AGA Committees

The ten AGA committees are Finance, Hall of Fame, Member Education, AGJA Advisors, National Sale, National Show, Nominating, Breed Improvement, Rules and Bylaws, and Breed Promotion. Committee members and their contact information are found below.

Finance

First Name Last Name Office City State Phone
Derek Martin Chair Bucklin KS 316-369-2203
Jeff Swanson Co-Chair Oxford NE 308-991-0727
Megan Slater Staff Liaison Lincoln NE 303-465-2333
Rick Locatelli Cheyenne OK 580-655-4203
Tyler Keckley Archbold OH 419-279-1090
Jeff Proctor Charlotte TN 931-801-5787
Brad Burke Ewing KY 606-782-1367
Lexi Starr AGJA Rep Stapleton NE 308-530-4793

Hall of Fame/Awards

First Name Last Name Status City State Phone
Dennis Gustin Chair Mandan ND 704-400-3483
Al Knapp Co-Chair Basehor KS 913-219-6613
Megan Slater Staff Liaison Lincoln NE 303-465-2333
Dave Judd Pomona KS 785-566-8371
Ronnie Rogers Mendon MO 660-375-7266
Jim Beastrom Pierre SD 605-280-7589
Stuart Jarvis Phillipsburg KS 785-543-5177
Bob Prosser Winslow AZ 928-380-5149
Wayne Roitsch Seqguin TX 830-305-2358

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Member Education

First Name Last Name Status City State Phone
Lori Maude Chair Hermosa SD 303-809-3789
Cory Voss Co-Chair Bruning NE 402-768-8177
Jake Renner Staff Liaison Lincoln NE 303-465-2333
Lindsay Upperman Staff Liaison Lincoln NE 303-465-2333
Gary Felger Lohman MO 402-768-8177
David Larson Clearbrook MN 218-766-3323
Mark Hilton West Lafayette IN 765-714-1092
Amanda Altman Worthington MN 712-209-3830
Mark Hopfer Days Creek OR 541-863-2147
Tina Cibula Clutier IA 319-330-1847
Jordan Williams Ewing KY 606-584-6280
Derek Beardain Enid MS 662-625-0253
Jordan Jensen Powers Lake ND 701-425-6895
Jeff Pope Ravenna NE 308-467-2333
Justin Covington Montrose CO 970-249-1453
Tanner Aherin Parker CO 785-302-1270
Madalynn Welsh AGJA Rep Franklin NE 308-425-3387
Cade Cameron AGJA Rep Ankeny IA 319-572-8382

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National Sale

First Name Last Name Status City State Phone
Dan Warner Chair Arapahoe NE 308-962-6511
Tom Vehige Co-Chair Billings MO 417-772-2002
Tom Strahm Staff Liaison Lincoln NE 785-547-7999
Roger Gatz Hiawatha KS 785-742-3163
Matt Raile St. Francis KS 785-332-2756
Johnny Shearer Canton KS 620-654-6731
Doug Hughes Max Meadows VA 276-637-3916
Brittany Spencer Pierre SD 605-280-0204
Brent Overmiller Smith Center KS 785-282-0485
Duane Strider Asheboro NC 336-964-6277
Cody Jarvis Phillipsburg KS 785-543-5177
Josh Phillips Lathrop MO 816-914-6053
Gina Goetz (Thorstenson) Selby SD 605-850-9390
Cody Forbes AGJA Rep DeSmet SD 605-983-5701
Brook Nowack AGJA Rep Bland MO 573-646-3289

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National Show

First Name Last Name Status City State Phone
Samee Charriere Chair Clarkston WA 509-566-8805
Callahan Grund Co-Chair Wallace KS 785-891-3765
Jake Renner Staff Liaison Lincoln NE 303-465-2333
Justin Taubenheim Amherst NE 303-293-0692
Cody Steinkruger Upland NE 308-470-1032
Zack Butler Milton TN 615-308-8628
Jim Dobson Kaw City OK 405-880-6173
Jason Hightower LaCygne KS 913-221-6820
KC Youngblood Columbus KS 620-762-0165
Nick Judd Pamona KS 785-229-9266
Gregg Hartman Pueblo CO 719-948-4415
Jared Nowack Bland MO 573-280-4633
Justin Teeter Mount Ulla NC 704-664-5784
Jason Morris Batesville MS 662-609-6292
Andrea Murray Kingfisher OK 405-368-9601
Lisa Wolters Atwood KS 785-626-7424
Lexi Starr AGJA Rep Stapleton NE 308-530-4793
Brooke Nowack AGJA Rep Bland MO 573-983-5701

