Board of Directors and Leadership
2022–2023 Board of Directors

Joe Epperly

Kevin Schultz

Bob Weaber

Darrh Bullock

Mark Enns
Regional Secretary & NBCEC Representative
West
970-491-2722
mark.enns@colostate.edu

Matt Perrier

Megan Rolf

Robert Williams
Cattle Breed Registry Association Reps

Jackie Atkins
American Simmental Association
573-239-2436
jatkins@simmgene.com
Term expires 2025

Kajal Devani
Canadian Angus Association
403-477-6844
kdevani@cdnangus.ca
Term expires 2024

Kelli Retallick
American Angus Association
816-383-5100
kretallick@angus.org
Term expires 2023

Matt Woolfolk
American Shorthorn Association
816-599-7777
matt@shorthorn.org
Term expires 2024

Megan Slater
American Gelbvieh Association
303-465-2333, Ext 485
megans@gelbvieh.org
Term expires 2025

Shane Bedwell
American Hereford Association
816-842-3757
sbedwell@hereford.org
Term expires 2023
State or Provincial BCIA Producer Reps

Gordon Hodges
East
336-469-0489
pvfghodges@yadtel.net
Term expires 2025

Ken Odde
At Large
605-848-4479
kenodde@ksu.edu
Term expires 2025

Gordon Jones
At Large
270-991-2663
jgordon.jones44@yahoo.com
Term expires 2024

John Irvine
East
785-313-7473
johngirvine@sbcglobal.net
Term expires 2023

Joy Reznicek
East
205-399-0221
Joy@TownCreekFarm.com
Term expires 2023

Troy Marshall
West
719-342-0001
tmarshall@angus.org
Term expires 2023
National Association Representatives

Don Trimmer, Jr.
National Association of Animal Breeders
608-408-0751
donald.trimmer@altagenetics.com

Hal Nixdorff
Canadian Beef Breeds Council
403-852-9234
halnixdorff@gmail.com

Michaela Clowser
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
402-641-2883
mclowser@beef.org
Liaisons

Matt Spangler
USDA Extension Service
402-472-6489
mspangler2@unl.edu

Warren Snelling
USDA Ag Research Service
402-762-4252
warren.snelling@usda.gov