Beef USA - Leadership

Leadership

Beef USA — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:31:44 GMT

NCBA Federation Division Chairman
Richard Gebhart

Richard Gebhart is a Rogers County Hereford rancher and operates the Langley-area Beacon Hill Ranch, which has been a family owned Hereford ranch since 1909. He has served in leadership positions with the Oklahoma Beef Council, the Oklahoma Hereford Association, the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association and the Rogers County Cattlemen’s Association. He is a fourth generation Hereford breeder and a former recipient of the Golden Hereford Breeder award.

In addition to his ranching operation, Gebhart is professor of operations management and director of assessment in the business college at the University of Tulsa (TU). He is a retired U.S. colonel and holds a law degree from TU; an MBA from Syracuse; a master’s degree in agricultural economics/animal science from Mississippi State University; and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Arkansas.

NCBA Federation Division Vice Chairman
Cevin Jones

Cevin Jones is a cattle feeder from Eden, Idaho, operating Intermountain Beef, a full-service, custom feedlot.

Jones grew up on a family feedlot and farming operation and is a graduate of Boise State University. He has been involved with and dedicated to the beef industry his entire life. He is chairman of the Idaho Beef Council Board of Directors, and serves on the Beef Promotion Operating Committee, where he has represented the Federation of State Beef Councils since 2010. From 2006-2009 Jones was the NCBA Federation Region V vice-president, representing fellow cattlemen in Idaho, Colorado, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming.

In addition, Jones served on the NCBA Board of Directors from 2002-2004, and has been a member of the NCBA International Markets Committee. He has been on the U.S. Meat Export Federation Board of Directors since 2011.

In 2008 Jones was awarded the Idaho Cattle Feeder of the Year award by the Idaho Cattle Association (ICA). He served as president of the ICA in 2004, as well as on ICA’s Executive Committee, Board of Directors and numerous ICA committees. He has been inducted into the Southern Idaho Livestock Hall of Fame.

Federation Members of the Beef Promotion Operating Committee (BPOC)

The Federation chair and vice chair always serve on the BPOC. The other eight Federation members are elected by the Federation’s Board of Directors. BPOC members serve one-year terms and are eligible to be nominated to run for subsequent terms.

Richard Gebhart, OK, BPOC Vice Chair and Federation Chair

Cevin Jones, ID, Federation Vice Chair

Dawn Caldwell, NE

Terri Carstensen, IA

Jerry Effertz, ND

Steve Hanson, NE

Jennifer Houston, TN

Irv Petsch, WY

Dick Sherron, TX

Becky Walth, SD

NCBA Executive Committee - Federation Division

Region I	Garry Wiley, MI
Region II	Jennifer Houston, TN
Region III	Tod Fleming, WI
Region IV	Clay Burtrum, OK
Region V	Sid Viebrock, WA
Region VI	Jane Frost, NM
Region VII	Steve Hanson, NE
Julian Bartlese, NY, Veal Rep. to Executive Committee

	Beef Council Revenue Seats
	Tracy Bruner, KS
	Dawn Caldwell, NE
	Roger Clift, TX

Non-Voting Member	Kevin Thielen, Chair, Federation Advisory Council

Advisory Leadership - Federation Advisory Council

This committee consists of state beef council executive directors, who provide insight about state issues to Federation leadership:

Kevin Thielen, KS, Chair

Heather Buckmaster, OK

Ann Wittman, WY, Past Chair

Valerie Bass, TN

Traci Bracco, ID

John Freitag, WI

Elizabeth Harsh, OH

Brent Tanner, UT

Josh White, GA

Leadership

Beef USA — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:22:51 GMT

NCBA Federation Division Chairman
Richard Gebhart

NCBA Federation Division Vice Chairman
Cevin Jones

Cevin Jones is a cattle feeder from Eden, Idaho, operating Intermountain Beef, a full-service, custom feedlot.

