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Leadership

NCBA Federation Division Chairman
Richard Gebhart

Richard Gebhart is a Rogers County Hereford rancher and operates the Langley-area Beacon Hill Ranch, which has been a family owned Hereford ranch since 1909. He has served in leadership positions with the Oklahoma Beef Council, the Oklahoma Hereford Association, the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association and the Rogers County Cattlemen’s Association. He is a fourth generation Hereford breeder and a former recipient of the Golden Hereford Breeder award.

In addition to his ranching operation, Gebhart is professor of operations management and director of assessment in the business college at the University of Tulsa (TU). He is a retired U.S. colonel and holds a law degree from TU; an MBA from Syracuse; a master’s degree in agricultural economics/animal science from Mississippi State University; and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Arkansas.

NCBA Federation Division Vice Chairman
Cevin Jones

Cevin Jones is a cattle feeder from Eden, Idaho, operating Intermountain Beef, a full-service, custom feedlot.

Jones grew up on a family feedlot and farming operation and is a graduate of Boise State University. He has been involved with and dedicated to the beef industry his entire life. He is chairman of the Idaho Beef Council Board of Directors, and serves on the Beef Promotion Operating Committee, where he has represented the Federation of State Beef Councils since 2010. From 2006-2009 Jones was the NCBA Federation Region V vice-president, representing fellow cattlemen in Idaho, Colorado, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming.

In addition, Jones served on the NCBA Board of Directors from 2002-2004, and has been a member of the NCBA International Markets Committee. He has been on the U.S. Meat Export Federation Board of Directors since 2011.

In 2008 Jones was awarded the Idaho Cattle Feeder of the Year award by the Idaho Cattle Association (ICA). He served as president of the ICA in 2004, as well as on ICA’s Executive Committee, Board of Directors and numerous ICA committees. He has been inducted into the Southern Idaho Livestock Hall of Fame.

Federation Members of the Beef Promotion Operating Committee (BPOC)

The Federation chair and vice chair always serve on the BPOC. The other eight Federation members are elected by the Federation’s Board of Directors. BPOC members serve one-year terms and are eligible to be nominated to run for subsequent terms.

Richard Gebhart, OK, BPOC Vice Chair and Federation Chair

Cevin Jones, ID, Federation Vice Chair

Dawn Caldwell, NE

Terri Carstensen, IA

Jerry Effertz, ND

Steve Hanson, NE

Jennifer Houston, TN

Irv Petsch, WY

Dick Sherron, TX

Becky Walth, SD

NCBA Executive Committee - Federation Division

Region I	Garry Wiley, MI
Region II	Jennifer Houston, TN
Region III	Tod Fleming, WI
Region IV	Clay Burtrum, OK
Region V	Sid Viebrock, WA
Region VI	Jane Frost, NM
Region VII	Steve Hanson, NE
	Julian Bartlese, NY, Veal Rep. to Executive Committee

	Beef Council Revenue Seats
	Tracy Bruner, KS
	Dawn Caldwell, NE
	Roger Clift, TX

Non-Voting Member	Kevin Thielen, Chair, Federation Advisory Council