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United States Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Egg Producer Organizations Certified to Nominate Egg Board Members 

And Alternates Under the Egg Research and Promotion Order 

AREA I—East States – 6 Members and 6 Alternates

(Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, 

Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, 

New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South 

Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia) 

Nicole McKay

Connecticut Poultry Association 

New London County Cooperative Extension Office

562 New London Turnpike 

Norwich, Connecticut 06360-6599 

cpa@ctpoultry.org

Hal Kreher, President

New York Poultry Association 

Kreher’s Farm Fresh Eggs, LLC

P.O. Box 410 

Clarence, New York 14031 

(716) 759-6802 

(716) 759-8687 Fax

Hal@krehereggs.net

Rick Zimmerman, Executive Director

Northeast Agribusiness & Feed Alliance

194 Washington Avenue, Suite 610 

Albany, New York 12210

(518) 426-0214 

(518) 727-8156 Cell

(518) 463-7952 Fax

rzimmerman@zga-llc.com

Justin D. Clapper

Manager Government Affairs & Communications Division 

Pennsylvania Farm Bureau

P.O. Box 8736 

510 South 31st Street

Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17001-8736 

(717) 731-3518 

(717) 761-3579 Fax 

jdclapper@pfb.com
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Chole Patrick, Council Director

PennAg Industries Association 

Poultry Council 

2215 Forest Hills Drive, Suite 39 

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17112 

(814) 569-6072 

cpatrick@pennag.com

Eli Berkowitz, President

Poultry Producers Association of Rhode Island 

67 Cucumber Hill Road

Foster, Rhode Island 02825 

(401) 397-3033 

(401) 397-3403 Fax

eggfarm2k@aol.com

Dr. Denise L. B. Heard 

U.S. Poultry & Egg Association 

1530 Cooledge Road 

Tucker, Georgia 30084 

(770) 635-9060 Office

(470) 991-7206 Cell

(770) 493-9257 Fax

dheard@uspoultry.org

Cecilia Glembocki, Executive Director

Virginia Egg Council, Inc. 

911 Saddleback Court 

McLean, Virginia 22102-1317 

(703) 790-1984 

(703) 501-6152 Cell-Preferred

virginiaegg@cox.net

Ray Hilburn, Associate Director

Alabama Poultry & Egg Association, Inc. 

P.O. Box 240 

Montgomery, Alabama 36101-0240 

(334) 265-2732 

(334) 320-5478 Cell

(334) 265-0008 Fax

Ray@alabamapoultry.org

Ms. Nancy Stephenson 

Florida Poultry Federation, Inc. 

P.O. Box 1076 

Tallahassee, Florida 32302 

(850) 402-2954 

director@flpoultryfederation.com
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Mark Leggett, President 

Mississippi Poultry Association, Inc. 

110 Airport Road, Suite C 

Pearl, Mississippi 39208 

(601) 932-7560 

(601) 932-7568 Fax

Leggett@mspoultry.org

Lisa Prince, Executive Director

North Carolina Egg Association, Inc.

1224 Secotan Place 

Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina 27526 

(919) 319-1195 

(919) 319-1196 Fax

(919) 906-0067 Cell

egglady@ncegg.org 

lprince@ncegg.org

Robert L. Ford, Executive Director

North Carolina Poultry Federation, Inc.

4020 Barrett Drive, Suite 102 

Raleigh, North Carolina 27609 

(919) 783-8218 

(919) 783-8220 Fax

rlford@ncpoultry.org

Harry Ott, President 

South Carolina Farm Bureau

Federation Poultry Committee

P.O. Box 754 

Columbia, South Carolina 29202 

(803) 936-4210 

(803) 936-4436 Fax

hott@scfb.org

Charleston S. Laffin

VP of Government Affairs

South Carolina Poultry Federation

1921 A Pickens Street

Columbia, South Carolina 29201 

(803) 779-4700 

(803) 779-5002 Fax

Chick@scpoultry.com
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JC Essler, Executive Vice President

Texas Egg Council 

595 Round Rock West Drive, Suite 305 

Round Rock, Texas 78681 

(512) 248-0600 

(512) 248-0664 Fax

jcessler@texaspoultry.org