Committee Leadership

CHECKOFF COMMITTEES

Domestic Consumer Preference Committee

Cevin Jones, ID, Chair
Mike McCormick
, MS, Vice Chair

Convenience Subcommittee

Bruce Dopslauf, TX, Chair
Jennifer Houston
, TN, Vice Chair

Safety Subcommittee

Clay Burtrum, OK, Chair
Dan Kniffen, PA, Vice Chair

Value Subcommittee

Tamara Ogilvie, NM, Chair
Sid Viebrock, WA, Vice Chair

Nutrition & Health Subcommittee

Jeanne Harland, IL, Chair
Garry Wiley, MI, Vice Chair

Taste Subcommittee

Terri Carstensen, IA, Chair
Dan Hinman, ID, Vice Chair


Global Growth Committee

Larry Pratt,TX, Chair 
Austin Brown III, TX, Vice Chair

Beef's Image Committee

Jim Steinbeisser, MT, Chair 
Brett Morris, OK, Vice Chair

Freedom To Operate Committee

Kent Pruisman, IA, Chair
Jerry Bohn, KS, Vice Chair

Checkoff Working Groups

Veal Advisory Working Group

Jurian Bartelse, NY, Chair
Diane Hoover, PA, Vice Chair

Market Research Working Group

Jerry Effertz, ND, Chair 
Joe Guthrie, VA, Vice Chair 

Producer Communications Working Group

Danni Beer, SD, Chair 
Richard Gebhart, OK, Vice Chair 



POLICY COMMITTEES

Ag & Food Policy Committee

David Petty, IA, Chair 
Dave DeLaney, TX, Vice Chair

Cattle Health & Well Being Committee

William Nutt, GA , Chair 
Lewis "Bud" Dinges, TX Vice Chair 

Federal Lands Committee

David Cook, AZ, Chair 
Robbie LeValley, CO, Vice Chair

Cattle Marketing & International Trade Committee

Todd Schroeder, NE, Chair 
Erik Jacobsen, FL, Vice Chair

Political Action Committee

Steve Foglesong, IL, Chair 
Jim Strickland, Vice Chair

Property Rights/Envir.Mgt.Committee

Charles Folken, NE, Chair
Joe Leathers, TX, Vice Chair

Tax & Credit Committee

Kevin Kester, CA, Chair 
Bill Slovek, SD, Vice Chair

NCBA Membership Committee

Philip Ellis, WY, Chair 
Craig Uden, NE, Vice Chair  



ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE

Finance & Audit Committee

David True,WY, Chair

Evaluation Committee

Ted Greidanus, CA, Chair
Richard Gebhart
, OK, Vice Chair

Nominating Committee

J D Alexander, NE, Chair 

Resolutions Committee

Mark Frasier, CO, Chair 
Jaclyn Wilson-Demel, NE, Vice Chair 


COUNCILS

Live Stock Marketing Council

John Rose, MT, Chair
Dennis Metzger, CA, Vice Chair 

Allied Industry Council

Rod Nulik, MO,  Chair 

Product Council

Glen Dolezal, TX, Chair 

Young Producers Council

J W Wood, CO, Chair 
Jen Livsey, COVice Chair  

NCBA is...
...our voice in Washington.
-Job Luque - Texas