OrganizationThe
National Livestock Producers Association has eight member marketing
associations and four credit corporations that together represent
more than 215,000 farmers and ranchers involved in animal agriculture
in the United States and Canada.
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| NLPA's core is the Board of Directors. Each member organization has two representatives: one representative is the organization's top manager and the other is a producer who sits on the member organization's board of directors. A six-member Executive Committee conducts business on behalf of the full board in between meetings. | |
| NLPA's
Chairman
of the Board, currently Jack Hanson of Tri-State
Livestock Credit Corporation in Sacrament, California, serves
a vital role as the leader of the Board and in guiding staff.
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| Each
member of the board participates in at least one of NLPA's
Advisory
Committees. |
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| NLPA
currently has a two-person staff. R. Scott Stuart serves as
NLPA's President and CEO (see President's
Message). Scharee Atchison is NLPA's Director
of Member Services. |
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| NLPA's
Board of Directors holds two meetings
per year. The Annual Board Meeting is held in January, usually
in conjunction with the National Council of Farmer Cooperative's
Annual Meeting. The second meeting is the Summer Board Meeting,
which is held in July. |
