The Tennessee Poultry Association is excited to announce Tracy Rafferty is the new Executive Director beginning June 15th. She joined TPA in 2013 and has been a valuable part of the growth that our association has experienced over the past almost ten years.
Tracy graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing and started her career in the early days of the cellular industry. First, she worked as a successful outside Sales Representative and later as a Market Manager for Middle Tennessee. When Tracy and her husband, Mike, decided to grow their family, she accepted the position of Office Manager for the Willamette Industries / Weyerhaeuser sales office in Shelbyville so she could spend less time traveling and more time being a mom to her two boys.
Over the years, she also worked as the director of a preschool and as an independent insurance agent before finding her way to TPA. She has spent much of her adult life serving on the boards of various non-profit organizations and is currently the Vice President of the wellness center that serves the local area where she lives.
Tracy steps into the role being vacated by former TPA Executive Director, Dale Barnett. Dale has accepted a position with TPA Allied Member Johnson Energy Solutions as their Vice President of Business Development, but he will remain with TPA on a part-time basis through September. We wish him all the best in his new role and are very thankful for everything he has accomplished during his time with TPA.
Everyone also please keep in mind that the Tennessee Poultry Association will hold its Annual Meeting and Summer Getaway at Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, TN on August 18th and 19th, 2023. Please register by July 14th, 2023. For more information, please contact Tracy Rafferty at tracy@tnpoultry.org or 270-363-2078. A special group hotel rate is available until July 17th at 4:00 pm CT. You must make your own hotel reservations. Hotel reservations can be made at the following link: https://book.passkey.com/go/tpa2023.
