Martha grew up on her family’s diversified crop and livestock operation in southeast Minnesota. She showed cattle and was heavily involved in the American Junior Simmental Association where she served on the junior board for four years, including a year as president in 2021-2022. Martha attended Butler Community College and South Dakota State University where she was a contributing member of both highly competitive livestock judging teams. She has a background in event planning and educational program development with the National Swine Registry, American Royal Association, and the American Meat Science Association. As the Member and Youth Activities Coordinator for the American Gelbvieh Association, Moenning will leverage her previous experiences to provide juniors and members with impactful shows and events.

Camille grew up on a dairy cow/calf and row crop farm just south of Diller, NE.  Throughout elementary and high school she was involved in 4H and FFA showing cattle.  Camille received my bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from Northwest Missouri State University in May 2019.  In her role with the AGA, she will assist members and customers with submitting data to the online registry service, and help with DNA related questions.

Tom is a graduate of Kansas State University and has a wealth of beef industry experience, having spent time in several sectors of the industry including cattle procurement and cattle sales. He also has experience in the cow-calf sector having worked as herdsman on both commercial and seedstock cattle operations. In addition, Strahm also has experience in lending and finance after working as a loan officer for several years. In his role as commercial marketing director, Tom works toward creating feeder calf and commercial female marketing avenues for Gelbvieh and Balancer® genetics while serving cow-calf producers and the entire beef industry. Tom also works with members to assist them in building Gelbvieh and Balancer bull demand. He and his wife Carrie live near Sabetha, KS and have three grown children.

Wayde grew up in Columbus, NE on her family’s cow/calf and row crop operation. She was very involved with 4-H and FFA showing cattle, sheep, and hogs. She graduated from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln in 2019 with a degree in Animal Science and minor in Grazing Livestock Systems. She received her Master’s degree in Ruminant Nutrition from North Dakota State University while serving as a research specialist at the Carrington Research Extension Center. As a family, Wayde, alongside her husband Tyler and daughter Burns, owns and operates Pickinpaugh Livestock, where they breed and market show lambs for Junior Exhibitors.

wayde@gelbvieh.org

303-465-2333

Shianna grew up in South Whitley, Indiana, where she was an active 4-H member and FFA officer. She graduated from Purdue University with her bachelor's degree in Animal Science with a concentration in Animal Agribusiness and a minor in Farm Management. During her time at Purdue, she was an active member of Block and Bridle. In her role, Shianna will assist members and customers with submitting data to the online registry service, create educational resources for AGA members, and work with the DNA department to organize the DNA sample storage library.