Main Contact

National Meat Association - West
1970 Broadway, Suite 825
Oakland, CA 94612

(510) 763-1533
Fax (510) 763-6186

National Meat Association - East
1400 - 16th Street NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036

(202) 667-2108

[email protected]

Other key contacts

Technical & Scientific Issues

Meat Science Section, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University

Public Affairs/Legal Counsel

Olsson, Frank & Weeda, P.C.
Washington, D.C

Barry Carpenter is the CEO & Executive Director of the National Meat Association (NMA).

He started in his position in Feb. 2007. Until the end of 2006, he was Deputy Administrator of the Livestock and Seed Program, Agricultural Marketing Service. During his tenure at USDA he led the development and implementation on many high profile issues.

Rosemary Mucklow is Director Emeritus

She has held her position since 1982, when the Western States Meat Packers Association and Pacific Coast Meat Association merged to form the stronger, broad-based organization it is today. Mucklow has been associated with the meat industry for more than 40 years.

Staff E-mails

CEO & Executive Director, Barry Carpenter

Director Emeritus, Rosemary Mucklow

Executive/Financial Assistant, Mae Herbert

Associate Director, Administration, Etta Reyes

Operations Manager, Jen Kempis

Associate Director, Regulatory, Ken Mastracchio

Regulatory Analyst, Roberto Escalante

Regulatory Analyst, Sat Bal

Regulatory Services Assistant, Frank Fone

Director of Communications and Government Relations, Jeremy Russell

Membership Consultant, Jane Anderson

Business Consultant, Henry Meyer