Audit Certification Information
A formal process to certify audits meeting PAACO Board-established minimum standards includes review by an expert panel.
- Review compares submitted audits to PAACO’s minimum standards
- Expert panel in the area which the audit covers conducts and documents review
- Panel makes recommendation on certification to the PAACO board of directors
- Upon recommendation for certification, PAACO board certifies the audit annually
Audit List
DAIRY
Dairy
Matt Jones, Director of Audits & Assessments
Beverly Hampton Phifer, Stakeholder Relations Manager
Dan Paulus, Director Quality and Care
MEAT PLANT
Meat Plant
Jesse Fulton, Director of Animal Health and Welfare
SWINE
Swine
Matt Jones, Director of Audits & Assessments
Stephanie Wisdom, Director, Animal Welfare – National Pork Board
Matt Jones, Director of Audits & Assessments
TURKEY
Turkey
Karen Christensen, Senior Director of Animal Wellbeing
BROILERS
Broilers
Dr. Eric Heskett, Director of Veterinary Services
Jacquelyn Babcock, Director of Animal Welfare Auditing and Training
Dr. Ashley Peterson, Vice President of Science and Technology
Cameron Sanders, Corporate Director of Animal Health & Welfare and Sustainability
Rita Harkless, Corporate QA/FS Process Control Manager - Technical Services
Bob Thrash, President
Karen Christensen, Senior Director of Animal Wellbeing
CATTLE FEEDLOTS
Cattle Feedlots
Contact: Janice Tranberg, President & CEO
Josh White, Executive Director, Producer Education & Sustainability
OTHER
