943.0010
Cell: 404.906.2684
clayton@snldsc.com

Gary Paulk
Paulk Vineyards
1786 Satilla Rd.
Wray, GA 31798
Tel: 877.583.2880
Fax: 229.468.9621
gary@paulkvineyards.com

Mike Rickman
Ingredient Solutions, Inc.
PO Box 451416
Atlanta, GA 31145
Tel: 404.327.8789
mikerickman@ingredientsolutions.com

John Robison
Robison Farms
272 North Victory Dr.
Lyons, GA 30436
Tel: 912.526.8209
robisonfarms@cybersouth.com

Bryan Stone
Columbus Gourmet
302 Brown Ave.
Columbus, GA 31903
Tel: 706.687.0161
bjoshua@msn.com

Brian Taylor
Cargill Meat Solutions
33 Dart Rd.
Newnan, GA 30265
Tel: 770.252.5008
Fax 770.252.5042
brian_taylor@cargill.com

Sally Wells
Birdsong Peanuts
PO Box 650
Blakely, GA 39823-0650
Tel: 229.723.3641
stabb@birdsong-peanuts.com

Joel Williams
Mar-Jac Poultry, Inc.
1020 Aviation Blvd.
Gainesville, GA 30501
Tel: 770.531.5000
Fax: 770.531.5015
jwilliams@marjacpoultry.com

Steve Woodruff (Past Chair)
WHEE, Inc.
192 Spring Lake Lane
Canton, GA 30115
Tel: 770.844.0037
Fax: 678.513.3860
swoodruff@wheeinc.com

University Advisors

Mike Doyle
(Food Safety & Health Tech. Cmt.)
University of Georgia
Center for Food Safety
1109 Experiment St.
Griffin, GA 30223-1797
Tel: 770.228.7284
Fax: 770.229.3216
mdoyle@uga.edu

Dale Threadgill
(Environmental Tech. Cmt.)
University of Georgia
Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Driftmier Engineering Center
Athens, GA 30602
Tel: 706.542.1653
Fax: 706.542.8806
tgill@engr.uga.edu

J. Craig Wyvill
(Process & Product Improvement Tech. Cmt.)
Georgia Tech Research Institute
Food Processing Technology Division
640 Strong St.
Atlanta, GA 30318
Tel: 404.894.3412
Fax: 404.894.8051
craig.wyvill@gtri.gatech.edu

Food Safety and Health Technical Committee

Bob Lauxen (Chair)
Keystone Foods
6767 Old Madison Pike, Bldg. 5
Huntsville, AL 35806
Tel: 256.964.1086
Fax: 256.964.1186
bob.lauxen@keystonefoods.com

Mike Doyle (University Coordinator)
University of Georgia
Center for Food Safety
1109 Experiment St.
Griffin, GA 30223-1797
Tel: 770.228.7284
Fax: 770.229.3216
mdoyle@uga.edu

Malin Benicek
Wayne Farms LLC
4110 Continental Dr., Bldg. B
Oakwood, GA 30566
Tel: 678.450.3083
Fax: 770.538.2121
malin.benicek@waynedqh.com

Tom Childers
Chick-fil-A
5200 Buffington Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30349
Tel: 404.684.8507
Fax: 404.765.8140
tom.childers@chick-fil-a.com

Chad Chandler
McCleskey Mills
PO Box 98
Smithville, GA 31787
Tel: 229.846.2003
cchandler@mccleskeymills.com

Darlene Cowart
JLS USA
PO Box 50395
1200 Wyandotte Dr.
Albany, GA 31703
Tel: 229.889.8293
Fax: 229.888.1166
darlenecowart@jlaglobal.com

J.B. Easterlin

Easterlin Pecans
210 S. Dooley St.
Montezuma, GA 31063-1615
Tel: 478.472.7731

Allen Haas
Golden State Foods
1525 Old Covington Rd.
Conyers, GA 30013
Tel: 770.483.0711
Fax: 770.388.0347
ahaas@goldenstatefoods.com

Pete Hatfield
American Institute of Baking
115 Athens Street
Warner Robins, GA 31088
Tel: 478-929-1874
phatfiel@aibonline.org

Rex Holt
Georgia Department of Agriculture
19 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., SW, Room 108
Atlanta, GA 30334
Tel: 404.656.3673
Fax: 404.657.1357
rholt@agr.state.ga.us

Bruce Kotz
Golden Peanut Company, LLC
100 North Point Center East, Suite 400
Alpharetta, GA 30022
Tel: 770.752.8190
bkotz@gpc.admworld.com

Paige Niemeyer
Sanderson Farms, Inc.
PO Box 2648
Moultrie, GA 31776-2648
Tel: 229.891.4061 Ext: 246
pniemeyer@sandersonfarms.com

Joel Smith
Birdsong Peanuts
PO Box 650
Blakely, GA 39283
Tel: 229.400.1521
jsmith@birdsong-peanuts.com

Becky Stevens-Grobbelaar
Yum! Brands, Inc.
Director, Food Safety & Regulatory Affairs
100 S. Hill St., Suite 502
Griffin, GA 30224
Tel: 770.228.8319
Fax: 770.228.7043
becky.stevens-grobbelaar@yum.com

Jill Webb
Cargill Meat Solutions
33 Dart Rd.
Newnan, GA 30265
Tel: 770.252.5024
Fax: 770.252.5042
jill_webb@cargill.com

F. Dan White
Fieldale Farms
1540 Monroe Dr.
Gainesville, GA 30507
Tel: 770.536.3899 Ext. 3352
Fax: 770.287.0510
danwhite@fieldale.com

Al Yancy
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association
1530 Cooledge Rd.
Tucker, GA 30084
Tel: 770.493.9401
ayancy@poultryegg.org