Board of Directors | Beef Improvement Federation

2022-2023 Board Of Directors
President Joe Epperly (west) Wagonhamer Ranches PO Box 548 Albion, NE 68620 402-395-2178 (O) 303-884-3900 (C) joe@wagonhammer.comjoe@wagonhammer.com Term expires 2025	Vice President Kevin Schultz (central) Sandhill Farms 2048 280th Avenue Haviland, KS 67059 620-546-4570 (C) Kevin@SandHillFarms.com Term expires 2024	Executive Director Bob Weaber Animal Sciences and Industry Kansas State University 227 Weber Hall Manhattan, KS 66506 785-532-1460 bweaber@k-state.edu
Regional Secretary (West) & NBCEC Representative Mark Enns Campus Delivery #1171 Dept. of Animal Sciences Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523-1171 970-491-2722 (O) 970-491-5326 (F) mark.enns@colostate.edu	Regional Secretary (East) Darrh Bullock University of Kentucky 807 W.P. Garrigus Building Lexington, KY 40546 859-257-7514 (O) 859-699-8558 (C) dbullock@uky.edu	Regional Secretary (Central) Megan Rolf Kansas State University 252 Weber Hall Manhattan, KS 66506 785-317-6364 (C) megrolf@ksu.edu
Past President Matt Perrier (at-large) Dalebanks Angus Ranch 1823 G50 Road Eureka, KS 67045 620-583-4305 (C) mattperrier@dalebanks.com	Historian Robert Williams PO Box 1115 Post Falls, ID 83877 816-519-1179 (C) robert.williams@wagyu.org
Cattle Breed Registry Association Reps
Jackie Atkins American Simmental Association 1 Genetics Way Bozeman, MT 59718 573-239-2436 jatkins@simmgene.com Term expires 2025	Megan Slater American Gelbvieh Association 1001 S. 70th Street, Suite 215 Lincoln, NE 68510 303-465-2333, Ext 485 megans@gelbvieh.org Term expires 2025	Shane Bedwell American Hereford Association 11500 N. Ambassador Dr., Ste. 410 Kansas City, MO 64153 816-842-3757 (O) 816-243-1314 (F) sbedwell@hereford.org Term expires 2023
Kajal Devani Canadian Angus Association 292140 Wagon Wheel Blvd. Rocky View County, AB T4A 0E2 CANADA 403-477-6844 (O) 403-571-3599 (F) kdevani@cdnangus.ca Term expires 2024	Kelli Retallick American Angus Association 3201 Frederick Avenue St. Joseph, MO 64506 816-383-5100 (O) 816-752-5595 (C) kretallick@angus.org Term expires 2023	Matt Woolfolk American Shorthorn Association 7607 NW Prairie View Road Kansas City, MO 64151 816-599-7777 matt@shorthorn.org Term expires 2024
State or Provincial BCIA Producer Reps
Gordon Hodges (east) 1025 Pineview Farms Drive Hamptonville, NC 27020 336-469-0489 (O) pvfghodges@yadtel.net Term expires 2025	John Irvine (east) Irvine Ranch 3370 Casement Road Manhattan, KS 66502 785-313-7473 johngirvine@sbcglobal.net Term expires 2023	Gordon Jones (at-large) Red Hill Farms 466 Red Hill Road Lafayette, TN 37083 270-991-2663 (C) jgordon.jones44@yahoo.com Term expires 2024
Troy Marshall (west) 18751 State Highway DD Country Club, MO 64505 719-342-0001 (C) tmarshall@angus.org Term expires 2023	Ken Odde (at-large) Odde Ranch 11155 SD Hwy 1804 Pollock, SD 57648 605-889-2399 785-477-0883 (c) kenodde@ksu.edu Term expires 2025	Joy Reznicek (east) Town Creek Farm 32476 Highway 50 East West Point, MS 39773-5207 205-399-0221 Joy@TownCreekFarm.com Term expires 2023

NCBA Representative Josh White National Cattlemen’s Beef Association 9110 East Nichols Ave., Suite 300 Centennial, CO 80134 303-850-3379 (O) 720-476-0023 (C) jwhite@beef.org	NAAB Representative Don Trimmer, Jr. Alta Genetics S4231 County Road A Baraboo, WI 53913 608.408.0751 donald.trimmer@altagenetics.com	Canadian Beef Breeds Council Rep Hal Nixdorff Canadian Beef Breeds Council 2802 Kings Heights Gate SE Airdrie, AB, Canada T4A 0T3 CANADA 403-852-9234 (C) halnixdorff@gmail.com
Liaisons
USDA Extension Service Matt Spangler University of Nebraska-Lincoln Animal Science PO Box 830908 ANSC A218H Lincoln, NE 68583 402-472-6489 mspangler2@unl.edu	USDA Ag Research Service Warren Snelling U.S. Meat Animal Research Center PO Box 166 Clay Center, NE 68933-0000 402-762-4252 (O) warren.snelling@usda.gov