SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE
Committee Chairman: Jason Eardley, Director, Quality & Food Safety, Archer Daniels Midland Company, Decatur, IL
NGFA Staff Liaisons: Jess McCluer and David Fairfield
This committee focuses on operations-related issues and proactively represents the industry’s interests on matters affecting occupational safety and health, as well as the environment. In so doing, it interacts extensively with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Environmental Protection Agency. It also develops regulatory compliance guidance and education/training materials for use by the industry to enhance employee safety and health.
| Name | Title | Organization | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Bublitz | Environmental Director | Bunge North America Inc. | Chesterfield, MO |
| Casey Chasteen | SER Assistant | MFA Incorporated | Columbia, MO |
| Lyle Chock | General Mills Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | |
| Charles Coffey | Director, Corporate Safety | Ag Processing Inc. | Omaha, NE |
| Scott Cogbill | Regional SHE Manager | Louis Dreyfus Company LLC | Kansas City, MO |
| Brian Corderman | Safety And Compliance Manager | Triangle Cooperative Service Company | Enid, OK |
| Jason Eardley | Director, Process Safety | Archer Daniels Midland Company | Decatur, IL |
| Matt Frederking | Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Quality | Mid America Pet Food | Mt Pleasant, TX |
| Paul Gooch | Safety Director | CGB Enterprises Inc. | St. Louis, MO |
| Brian Grimm | Director Of Safety, Health & Environment | Bartlett Grain Company L.P. | Kansas City, MO |
| Wayne Hudson | Vice President, Grain Operations | Perdue AgriBusiness LLC | Salisbury, MD |
| Ryan Janssen | EHS Director | Key Cooperative | Roland, IA |
| Kelly Jorgensen | Director Of Environmental Compliance | Ag Processing Inc. | Omaha, NE |
| Ben Kitzmiller | Safety & Environmental Operations Lead | General Mills Inc. | Minneapolis, MN |
| Austin Kocher | Cultura Technologies Inc. | Ottawa, IL | |
| Chuck Kunisch | Corporate Safety Director | Michigan Agricultural Commodities | Lansing, MI |
| Shawn Lambert | Safety & Risk Manager | Co-Alliance Cooperative Inc. | Avon, IN |
| Michael Lesmeister | Senior Operations Manager | Scoular | Omaha, NE |
| Stuart Letcher | Executive Vice President | North Dakota Grain Dealers Association | Fargo, ND |
| Beth Locken | Director, Safety And Environmental | Agtegra Cooperative | Aberdeen, SD |
| Diane Madison | Regional EHS Manager | Land O'Lakes Inc. | Arden Hills, MN |
| Noland Morris | Director, Environmental Health & Safety | Scoular | Omaha, NE |
| Jim Nolte | Safety Director | Wisconsin Agri-Business Association | Madison, WI |
| Matt Richardson | EHS Director | Cargill Incorporated | Minneapolis, MN |
| Stephanie Simms | Environmental Specialist | CHS | Inver Grove Heights, MN |
| Matt Surdick, Country Operations | Health & Safety Manager | CHS | Inver Grove Heights, MN |
| Stanley Thessen | Director-Safety, Environmental & Regulatory Compliance Dept. | MFA Incorporated | Columbia, MO |
| Jim Valleroy | Environmental Director | CGB Enterprises Inc. | Saint Louis, MO |
| Brian Wanzenried | Director Of Environmental | Viterra | Omaha, NE |
| Jeff Weakley | Head Of Safety, US Assets/Superintendent, Cahokia Facility | COFCO International | Cahokia, IL |
| Reginald Williamson | Regional Safety Manager | Bunge North America Inc. | Chesterfield, MO |
| Jeffrey Willis | Senior Safety & Security Manager | Perdue AgriBusiness LLC | Salisbury, MD |
| Melissa Wilson | Safety & Environmental Manager | Mountaire Farms | Millsboro, DE |
| Donald Wray | Dierctor Of Operations | The Andersons Inc. | Maumee, OH |