Steve Foglesong President Steve Foglesong is the owner of Black Gold Ranch located in Illinois.  With his wife and children, he operates a cow-calf, stocker, feedlot, and replacement heifer development program. He attended the University of Illinois where he received a bachelor’s degree in animal science. Steve is active in many agricultural organizations. He is a member and past president of the Illinois Beef Association, and is currently serving as NCBA's President-Elect.  He was appointed to the Cattlemen’s Beef Board by the Secretary of Agriculture and also served on the Beef Check-off Working Group. He has held other positions within NCBA including Membership and Association Services Committee Chairman, Region III Vice President, New Marketing Initiatives Committee member, and member of the Blue Ribbon Commission. While serving in these roles, Steve provided strategic direction for resource development to achieve the goals and objectives of the industry’s Long Range Plan. He also helped guide the coordination between NCBA, state affiliates, beef councils and other industry organizations. Steve, and his wife, Linda, have raised four children, Nate, Drew, Cole and Kaitlin.  In his spare time, he continues to work on enhancing the wildlife habitat on the ranch and participates in local groups such as his county cattlemen’s association, school board, and Extension.

Bill Donald President-Elect Bill is a third generation rancher from Melville, Montana. Along with his family he owns and operates Cayuse Livestock Company, a cow/calf/yearling operation with headquarters located in the foothills of the Crazy Mountains in South Central Montana. He and his wife, Betsy, have two sons, Josh and Wyatt, who are actively involved on the ranch. Bill has long been active in cattlemen’s issues and organizations. He is a founding member and served as the first president of the Crazy Mountain Stockgrower’s Association; served on committees, the board and as president of the Montana Stockgrowers Association; served on the executive committee of R-CALF; served the National Cattleman’s Beef Association Policy Division on committees, the board, as Cow/Calf Council Chairman, and is currently serving as the NCBA President-Elect. He has served his community on the Melville and Sweet Grass County High school boards as a member and Chairman and as a member and Secretary Treasurer of the Melville Volunteer Fire Crew.

J.D. Alexander Vice-President J.D. Alexander, a cattleman from Pilger, Nebraska, owns Alexander Cattle & Farms, a 2,000 acre corn/soybean/alfalfa farm that markets approximately 15,000 head of cattle per year.  He has owned Alexander Cattle & Farms since 1984. Alexander is a 1975 graduate of South Dakota State University with a B.S. in Agricultural Economics.  While at SDSU, he was a member of the Jackrabbit football team from 1971 to 1974, and served as Captain in 1974.  Between 1975 and 1984, Alexander held two positions with FMC Corporation Ag Chemicals Division:  he was a Sales Representative in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Nebraska from 1975 to 1980, and he was a Sales Manager in Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana from 1980 to 1984.  The 1990's was a busy decade for Alexander.  He participated in NCA's Young Cattlemen's Conference in 1991; served on the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board from 1992 to 1998; served on the Domestic Marketing Subcommittee from 1993 to 1994; was Administrative Subcommittee Vice Chairman in 1995 and Administrative Subcommittee Chairman from 1996 to 1998.  He also served on the Executive Committee from 1996 to 1998, as well as the Joint Beef Industry Nominating Committee in 1998.  Alexander served as President of the Nebraska Cattlemen in 2001, and was a member of the National Beef Industry Planning Group from 2000 to 2001.  In addition, he has participated in several foreign trade missions, as well as foreign study travel seminars in Belgium, East and West Germany, Russia and Poland with the Nebraska LEAD program.  He is Past President of the Wisner-Pilger Community Schools Foundation, Past Executive Board member of the Nebraska Cattlemen Board of Directors, and has served on numerous NCBA Committees as well.  He is currently serving as NCBA Vice-President and he serves on the Nebraska Beef Council.  In addition, he serves as Bank Director for both Midwest Banks in Pierce, Nebraska and United Republic Bank in Omaha.  In 2001 J.D. was elected to the Nebraska Hall of Agricultural Achievement. Alexander and his wife, Debra, have two children:  Joshua and Kesa.  Like their parents, they are both graduates of South Dakota State University.   Joshua and his family recently returned to Nebraska to be part of the cattle operation.  Kesa resides in Omaha.

