Board of Directors
Leadership
Board Leadership
Josh Coombs
President
Reggie Strickland
Lorenda Overman
Secretary Treasurer
Jay Archer
Districts
18 Directors Across 3 Districts*
The Board includes 18 directors elected by members from three regions across North Carolina. Representatives from allied industries and meat processors also serve on the Board, while officers and others serving in national pork leadership roles serve as directors at large.
- District 1
Chris Conser
Concord
Hunter Thomas
Douglas Jones Jr.
- District 2
Garret Barwick
Deep Run
Rod Smith
Blake Floars
Goldsboro
Jimmy Pollock
Kinston
- District 3
Dean Hilton
Elizabethtown
Reid Cumbo
Clinton
Mark Hairr
Roseboro
Kaleb Sargent
Clinton
Samantha Raynor
Beaulaville
Wesley Mewborn
Kenansville
Zeke McCullen
Clinton
Bill Jordan
Bill Prestage
Clinton
Dell Murphy
Wallace
Mallory Strickland
Warsaw
Industry
Industry Representatives
Dr. Sara Hough
Associate Representative – Dunn
Tommy Neese
Chad Herring
National Pork Board Director, Mount Olive
Neill Westerbeek
Academic Advisors
Ex Officio Members*
Representatives of N.C. A&T State University, N.C. State University, N.C. State University College of Veterinary Medicine, and the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services serve as non-voting members of the board.
Dr. Ray McKinnie
NC A&T State University
Katie Williams
NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Marketing Division
Dr. Garey Fox
Dr. Gustavo Machado
Dr. Todd See
* The membership voted at the 2023 annual meeting to change the district structure and the allocation of board members among districts. Beginning with the elections for the 2024 Board of Directors, the state will be divided into three (3) districts. District 2 and 3 have been combined to make District 2. District 4 will change to District 3. All districts will be guaranteed three (3) elected directors with the remainder of the directors allocated in proportion to the hog population in each district as determined every five years by the USDA Census of Agriculture.
** The state officers and any individual from North Carolina serving in a national pork industry position serve as directors at large. Representatives of N.C. A&T State University, N.C. State University, N.C. State University College of Veterinary Medicine, and the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services serve as non-voting members of the board.