AAMP Welcomes 2022-23 Board of Directors

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• On: 08/05/2022 13:48:18
• In: Industry News

The American Association of Meat Processors elected its 2022-23 Board of Directors during its annual Convention, July 14-16 in Des Moines, Iowa. The new Board fills the vacancies on the former board as well as positions left by the expiring terms of several former officers.
During the Convention, Darla Kiesel was named the new AAMP President. She is a second-generation leader, as her father, Tom, is a former AAMP President. He presented her with the traditional red jacket that comes with the title of president during the AAMP closing banquet on July 16. She is also the second woman to serve as president of the Association.
 
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT: Darla Kiesel, Dewig Meats, Haubstadt, IN
1ST VICE PRESIDENT: Scott Filbrandt, Bob's Processing Inc., South Haven, MI
2ND VICE PRESIDENT: Shane Flowers, Project Meats & Ranch House Sausage Co., Billings, MT
3RD VICE PRESIDENT: Danny Mendes, Tulare Meat Locker & Sausage Co., Tulare, CA
TREASURER: Tom Eickman, Eickman's Processing Inc., Seward, IL
SECRETARY: Chris Young, American Association of Meat Processors, Elizabethtown, PA
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT: Dwight Ely, Ely Farm Products Inc., Newtown, PA
 
OPERATOR DIRECTORS
Mike Holland, Holland Bros. Meats, Duncansville, PA
Stephen Boyer , The Country Butcher Inc., Tolland, CT
Jennifer Dierkes, McDonald's Meats Inc., Clear Lake, MN
John Tiefenthaler, Tiefenthaler Quality Meats, Holstein, IA
Matthew Elvbakken, Tizer Meats, Helena, MT
Clifford Behrmann, Behrmann Meat & Proc, Albers, IL
Louis Fantasma, Paradise Locker Meats, Trimble, MO
Joel K. Reck, Wenzel's Farm LLC, Marshfield, WI
 
SUPPLIER DIRECTORS
Robin Bacopoulos, TemPac LLC, West Chester, OH
Dylan Walton, Walton's Inc., Wichita, KS
Matthew Harper, VC999 Packaging Systems, Williamston, MI