ASSOCIATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS: North American Meat Institute (NAMI), Washington, D.C. Brian Coelho, president of Central Valley Meat Co., Inc., will serve as chairman of the board of directors, while Mike Townsley, president of Bob Evans Farms, Inc., will serve as vice chairman. John Vatri, vice president of operations for Cardinal Meat Specialists Ltd., will serve as treasurer, and Sara Lilygren, executive vice president of corporate affairs for Tyson Foods, Inc., will serve as secretary. Dave McDonald, president and COO of OSI Group, LLC, will serve as immediate past chairman. The institute also elected Suzanne Strassburger, chief executive officer of Strassburger Meats/ Suzy Sirloin, Inc., as its newest board member, serving through December 2017. Mike Satzow, president and CEO of North Country Smokehouse, and Steve Maxey, owner and general manager of Certified Meat Products, Inc., will serve on the executive board.
American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), Alexandria, Va.
Jim Quinn, president and CEO of the Saint John Port Authority, was installed as the 2015-16 chairman of the board, succeeding Kristin Decas, CEO and port director of the Port of Hueneme.