Federation Members of the Beef Promotion Operating Committee (BPOC)

Richard Gebhart, OK, BPOC Vice Chair and Federation Chair

Cevin Jones, ID, Federation Vice Chair

Dawn Caldwell, NE

Terri Carstensen, IA

Jerry Effertz, ND

Steve Hanson, NE

Jennifer Houston, TN

Irv Petsch, WY

Dick Sherron, TX

Becky Walth, SD

NCBA Executive Committee - Federation Division

Region I	Garry Wiley, MI
Region II	Jennifer Houston, TN
Region III	Tod Fleming, WI
Region IV	Clay Burtrum, OK
Region V	Sid Viebrock, WA
Region VI	Jane Frost, NM
Region VII	Steve Hanson, NE
	Julian Bartlese, NY, Veal Rep. to Executive Committee

	Beef Council Revenue Seats
	Tracy Bruner, KS
	Dawn Caldwell, NE
	Roger Clift, TX

Non-Voting Member	Kevin Thielen, Chair, Federation Advisory Council

Advisory Leadership - Federation Advisory Council

This committee consists of state beef council executive directors, who provide insight about state issues to Federation leadership:

Kevin Thielen, KS, Chair

Heather Buckmaster, OK

Ann Wittman, WY, Past Chair

Valerie Bass, TN

Traci Bracco, ID

John Freitag, WI

Elizabeth Harsh, OH

Brent Tanner, UT

Josh White, GA

Leadership

Beef USA — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:02:17 GMT

NCBA Federation Division Chairman
Richard Gebhart

NCBA Federation Division Vice Chairman
Cevin Jones

Cevin Jones is a cattle feeder from Eden, Idaho, operating Intermountain Beef, a full-service, custom feedlot.

Federation Members of the Beef Promotion Operating Committee (BPOC)

Richard Gebhart, OK, BPOC Vice Chair and Federation Chair

Cevin Jones, ID, Federation Vice Chair

Dawn Caldwell, NE

Terri Carstensen, IA

Jerry Effertz, ND

Steve Hanson, NE

Jennifer Houston, TN

Irv Petsch, WY

Dick Sherron, TX

Becky Walth, SD

NCBA Executive Committee - Federation Division

Region I	Garry Wiley, MI
Region II	Jennifer Houston, TN
Region III	Tod Fleming, WI
Region IV	Clay Burtrum, OK
Region V	Sid Viebrock, WA
Region VI	Jane Frost, NM
Region VII	Steve Hanson, NE
	Julian Bartlese, NY, Veal Rep. to Executive Committee

	Beef Council Revenue Seats
	Tracy Bruner, KS
	Dawn Caldwell, NE
	Roger Clift, TX

Non-Voting Member	Kevin Thielen, Chair, Federation Advisory Council

Advisory Leadership - Federation Advisory Council

This committee consists of state beef council executive directors, who provide insight about state issues to Federation leadership:

Kevin Thielen, KS, Chair

Heather Buckmaster, OK

Ann Wittman, WY, Past Chair

Valerie Bass, TN

Traci Bracco, ID

John Freitag, WI

Elizabeth Harsh, OH

Brent Tanner, UT

Josh White, GA

Leadership

Beef USA — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:29:45 GMT

NCBA Federation Division Chairman
Richard Gebhart

NCBA Federation Division Vice Chairman
Cevin Jones

Cevin Jones is a cattle feeder from Eden, Idaho, operating Intermountain Beef, a full-service, custom feedlot.

Federation Members of the Beef Promotion Operating Committee (BPOC)

Federation BPOC members are elected by the Federation's board of directors. BPOC members serve one-year terms and are eligible to be nominated to run for subsequent terms.

