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

Joe Graham
Wildhorse Graham Ranch, LLC
College Station, TX
joegraham1946@gmail.com
580-467-2335

Secretary/Treasurer

Jessi Deardorf
Benjamin Lee Bison
Sayre, OK
jessi@benjaminleebison.com 
405-831-1174

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)

Mary Adams 
Adams Natural Meats
Buckeye, AZ
ArizonaBison@aol.com
303-974-0625

Region 2 Director (CO, WY)

Ace Ward
Rocky Mountain Natural Meats
Henderson, CO

ace@greatrangebison.com 
970-488-0003

Region 3 Director (MT, ND, SD)

Moritz Espy 
777 Bison Ranch
Rapid City, SD
moritzespy@hotmail.com 
605-430-7471

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)

Adam Ulbricht
The Natural Bison LLC
Burtrum, MN
adam.ulbricht@gmail.com
320-249-5577

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)

Carie Starr 
Cherokee Valley Bison Ranch
Thornville, OH
cherokeevalleybison@yahoo.com
740-403-3763

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
Donald Beard, TX
Ethics Committee
Chad Kremer, SD
Finance Committee
Joe Graham, TX
GTSS Consignors Committee
Boyd Meyer, WY
Grass-Fed Bison Committee
Jeremy Allemann,  WI
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 >

NATIONAL BISON ASSOCIATION

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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
barb@bisoncentral.com
303-292-2833
extension: 701

Karen Conley

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