American Hereford Association Directors

The American Hereford Association (AHA) is a not-for-profit organization with more than 7,500 active adult and junior members. Along with its subsidiaries — Certified Hereford Beef LLC, Hereford Publications Inc. and the American Beef Records Association — the AHA provides programs and services for its members and its customers, while promoting the Hereford breed and supporting education, youth and research. The Association is supervised by a 12-member Board of Directors.

2023 Committee Appointments

Executive: Chairman Bill Goehring, Whitey Hunt, Becky King-Spindle and Wyatt Agar

Financial/audit: Chairman Bob Schaffer, Wyatt Agar, Chad Breeding, Travis McConnaughy and Austin Snedden

Breed improvement: Chairman Wyatt Agar, Whitey Hunt, Travis McConnaughy, Chad Breeding and Austin Snedden

Marketing: Chairman Becky King-Spindle, Bob Schaffer, Lou Ellen Harr, Hampton Cornelius and Jim Coley

Show and sale: Chairman Lou Ellen Harr, Becky King-Spindle, Wyatt Agar, Chad Breeding and Jerome Ollerich

Member service: Chairman Whitey Hunt, Jerome Ollerich, Bob Schaffer, Hampton Cornelius and Jim Coley

Commercial programs: Chairman Chad Breeding, Jerome Ollerich, Travis McConnaughy, Hampton Cornelius and Austin Snedden

Hall of Fame/Merit: Chairman Jerome Ollerich, Lou Ellen Harr, Bob Schaffer, Jim Coley and Austin Snedden

Certified Hereford Beef LLC board: Chairman Craig Bacon, Joey Gerrard, Craig Beran, Steve Merry, David Trowbridge, Lou Ellen Harr and Russ Johnson

Hereford Publications Inc.: Chairman Travis McConnaughy, Whitey Hunt, Lou Ellen Harr, Jim Coley and Hampton Cornelius

Hereford Legacy Fund LLC board: John Loewen, Bill King, Bruce Everhart, Eric Walker and Kevin Schultz

Junior liaison: Becky King-Spindle