OFPA Officers and Board of Directors
• Officers 2008-2009
• Board of Directors 2008
• Board of Directors 2009
• Board of Directors 2010
• Directors Emeriti
Officers 2008-2009
President: Earl Wells, Allens, Inc., PO Box 250, Siloam Springs, AR 72761
Phone: 479-524-6431 x258 Fax: 479-524-9591, Email: ewells@allens.com
Vice President: Phillip Bryant, Bryant Preserving Company, PO Box 367, Alma, AR 72921
Phone: 479-632-2401, Fax: 479-632-2505, Email: phillip@bryantpreserving.com
Executive VP: Dr. Justin Morris, Institute of Food Science & Engineering, UA, 2650 N. Young Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72704
Phone: 479-575-4040, Fax: 479-575-2165, Email: jumorris@uark.edu
Secretary: Dr. Renee Threlfall, Institute of Food Science & Engineering, UA, 2650 N. Young Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72704
Phone: 479-575-4607, Fax: 479-575-2165, Email: rthrelf@uark.edu
Treasurer: Mike Heilman, Institute of Food Science & Engineering, UA, 2650 N. Young Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72704
Phone: 479-575-4040, Fax: 479-575-2165, Email: pheilman@uark.edu
Board of Directors 2008
Danny Bolstad, Allens, Inc., PO Box 250, Siloam Springs, AR 72762
Phone: 479-524-6431, Fax: 479-524-9591, Email: dbolstad@allens.inc
Jason Hayward, Ball Corporation, 100 South Crutcher Street, Springdale, AR 72764
Phone: 479-751-4666, Fax: 479-872-4800, Email: jhayward@ball.com
Shane McConnell, F & H Food Equipment Compoany, 193 Fantinel Drive, Springdale, AR 72762
Phone: 479-751-3570, Fax: 479-751-2915, Email: smcconnell@fhfoodequipment.com
Judson Rahn, Gerber Products Company, PO Box 10010, Ft. Smith, AR 72917
Phone: 479-709-1655, Fax: 479-784-5205, Email: judson.rahn@gerber.com
Bobby Ray, Allens, Inc., PO Box 250, Siloam Springs, AR 72761
Phone: 479-524-6431 x285, Fax: 479-751-2915, Email: bray@allens.com
Dennis Sanders, Tyson Foods, Inc., PO Box 2020, Springdale, AR 72762
Phone: 479-290-4472, Fax: 479-290-7968, Email: dennis.sanders@tyson.com
Board of Directors 2009
Nick Allen, Allens, Inc., PO Box 250, Siloam Springs, AR 72761
Phone: 479-524-6431, Fax: 479-524-591, Email: nallen@allens.com
Steve Brooks, Razorback Farms, Inc., PO Box 291, Springdale, AR 72765
Phone: 479-756-6141, Fax: 479-756-6824, Email: stevebrooks@aert.cc
Steve Crider, Gerber Products Company, PO Box 10010, Ft. Smith, AR 72917
Phone: 479-784-5255, Fax: 479-784-5205, Email: steve.crider@gerber.com
John Dubberly, MS Delta Brokerage, LLP, 4371 N. Honeysuckle Lane, Jackson, MS 39211
Phone: 601-981-3893, Fax: 601-366-9493, Email: johndubberly@aol.com
Peggy Henry, Bay Valley Foods, 2848 North LeCompte Road, Springfield, MO 65803
Phone: 417-862-9411 x 24, Fax: 417-862-8615, Email: peggy_henry@bayvalleyfoods.com
Gary Owens, H.C. Schmieding Produce Co, Inc., PO Box 369, Springdale, AR 72765
Phone: 479-751-7295, Fax: 479-751-6831, Email: gary@schmieding.com
Board of Directors 2010
Dave Fritz, Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, 2021 South Fifth Street, Rogers, AR 72758
Phone: 479-636-7000 x238, Fax: 479-631-5858. Email: dfritz@smurfit.com
Mike Hubbard, Allens, Inc., PO Box 250, Siloam Springs, AR 72761
Phone: 479-524-6431 x285, Fax: 479-751-2915, Email: mhubbard@allens.com
Don McCaskill, Riceland Foods, Inc., PO Box 927, Stuttgart, AR 72160
Phone: 870-673-5333, Fax: 870-673-5720, Email: dmccaskill@riceland.com
Cinda Stricklen, ConAgra Foods, 1308 NE McClain Road, Bentonville, AR 72712
Phone: 479-464-3631, Fax: 402-917-9192, Email: cinda.stricklen@conagrafoods.com
John Williams, Allens, Inc., PO Box 250, Siloam Springs, AR 72761
Phone: 479-524-6431, Fax: 479-524-5903, Email: jwilliams@allens.com
Directors Emeriti
Pete Allen, Tom Brown, John Coan, Dick Friday, Ahmed A. Kattan, Jim Robason, Bill Rollins, Tom Todd, Walter Turnbow