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Officers & Directors

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Britt Dinis

President
Empire Dairy, Wiggins

President-Elect — Justin Miller, Five Rivers Cattle Feeding (two-year term)

Justin Miller

President-Elect
Five Rivers Cattle Feeding, Lamar

Treasurer — Brett Rutledge, Triple R Farms, Yuma (one-year term)

Brett Rutledge

Treasurer
Triple R Farms, Yuma

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Kory Kessinger

Immediate Past President
Kessinger Livestock, Akron

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Travis Grant

CEO / Secretary
Colorado Livestock Association, Aurora

Director — David Arias, Seaboard Foods, Holyoke (one-year term)

David Arias

Director
Seaboard Foods, LLC, Holyoke

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Steven Babb

Director
Rusco Land and Cattle LLC, Ault

Director — Kristie Docheff, Blue Sky Dairy, Mead (three-year term)

Kristie Docheff

Director
Blue Sky Dairy, Mead

Director — Logan Hardin, Cactus Feeders, Burlington (three-year term)

Logan Hardin

Director
Cactus Feeders, Burlington

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Toby Johnson

Director
Collins Ranch, Kit Carson

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Julie McCaleb

Director
McCaleb Livestock, Anton

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Leigha Mertens

Director
Wickstrom Feedyard, Orchard

Director — Ryan Peterson, Five Rivers Cattle Feeding, LaSalle (three-year term)

Ryan Peterson

Director
Five Rivers Cattle Feeding, La Salle

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Ed Wilgenburg

Director
Wildcat Dairy, Fort Morgan

Industry Partner Council Ex-Officio Board Representative — Wes Stribling, Merck Animal Health, Rye (one-year term

Wes Stribling

Ex-Officio Director
Merck Animal Health, Rye

Council Chairs

Britt Pratt

Feeder Council Chair
McEndaffer Cattle Co.

Dairy Council Chair Erik Blaser, Long Meadow Farm, Greeley

Erik Blaser

Dairy Council Chair
Long Meadow Farm, Greeley

Producer Council ChairKelsey Pope, Solid Rock Red Angus, Limon

Kelsey Pope

Producer Council Chair
Solid Rock Red Angus, Limon

Roc Rutledge, Triple R Farms, Yuma as Swine Council Chair

Roc Rutledge

Swine Council Chair
Triple R Farms, Yuma

Todd Sigmon, Elanco Animal Health, Fleming as Industry Partner Council Chair

Todd Sigmon

Industry Partner Council Chair
Elanco Animal Health, Fleming

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