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AMSA Leadership

All elected members begin their terms at the end of the annual Reciprocal Meat Conference.

AMSA Board of Directors

AMSA Development Council

AMSA Intercollegiate Meat Coaches Committee

AMSA Student Board of Directors

2023-24 Board of Directors

The AMSA Board of Directors is elected by the membership of the association. Each year, a nominations committee puts forward at least two candidates for each position being elected.

The board consists of the Executive Committee (President-Elect, President, Past President, and Treasurer) and nine directors. The directors serve three-year terms. The CEO is the chief staff officer of the association and serves as an exofficio member of the board.

 

BOD - Tommy Wheeler, Ph.D.
President
U.S. Meat Animal Research Center with USDA-ARS
BOD - Betsy Booren, Ph.D.
President Elect
Tyson Foods, Inc.
BOD - Gretchen Mafi, Ph.D.
Past President
Oklahoma State University
BOD - Jennie Hodgen, Ph.D.
Treasurer
Merck Animal Health
BOD - Mindy Brashears, Ph.D.
Director and 2023 RMC Chair
Texas Tech University
BOD- Jeff Sindelar, Ph.D.
Director and 2024 RMC Chair
University of Wisconsin-Madison
BOD - D. Andy King, Ph.D.
Director
Meat Animal Research Center-USDA-ARS
BOD - Bridget Wasser, M.S.
Director
Midan Marketing
BOD - Brandon Fields, M.S.
Director
PIC
BOD - Chance Brooks, Ph.D.
Director
Texas Tech University.
BOD - Carol Lorenzen, Ph.D.
Director
Oregon State University
BOD - Phil Bass, Ph.D.
Director
University of Idaho
BOD - Gary Sullivan, Ph.D.
Director and 2025 RMC Chair
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

2023-24 Development Council

Randal Garrett
DC - Randal Garrett, Ph.D.
Development Council Chair
Food Safety Net Services
Amysteward
DC - Amy Steward, M.S.
Vice-Chair
Tyson Foods
Sharon Beals
DC - Sharon Beals
Council Member
CTI Foods
DC - Benjy Mikel, Ph.D.
Council Member
The John R. White Company, Inc.
DC - Steve Goll, Ph.D.
Council Member
General Mills, Blue Buffalo
DC - John Scanga, Ph.D.
Council Member
Eurofins/Colorado State University
DC - Dean Pringle, Ph.D.
Council Member
University of Florida, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences
DC - Mark Miller, Ph.D.
Council Member
Texas Tech University

2023-2024 Intercollegiate Meat Coaches Committee

IMCC - Brandon Klehm, M.S.
Chair
AFB International
IMCC - Travis O'Quinn, Ph.D.
Immediate Past Chair
Kansas State University
IMCC - Loni Lucherk, Ph.D.
Chair Elect
West Texas A&M University
Headshot Eddie Behrends
IMCC- Eddie Behrends, M.S.
At-Large Member Director
Feeding the Future NM
IMCC - Sara Sutton, M.S.
National Division Member Director
Fort Scott Community College
IMCC - Kathryn Hearn, M.S.
National Division Member Director
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
IMCC- Drew Cassens, Ph.D.
American Division Member Director
Tarleton State University
IMCC - McKensie Phillips, M.S.
American Division Member Director
University of Wyoming

2023-24 Student Board of Directors

SBOD - Megan Eckhardt
President
West Texas A&M University
SBOD - Sarah Bludau
Past President
Iowa State University
SBOD - Clint Lee
East Region Director
University of Georgia
SBOD - Lindsey Decker
Midwest Region Director
Kansas State University
SBOD - Toni Duarte
West Region Director
University of California-Davis
SBOD - Will Boyd
South Region Director
West Texas A&M University
SBOD - Jake Gillespie
At-Large Director
University of Wyoming
SBOD - Lauren Lee
At-Large Director
Texas A&M University