Bill Bookout, President

Bill Bookout is a founding member of the National Animal Supplement Council, serving as President of the nonprofit organization since early 2002. Mr. Bookout is President of Genesis Limited, a company he founded in 1999 that provides both feed products and non-feed products for companion animals. Prior to founding Genesis, he spent 15 years in the human medical device and animal health industries, including executive positions with Medex Medical, the All-Care Animal Referral Center (a specialty referral veterinary hospital) and AnaMed International, and Director of Sales & Marketing for Marquest Medical Products. Mr. Bookout received his bachelor's degree in physical sciences at the University of Wyoming, and an MBA from Pepperdine University, Presidents and Key Executive Program.

Dale Metz, Vice President

Dale Metz is a founding member of the NASC Board of Directors and serves as its current Vice President. Since 1998, Mr. Metz has been the Chief Executive Officer of FoodScience Corporation, a market leader in the human and animal supplement industries for more than 30 years. The company's three animal product divisions are Pet Naturals of Vermont, U.S. Animal Nutritionals of Vermont and Vetri-Science Laboratories of Vermont. The four human supplement divisions include DaVinci Laboratories of Vermont, FoodScience of Vermont, Mountain Naturals of Vermont and Competitive Edge of Vermont. Under his leadership, FoodScience continues to set new standards for quality and product innovation by providing superior nutritional supplements for humans and animals. The company was originally one of Mr. Metz' clients at the CPA firm of KPMG (previously known as Peat Marwick) where he was a partner for 20 years prior to joining FoodScience.  Mr. Metz holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Bentley College.

Lorri Chavez, Board Member

Named to the NASC Board of Directors in January 2003, Lorri Chavez currently is Director, Regulatory Affairs for Farnam Companies, Inc. Established in 1946, Farnam is one of the largest privately held, family-owned manufacturers of horse, pet and livestock products in North America. Prior to joining Farnam, Ms. Chavez served as Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs, at Alliance Medical Corporation and as a Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist at IMPRA, Inc., a division of C.R. Bard. From 1991 to 1998, she was a Project Manager at Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., a division of Johnson & Johnson. Ms. Chavez earned a bachelor's in liberal arts from Xavier University, and an MBA from the University of Phoenix with an emphasis in health care management. She also earned her regulatory affairs certification from the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society.

Nick Hartog, Board Member

Nick Hartog is a founding member of the NASC Board of Directors. Prior to his involvement with NASC, Mr. Hartog was the founder and President of the National Association of Equine Supplement Manufacturers, a nonprofit group founded in 1999 with the goal of raising standards in the equine supplement industry. The NAESM combined with NASC in 2003. Currently, he is President and co-owner of Grand Meadows Nutritional Supplements, Inc., a company he joined in 1997. A fierce advocate of improving standards, Mr. Hartog is a frequent source for articles about the equine supplement industry and has written for magazines such as Equus, North West Horse Source and The Horse. Prior to joining Grand Meadows, Mr. Hartog was a distributor for Rio Vista Equine Products on the east coast. Born in London, he earned a degree in economics at Balliol College in Oxford.

Scott Garmon, Board Member

Scott Garmon, President and CEO of NaturVet/The Garmon Corporation, was named to the NASC Board of Directors in 2003. NaturVet/The Garmon Corporation was the first manufacturer to pass the comprehensive NASC Quality Control audit. With 25 years experience in the animal health industry, Mr. Garmon has contributed to the development of NASC. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Wag Again K-9 Rescue. After earning his degree at Cal Poly Pomona, he founded The Garmon Corporation. This was the start of NaturVet, which has successfully grown into a premium manufacturer of natural dietary supplements for dogs, cats and horses. With the acquisition of GreenTree Laboratories and the marketing and advertising rights of Pet Organics, he has expanded the product line to include behavioral training aids, shampoos, and deodorizing and cleaning products. The Garmon Corporation has evolved into a diverse, multi-functional company that exports its products internationally. The corporation also provides private labeling for other firms.

Chuck Francis, Board Member

Named to the NASC Board of Directors in 2002, Chuck Francis is currently President of Nutri-Vet Nutritionals, a privately held multimillion dollar company that is a leading manufacturer and distributor of animal supplements. Mr. Francis has more than 15 years experience in consumer products, particularly in the human and animal supplement industry. He has held various sales, marketing, management and consulting positions with leading supplement manufacturers and retailers, such as Sundown Vitamins, Met-Rx, GNC and Richardson Labs. Prior to those positions, he was employed by Johnson & Johnson and Nabisco Brands in a variety of sales positions. Mr. Francis holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Boise State University.

Paal Gisholt, Board Member

Paal Gisholt is a member of the NASC Board of Directors and responsible for the NASC Adverse Event Reporting System (NAERS), a proprietary application developed by NASC that provides FDA/CVM with unprecedented visibility on the safe use of animal supplements by NASC members. Mr. Gisholt was part of the founding team of NASC and a principal author of Compliance Plus, NASC's comprehensive program to promote fair and consistent regulation of the animal supplement industry. Mr. Gisholt serves as President and CEO of SmartPak Equine, one of the leading supplement retailers in the equestrian market. Through partnerships with 25 leading supplement manufacturers, SmartPak sells custom-packed supplement packs directly to consumers, simplifying supplement administration and ensuring compliance with label instructions. Prior to forming SmartPak in 1999, Mr. Gisholt was a General Partner of Spray Venture Partners, which he helped to establish as one of the leading venture capital companies in the medical field. Mr. Gisholt got his start in the venture capital business with Advent International where he focused on plastics and packaging, and later drug discovery, health care services, medical information technology and medical devices. He began his career as a consultant with McKinsey & Company. Mr. Gisholt is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Dartmouth College and earned an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School.

Rebecca Rose, Board Member

Rebecca Rose, president and CEO of In Clover, Inc., was elected to the NASC Board of Directors in 2010.  Ms Rose founded In Clover in 1996 after 15 years in the areas of human and animal drug and supplement development, regulatory protocol and commercialization.  She worked with the CDC, NIH and FDA to successfully commericalize four novel technology-based products.  Ms. Rose is the author of three patents on the composition and method for the treatment of joint disorder in vertebrates.  Her previous entrepreneurial experience includes start-up positions with Coors Biotechnology, The Harris Group and GyneLogix.  She earned a BA in Biochemistry from the University of Northern Colorado and received an MBA from the University of Denver.

Mike Uckele, Board Member