Federation Division

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

Jurian Bartlese, NY, Veal Rep to the Executive Committee

Beef Council Revenue Seats

These producers also sit on the Executive Committee:

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 on state issues to Federation leadership:

Kevin Thielen, KS, Chairman
Heather Buckmaster, OK, Vice Chair
Ann Wittmann, WY, Past Chair
Valerie Bass, TN
Traci Bracco, ID
John Freitag, WI
Elizabeth Harsh, OH
Brent Tanner, UT
Josh White, GA