Richard Gebhart, OK, BPOC Vice Chair and Federation Chair

Cevin Jones, ID, Federation Vice Chair

Jerry Bohn, KS

Jerry Effertz, ND

Steve Hanson, NE

Cevin Jones, ID

Irv Petsch, WY

Linda Joy Stovall, TX

Sid Viebrock , WA

Becky Walth, SD

NCBA Executive Committee - Federation Division

Region I	Garry Wiley, MI
Region II	Jennifer Houston, TN
Region III	Terri Carstenson, IA
Region IV	J. Clay Burtrum, OK
Region V	Sid Viebrock, WA
Region VI	Jane Frost, NM
Region VII	Becky Walth, SD
	Richard Ayers, NY, Veal Rep. to Executive Committee

	Beef Council Revenue Seats
	Dawn Caldwell, NE (3 yr)
	Tracy Brunner, KS (3 yr)
	Roger Clift, TX (3 yr)

Non-Voting Member	Ann Wittman, Chairman, Federation Advisory Council

Advisory Leadership - Federation Advisory Council

This committee consists of state beef council executive directors, who provide insight about state issues to Federation leadership:

Ann Wittman, WY, Chairman

Elizabeth Harsh, OH

Heather Buckmaster, OK

Sammy Blossom, MS

Kevin Thielen, KS

Jim Handley, FL

Dina Reitzel, NM

Tracy Bracco, ID

Richard Wortham, TX

Leadership

Beef USA — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:19:00 GMT

NCBA Federation Division Chairman
Craig Uden

A fourth generation cattleman from Elwood, Nebraska, Craig Uden has always been active in helping shape the ever-challenging and ever-changing beef industry. He believes in giving back to an industry that has been good to him, and while he has stepped aside from the day to day management, he still enjoys buying and selling cattle and his customer relations title, because it is the relationships that are built in the cattle industry that make this business so rewarding. People work toward a common goal to improve and learn so that their industry is sustainable for future generations.

Craig is a partner in Darr Feedlot Inc., a commercial cattle feeding operation in central Nebraska. Craig and his wife, Terri, also own and manage three commercial cow-calf operations. They have a daughter, Blair, who is involved in agribusiness and a son, Andrew, currently an Animal Science/Ag Business major at the University of Nebraska with a B.S. degree in Animal Science.

Craig graduated from the University of Nebraska. He has been involved with NCBA since the mid 1980s and has been involved with several committees throughout the organization, currently finishing his term as chairman of the Research, Education and Innovation group. Starting his seventh year and is the past Chairman of the Nebraska Beef Council, Craig has been elected to the NCBA Federation Division Board for the fifth time. He has been involved in a number of functions on a local and state basis, including past chairman and elder of Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington, Nebraska, the board of the Dawson County Ag Society, member and past chair of the Dawson County Cattlemens, and a 4-H leader. Along with serving on the Nebraska Beef Council, Craig has served on the Nebraska Cattlemens Board of Directors as a committee chairman and vice chairman, the Nebraska Cattlemens Research & Education Foundation, and involved in Nebraska Feedlot Council. Craig is also a member of Nebraska Ag Builders and sits on the Foundation Board of Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity.

NCBA Federation Division Vice Chairman
Richard Gebhart

Federation Members of the Beef Promotion Operating Committee (BPOC)

Federation BPOC members are elected by the Federation's board of directors. BPOC members serve one-year terms and are eligible to be nominated to run for subsequent terms.

Craig Uden, Neb, BPOC Vice Chair and Federation Chair

Richard Gebhart, OK, Federation Vice Chair

Jerry Bohn, KS

Jerry Effertz, ND

Steve Hanson, NE

Cevin Jones, ID

Irv Petsch, WY

Linda Joy Stovall, TX

Sid Viebrock , WA

Becky Walth, SD

NCBA Executive Committee - Federation Division

Region I	Garry Wiley, MI
Region II	Jennifer Houston, TN
Region III	Terri Carstenson, IA
Region IV	J. Clay Burtrum, OK
Region V	Sid Viebrock, WA
Region VI	Jane Frost, NM
Region VII	Becky Walth, SD
	Richard Ayers, NY, Veal Rep. to Executive Committee

	Beef Council Revenue Seats
	Dawn Caldwell, NE (3 yr)
	Tracy Brunner, KS (3 yr)
	Roger Clift, TX (3 yr)

