Staff & Board
Office Hours: 8:00 - 4:30 PST | Office Phone: (208) 262-8100 | Office Email: office@wagyu.org
Staff Members
Jerry Cassady
Executive Director
Martha Patterson
Office Manager
Lauren Merry
Herdbook Administrator
Hanna Ostrovski, Ph.D.
Director of Research, Education, and Programs
Shyla Kinyon
DNA Member Services
Cheyenne Ross
Registrar, Member Services
Gracie Smith
Director of Marketing and Promotions
Fawna Kiefer
Transfer Member Services
Jody Haggard
Accounting and Member Services
Board Members
Dr. Sheila Patinkin
President
Green Mountain Spring-Rock Farm, LLC
Cade Nichols
1st Vice President and Secretary
Nichols Ranching Company
Pamela Armstrong
2nd Vice President and Treasurer
Maple Row Stock Farm
Kyle Jurney
Member-at-Large
Marble Genetics
Clem Kuns
Director
Prime Valley Farms
Jenny Tweedy
Director
Mishima Reserve Wagyu Beef
Arlie Reeves
Director
Bar R Cattle Company
Pete Eshelman
Director
Joseph Decuis Wagyu Farm
Al Nessinger
Director
ABN Ranch