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