2023–2024 Governing Council
Kristin Hales, PhD, PAS
President
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
Ryon Walker, PhD, PAS
Secretary
McGregor Research Center, Texas A&M AgriLife
McGregor, TX
Peter Erickson, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAS
President-Elect
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH
John Bernard, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAS
Treasurer
University of Georgia (Retired)
Goodlettsville, TN
Alois “Al” Kertz, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAS
Executive Vice President
David Beede, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAS
Editor-in-Chief
Michigan State University (Retired)
Fort Collins, CO
Heidi Rossow, PhD, PAS, FMC, NC-D
Past President
University of California, Davis
Tulare, CA
William “Bill” Price, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAS
Historian
DAF/OSC/CVM/FDA (Retired)
Smithsburg, MD
Michael Looper, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAS
ACAS President
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Stephen Schmidt, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAS
Examining Board Chair
Auburn University (Retired)
Auburn, AL
Stacey Gunter, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAS
ACAS President-Elect
USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
Woodward, OK
Jordan Adams, Assoc. PAS
Graduate Student Representative
Texas A&M University
Bryan, TX