Let our Office Staff Assist You
To contact via email click on the staff member's name below. You can also call the Association office at 816-842-3757.
Administrative Staff
Craig Huffhines, Executive Vice President
Jack Ward, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Breed Improvement
Leslie Mathews, Chief Financial Officer
Angie Stump Denton, Director of Communications
Stacy Sanders, Director of Records Department
Amy Cowan, Director of Youth Activities and Foundation
Bailey Clanton, National Shows Coordinator and Youth Activities Assistant
Karla Richardson, Executive Assistant
Records Department: records@hereford.org
Dawn Jochim, Records Supervisor
Cindy Coleman, Customer Service Representative
Katrisha Thomas, Customer Service
Toni Shapiro, Customer Service
Beverly Kincaid, Customer Service
Nancy Thomas, Customer Service
Rachel French, Customer Service and Data Entry
Mary Ann Hackleman, Data Entry
Lata Taula, Data Entry
Tara Edwards, Data Entry
Cindy Stubbs, Data Entry
Sarah Rodriguez, Receptionist
Certified Hereford Beef Staff
Craig Huffhines, Executive Vice President
Mick Welch, Vice President of Sales
Brad Ellefson, Vice President of Customer Service
Danielle Starr, Territory Manager
Heidi Tribbett, Hereford Verified and HereferdMarketplace.com Specialist
Hereford World Staff
Joe Rickabaugh, Director of Field Management and Seedstock Marketing
Caryn Vaught, Production Manager
Angie Stump Denton, Editor
Sara Gugelmeyer, Assistant Editor
Alison Marx, Advertising Coordinator
Lindsay Graber, Creative Services Coordinator
Christy Benigno, Editorial Designer/Assistant
Bruce Huxol, Graphic Designer
Sean Jersett, Graphic Designer
Debbie Rush, Production Assistant
Latest News
Natural Service Sires Born After Jan. 1, 2011, Need a DNA Profile
In November 2010 the AHA Board implemented a policy requiring DNA on all future walking herd sires. Therefore, any sire born after Jan. 1, 2011, must have DNA on file at the official AHA lab — GeneSeek Inc. — prior to registering calves out of that bull.
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DNA Testing Update
Check out these DNA testing resources:
• DNA Testing Procedures Fact Sheet
• How to Collect Samples video
To request DNA kits or for more information, contact Toni Shapiro at 816-842-3757 or tshapiro@hereford.org.
GE-EPD Update
On April 9, 2013, the American Hereford Association (AHA) released new genomic-enhanced expected progeny differences (GE-EPDs) based on new correlations updated because of the addition of more than 2,000 animals with 50K genotypes. >> Read more
