Beef Board Leadership
Officers of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board are elected by fellow board members and serve as volunteers. Please click on the name of the member to view their profile and contact information. You may contact the Beef Board office if you wish to be put in contact with any of the officers or the staff CEO.Fax: (303) 220-9280
E-mail: beefboard@beefboard.org
 | DAVE BATEMAN Chair Dave Bateman is a fourth-generation cattleman who lives in Oregon, Illinois with his wife, Carol. Dave holds a bachelor’s degree in leadership and management from Judson College and is an active pastor. Through the years, he has served in various leadership positions in agricultural industries, beginning as a director of county affiliate organizations and continuing through state and national service on committees, committee chairmanships, and officer positions. Among those, Dave is a past president of the Kane County Corn Growers Association, the DeKalb/Kane Cattlemen’s Association, and the Illinois Beef Association. |
 | LUCINDA WILLIAMS Vice-Chair Lucinda Williams is married to a 12th-generation dairy producer and farmer in Hatfield, Mass., on her 220-acre family owned farm, which dates back to 1661. She and her husband, Darryl, have four children. She has been active in the dairy and beef industry in Massachusetts and the Northeast, as well, in organizations including Agri-Mark, for which she served as YC president in 2002-03; Farm Bureau; Genex; and Farm Credit. Williams is also very active in her church, the local school district, and PEO, a women’s educational organization. |
 | DAN DIERSCHKE Secretary/Treasurer Dan Dierschke is a fifth-generation Texas ag producer. He and his wife, Marilynn, produce beef near Austin, Texas. He is a past chairman of the Texas Beef Council; former Texas Farm Bureau State Director; and a member of the board for the U.S. Meat Export Federation, for which he previously served on the Executive Committee. Other organizations on which he continues to serve include the Technical Subcommittee on Farm Land Preservation for USDA’s National Resources Conservation Service (Texas); as an appointee of the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Animals and Animal Products; as an appointee of the Texas governor to the Texas Farm & Ranch Lands Conservation Council; and as an appointee of the Texas Comptroller to the Property Value Study Technical Advisory Committee. |
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TOM RAMEY Chief Executive Officer Tom Ramey is Chief Executive Officer of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB). He previously served 13 years as chief financial officer for the CBB, where he was responsible for all accounting and financial functions of the Board. Prior to that, Ramey was an audit manager with a major accounting firm and was director of operations and worldwide internal audit for an international software company. |
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