Officers
Roddy Sanders, President, Gordo* Wally Taylor, Vice President, Snead* Tommy Knight, Treasurer, Enterprise* Mack Watson, Secretary, Pine Apple*
Jeff Burroughs, Immediate Past President, Cullman*
Allied Industry Directors
Roger Chappell, Cullman
Sandi Hofmann, Huntsville

Egg Industry Directors
Del Brock, Cullman
Harold Kelly, Arab

Feed & Grain Director
Fred Cespedes, Hanceville

Processors Directors
Everette Brown, Athens
Bob Cryar, Collinsville

Producer Directors
Dorman Grace, Jasper
Joe Norris, Arab
Ken Taylor, Anniston

Directors-At-Large
Jerry Arnholt, Albertville
Benny Bishop, Decatur
Melissa Durbin, Birmingham
Barry Fuller, Decatur
Richard Jamison, Dothan
Richard Lusk, Gadsden
Charlie Peacock, Albertville
Bill Peterson, Cullman
John Pittard, Oxford
Al Rhodes, Eufaula
Wendell Shelton, Boaz
Jack Sherwood, Enterprise
Trey Sylvest, Montgomery
Ricky Walker, Albertville
Don Wisdom, Russellville*

Advisors
Dr. Don Conner, Auburn University
Jim Donald, Auburn University
Dr. Mike Eckman, Auburn University
Dr. Tony Frazier, Montgomery
Troy Newton, Montgomery
Perry Oakes, Auburn


*Executive Committee Members

AP&EA STAFF
Executive Director
Johnny Adams

Administrative Director
Wanda Linker

Administrative Assistant
Laura Wheatley

Communications Director
Robert Voitle Jr.

Membership Director
Dana Brindley-Bennett

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As we enter a New Year, we have many challenges ahead, and I want to thank you for your past support and ask you to continue to work with me on our common goal of improving our industry. We had a great deal of success last year, and one of the proudest accomplishments that our association made was the completion of our new office building in Montgomery. The final phase of the building was the completion of the meeting area. This space is 1700 square feet with a catering kitchen and

bathrooms, as well as a multi-purpose open area that can be used for meetings, educational seminars, receptions and legislative events. The first event held in our new space was at the annual Association Christmas Open House held December 10 in conjunction with our winter board of directors meeting. This was an opportunity to show our appreciation to the many state leaders and employees who attended the event. By all accounts, our guests were appreciative of our hospitality. We look forward to utilizing this new space to enhance and improve our industry. The completed building should serve the Association’s needs well into the future.
I want to take this opportunity to thank Johnny Adams and our staff: Wanda Linker, Laura Wheatly, Dana Brindley-Bennett and Robert Voitle for their fine work last year. Without their commitment to our Association we would not have accomplished all that we set out to do.
I hope last year was a happy year for you and your family, and I hope this New Year has prosperous and positive results for us all. The last few years have been a challenge to our industry and more challenges are on the horizon. That is why it is so important that we continue to work together, through our Association, as a team to get through these difficult times. Communication throughout the poultry industry is more important than ever.  It is critical

that we work hard to understand the vital role that each segment of the industry plays in our effort to make the poultry industry successful and prosperous. By working together we will be successful.