Board of Directors &
Sponsors

2021 NEQS Regular Meeting Notice, Atlanta, GA (PDF)

View/download Sponsorship Letter

View/download Sponsorship Form

Officers 2021 thru 2022

Elizabeth Myers Asst. Director (2022)
Virginia Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Office of Poultry & Egg Services
261 Mt. Clinton Pike
Harrisonburg VA 22802
Telephone: (540) 209-9140
Fax: (540) 432-1357
Email: Elizabeth.myers@vdacs.virginia.gov

Bryan Lawson (2022)
NEQS Coordinator 
South Carolina Dept. of Agriculture
Poultry Division
PO Box 11280
Columbia, SC 29211-1280
Telephone: (803) 737-4835
Fax: (803) 737-4829
Email: blawson@scda.sc.gov

Board

Paul Patterson PhD (2022)
Penn State University
Dept. of Poultry Science
213 Henning Bldg
University Park, PA 16802
Telephone: (814) 865-3414
Fax: (814) 865-5691
Email: phpl@psu.edu

Rafael Rivera (2024)
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association
Manager, Food Safety & Production Programs
1530 Cooledge Road
Tucker, GA 30084-7303
Telephone: (770) 493-9401
Fax: (770) 493-9257
Email: rrivera@uspoultry.org

Shari Yeatts (2024)
Hickman’s Family Farms, Compliance Manager
6515 S. Jackrabbit Trail
Buckeye AZ 85326
Office Phone: 623-872-2358
Cell: 623-692-8451
Email: syeatts@hickmanseggs.com

Elizabeth Myers, (2022)
Virginia Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Office of Poultry & Egg Services
261 Mt. Clinton Pike
Harrisonburg VA 22802
Telephone: (540) 209-9140
Fax: (540) 432-1357
Email: Elizabeth.myers@vdacs.virginia.gov

Bryan Lawson (2022)
South Carolina Dept. of Agriculture
Poultry Division
PO Box 11280
Columbia, SC 29211-1280
Telephone: (803) 737-4835
Fax: (803) 737-4829
Email: blawson@scda.sc.gov

Michael Abbott, (2023)
California Dept. of Food & Ag
1220 “N” Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: (916) 900-5060
Fax: (916) 900-5359
Email: therrera@cdfa.ca.gov

Justin Jarocki, (2024)
Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture
Meat, Egg and Poultry Inspection
Dairy and Meat Inspection Division
Farmington, MN 55024
Telephone: (651) 285-8327
Email: justin.jarocki@state.mn.us

Marcos Sanchez-Plata PhD (2024)
Texas Tech University
Dept. of Animal & Food Sciences
Box 42141, Lubbock, TX 79409
Telephone (806) 834-6503
Email: marcos.x.sanchez@ttu.edu

Lifetime Honorary Board Members

Joe Beck, retired USDA
Jewell Hutto, former Georgia Egg Association Director
Cary Wise, retired, Utah Department of Agriculture & Food
Dave Reeseman, retired UEP
Danny Hughes, retired Arkansas Livestock & Poultry Commission
Richard Hoyle, retired North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Tony Herrera, retired California Department of Food & Agriculture

The National Egg Quality School gratefully acknowledges the support provided by the following organizations:
American Egg Board, Auburn University, Arizona Department of Agriculture, CCF Brands, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Egg Nutrition Center, Food and Drug Administration, Hickman’s Family Farms, Kentucky Poultry Federation, University of Illinois, Maryland Department of Agriculture, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, University of Minnesota, Missouri Department of Agriculture, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Pennsylvania State University, South Carolina Department of Agriculture, North Carolina State University, Texas A&M, Texas Tech University, United Egg Producers, United States Department of Agriculture, U.S. Poultry and Egg Association, Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Virginia Tech and Western University.

A special thank you to Penny Arana of the California Department of Food & Agriculture/ESQM for processing the registrations and student communication.

The National Egg Quality School gratefully acknowledges the following Donors for their Generous Support of the 2021 School.

DIAMOND
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association/IPPE

PLATINUM
Diamond V

GOLD
Arkansas Livestock & Poultry Commission
Center Fresh Group
Eggland’s Best
MPS Egg Farms
Mid-States Specialty Eggs LLC
MOBA
Opal Foods LLC
Prairie Star Farms

SILVER
Hickman’s Family Farms
Hidden Villa Ranch/Nest Fresh Eggs
Quality Technology International (QTI)

BRONZE
Country Charm Eggs, LLC
EAGLE Certification Group
Evonik Corporation
Lathem Family Farms
Morning Fresh Farms
PennAg Industries Association

FRIEND OF NEQS
American Egg Board
Coast Packaging Co.
Marketing Concepts Group

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO KREIDER FARMS FOR DONATING THE EGGS AND DOLCO PACKAGING FOR CARTONS USED IN THE LABORATORIES