Dr. William Benjy Mikel is currently over Business Development & Technical Director for John R. White Company. For 25 years Dr. Mikel, served at three academic institutions with predominant roles related to meat safety and quality. At Mississippi State, he headed the Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion, was interim head of Poultry Science and served as Associate VP for International Programs. Benjy Mikel has recently served as the President of Phi Tau Sigma, the American College of Animal Sciences, the American Meat Science Association, and the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists Departments. He has been honored with the American Meat Science Association Achievement Award, Distinguished Industry/ Extension Award, Meritorious Service Award and named an AMSA Fellow. His international work has focused on over 40 different projects related to food security, capacity building, and technology development in both post-conflict and developing countries with a focal point on development and utilization of sustainable culturally and technologically appropriate science-based mechanisms.