Candidate Information
Nominees For Director (to serve a two-year term – the candidate with the highest vote count will also serve as the chair of the 2010 Reciprocal Meat Conference)
Ross W. Jabaay
Sr. Director, Food Safety & Quality, Burke Corporation
Nevada, Iowa
AMSA Activities
Chapter Reviewer - Processed Meats Manual, 2008; Extension-Industry Service Award Selection Committee 2007-2008; Knowledge Dissemination Committee Chair, 2006; Author - Ham Processing Chapter, Processed Meats Manual, Published 2007; Meat Industry Research Conference Chair, 2005; Meat Processing Award Selection Committee Chair, 2001; Intercollegiate Processed Meats Clinic Fermented Sausage Presentation, 2001; Meat Processing Award Committee, 1999; Meat Industry Research Conference Presentation, Strategic Alliances, 1995; Meat Industry Research Conference Chair, 1982; Meat Industry Research Conference Planning Committee, 1981-1982; 1995-1997; 2003-2005; Website Development Committee 2003-2005; Intercollegiate Processed Meats Clinic 2001-2002; Meat Processing Award Selection Committee 2001-2003; Ingredients Committee 1991; Ad Hoc Research Priorities Committee 1984; Fresh Meats Processing Committee 1980; Research Methods Committee 1979; Energy committee 1977; Meat Tenderness Committee 1976; Meat Industry Research Conference Presentation, Bacon Processing, 1975.
Based on your experience with AMSA and your knowledge of the current state of meat science and the meat industry, what do you believe is the biggest challenge facing this association?
Our members look to our association for meat science knowledge and professional development opportunities. We serve a diverse group of people and our member surveys show that some members think we are not scientific enough, and others think we are not practical enough. At the same time, our members face time and budgetary constraints in both their professional and personal lives. We need to identify creative ways to respond to all of our member’s needs, while maintaining fiscal integrity.
As a potential AMSA officer what would be the most important thing for the next Board of Directors to do?
The Key Result Areas and the Priorities and Implementation of the AMSA Strategic plan were last updated on November 29, 2006. The next Board (and all future Boards) needs to regularly assess our progress on this plan and report these metrics and the status of action plans to achieve the stated critical objectives of the association to our members on a regular basis.