President

Dr. Shawn L. Archibeque
Colorado State University
shawn.archibeque at colostate.edu

President-Elect

Dr. Milton G. Thomas
Texas A&M University
Milton.Thomas at ag.tamu.edu

Past President

Dr. Kasey L. DeAtley
California State University - Chico
kdeatley at csuchico.edu

Secretary-Treasurer

Dr. David W. Bohnert
Oregon State University
dave.bohnert at oregonstate.edu

Industry Director

Dr. Evin D. Sharman
Phibro Animal Health
evin.sharman at gmail.com

Advisory and Coordinating Chair

Dr. Jennifer Hernandez Giffford
New Mexico State University
jgifford at nmsu.edu

Western Section Director (2025)

Dr. Christopher  S. Schauer
Hettinger Research Extension Center
North Dakota State University
christoher.schauer at ad.ndsu.edu

Western Graduate Director (2023)

Mr. Victor Flores
New Mexico State University 
vvf at nmsu.edu

Western Graduate Director (2023)

Ms. Rachel L. Gibbs
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
rachel.gibbs at huskers.unl.edu

Western Graduate Director (2024)

Ms. Mackenzie Smithyman
New Mexico State University
msmitti at nmsu.edu