Non-Voting Member	Ann Wittman, Chairman, Federation Advisory Council

Advisory Leadership - Federation Advisory Council

This committee consists of state beef council executive directors, who provide insight about state issues to Federation leadership:

Ann Wittman, WY, Chairman

Elizabeth Harsh, OH

Heather Buckmaster, OK

Sammy Blossom, MS

Kevin Thielen, KS

Jim Handley, FL

Dina Reitzel, NM

Tracy Bracco, ID

Richard Wortham, TX

Leadership

Beef USA — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:18:38 GMT

NCBA Federation Division Chairman
Craig Uden

NCBA Federation Division Vice Chairman
Richard Gebhart

Federation Members of the Beef Promotion Operating Committee (BPOC)

Federation BPOC members are elected by the Federation's board of directors. BPOC members serve one-year terms and are eligible to be nominated to run for subsequent terms.

Craig Uden, Neb, BPOC Vice Chair and Federation Chair

Richard Gebhart, OK, Federation Vice Chair

Jerry Bohn, KS

Jerry Effertz, ND

Steve Hanson, NE

Cevin Jones, ID

Irv Petsch, WY

Linda Joy Stovall, TX

Sid Viebrock , WA

Becky Walth, SD

NCBA Executive Committee - Federation Division

Region I	Garry Wiley, MI
Region II	Jennifer Houston, TN
Region III	Terri Carstenson, IA
Region IV	J. Clay Burtrum, OK
Region V	Sid Viebrock, WA
Region VI	Jane Frost, NM
Region VII	Becky Walth, SD
	Richard Ayers, NY, Veal Rep. to Executive Committee

	Beef Council Revenue Seats
	Dawn Caldwell, NE (3 yr)
	Tracy Brunner, KS (3 yr)
	Roger Clift, TX (3 yr)

Non-Voting Member	Ann Wittman, Chairman, Federation Advisory Council

Advisory Leadership - Federation Advisory Council

This committee consists of state beef council executive directors, who provide insight about state issues to Federation leadership:

Ann Wittman, WY, Chairman

Elizabeth Harsh, OH

Heather Buckmaster, OK

Sammy Blossom, MS

Kevin Thielen, KS

Jim Handley, FL

Dina Reitzel, NM

Tracy Bracco, ID

Richard Wortham, TX

Leadership

Beef USA — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:18:06 GMT

NCBA Federation Division Chairman
Craig Uden

NCBA Federation Division Vice Chairman
Richard Gebhart

Federation Members of the Beef Promotion Operating Committee (BPOC)

Federation BPOC members are elected by the Federation's board of directors. BPOC members serve one-year terms and are eligible to be nominated to run for subsequent terms.

Craig Uden, Neb, BPOC Vice Chair and Federation Chair

Richard Gebhart, OK , Federation Vice Chair

Jerry Bohn, KS

Jerry Effertz, ND

Steve Hanson, NE

Cevin Jones, ID

Irv Petsch, WY

Linda Joy Stovall, TX

Sid Viebrock , WA

Becky Walth, SD

NCBA Executive Committee - Federation Division

Region I	Garry Wiley, MI
Region II	Jennifer Houston, TN
Region III	Terri Carstenson, IA
Region IV	J. Clay Burtrum, OK
Region V	Sid Viebrock, WA
Region VI	Jane Frost, NM
Region VII	Becky Walth, SD
	Richard Ayers, NY, Veal Rep. to Executive Committee

	Beef Council Revenue Seats
	Dawn Caldwell, NE (3 yr)
	Tracy Brunner, KS (3 yr)
	Roger Clift, TX (3 yr)

Non-Voting Member	Ann Wittman, Chairman, Federation Advisory Council

Advisory Leadership - Federation Advisory Council

This committee consists of state beef council executive directors, who provide insight about state issues to Federation leadership:

