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
Board of Directors
Grower Constituency
Greg Herbruck- Herbruck's Poultry Ranch
Allen Whitley- Cal Maine Foods
Jenny Rhodes- Deerfield Farms and Hillsdale Farm
Integrator Constituency
Ken Opengart- Tyson Foods
Fernanda Castro- Evonik
Lankford Ruffin- Butterball
Allied Constituency
Hayley Oswald- Elanco
Ethan Carter- Darling Ingredients- 2024 Chair
Jack Scott- Nestle Purina
Civil Society Constituency
Nicole Jenkins- Environmental Defense Fund
Sam Wildman- World Wildlife Fund
Haley Grimes- American Humane
Retail/ Foodservice
Heather Beaubien- Chick-Fil-A
Ernie Meier- McDonald's - Past Chair
Andy Rojeski- Pilgrim's
Joint Membership
Animal health and well-being are important components of sustainability. US-RSPE makes it easy for you to plug in by offering a joint membership structure with the International Poultry Welfare Alliance. Your organization can be directly connected to what is happening globally and best position your business for changes with access to the world's leading experts in welfare to support you.
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