Scott George NCBA Federation Division Chairman Scott George is a second generation diary farmer from Cody, Wyoming. Scott's parents homesteaded in Cody in 1947 and established the George Dairy in 1954. Although primarily devoted to the dairy industry, Scott and brothers Arley and Lynn are also involved in cow/calf production. He and his brothers also have the American Breeders Service dealership in Cody. Together they conduct custom AI programs, breeding several thousand beef cattle each year. The Georges are also forage producers, raising all of the corn silage and earlage and the majority of hay required to feed their beef and dairy herds. Scott attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah as a student in the school’s nationally acclaimed dairy program. He also completed a two-year mission for the LDS church traveling northern Texas before returning to the dairy where he has worked full time since 1977. Locally, he has been an active member of the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation where he served as chairman of the General Issues Committee. In addition, he has been involved with the Wyoming Beef Council, both as a Council member and national director to the Federation of State Beef Councils since 1991. Scott is a recent past chairman of the Federation’s Youth Education and Information Subcommittee and was the Federation’s Region V Vice President in 2008. He has also served on the Beef Promotion Operating Committee and the Audit Committee. Scott has been an influential supporter of the beef checkoff program. In Wyoming, he has traveled the state speaking to hundreds of beef producers about the accomplishments of the beef checkoff. Scott is committed to sharing his belief that the beef checkoff program is a crucial entity that all segments of the industry should rally around because the program benefits each and every producer. Scott and wife Debra have nine children between them, including the youngest, Jillian, who still lives at home.

David Dick NCBA Federation Division Vice Chair David Dick owns and operates Springfork Valley Farms, a Century Farm, which is a cow/calf operation near Sedalia, Missouri. David and his father Don also operate a custom hay harvesting enterprise. David graduated from Central Missouri State University with a B.S. Degree in Animal Science, and also holds an A.S. Degree in Farm Management. David has been with the Missouri State Fair for 22 years, and he is both Livestock Superintendent and Beef Cattle Superintendent. In this capacity, he oversees and coordinates all 19 species superintendents, show schedules, and facility planning to make the event a success. Locally, David has served on the Board of Supervisors of the Pettis County Soil & Water Conservation District for the last six years, and currently serves as its chairman. He is also a member of the Pettis County Extension Council. David serves on the Board of Directors of the Pettis County Junior Livestock Show Association and has been their treasurer for the last 20 years. In addition, he has been a member of the Missouri Farm Bureau since 1980.  He is also active in his church and acts as sexton for Calvary Cemetery. David has been a member of the Pettis County and Missouri Cattlemens Association since 1981, has been county President twice and is currently a county board member. David has been a member of the Missouri Cattlemen's State Board of Directors since 1991 and served as MCA Treasurer from 1997 to 2001. He has also been active with the Missouri Beef Industry Council, and has served as treasurer, vice chairman, and as chairman for two terms. David joined NCBA in 1991 and has served on the Policy Division Board and Producer Communications Committee.  Upon his election to the Beef Council, he was appointed to the NCBA Federation Division Board and continued serving on the Producer Communications Committee.  He then became vice chair and chair of the Nutrition & Health Committee, then vice chair and chair of the Public Opinion & Issues Management Group. David was elected Region III Federation Vice President in 2008 and just completed his term.