Ann Wittman, WY, Chairman

Elizabeth Harsh, OH

Heather Buckmaster, OK

Sammy Blossom, MS

Kevin Thielen, KS

Jim Handley, FL

Dina Reitzel, NM

Tracy Bracco, ID

Richard Wortham, TX

Leadership

Beef USA — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:17:14 GMT

NCBA Federation Division Chairman
Craig Uden

Craig graduated from the University of Nebraska. He has been involved with NCBA since the mid 1980s and has been involved with several committees throughout the organization, currently finishing his term as chairman of the Research, Education and Innovation group. Starting his seventh year and is past Chairman of the Nebraska Beef Council, Craig has been elected to the NCBA Federation Division Board for the fifth time. He has been involved in a number of functions on a local and state basis, including past chairman and elder of Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington, Nebraska, the board of the Dawson County Ag Society, member and past chair of the Dawson County Cattlemens, and a 4-H leader. Along with serving on the Nebraska Beef Council, Craig has served on the Nebraska Cattlemens Board of Directors as a committee chairman and vice chairman, the Nebraska Cattlemens Research & Education Foundation, and involved in Nebraska Feedlot Council. Craig is also a member of Nebraska Ag Builders and sits on the Foundation Board of Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity.

NCBA Federation Division Vice Chairman
Richard Gebhart

Federation Members of the Beef Promotion Operating Committee (BPOC)

Federation BPOC members are elected by the Federation's board of directors. BPOC members serve one-year terms and are eligible to be nominated to run for subsequent terms.

Craig Uden, Neb, BPOC Vice Chair and Federation Chair

Richard Gebhart, OK , Federation Vice Chair

Jerry Bohn, KS

Jerry Effertz, ND

Steve Hanson, NE

Cevin Jones, ID

Irv Petsch, WY

Linda Joy Stovall, TX

Sid Viebrock , WA

Becky Walth, SD

NCBA Executive Committee - Federation Division

Region I	Garry Wiley, MI
Region II	Jennifer Houston, TN
Region III	Terri Carstenson, IA
Region IV	J. Clay Burtrum, OK
Region V	Sid Viebrock, WA
Region VI	Jane Frost, NM
Region VII	Becky Walth, SD
	Richard Ayers, NY, Veal Rep. to Executive Committee

	Beef Council Revenue Seats
	Dawn Caldwell, NE (3 yr)
	Tracy Brunner, KS (3 yr)
	Roger Clift, TX (3 yr)

Non-Voting Member	Ann Wittman, Chairman, Federation Advisory Council

Advisory Leadership - Federation Advisory Council

This committee consists of state beef council executive directors, who provide insight about state issues to Federation leadership:

Ann Wittman, WY, Chairman

Elizabeth Harsh, OH

Heather Buckmaster, OK

Sammy Blossom, MS

Kevin Thielen, KS

Jim Handley, FL

Dina Reitzel, NM

Tracy Bracco, ID

Richard Wortham, TX

Leadership

Beef USA — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:59:02 GMT

NCBA Federation Division Chairman
Craig Uden

Craig graduated from the University of Nebraska. He has been involved with NCBA since the mid 1980s and has been involved with several committees throughout the organization, currently finishing his term as chairman of the Research, Education and Innovation group. Starting his seventh year and currently president of the Nebraska Beef Council, Craig has been elected to the NCBA Federation Division Board for the fifth time. He has been involved in a number of functions on a local and state basis, including past chairman and elder of Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington, Nebraska, the board of the Dawson County Ag Society, member and past chair of the Dawson County Cattlemens, and a 4-H leader. Along with serving on the Nebraska Beef Council, Craig has served on the Nebraska Cattlemens Board of Directors as a committee chairman and vice chairman, the Nebraska Cattlemens Research & Education Foundation, and involved in Nebraska Feedlot Council. Craig is also a member of Nebraska Ag Builders and sits on the Foundation Board of Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity.

NCBA Federation Division Vice Chairman
Richard Gebhart

Federation Members of the Beef Promotion Operating Committee (BPOC)

Federation BPOC members are elected by the Federation's board of directors. BPOC members serve one-year terms and are eligible to be nominated to run for subsequent terms.

