ASAS Board of Directors
Presidents
President
Dr. Steven A. Zinn
University of Connecticut
Dept of Animal Science Unit 4040
3636 Horsebarn Rd Ext
Storrs, CT 06269-4040
Work: (860) 486-0861
steven.zinn@uconn.edu
President-Elect
Dr. Todd A. Armstrong
Elanco Animal Health
2500 Innovation Way
Greenfield, IN 46140-9163
Work: (317) 655-0957
tarmstrong@lilly.com
Past President
Dr. Debora Hamernik
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Agricultural Research Division
207 Ag Hall
PO Box 830704
Lincoln, NE 68583-0704
Work: (402) 472 - 2045
dhamernik2@unl.edu
Additional Members of Executive Committee
Foundation Trustee Chair
Dr. Debra Aaron
University of Kentucky
Dept of Animal Science
208 W. P. Garrigus Building
Lexington, KY 40546-0215
Work: (859) 257-7553
daaron@uky.edu
Editor-in-Chief
Dr. James Sartin
ASAS
PO Box 7410
Champaign, IL 61826-7410
Work: (334) 740-0942
jsartin@asas.org
Recording Secretary/ Director-at-Large (2018)
Dr. Mike Tokach
Kansas State University
Department of Animal Science and Industry
246 Weber Hall
1424 Claflin Road
Manhattan, KS 66506
Work: (785) 532 - 2032
mtokach@k-state.edu
Vice Program Chair (2017-2018) / Director-at-Large (2018)
Dr. Sally E. Johnson
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences
3070 Litton - Reaves Hall
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0306
Work: (540) 231-0776
sealy@vt.edu
Finance Committee Chair (2018)/ Director-at-Large (2019)
Dr. Kristen A. Johnson
Washington State University
Animal Science/126 ASLB
PO Box 646351
Pullman, WA 99164-6351
Work: (509) 335-4131
johnsoka@wsu.edu
Program Chair (2017-2018)
Dr. Elizabeth B. Kegley
University of Arkansas
Dept of Animal Science
Rm B114, AFLS
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Work: (479) 575-3050
ekegley@uark.edu
Additional Board Members
Midwest Section Director (2020)
Dr. Ryan N. Dilger
University of Illinois
1207 W Gregory Dr
186 Animal Science Lab
Urbana, IL 61801-4733
Work: (217) 333-2006
rdilger2@illinois.edu
Northeastern Section Director (2019)
Dr. Kristen E. Govoni
University of Connecticut
Dept of Animal Science
3636 Horsebarn Rd Extension
Unit 4040
Storrs, CT 06269-4040
Work: (860) 486-2480
kristen.govoni@uconn.edu
Southern Section Director (2019)
Dr. Matthew H. Poore
North Carolina State University
Box 7621
Raleigh, NC 27695-7621
Work: (919) 515-7798
Matt_Poore@ncsu.edu
Western Section Director (2019)
Dr. Glenn C. Duff
New Mexico State University
MSC 3-I P.O. Box 30003
Las Cruces, NM 88003-30003
Work: (575) 646-5279
glennd@nmsu.edu
Director-at-Large (2020)
Dr. Chantal Farmer
AAFC
Dairy and Swine R & D Centre
2000 College St.
Sherbrooke, PQ J1M 0C8
Canada
Work: (819) 780-7222
chantal.farmer@agr.gc.ca
Director-at-Large (2020)
Dr. Peter J. Hansen, PhD
University of Florida
PO Box 110910
Gainesville, FL 32611-0910
Work: (352) 392-5590
Hansen@animal.ufl.edu
Director-at-Large (2020)
Dr. Thomas A. Rathje
DNA Genetics
2415 13th St
Columbus, NE 68601-5005
Work: (888) 326-2733 (300)
trathje@dnaswinegenetics.com
Director-at-Large (2018)
Dr. Joseph P. Cassady
South Dakota State University
Department of Animal Science
Box 2170
Brookings, SD 57007
Work: (605) 688 - 5165
joseph.cassady@sdstate.edu
Director-at-Large (2019)
Dr. Joel Caton
North Dakota State University
PO Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050
Work: (701) 231-7653
joel.caton@ndsu.edu
Director-at-Large (2019)
Dr. William Weldon
Weldon Consulting
7478 N Troy Rd
Greenfield, IN 46140-0708
Work: (317) 997-1516
wcweldon@gmail.com
National Graduate Director
Graduate Director (2018)
Dr. Kelsey Phelps Ronningen
Cargill Protein
300 W 1st. St.
Wichita, KS 67226
Work: (316) 858-5145
Kelsey_Phelps_Ronningen@cargill.com
Graduate Director (2019)
Bailey Engle
Department of Animal Science
2471 TAMU
College Station, TX 77845
bnengle@tamu.edu
ASAS Staff
Chief Executive Officer (ex-officio)
Meghan Wulster-Radcliffe, M.S, Ph.D
American Society of Animal Science
PO Box 7410
Champaign, IL 61826
Cell phone: 217-621-4623
Email: meghanwr@asas.org
Chief Operations Officer (ex-officio)
Jacelyn Hemmelgarn
American Society of Animal Science
PO Box 7410
Champaign, IL 61826-7410
Cell phone: 217-898-6585
Email: jacelynh@asas.org