Bruce Hafenfeld NCBA Policy Division Chairman Bruce Hafenfeld and his wife Sylvia live on a family-owned and operated cow-calf, stocker and feeder operation near Weldon, Calif. Hafenfeld Ranch utilizes both private and public lands. The Hafenfelds have two children, Jessica and Eric. Bruce received a B.S. degree in Animal Husbandry at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in 1970.  From 1970 thru 1974 he was a Nabal Flight Officer in the United States Marine Corps. Locally, Bruce was a South Fork School Board member for 14 years, a 4-H leader for six years, and served on the Kern County Fair Beef Committee for six years. He was named Kern County Cattleman of the Year in 2000. He is past president of the Kern County Cattlemen and served on their Public Lands and Cattle Health Committees. Hafenfeld has been a leader on the state level as well, serving the California Cattlemen’s Association as president in 2007-08, on its Cattle Health and Public Lands Committees, and on its Board of Directors. Bruce has been active in NCBA since 1989. He is vice chair of the Policy Division, serves on the Executive Committee, Policy Division Board of Directors, and the Federal Lands Committee. He has testified before Congress regarding CAFTA as well as the 2002 and 2007 Farm Bills and has been active in other industry issues. In 1990, he received the Society of Range Management’s Excellence in Stewardship Award.

Bob McCan NCBA Policy Division Vice Chair Bob McCan of Victoria, Texas, oversees the cattle operations and recreational hunting and wildlife operations for his family’s company, McFaddin Enterprises, Ltd. in Victoria, Refugio, and Bee Counties.  The ranches are stocked with Victoria cattle, a commercial cross-bred of three-fourths Hereford and one fourth Brahman with a uniform Hereford coloring. McCan was born in Victoria County on October 16, 1957.  He graduated from public high school in 1975.  After spending his freshman year at Victoria College, he transferred to Texas A&M University in College Station and graduated there with a Bachelor of Science degree in Range Science in 1980. McCan was appointed to the board of Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association in 1990.  In 1999, he was named second vice-president of the Association and in 2003 became president of TSCRA.  Some of the accomplishments McCan is most proud of during his tenure there were, organizing the association’s long range strategic planning process and creating a partnership stewardship award program between TSCRA and the Society for Range Management Texas section to honor Texas ranchers for their stewardship achievements. During his tenure as president, TSCRA received an award for their leadership role along with Texas Beef Council and Texas A&M Extension Service on creating the Texas Beef Quality Assurance training program. In 1995, Governor George Bush appointed McCan in to serve on the Fire Ant Research and Management Account Advisory Committee. He was then elected chairman of this state committee.  Under his leadership, McCan was responsible for helping coordinate research efforts for controlling the red imported fire ant between Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University, and The University of Texas. Since 1993, McCan served on the National Cattleman’s Beef Association board.  He served as vice chairman of their Private Lands and Environment Committee and currently serves as chairman of their International Markets Committee.  From 2005 through 2008, he served as a regional vice president for NCBA and served on their Executive Committee during this time. McCan has also taken an active role with the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative, serving as their state chairman on two separate tenures over the past fifteen years. GLCI is an organization founded by grassroots producers in an effort to re-establish technical assistance for range land producers and grazing managers and also to help provide education to grazing land managers.  Under the leadership of McCan and many others in Texas, this coalition effort has been very successful in increasing technical assistance for ranchers. In 2001, McCan was given the outstanding Rangeland Management Award for the State of Texas by the Society for Range Management.  In 2007, he received the Lone Star Land Stewardship Award for the Gulf Prairies and Marshes region by Texas Parks and Wildlife Agency. From 1995 to 2008, McCan served as chairman of the local Victoria Soil and Water Conservation District where he and other board members oversee the many different state and federal conservation programs.  During his leadership tenure, the Soil and Water District of Victoria received an award for being the top soil and water district office in the state. Governor Rick Perry appointed McCan to serve on the Farm and Ranch Land Conservation Council in 2006.  Then in 2008, the Governor appointed him to serve on the Coastal Coordination Council of Texas. McCan has served as a director for the First Victoria National Bank since 1997.  He also serves on the King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management Council, which oversees a ranch management graduate degree program at Texas A&M University in Kingsville. One accomplishment Bob and his wife, Julie, are most proud of are their two children, Robert August and Mary Isabel.  The children are the sixth generation of their family to work on the McFaddin Ranch.