Texas Beef Council’s board of directors controls and directs all Texas beef checkoff activities. The board includes 18 directors nominated by nine Texas beef and cattle organizations and two at-large members elected by the board. Each director may serve six consecutive one-year terms.
Executive Committee and Officers
Both the Texas Beef Council and the Beef Promotion Research Council of Texas executive committee may act on behalf of the full board between regular meetings. Five directors including the chairman, vice chairman and past chairman make up the executive committee. Any action taken by this committee must be ratified by the full board at the next scheduled meeting.
Executive Committee
Dan Gattis
Chairman
Represents: Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Hometown: Georgetown
Pat McDowell
Vice Chairman
Represents: Texas Farm Bureau
Hometown: Shamrock
Brad Hastings
Immediate Past Chairman
Represents: Texas Cattle Feeders Association
Hometown: Amarillo
Zachary Yanta
Executive Committee
Represents: Texas Farm Bureau
Hometown: Runge
Chloe Nunley Wilson
Executive Committee
Represents: Independent Cattlemen's Association
Hometown: Sabinal
Board Members
Brandon Cutrer
Represents: Purebred
Hometown: Wharton
Ty deCordova
Represents: Livestock Marketing Association of Texas
Hometown: Groesbeck
Neil Dudley
Represents: Southwest Meat Association
Hometown: Hamilton
Kelley Georgiades
Represents: Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Hometown: Navasota
Leslie Kinsel
Represents: Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Hometown: Cotulla
Amy Kirkland
Represents: Texas Cattle Feeders Association
Hometown: Vega
Brian Malaer
Represents: Independent Cattlemen's Association
Hometown: Harwood
Sarah McKenzie
Represents: Texas Farm Bureau
Hometown: Fort Davis
Fred Schuetze
Represents: Purebred
Hometown: Granbury
Pat Shields
Represents: At-Large
Hometown: Bryan
Marsha Shoemaker
Represents: Texas CattleWomen
Hometown: Bellevue
Mark Sustaire
Represents: Dairy
Hometown: Winnsboro
Piertsje Vanderlei
Represents: Dairy
Hometown: Amherst
Shannon Wilson
Represents: At-Large
Hometown: Canyon
Richard Winter
Represents: Texas Cattle Feeders Association
Hometown: Canyon
