NBA LEADERSHIP
Immediate Past President
Chad Kremer
Custer State Park & Kremer Buffalo, LLC
Keystone, SD
kremerbuffalo@gmail.com
605-431-0057
President
Ken Klemm
Country Road Ventures, LLC
Powell, WY
kenklemm1776@gmail.com
307-271-1859
Vice President
Jessi Deardorf
Benjamin Lee Bison
Sayre, OK
jessi@benjaminleebison.com
405-831-1174
Secretary/Treasurer
Ace Ward
Rocky Mountain Natural Meats
Henderson, CO
ace@greatrangebison.com
970-488-0003
Director at Large
Sean Graese
Northstar Bison
Rice Lake, WI
seang@northstarbison.com
715-651-7589
International Director
Justin Dorey
Irish Creek Bison
Vermillion, AB
irishcreekbison@gmail.com
780-581-3025
Region 1 Director (AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT, WA)
Garrett Brown
Brown’s Buffalo Ranch
Vale, OR
garrettbrown7@hotmail.com
541-372-5588
Region 2 Director (CO, WY)
Shawn Bennett
Prairie Ridge Buffalo Ranch
Limon, CO
shawnbennett41@gmail.com
719-740-0478
Region 3 Director (MT, ND, SD)
Melinda Anakalea
Harlow Ranch Bison Company
Thompson Falls, MT
melinda@harlowranch.com
406-403-4501
Region 4 Director (IA, KS, MO, NE)
Stuart Schrag
Kansas Dept. of Wildlife, Park, Tourism
Pratt, KS
stuartschrag@yahoo.com
620-491-2299
Region 5 Director (IL, IN, MI, MN, WI)
VACANT
Region 6 Director (AR, LA, MS, NM, OK, TX)
Ron Miskin
Buffalo Wool Co.
Weatherford, TX
Ron@thebuffalowoolco.com
817-905-4584
Region 7 Director (CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT)
Dr. Susan Golembeski
Bison Island Ranch
Sharon Springs, NY
susiebison@gmail.com
518-588-1402
Region 8 Director (AL, DC, DE, FL, GA, KY, MD, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Elizabeth Riffle,
Riffle Farms
Terra Alta, WV
info@rifflefarms.com
603-325-8460
Marketers Committee
Dick Gehring, KS
Conservation Committee
VACANT
Ethics Committee
Chad Kremer, SD
Finance Committee
Jessi Deardorf, OK
GTSS Consignors Committee
Boyd Meyer, WY
Grass-Fed Bison Committee
Jeremy Allemann, WI
Legislative and Regulatory Committee
VACANT
North American Bison Registry (NABR)
Dr. Gerald Parsons, OK (Acting)
Past Presidents’ Council
Chad Kremer, SD
Science and Research Committee
Dr. Carter Kruse, MT
Winter Conference Committee
Beverly Brown, TX
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Executive Director
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Lydia Whitman
Program Manager
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Barb Dowdy
Bookkeeper
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Bison World Editor
karen@bisoncentral.com
303-292-2833
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