Craig Uden, Neb, BPOC Vice Chair and Federation Chair

Richard Gebhart, OK , Federation Vice Chair

Jerry Bohn, KS

Jerry Effertz, ND

Steve Hanson, NE

Cevin Jones, ID

Irv Petsch, WY

Linda Joy Stovall, TX

Sid Viebrock , WA

Becky Walth, SD

NCBA Executive Committee - Federation Division

Region I	Garry Wiley, MI
Region II	Jennifer Houston, TN
Region III	Terri Carstenson, LA
Region IV	J. Clay Burtrum, OK
Region V	Sid Viebrock, WA
Region VI	Jane Frost, NM
Region VII	Becky Walth, SD
	Richard Ayers, NY, Veal Rep. to Executive Committee

	Beef Council Revenue Seats
	Dawn Caldwell, NE (3 yr)
	Bill Rhea, NE (3 yr)
	Roger Clift, TX (3 yr)

Non-Voting Member	Richard Wortham, Chairman, Federation Advisory Committee

Advisory Leadership - Federation Advisory Committee

This committee consists of state beef council executive directors, who provide insight about state issues to Federation leadership:

Richard Wortham, TX, Chairman

Nancy J. Bateman, ND

Nancy Degner, IA

Sammy Blossom, MS

Carol Gillis, NY

Jim Handley, FL

Dina Reitzel, NM

Ann Wittmann, WY

Ann Marie Bosshamer, NE

Leadership

Beef USA — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:28:28 GMT

NCBA Federation Division Chairman
Craig Uden

Craig graduated from the University of Nebraska. He has been involved with NCBA since the mid 1980s and has been involved with several committees throughout the organization, currently finishing his term as chairman of the Research, Education and Innovation group. Starting his seventh year and currently president of the Nebraska Beef Council, Craig has been elected to the NCBA Federation Division Board for the fifth time. He has been involved in a number of functions on a local and state basis, including past chairman and elder of Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington, Nebraska, the board of the Dawson County Ag Society, member and past chair of the Dawson County Cattlemens, and a 4-H leader. Along with serving on the Nebraska Beef Council, Craig has served on the Nebraska Cattlemens Board of Directors as a committee chairman and vice chairman, the Nebraska Cattlemens Research & Education Foundation, and involved in Nebraska Feedlot Council. Craig is also a member of Nebraska Ag Builders and sits on the Foundation Board of Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity.

NCBA Federation Division Vice Chairman
Richard Gebhart

Federation Members of the Beef Promotion Operating Committee (BPOC)

Federation BPOC members are elected by the Federation's board of directors. BPOC members serve one-year terms and are eligible to be nominated to run for subsequent terms.

Craig Uden, Neb, BPOC Vice Chair and Federation Chair

Richard Gebhart, OK , Federation Vice Chair

Jerry Bohn, KS

Jerry Effertz, ND

Steve Hanson, NE

Cevin Jones, ID

Irv Petsch, WY

Linda Joy Stovall, TX

Sid Viebrock , WA

Becky Walth, SD

NCBA Executive Committee - Federation Division

Region I	Garry Wiley, MI
Region II	Jennifer Houston, TN
Region III	Terri Carstenson, LA
Region IV	J. Clay Burtrum, OK
Region V	Sid Viebrock, WA
Region VI	Jane Frost, NM
Region VII	Becky Walth, SD
	Richard Ayers, NY, Veal Rep. to Executive Committee

	Beef Council Revenue Seats
	Dawn Caldwell, NE (3 yr)
	Bill Rhea, NE (3 yr)
	Roger Clift, TX (3 yr)

Non-Voting Member	Richard Wortham, Chairman, Federation Advisory Committee

Advisory Leadership - Federation Advisory Committee

This committee consists of state beef council executive directors, who provide insight about state issues to Federation leadership:

Richard Wortham, TX, Chairman

Nancy J. Bateman, ND

Nancy Degner, IA

Sammy Blossom, MS

Carol Gillis, NY

Jim Handley, FL

Dina Reitzel, NM

Ann Wittmann, WY

Ann Marie Bosshamer, NE