Board of Directors

(as of January 2023)

2023 Peanut Research Foundation Board of Directors

 

Officers:

 Term Expires Dec 31 of

Chair – Jack Davis, JLA 2023
Vice Chair – Courtney Dorsett, Premium Peanut 2023
Treasurer – Chris Liebold, The J.M. Smucker Co. 2023

Board Members 

 
Rachel Santos, Premium Peanut - At Large 2023
Donald Chase, Georgia Peanut Commission – At Large 2024
Chris Liebold, The J.M. Smucker Co. – At Large 2023
Lindsay Bashore, Hormel Foods – At Large 2024
Peggy Tsatsos, Mars Chocolate North America – At Large 2024
George Birdsong, Birdsong Peanuts – At Large 2024
Jack Davis, JLA – At Large 2024
Courtney Dorsett, Premium Peanut – At Large 2024
Dan Ward, North Carolina Peanut Growers Assn. – At Large 2023
Darlene Cowart, Birdsong Peanuts – At Large 2023
William Pearce, Golden Peanut & Tree Nuts – At Large 2023
JR Cudd, Texas Peanut Producers – At Large 2023
Collins McNeil, Chair of American Peanut Council Board  Current APC Chair
Richard Owen, President/CEO of American Peanut Council Ex-officio
Bob Parker, National Peanut Board Grower Caucus Rep
John Gray, Williston Peanuts Sheller Caucus Rep
Jennifer Bencz, Allgood Foods Manufacturer Caucus Rep
Jon Moore, JRJ Brokerage Allied Caucus Rep