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

Brad Hastings
Chairman
Represents: Texas Cattle Feeders Association
Hometown: Amarillo

Dan Gattis
Vice Chairman
Represents: Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Hometown: Georgetown

Michael White
Immediate Past Chairman
Represents: Texas Farm Bureau
Hometown: Vernon

Dr. Jason Cleere
Executive Committee
Represents: Independent Cattlemen's Association
Hometown: Madisonville

Zachary Yanta
Executive Committee
Represents: Texas Farm Bureau
Hometown: Runge
Board Members

Mike Collier
Represents: Purebred
Hometown: Brenham

Neil Dudley
Represents: Southwest Meat Association
Hometown: Hamilton

Kelley Georgiades
Represents: Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Hometown: Crockett

Leslie Kinsel
Represents: Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Hometown: Cotulla

Pat McDowell
Represents: Texas Farm Bureau
Hometown: Shamrock

Kenny Mingus
Represents: Livestock Marketing Association
Hometown: Cameron

Brandi Richards
Represents: Texas Cattle Feeders Association
Hometown: Hereford

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

Bill Wight
Represents: At-Large
Hometown: Odessa

Chloe Nunley Wilson
Represents: Independent Cattlemen's Association
Hometown: Sabinal

Richard Winter
Represents: Texas Cattle Feeders Association
Hometown: Canyon