MEMBERSHIP
By participating in the US-RSPE, you express your commitment to continuous poultry sustainability improvement. A membership in the US-RSPE provides you and your organization with the opportunity to:
- Define sustainability in a way that is meaningful for stakeholders across the entire poultry and egg value chain - from farm to fork
- Address emerging issues facing poultry and egg sustainability stakeholders
- Define and measure progress in the poultry and egg sustainability continuous improvement journey
- Collaborate with the entire poultry and egg value chain to increase trust and transparency that allows consumers to make informed decisions
Members are from the entire supply chain, sharing the vision, mission and objectives of the US-RSPE.
Integrators Processors
Organizations and associations of people who process commercial poultry and eggs into saleable product
Growers Producers
Individuals and organizations of people who are actively engaged in the raising and management of all phases of commercial poultry and egg production
Retailers Food Service
Organizations and associations of people who bring commercial poultry and egg products to consumers
Allied Industries
Organizations and associations of people who supply the commercial poultry and egg value chain with goods and services
Civil Society NGOs
Academic institutions, non-government and non-commercial institutions, foundations, alliances and associations with a stake in the commercial poultry and egg value chain
MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES
As a member, you will be expected to:
- Share, support and advocate the vision, mission and objectives of US-RSPE
- Demonstrate the desire and ability to engage in constructive dialogue to further the goals of the US-RSPE
- Ensure that your organization's commitment US-RSPE objectives is substantiated by adequate financial and personnel resources
- Support and contribute to the outcomes of the working groups
- Provide leadership in your area of the poultry and egg value chain
- Pay annual membership dues (Oct. 1 to Sept. 31 fiscal year)
- Adhere to U.S. anti-trust laws
Please note that while we will make every attempt to review and respond to each member application within 30 calendar days of submission, IPWA and US-RSE make no commitment regarding the amount of time needed to review an application.
MEMBERSHIP PROCESS
Once you have submitted your membership application, the staff and membership administrator of each organization will review it for completeness and reach out to you with any questions.
Applications will be reviewed in accordance with the guiding principles and guidelines for membership acceptance.
Applications that meet the necessary requirements will then be sent to their leadership for further evaluation and consideration along with any accompanying recommendations made by the Membership Committees.
The Board of Directors of each organization will vote to accept or reject an applicant organization based upon the organization's commitment to our core values and validity of stakeholder admission requirements.
Subsequently, prospective members will receive notification from our organization regarding the determination of their application. Correspondingly, accepted members will receive an IPWA and USRSPE Membership Letter of Agreement confirming their commitment, a dues invoice to process their membership and instructions for next steps on getting involved in the organization.
LEADERSHIP
2025 US-RSPE Board of Directors
Grower Constituency
Dan Fields - Herbruck's Poultry Ranch
Allen Whitley - Cal Maine Foods
Mark Pitman - Pitman Family Farms
Integrator Processor Constituency
Andy Rojeski - Pilgrim's Pride Global, Chair
Cameron Sanders - Peco Foods
Lankford Ruffin - Butterball
Allied Constituency
Faazi Adam - Evonik
Ethan Carter - Darling Ingredients
Manoella Alves - Zinpro
Civil Society Constituency
Nicole Jenkins - Environmental Defense Fund
Lara Moody - iFEEDER
Sam Widman - Meat Institute
Retail/ Foodservice Constituency
Heather Beaubien - Chick-Fil-A
Jenn Garner- Papa Johns
Committee Leadership
Framework Committee
Kristin Tupa, Cargill
Continuous Improvement Committee
David Dayhoff, dsm-firmenich
Communications Committee
Hannah Keck, USPOULTRY
Tom Super, National Chicken Council
Membership Committee
Iris Wormington, Chick-Fil-A
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