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Nominating

First Name Last Name Status City State Phone
John Carrel Chair Columbus MT 406-322-5991
Scott Starr Co-Chair Stapleton NE 308-530-3900
Megan Slater Staff Liaison Lincoln NE 303-465-2333
Doug Hughes Max Meadows VA 276-637-3916
Stuart Jarvis Phillipsburg KS 785-543-5177
Walter Teeter Mount Ulla NC 704-236-7980

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Breed Improvement

First Name Last Name Status City State Phone
Dustin Aherin Chair Manhattan KS 785-302-1252
Brian Dunn Co-Chair Saint John KS 620-549-6516
Megan Slater Staff Liaison Lincoln NE 303-465-2333
Tonya Amen Staff Liaison Lincoln NE 303-465-2333
Lindsay Upperman Staff Liaison Lincoln NE 303-465-2333
Dustin Rippe Belleville KS 316-323-4874
Dan Larson Clearbrook MN 402-560-4052
Bob Prosser Winslow AZ 928-380-5149
Todd Bickett Chickamauga GA 705-375-6586
Derek Martin Bucklin KS 620-397-6752
Blake Hojer Lake Preston SD 650-860-0139
Hyatt Frobose Greeley KS 419-308-9053
Bill Tucker Amherst VA 434-944-2292
Dan Warner Arapahoe NE 308-962-6511
Danielle Stock AGJA Rep Waukon IA 563-794-0568

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Rules & Bylaws

First Name Last Name Status City State Phone
Leland Clark Chair Barnard KS 785-392-0888
Jeff Loveless Co-Chair Spanish Fork UT 801-623-8308
Megan Slater Staff Liaison Lincoln NE 303-465-2333
Randy Sienknecht Gladbrook IA 319-290-3763
Mark Crane Pritchett CO 719-523-0151
Dennis Gustin Mandan ND 704-400-3483
Dustin Kittle Geraldine AL 256-996-4140
Vaughn Thorstenson Selby SD 605-649-6262
Brandon McEndaffer Sterling CO 970-520-3020
Mark Goes Odell NE 402-766-3627
Tom Vehige Billings MO 417-772-2002
L D Witt El Dorado Springs MO 479-806-6511
Karley Rumfelt AGJA Rep Phillipsburg MO 417-664-6936

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Breed Promotion

First Name Last Name Status City State Phone
Sarah Heinrich Chair Medina ND 701-400-3565
Mark Covington Co-Chair Montrose CO 970-209-1956
Tom Strahm Staff Liaison Lincoln NE 303-465-2333
Malerie Strahm Staff Liaison Lincoln NE 303-465-2333
Katie Harbert Staff Liaison Lincoln NE 303-465-2333
Kathy Rankin Oilmont MT 406-937-4815
Trent Jones Smiths Grove KY 270-590-5266
Connie Tabor Agra OK 620-762-0275
Lowell Rogers Seminary MO 601-270-4152
John Steffensen Gainsville MO 417-679-3132
Scott Ashe Sarah MS 662-560-8742
Jeff Cleland Arma KS 620-249-1271
Daniel Nelson Tylertown MS 601-341-1723
Cordell Sheridan Almo ID 208-824-5531
William McIntosh Georgetown KY 502-868-5726
Grace Vehige AGJA Rep Billlngs MO
Preston Dunn AGJA Rep Saint John KS

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AGJA Advisors

First Name Last Name Status City State Telephone 
Jake Renner AGA Youth Activities Coordinator Lincoln NE 303-465-2333
Andrea Murray Kingfisher OK 405-368-9601
Lori Maude Hermosa SD 303-809-3789
Tom Vehige Billings MO 417-772-2002

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