Committees & Directors

NAAB BOARD

OFFICERS

  • Chair Paul Hunt, Alta Genetics
  • Vice Chair Bobby Fair, STgenetics
  • 3rd Mbr Exec Comm Christopher England, Select Sires
  • Secretary/Treasurer Jay Weiker, National Association of Animal Breeders

DIRECTORS

  • Brad Sayles, Semex USA
  • Earl Souva, Great Lakes Sire Services
  • Jerry Thompson, ABS Global
  • Roy Wilson, GENEX

CSS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  • Chair, Dr. Charles E Brown II, Alta Genetics
  • V-Chair, Dr. Tony Good, Select Sires, Inc.
  • Secretary-Treasurer-President, Jay Weiker, NAAB-CSS
  • Asst. Secretary-Tresurer, Rory Meyer, NAAB-CSS
  • Bobby Fair, STgenetics
  • Dr. Liz Lahmers, Select Sires, Inc.
  • Dr. Jim Meronek, ABS Global
  • Scott Muilenburg, ORIgen, Inc.
  • Earl Souva,  Great Lakes Sire Service

BEEF DEVELOPMENT

  • Don Trimmer, Chair, Alta Genetics Inc.
  • Dr. Aaron Arnett, STgenetics
  • Doug Frank, ABS Global
  • Pat Goheen, CRV USA
  • Brad Johnson, GENEX
  • Lorna Marshall, Select Sires
  • Scott Muilenburg, ORIgen, Inc. 
  • Kami Scott, Western Sires Services (non-voting member)
  • Dennis Serhienko, Semex USA (non-voting member)

BEEF ON DAIRY

  • Mitch Amundson, ABS Global
  • Danny Beckman, CRV USA
  • Dr. Mitch Hockett, STgenetics
  • Ben Roudabush, Custom Genetic Solutions
  • Dennis Serhienko, Semex USA
  • Brandon Thesing, Select Sires

DAIRY SIRE EVALUATION

  • Jeff Ziegler, Chair, Select Sires
  • Jenny Demunck, GENEX
  • David Kendall, STgenetics
  • Brad Sayles, Semex USA
  • Jon Schefers, Alta Genetics
  • Joe Stanek, CRV USA
  • Ryan Starkenburg, ABS Global, Inc.

ETHICS AND PRACTICES

  • NAAB Board Chair
  • NAAB Vice Chair
  • NAAB President

INFORMATION PROCESSING

  • Jess Kinnard, Chair, Select Sires
  • Daniel Castellani, STgenetics
  • Derek Damko, World Wide Sires (non-voting member)
  • Lakshmi Peddu, Genex and Alta Genetics
  • Andy Stiefel, ABS Global
  • Irma Vermeer, CRV USA

INTERNATIONAL MARKETING

  • Andrew Thompson, Chair, ABS Global
  • Dean Gilge,  GENEX
  • Todd Kranz, Select Sires
  • Matt McCready, Semex USA
  • Louis Prange, STgenetics
  • Scott Ruby, World-Wide Sires
  • Joe Stanek, CRV USA
  • Anneke Talsma, Alta Genetics

NOMINATING

  • Dr. Katie Olson, ABS Global
  • Chuck Sattler, Select Sires

SCHOLARSHIP (GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP)

  • Dr. Bo Harstine,  Select Sires
  • Brittany Shonka-Martin ABS Global
  • Molly Sloan, Alta Genetics

TECHNICAL

  • Dr. Bo Harstine,Chair Select Sires
  • Dr. Marleen Broekhuijse, CRV USA
  • Dr. Clara Gonzalez-Marin STgenetics
  • Dr. Kevin J. Rozeboom,  ABS Global
  • Dr. Vianney Salmon,  GENEX

Standby

CUSTOM FREEZING (Standby)

  • David Jensen, Hawkeye Breeders
  • Scott Muilenburg, ORIgen
  • Logan Ridge, Select Sires MidAmerica, Inc.
  • Kami Scott, Western Sire Services
  • Earl Souva, Great Lakes Sire Service

INHERITED BIOCHEMICAL DEFECTS (Standby)

  • Dr. John Cole, Alta Genetics
  • David Kendall, STgenetics
  • Dr. Mehdi Sargolzaei, Select Sires
  • Jay Shannon, Semex USA
  • Joe Stanek, CRV USA
  • Ryan Starkenburg, ABS Global

MANAGERS (Standby)

  • Angus Haslett, CRV USA
  • Paul Larmer, Semex USA
  • Juan Moreno, STgenetics
  • Scott Muilenburg,  ORIgen
  • Kevin Muxlow, Alta Genetics
  • Huub te Plate,  GENEX
  • Dave Thorbahn, Select Sires
  • Nate Zwald, ABS Global

MARKET DEVELOPMENT (Standby)

  • Brett Haines, CRV USA
  • Jack Hippen, STgenetics
  • Chris Sayers, Select Sires

RESEARCH (Standby)

  • Dr. Douglas Bjelland, Alta Genetics
  • Dr. Bo Harstine, Select Sires
  • Dr. Mike Lohuis, Semex USA
  • Dr. Matt McClure, ABS Global
  • Dr. Pablo Ross, STgenetics

SIRE EVALUATION FOR FERTILITY (Standby)

  • Dr. Marleen Broekhuijse, CRV USA
  • David Kendall, STgenetics
  • Dr. Steven Larmer, Semex USA
  • Dr. Matt McClure, ABS Global
  • Dr. Vianney M. Salmon GENEX
  • Chuck Sattler,  Select Sires

SIRE HEALTH & MANAGEMENT (Standby)

  • Dr. Elizabeth Lahmers,  Select Sires
  • Dr. Steve Malin,  STgenetics
  • Dr. Jennifer Rowntree,  Alta Genetics
  • Dr. Katie Speller, Select Sires