BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Kent Bang

Bang has volunteered his time and expertise to NPPC and USMEF before joining the SHIC Board in June 2022 where he was elected secretary/treasurer.

Joseph Dykhuis

Dykhuis earned a degree in agricultural economics from Purdue University and has served on serval committees and task forces for Pork Board, NPPC, and SHIC. He represents NPPC on the SHIC Board of Directors. He and his wife, Heather, have four children at home.

Russ Nugent, PhD

He spent nearly three decades with Tyson Foods, Inc. where he cultivated his pork production experiences, knowledge, and contacts. After retiring from Tyson Foods, Inc. in 2020, Nugent formed Dogwood Ag Services, LLC focusing on swine industry consulting, Bermuda hay, and hog sales.

Daryl Olsen, DVM

AMVC works to be an industry leader in livestock production by providing management, veterinary, nutritional, marketing, and employee expertise.  

Daryl is Past President of the SHIC Board of Directors.​​

Jeremy Pittman, DVM

He is a graduate of the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Board Certified in Swine Medicine, earned a master’s degree in Veterinary Preventative Medicine from Iowa State University, and completed the Executive Veterinary Program at the University of Illinois.

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Megan Niederwerder, DVM, PhD

Executive Director

(785) 452-8270 | [email protected]

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Lisa Becton, DVM, MS, DACVPM

Associate Director

515-724-9491 | [email protected]

WORKING GROUPS

Monitoring and Analysis Working Group

This group is charged with assessing domestic and foreign production disease risk using information from a variety of sources. The outcome of this assessment is the on-going prioritization of the Swine Disease Matrix. It is also responsible for monitoring and advising the Swine Health Monitoring Project and the use of information technologies to reach the Swine Health Monitoring Project goals. In addition, it is responsible for development and advice for on-going projects to monitor domestic diseases affecting swine health and the data analysis projects that will support on-farm, prospective producer decision making.
Practitioners
Allied Industry
Pork Producers
Universities
USDA
Packers/Processors
SAHO
Industry Associations

Preparedness and Response Working Group

This group is charged with oversight of the Swine Disease Matrix and other preparedness or response research. It reviews the analysis of the Matrix capabilities and is responsible for funding research to fulfill the Matrix objectives.

It is also responsible for advising and oversight of SHIC’s role in the emerging swine diseases response plan. That includes the roles and responsibilities of Rapid Response Team deployment in response to an emerging swine health disease and for the information and analysis necessary to support the appropriate pork producer and pork industry response to emerging swine diseases. 

Practitioners
Pork Producers
Universities
USDA
Industry Associations
SAHO
Allied Industry

SHIC 2024 Plan of Work

SHIC 2023 Progress Report

SHIC Program Review
Return on Producer Investment 2015-2021

SHIC Program Review Summary