NBA LEADERSHIP

BOARD OF DIRECTORS >

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

COMMITTEE CHAIRS >

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

 

ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF >

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Jim Matheson

Executive Director
jim@bisoncentral.com
303-292-2833
extension: 700

Lydia Whitman

Program Manager
Lydia@bisoncentral.com
303-292-2833
extension: 702

Barb Dowdy

Bookkeeper
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303-292-2833
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Karen Conley

Bison World Editor
karen@bisoncentral.com
303-292-2833
extension: 703