Megan Slater is from Berthoud, Colorado, and is the interim executive director. In her role at the association, Megan is responsible for organizing and coordinating administrative duties and office procedures and works closely with the board of directors to successfully guide the association into the future. She also assists with developing and maintaining the Gelbvieh message through marketing team efforts and membership communication. Each year, Megan is the lead planner for the AGA’s national convention, which brings together AGA members to conduct association business and connect with other segments of the beef industry through the Cattlemen’s Profit Roundup educational symposium.  Megan is a graduate of Colorado State University where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in animal science and minor in business administration. Upon graduation, Megan began with the AGA as the Gelbvieh Media Productions intern, which eventually lead into a full-time position and advancement within the organization.

Lynn has been with the AGA since November of 2010 as the Graphic Designer/Gelbvieh Media Productions Coordinator. She works closely with breeders to manage and design advertising for Gelbvieh World and The Profit Picture, along with developing marketing and promotion material for the AGA and members. Lynn is also the graphic designer and publication coordinator for Gelbvieh World and The Profit Picture. She has prior experience working for a breed association publication. For several years she worked for American Simmental Association Publications, Inc. in graphic design and advertising customer service, designing ads and other promotional materials. She is a Colorado native and grew up in Fort Collins where she now resides and works from her home office.

Kelsi was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, where she was heavily involved in FFA growing up. She attended Texas Tech University where she graduated in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural communications and a minor in advertising. Throughout her time in college Kelsi worked as a photographer for Show Champions Livestock Photography and held internship positions with National Sorghum Producers and Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers among many others. She has been fortunate enough to win numerous awards for her photography, graphic and web design work. In her role as multimedia coordinator, Kelsi manages and develops AGA social media strategies, contributes to AGA publications and marketing team, keeps the AGA website up to date, develops marketing and promotional material for the AGA, as well as assists AGA members and customers with day-to-day registry questions.

A native of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, Will Fiske grew up in the commercial cow-calf and stocker business. Taking an active role in 4-H and FFA as well as serving as a junior board director of the National Junior Angus Association encouraged his passion for the beef industry. With bachelor's degrees in agribusiness and animal science from Virginia Tech, Fiske managed a heifer research and development facility before pursuing a master's degree in animal breeding and genetics at Kansas State University. While at Kansas State, Fiske was involved with projects that assessed structural soundness of purebred cattle. Additionally, Fiske was involved with a nutritional supplementation study. His thesis work included the development of a genetic evaluation for a Bos indicus cattle breed (Afrikaner) in South Africa. Most recently, he served as a contractor with American Angus Association's Angus Genetics Inc., collecting and analyzing foot data in Angus herds across the country. In his role as the breed growth specialist, Fiske is involved with data analysis projects, assists the AGA marketing team's efforts to further grow demand for Gelbvieh and Balancer®-influenced cattle, and facilitates and increases the use of AGA's commercial cowherd database, Smart Select Service.