ARPAS Officers and Governing Council

2023–2024 Governing Council


President
Kristin Hales, PhD, PAS
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX


President-Elect
Peter Erickson, PhD, PAS, Dpl. ACAS
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH


Executive Vice President
Alois "Al" Kertz, PhD, PAS, Dpl. ACAS
ANDHIL LLC
St. Louis, MO


Past President
Heidi Rossow, PhD, PAS, FMC, NC-D
University of California – Davis
Tulare, CA


ACAS President
Michael Looper, PhD, PAS, Dpl. ACAS
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR


ACAS President-Elect
Stacey Gunter, PhD, PAS, Dpl. ACAS
USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
Woodward, OK


Secretary
Ryon Walker, PhD, PAS
McGregor Research Center, Texas A&M AgriLife
McGregor, TX


Treasurer
John Bernard, PhD, PAS, Dpl. ACAS
University of Georgia - Retired
Goodlettsville, TN


Editor-in-Chief
David Beede, PhD, PAS, Dpl. ACAS
Michigan State University - Retired
Fort Collins, CO


Historian
William "Bill" Price, PhD, PAS, Dpl. ACAS
DAF/OSC/CVM/FDA - Retired
Smithsburg, MD


Examining Board Chair
Stephen Schmidt, PhD, PAS, Dpl. ACAS
Auburn University - Retired
Auburn, AL


Graduate Student Representative
Jordan Adams, Assoc. PAS
Texas A&M University
Bryan, TX

Regional Directors


Midwestern Section
Aaron Park, PhD, PAS, Dpl. ACAS
Kalmbach Feeds
Laingsburg, MI


Northeast Section
Patrick French, PhD, PAS, Dpl. ACAS
PF Bovidae LLC
N. Chesterfield, VA


Western Section
Wade Nichols, PhD, PAS
Merck Animal Health
Idalou, TX


Southern Section
Jenny Jennings, PhD, PAS
Five Rivers Cattle Feeding
Johnstown, CO

Affiliate Society Representatives

ADSA Representative
Alex Tebbe, PhD, PAS
Purina Animal Nutrition
Wooster, OH

ASAS Representative
Glenn Duff, PhD, PAS, Dpl. ACAS
New Mexico State University
Clayton, NM

ESS Representative
Amber Krotky, MS, PAS
MARS Horsecare US, Inc
Dalton, OH

PSA Representative
Gregory P. Martin, PhD, PAS
Penn State University Extension
Lancaster, PA

AMSA Representative
Crystal Ahrens Rouillier, PhD, PAS
American Meat Science Association
Lamar, AR

ARPAS Chapter Representatives

ARPAS California Chapter
Jed Asmus, MS, PAS, FMC
January Innovation Inc
Lodi, CA

ARPAS Midwest Chapter
TBD

ARPAS Southeast Chapter
TBD

ARPAS Colo/Wyo/Neb Chapter
TBD

ARPAS Washington, DC Area Chapter
William "Bill" Price, PhD, PAS, Dpl. ACAS
DAF/OSC/CVM/FDA - Retired
Smithsburg, MD

ARPAS Northeast Chapter
Dorothy Pastor, PAS
Diamond V
Newburg, PA

ARPAS Southern Great Plains Chapter
TBD

ARPAS Northwest Chapter
Evin Sharman, PhD, PAS
Phibro Animal Health
New Plymouth, ID